On This Day

Tuesday, August 14, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 77 43 .642 --
Blue Jays 68 49 .581 7.5
Red Sox 62 56 .525 14.0
Orioles 62 56 .525 14.0
Yankees 61 57 .517 15.0
Brewers 51 69 .425 26.0
Indians 49 70 .412 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 55 .530 --
Angels 61 57 .517 1.5
White Sox 58 60 .492 4.5
Royals 57 61 .483 5.5
Athletics 57 63 .475 6.5
Mariners 54 66 .450 9.5
Rangers 51 68 .429 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 49 .588 --
Mets 65 51 .560 3.5
Phillies 62 54 .534 6.5
Cardinals 59 59 .500 10.5
Expos 57 60 .487 12.0
Pirates 51 68 .429 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 70 48 .593 --
Braves 61 58 .513 9.5
Dodgers 60 60 .500 11.0
Astros 59 62 .488 12.5
Reds 50 70 .417 21.0
Giants 45 70 .391 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 5
1 Willie Upshaw 5
3 Bob Boone 4
3 Bill Buckner 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Bell 2
2 Dale Berra 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 6
2 Damaso Garcia 3
2 David Green 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
3 Brett Butler 1
3 Dave Collins 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Rasmussen 1.80
2 Doyle Alexander 1.75
3 Bruce Berenyi 1.00
3 Bruce Kison 1.00
5 Orel Hershiser 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Rasmussen 9
2 Doyle Alexander 7
2 Orel Hershiser 7
4 Juan Berenguer 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Craig Lefferts 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .361
2 Dave Winfield .346
3 Don Mattingly .338
4 Kent Hrbek .324
5 Jose Cruz .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 32
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Dale Murphy 27
3 Lance Parrish 27
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 95
2 Alvin Davis 92
3 Tony Armas 86
3 Eddie Murray 86
3 Jim Rice 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 56
2 Alan Wiggins 51
3 Rickey Henderson 47
4 Tim Raines 45
5 Gary Pettis 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.38
2 Storm Davis 2.45
3 Dave Stieb 2.49
4 Larry McWilliams 2.50
5 Dave Dravecky 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
1 Jack Morris 15
3 Mike Boddicker 14
3 Charlie Lea 14
3 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 181
2 Fernando Valenzuela 178
3 Nolan Ryan 147
3 Mike Witt 147
5 Rick Sutcliffe 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 31
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Bill Caudill 27
4 Willie Hernandez 25
4 2 others tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Moreland .456
2 Onix Concepcion .455
3 Gary Ward .411
4 Harold Baines .407
5 Tom Brunansky .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 8
2 George Bell 6
2 Lance Parrish 6
4 Tony Armas 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 19
2 Keith Moreland 18
3 Doug DeCinces 16
4 Fred Lynn 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 10
2 Tim Raines 9
3 Juan Samuel 8
3 Willie Wilson 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Kison 0.00
1 Don Robinson 0.00
3 Mark Thurmond 0.43
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.57
5 Bruce Sutter 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Ray Fontenot 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 27
2 Floyd Bannister 24
3 Juan Berenguer 22
4 Roger Clemens 21
4 5 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 6
2 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Ron Davis 4
3 Willie Hernandez 4
3 Dave Righetti 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Onix Concepcion .422
2 Jose Cruz .402
3 Juan Beniquez .386
4 Terry Pendleton .379
5 Johnny Ray .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 10
1 Lance Parrish 10
3 Tony Armas 9
4 George Bell 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 27
1 Alvin Davis 27
3 Keith Moreland 26
4 Kent Hrbek 24
5 Lance Parrish 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 17
2 Alan Wiggins 16
3 Tim Raines 15
4 Juan Samuel 14
5 Willie Wilson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 1.08
2 Mark Thurmond 1.31
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.59
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.65
5 Larry McWilliams 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Storm Davis 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Mark Thurmond 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 50
2 Mark Langston 49
3 Dwight Gooden 48
4 Rick Sutcliffe 45
5 Mike Witt 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Bill Caudill 8
3 Dave Righetti 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Cal Ripken .336
3 Dave Winfield .330
4 Jose Cruz .326
5 Keith Hernandez .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Tom Brunansky 36
3 Lance Parrish 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Eddie Murray 123
3 Tony Armas 118
4 Gary Carter 113
5 Willie Upshaw 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 87
2 Rickey Henderson 84
2 Tim Raines 84
4 Dave Collins 59
4 Juan Samuel 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.81
2 John Candelaria 2.46
3 Alejandro Pena 2.56
4 Mike Boddicker 2.59
5 Rick Rhoden 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 22
1 Richard Dotson 22
3 Charlie Lea 21
3 Jack Morris 21
3 Dan Petry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 235
2 Steve Carlton 210
3 Nolan Ryan 205
4 Mario Soto 198
5 Jose DeLeon 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 43
2 Bruce Sutter 40
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Ron Davis 33