On This Day

Wednesday, September 19, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 98 54 .645 --
Blue Jays 84 68 .553 14.0
Yankees 82 69 .543 15.5
Orioles 80 70 .533 17.0
Red Sox 80 71 .530 17.5
Indians 69 84 .451 29.5
Brewers 62 89 .411 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 73 .517 --
Angels 76 74 .507 1.5
Twins 76 75 .503 2.0
Athletics 71 82 .464 8.0
White Sox 70 81 .464 8.0
Mariners 69 84 .451 10.0
Rangers 65 86 .430 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 90 61 .596 --
Mets 83 70 .542 8.0
Phillies 81 72 .529 10.0
Cardinals 79 72 .523 11.0
Expos 74 76 .493 15.5
Pirates 67 85 .441 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 85 66 .563 --
Astros 76 76 .500 9.5
Braves 75 77 .493 10.5
Dodgers 74 78 .487 11.5
Reds 64 88 .421 21.5
Giants 62 89 .411 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Von Hayes 4
1 Jeff Stone 4
3 Dave Anderson 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Chris Brown 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 6
2 Tony Pena 4
3 Kelvin Chapman 3
3 Steve Christmas 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Baker 2
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Dan Gladden 2
1 Von Hayes 2
1 Jeff Stone 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Langston 1.29
2 Jerry Reuss 1.00
3 Craig McMurtry 0.88
4 Eric Show 0.86
5 Steve Carlton 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Joe Cowley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 9
2 Steve Carlton 8
3 Jack Lazorko 7
3 Craig McMurtry 7
3 Rick Sutcliffe 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Dave Geisel 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Dave Winfield .347
3 Don Mattingly .346
4 Lee Lacy .323
5 Eddie Murray .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 39
2 Dave Kingman 35
3 Dale Murphy 34
3 Mike Schmidt 34
5 Tom Brunansky 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 118
2 Dave Kingman 117
3 Tony Armas 112
3 Alvin Davis 112
5 Eddie Murray 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Juan Samuel 69
3 Alan Wiggins 65
4 Rickey Henderson 58
5 Dave Collins 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.48
2 Orel Hershiser 2.49
3 Dave Stieb 2.50
4 Dwight Gooden 2.66
5 John Candelaria 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
1 Rick Sutcliffe 19
3 Mike Boddicker 18
3 Jack Morris 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 267
2 Fernando Valenzuela 219
3 Rick Sutcliffe 204
4 Nolan Ryan 196
5 Mark Langston 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 41
3 Bill Caudill 33
4 Lee Smith 32
5 Willie Hernandez 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .473
2 Lee Lacy .448
3 Tim Corcoran .419
4 Tony Gwynn .415
5 Jeff Stone .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 5
1 Wayne Gross 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Harold Baines 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 16
2 Andre Dawson 15
3 Steve Balboni 14
3 Alvin Davis 14
3 5 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 15
2 Tim Raines 10
3 Von Hayes 9
4 Willie McGee 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.35
2 Willie Hernandez 0.66
3 Mark Davis 0.73
4 Danny Cox 0.87
5 Bert Blyleven 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Frank Viola 3
3 Doyle Alexander 2
3 Bruce Berenyi 2
3 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 43
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Rick Sutcliffe 25
3 Frank Viola 25
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 6
2 Willie Hernandez 4
2 Ted Power 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Lacy .405
2 Jeff Stone .394
3 Greg Walker .385
4 Carney Lansford .377
5 George Vukovich .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Fred Lynn 8
3 Bob Brenly 7
3 Tom Brunansky 7
3 8 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Mattingly 29
2 Chili Davis 28
3 Gary Ward 27
4 Dwight Evans 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 20
2 Jeff Stone 17
3 Von Hayes 16
4 Dave Collins 15
4 Lonnie Smith 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.38
2 Ray Fontenot 1.74
3 Bert Blyleven 1.83
4 Ed Whitson 1.85
5 Rick Sutcliffe 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cowley 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Al Nipper 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 74
2 Rick Sutcliffe 53
3 Dave Stieb 48
4 Mark Langston 44
4 Nolan Ryan 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Don Aase 6
3 Bill Caudill 6
3 2 others tied 6