On This Day

Friday, September 28, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 103 57 .644 --
Blue Jays 88 72 .550 15.0
Red Sox 86 74 .538 17.0
Yankees 86 74 .538 17.0
Orioles 83 77 .519 20.0
Indians 73 87 .456 30.0
Brewers 66 93 .415 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 76 .525 --
Twins 81 79 .506 3.0
Angels 79 81 .494 5.0
Athletics 75 85 .469 9.0
White Sox 73 87 .456 11.0
Mariners 73 87 .456 11.0
Rangers 69 90 .434 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 94 65 .591 --
Mets 89 71 .556 5.5
Cardinals 84 76 .525 10.5
Phillies 81 78 .509 13.0
Expos 77 82 .484 17.0
Pirates 72 87 .453 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 91 69 .569 --
Astros 80 80 .500 11.0
Braves 79 81 .494 12.0
Dodgers 77 83 .481 14.0
Reds 68 92 .425 23.0
Giants 66 94 .413 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brett Butler 3
1 Gary Carter 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Onix Concepcion 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Carter 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Washington 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 Joe Carter 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Pettis 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
3 Daryl Boston 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Hesketh 1.40
2 Rich Gale 1.17
3 Jeff Russell 0.80
4 Mike Moore 0.78
5 Joaquin Andujar 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Joe Hesketh 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Russell 8
2 Rich Gale 7
2 Joe Hesketh 7
2 Bob Knepper 7
2 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Dave Winfield .342
3 Don Mattingly .341
4 Wade Boggs .323
5 Lee Lacy .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 36
3 Dave Kingman 35
3 Mike Schmidt 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 123
2 Jim Rice 122
3 Dave Kingman 118
4 Alvin Davis 116
5 Eddie Murray 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 74
2 Juan Samuel 72
3 Alan Wiggins 69
4 Rickey Henderson 64
5 Dave Collins 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.48
2 Dwight Gooden 2.60
3 Orel Hershiser 2.69
4 John Candelaria 2.73
5 Mike Boddicker 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 20
1 Rick Sutcliffe 20
3 Mike Boddicker 19
3 Jack Morris 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 276
2 Fernando Valenzuela 240
3 Rick Sutcliffe 213
4 Nolan Ryan 197
5 Mark Langston 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 45
2 Dan Quisenberry 44
3 Bill Caudill 36
4 Lee Smith 33
5 Willie Hernandez 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chili Davis .421
2 Pedro Guerrero .392
3 Phil Bradley .391
3 Jeff Stone .391
5 Dan Gladden .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 6
1 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Harold Baines 5
3 Mike Easler 5
3 Dwight Evans 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 16
1 Dwight Evans 16
1 Johnny Ray 16
4 Darryl Strawberry 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Milt Thompson 8
4 Dave Collins 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bret Saberhagen 0.00
1 Tom Waddell 0.00
1 Don Robinson 0.00
1 Randy O'Neal 0.00
5 Rick Camp 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Bill Dawley 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
4 Juan Berenguer 2
4 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 28
2 Dwight Gooden 25
3 Rick Sutcliffe 22
3 Matt Young 22
5 Craig McMurtry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
3 Willie Hernandez 4
3 Dan Quisenberry 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .402
2 Tom Herr .391
3 Buddy Bell .386
4 Chili Davis .386
5 Pedro Guerrero .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Tony Armas 8
2 Dwight Evans 8
2 Fred Lynn 8
2 Dale Murphy 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 28
2 Chili Davis 27
3 Darryl Strawberry 26
4 Buddy Bell 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 19
2 Tim Raines 16
3 Lonnie Smith 15
4 Dave Collins 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.29
2 Jim Beattie 1.72
3 Neil Allen 1.78
4 Buddy Black 1.87
4 Bert Blyleven 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Al Nipper 5
3 Buddy Black 4
3 Oil Can Boyd 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 62
2 Rick Sutcliffe 56
3 Mike Moore 44
4 Bert Blyleven 43
4 Dave Stieb 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Bill Caudill 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Dave Righetti 9
5 Lee Smith 7