On This Day

Wednesday, October 3, 1984

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1984 Playoffs

Chicago leads series 2 - 0

San Diego Padres 2
Chicago Cubs 4
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Detroit Tigers 5
Kansas City Royals 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 2
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 Keith Moreland 2
1 Darryl Motley 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kirk Gibson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 Johnny Grubb 2
3 Ron Cey 1
3 Jody Davis 1
3 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bergman 1
1 Bob Dernier 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Petry 0.80
2 Bret Saberhagen 0.71
3 Steve Trout 0.25
4 Mark Thurmond 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Steve Trout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bret Saberhagen 5
2 Dan Petry 4
3 Aurelio Lopez 2
3 Steve Trout 2
5 5 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Dernier .500
1 Alan Trammell .500
3 Kirk Gibson .444
4 Keith Moreland .429
5 Ryne Sandberg .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Matthews 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 5
2 Lance Parrish 3
2 Alan Trammell 3
4 Ron Cey 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bergman 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 Tony Gwynn 1
1 Ryne Sandberg 1
1 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sutcliffe 0.00
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.00
1 Greg Booker 0.00
1 Warren Brusstar 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Lea 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Jack Morris 1
1 Rick Sutcliffe 1
1 Steve Trout 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 8
2 Jack Morris 6
3 Bret Saberhagen 5
4 Willie Hernandez 4
4 Dan Petry 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 104 58 .642 --
Blue Jays 89 73 .549 15.0
Yankees 87 75 .537 17.0
Red Sox 86 76 .531 18.0
Orioles 85 77 .525 19.0
Indians 75 87 .463 29.0
Brewers 67 94 .416 36.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 78 .519 --
Twins 81 81 .500 3.0
Angels 81 81 .500 3.0
Athletics 77 85 .475 7.0
White Sox 74 88 .457 10.0
Mariners 74 88 .457 10.0
Rangers 69 92 .429 14.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 96 65 .596 --
Mets 90 72 .556 6.5
Cardinals 84 78 .519 12.5
Phillies 81 81 .500 15.5
Expos 78 83 .484 18.0
Pirates 75 87 .463 21.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 92 70 .568 --
Astros 80 82 .494 12.0
Braves 80 82 .494 12.0
Dodgers 79 83 .488 13.0
Reds 70 92 .432 22.0
Giants 66 96 .407 26.0