On This Day

Monday, September 17, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 96 54 .640 --
Blue Jays 84 66 .560 12.0
Orioles 80 68 .541 15.0
Yankees 80 69 .537 15.5
Red Sox 78 71 .523 17.5
Indians 69 82 .457 27.5
Brewers 62 87 .416 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 72 .517 --
Twins 76 73 .510 1.0
Angels 75 73 .507 1.5
Athletics 69 82 .457 9.0
White Sox 68 81 .456 9.0
Mariners 67 84 .444 11.0
Rangers 65 84 .436 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 90 59 .604 --
Mets 82 69 .543 9.0
Phillies 80 71 .530 11.0
Cardinals 78 71 .523 12.0
Expos 73 75 .493 16.5
Pirates 65 85 .433 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 83 66 .557 --
Astros 75 75 .500 8.5
Braves 74 76 .493 9.5
Dodgers 73 77 .487 10.5
Reds 63 87 .420 20.5
Giants 62 87 .416 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Bradley 4
1 Al Bumbry 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 3
2 Kevin Bass 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Mike Easler 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Wayne Gross 4
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
1 Lou Whitaker 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 Cecil Cooper 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 2.29
2 Bob Welch 1.20
3 Matt Young 1.17
4 Pascual Perez 0.71
5 Buddy Black 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Dave Geisel 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 16
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Matt Young 7
4 Bob Welch 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Pat Zachry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Dave Winfield .349
3 Don Mattingly .342
4 Eddie Murray .323
5 Kent Hrbek .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 38
2 Dave Kingman 35
3 Mike Schmidt 34
4 Dale Murphy 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 117
1 Jim Rice 117
3 Tony Armas 109
4 Alvin Davis 108
4 Eddie Murray 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 68
2 Tim Raines 66
3 Alan Wiggins 65
4 Rickey Henderson 57
5 Dave Collins 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.44
2 Orel Hershiser 2.49
3 Dave Stieb 2.50
4 Dwight Gooden 2.66
5 Larry McWilliams 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 267
2 Fernando Valenzuela 219
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 Bill Caudill 32
3 Lee Smith 32
5 3 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .439
2 Bobby Grich .432
3 Pedro Guerrero .415
4 Greg Walker .412
5 Tom Herr .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 7
2 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Wayne Gross 5
3 Fred Lynn 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 17
2 Andre Dawson 15
2 Dale Murphy 15
2 Jim Rice 15
5 Dave Parker 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 14
2 Milt Thompson 8
3 Von Hayes 7
3 Willie McGee 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Robinson 0.00
2 Dwight Gooden 0.35
3 Burt Hooton 0.47
4 Gene Garber 0.69
5 Bill Dawley 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Ken Howell 3
1 Al Nipper 3
1 Frank Viola 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 43
2 Rick Sutcliffe 33
3 Bert Blyleven 26
4 Frank Viola 25
5 Dave Stieb 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Ray Searage 4
4 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .398
2 Greg Walker .388
3 Bobby Grich .378
4 Dale Murphy .373
5 Lee Lacy .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Chili Davis 8
2 Bobby Grich 8
2 Fred Lynn 8
5 9 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 27
1 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Bob Brenly 26
3 Hubie Brooks 26
3 4 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 18
2 Lonnie Smith 16
3 Von Hayes 15
3 Jeff Stone 15
5 Dave Collins 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.38
2 Bert Blyleven 1.83
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.83
4 Bill Gullickson 1.94
5 Mike Boddicker 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Al Nipper 5
1 Shane Rawley 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 74
2 Rick Sutcliffe 54
3 Dave Stieb 48
4 Mark Langston 46
5 Nolan Ryan 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Lee Smith 7
4 Don Aase 6
4 Greg Minton 6