On This Day

Monday, September 24, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 101 55 .647 --
Blue Jays 87 70 .554 14.5
Red Sox 83 73 .532 18.0
Yankees 83 73 .532 18.0
Orioles 83 73 .532 18.0
Indians 69 87 .442 32.0
Brewers 64 92 .410 37.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 82 75 .522 --
Twins 81 75 .519 0.5
Angels 78 78 .500 3.5
Athletics 73 84 .465 9.0
White Sox 71 85 .455 10.5
Mariners 71 85 .455 10.5
Rangers 67 88 .432 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 93 63 .596 --
Mets 87 70 .554 6.5
Cardinals 81 75 .519 12.0
Phillies 81 76 .516 12.5
Expos 75 80 .484 17.5
Pirates 71 86 .452 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 89 68 .567 --
Braves 78 78 .500 10.5
Astros 77 80 .490 12.0
Dodgers 76 81 .484 13.0
Reds 66 90 .423 22.5
Giants 65 92 .414 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Omar Moreno 5
2 Doug DeCinces 4
2 Dan Gladden 4
2 Darryl Motley 4
2 Willie Wilson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Ayala 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Bruce Bochy 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Motley 7
2 Carney Lansford 4
3 Benny Ayala 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 12 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Willie Wilson 2
3 Tony Brewer 1
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Sutcliffe 4.50
2 Danny Cox 1.50
2 Bret Saberhagen 1.50
4 Greg Harris 1.00
5 Mark Davis 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 9
2 Danny Cox 6
2 Mark Davis 6
2 Bret Saberhagen 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Brent Gaff 1
1 Rick Lysander 1
1 Ron Musselman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Don Mattingly .344
3 Dave Winfield .341
4 Wade Boggs .321
5 Lee Lacy .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
2 Dave Kingman 35
2 Mike Schmidt 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 121
2 Tony Armas 119
3 Dave Kingman 117
4 Alvin Davis 114
5 Eddie Murray 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Juan Samuel 69
2 Alan Wiggins 69
4 Rickey Henderson 63
5 Dave Collins 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.46
2 Alejandro Pena 2.48
3 Dave Stieb 2.56
4 Dwight Gooden 2.60
5 John Candelaria 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 20
2 Joaquin Andujar 19
2 Mike Boddicker 19
2 Jack Morris 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 276
2 Fernando Valenzuela 228
3 Rick Sutcliffe 213
4 Nolan Ryan 197
5 Mark Langston 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 43
1 Bruce Sutter 43
3 Bill Caudill 34
4 Lee Smith 33
5 Willie Hernandez 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Vukovich .450
2 Chili Davis .436
3 Tim Corcoran .412
4 Alan Bannister .410
4 Tony Gwynn .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 6
2 Dwight Evans 5
2 Pedro Guerrero 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 18
2 Gary Ward 17
3 Tony Armas 16
3 Chili Davis 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 12
2 Milt Thompson 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Willie Wilson 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.00
1 Don Robinson 0.00
3 Rick Camp 0.56
3 Mike Witt 0.56
5 Bill Dawley 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 Frank Viola 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 41
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Frank Viola 23
4 Dave Stieb 22
4 Rick Sutcliffe 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 5
2 Willie Hernandez 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
4 Ron Davis 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .409
2 Chili Davis .391
3 Greg Walker .387
4 Carney Lansford .381
5 Lee Lacy .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Tony Armas 8
2 Dwight Evans 8
2 Fred Lynn 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 29
2 Dwight Evans 28
2 Don Mattingly 28
4 Tony Armas 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 18
1 Jeff Stone 18
3 Von Hayes 15
4 Dave Collins 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.24
2 Neil Allen 1.78
3 Buddy Black 1.84
4 Bret Saberhagen 1.93
5 Ray Fontenot 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Al Nipper 5
3 Doyle Alexander 4
3 Buddy Black 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 74
2 Rick Sutcliffe 56
3 Dave Stieb 51
4 Bert Blyleven 40
4 Mark Langston 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Bill Caudill 7
3 Lee Smith 7
5 3 tied 6