On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 94 54 .635 --
Blue Jays 83 65 .561 11.0
Orioles 79 67 .541 14.0
Yankees 79 68 .537 14.5
Red Sox 77 70 .524 16.5
Indians 68 81 .456 26.5
Brewers 62 85 .422 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 75 72 .510 --
Royals 75 72 .510 0.0
Angels 74 72 .507 0.5
Athletics 68 81 .456 8.0
White Sox 67 80 .456 8.0
Mariners 66 83 .443 10.0
Rangers 65 82 .442 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 90 58 .608 --
Mets 81 68 .544 9.5
Phillies 79 70 .530 11.5
Cardinals 77 71 .520 13.0
Expos 72 75 .490 17.5
Pirates 65 84 .436 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 82 65 .558 --
Astros 73 75 .493 9.5
Braves 73 75 .493 9.5
Dodgers 71 77 .480 11.5
Reds 63 85 .426 19.5
Giants 62 85 .422 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Onix Concepcion 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Alvin Davis 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Steve Balboni 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Alvin Davis 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 4
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 2
1 Milt Thompson 2
3 Dave Anderson 1
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Wilcox 4.00
2 Nolan Ryan 2.00
3 Bob Gibson 1.00
4 Dave Stieb 0.75
4 Mike Witt 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 9
2 Al Nipper 8
2 Milt Wilcox 8
4 Bob Gibson 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Dave Winfield .353
3 Don Mattingly .343
4 Eddie Murray .324
5 Kent Hrbek .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 38
2 Dave Kingman 34
2 Mike Schmidt 34
4 Dale Murphy 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 115
2 Jim Rice 113
3 Tony Armas 108
3 Alvin Davis 108
3 Eddie Murray 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 68
2 Alan Wiggins 65
3 Tim Raines 64
4 Rickey Henderson 56
5 Dave Collins 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.44
2 Orel Hershiser 2.49
3 Dave Stieb 2.50
4 Larry McWilliams 2.71
5 Mike Boddicker 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
1 Rick Sutcliffe 19
3 Mike Boddicker 18
4 Bert Blyleven 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 251
2 Fernando Valenzuela 212
3 Rick Sutcliffe 197
4 Nolan Ryan 196
5 Mark Langston 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 41
3 Lee Smith 32
4 Bill Caudill 31
5 3 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Walker .451
2 Wade Boggs .411
2 Tom Herr .411
4 Carney Lansford .407
5 Buddy Bell .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 7
1 Fred Lynn 7
3 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Jim Presley 5
4 Greg Walker 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 19
2 Eric Davis 17
2 Andre Dawson 17
4 Dave Parker 14
4 Greg Walker 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 12
2 Lonnie Smith 9
3 Willie McGee 8
3 Alan Wiggins 8
5 Milt Thompson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.48
2 Jay Howell 0.75
2 Lary Sorensen 0.75
4 Jeff Robinson 1.06
5 Nolan Ryan 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Al Nipper 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 37
2 Rick Sutcliffe 33
3 Mike Moore 27
4 Bert Blyleven 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 5
4 Bill Caudill 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .391
2 Mike Schmidt .390
3 Pete Rose .388
4 Dale Murphy .387
5 Dave Winfield .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Bobby Grich 8
2 Fred Lynn 8
4 Steve Balboni 7
4 11 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 30
2 Andre Dawson 27
2 Jim Rice 27
4 Bob Brenly 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 18
2 Lonnie Smith 17
3 Von Hayes 15
4 Alan Wiggins 14
5 Dave Collins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.19
2 Rick Rhoden 1.56
3 Bob Ojeda 1.75
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.83
5 Bill Gullickson 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Al Nipper 5
2 Rick Sutcliffe 5
2 Milt Wilcox 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 70
2 Dave Stieb 55
3 Rick Sutcliffe 54
4 Nolan Ryan 49
5 Mark Langston 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Dan Quisenberry 10
3 Lee Smith 7
4 Greg Minton 6
4 Sammy Stewart 6