On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 79 43 .648 --
Blue Jays 68 52 .567 10.0
Red Sox 63 57 .525 15.0
Yankees 62 58 .517 16.0
Orioles 62 58 .517 16.0
Brewers 52 69 .430 26.5
Indians 52 70 .426 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 62 57 .521 --
Angels 61 59 .508 1.5
Royals 59 61 .492 3.5
White Sox 58 61 .487 4.0
Athletics 59 63 .484 4.5
Mariners 55 67 .451 8.5
Rangers 52 69 .430 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 50 .583 --
Mets 66 51 .564 2.5
Phillies 63 55 .534 6.0
Cardinals 59 60 .496 10.5
Expos 59 60 .496 10.5
Pirates 52 69 .430 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 71 49 .592 --
Braves 62 59 .512 9.5
Dodgers 60 61 .496 11.5
Astros 60 62 .492 12.0
Reds 51 70 .421 20.5
Giants 45 72 .385 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Downing 3
1 Von Hayes 3
1 Lynn Jones 3
1 Jeffrey Leonard 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Phelps 2
1 Jim Rice 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
4 Steve Balboni 1
4 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 5
2 Jim Rice 4
2 Don Slaught 4
4 Gary Gaetti 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 Julio Franco 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 0.83
2 John Denny 0.80
3 Dave Stieb 0.78
4 John Tudor 0.62
5 Salome Barojas 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 7
2 Willie Hernandez 6
3 Don Aase 5
3 Roger Clemens 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .360
2 Dave Winfield .342
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Kent Hrbek .324
5 Jose Cruz .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 33
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Dale Murphy 27
3 Lance Parrish 27
5 3 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 96
2 Alvin Davis 92
3 Jim Rice 90
4 Tony Armas 89
5 Eddie Murray 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 56
2 Alan Wiggins 52
3 Rickey Henderson 48
4 Tim Raines 46
5 Gary Pettis 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.38
2 Dave Stieb 2.48
3 Larry McWilliams 2.50
4 Dave Dravecky 2.51
5 John Candelaria 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 15
1 Charlie Lea 15
1 Jack Morris 15
1 Dan Petry 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 187
2 Dwight Gooden 181
3 Nolan Ryan 147
3 Mike Witt 147
5 Rick Sutcliffe 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
2 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Bill Caudill 27
4 Willie Hernandez 25
4 3 others tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Fernandez .486
2 Harold Baines .469
3 Mickey Hatcher .439
4 Jeffrey Leonard .411
5 Keith Moreland .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 7
2 Lance Parrish 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Harold Baines 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 17
1 Keith Moreland 17
3 Tony Armas 15
3 Bill Buckner 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 10
1 Tim Raines 10
3 Alan Wiggins 8
4 Willie Wilson 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Thurmond 0.64
2 Mike Armstrong 0.71
2 Ray Fontenot 0.71
4 Jay Howell 0.75
5 Steve Carlton 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Joe Beckwith 3
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 30
2 Rick Sutcliffe 27
3 Floyd Bannister 24
4 Ron Guidry 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Onix Concepcion .422
2 Harold Baines .398
3 Tony Fernandez .387
4 Terry Pendleton .380
5 Jose Cruz .378

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 26
1 Alvin Davis 26
1 Keith Moreland 26
4 Kent Hrbek 24
4 Lance Parrish 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 1.08
2 John Denny 1.24
3 Mark Thurmond 1.62
4 Larry McWilliams 1.66
5 Aurelio Lopez 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 21 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Langston 49
1 Fernando Valenzuela 49
3 Rick Sutcliffe 45
4 Mike Witt 41
5 Joe Price 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 9
1 Dave Righetti 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
4 Bill Caudill 8
4 Dan Quisenberry 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .351
2 Cal Ripken .335
3 Dave Winfield .329
4 Jose Cruz .320
5 Don Mattingly .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 44
2 Dale Murphy 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Lance Parrish 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 136
2 Eddie Murray 123
3 Tony Armas 121
4 Gary Carter 112
5 Harold Baines 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 86
2 Rickey Henderson 83
2 Tim Raines 83
4 Juan Samuel 59
5 Dave Collins 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.77
2 John Candelaria 2.46
3 Mike Boddicker 2.55
4 Alejandro Pena 2.56
5 Bob Knepper 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 244
2 Nolan Ryan 205
3 Steve Carlton 199
4 Mario Soto 198
5 Rick Sutcliffe 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 44
2 Bruce Sutter 40
3 Al Holland 36
3 Lee Smith 36
5 3 tied 31