On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 81 43 .653 --
Blue Jays 69 53 .566 11.0
Orioles 64 58 .525 16.0
Yankees 63 59 .516 17.0
Red Sox 63 60 .512 17.5
Indians 53 70 .431 27.5
Brewers 52 70 .426 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 65 57 .533 --
Angels 61 61 .500 4.0
Royals 60 62 .492 5.0
White Sox 59 62 .488 5.5
Athletics 60 64 .484 6.0
Mariners 55 69 .444 11.0
Rangers 53 70 .431 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 51 .582 --
Mets 67 52 .563 2.5
Phillies 64 56 .533 6.0
Expos 60 60 .500 10.0
Cardinals 60 61 .496 10.5
Pirates 52 71 .423 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 71 50 .587 --
Braves 63 60 .512 9.0
Astros 62 62 .500 10.5
Dodgers 61 62 .496 11.0
Reds 52 71 .423 20.0
Giants 46 73 .387 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Murphy 5
2 Tom Foley 4
2 Dave Parker 4
4 Ron Cey 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 2
1 Rich Gedman 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 George Bell 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 3
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Leon Durham 3
1 Kirk Gibson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 2
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Doug Baker 1
2 Henry Cotto 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Berenguer 1.71
2 Jerry Koosman 1.00
3 Ron Darling 0.83
3 Danny Darwin 0.83
5 Oil Can Boyd 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Tony Brizzolara 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Berenguer 12
2 Dave Stewart 8
2 Rick Sutcliffe 8
4 Oil Can Boyd 7
4 Jerry Koosman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Lysander 2
2 Juan Agosto 1
2 Mike Armstrong 1
2 Gene Garber 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .360
2 Dave Winfield .344
3 Don Mattingly .339
4 Jose Cruz .320
5 Kent Hrbek .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 33
2 Dave Kingman 30
3 Dale Murphy 27
3 Lance Parrish 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 99
2 Alvin Davis 93
3 Jim Rice 91
4 Tony Armas 89
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 56
2 Alan Wiggins 52
3 Rickey Henderson 49
4 Tim Raines 48
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.34
2 Dave Stieb 2.48
3 Dave Dravecky 2.51
4 Larry McWilliams 2.60
5 John Candelaria 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 16
2 Mike Boddicker 15
2 Charlie Lea 15
2 Jack Morris 15
2 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 193
2 Fernando Valenzuela 187
3 Mike Witt 153
4 Nolan Ryan 152
5 Rick Sutcliffe 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
1 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Bill Caudill 27
4 Willie Hernandez 26
4 3 others tied 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .462
2 Tony Fernandez .450
3 Mickey Hatcher .447
4 Gary Ward .407
5 Jeffrey Leonard .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 7
2 George Bell 6
2 Tom Brunansky 6
2 Rich Gedman 6
2 Lance Parrish 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 18
2 Bill Buckner 16
3 Don Baylor 15
3 Kirk Gibson 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Dave Collins 10
3 Gary Redus 8
3 Alan Wiggins 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Armstrong 0.57
2 Joe Price 1.15
3 Dave LaPoint 1.17
4 John Denny 1.23
5 Mark Langston 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beckwith 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Berenguer 30
1 Fernando Valenzuela 30
3 Dwight Gooden 28
4 Rick Sutcliffe 25
5 Jim Clancy 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 5
1 Jesse Orosco 5
3 Juan Agosto 4
3 Ron Davis 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Onix Concepcion .434
2 Harold Baines .400
2 Tony Fernandez .400
4 Don Slaught .385
5 Brian Downing .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 10
2 Harold Baines 9
2 George Bell 9
2 Lance Parrish 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 26
2 Alvin Davis 25
2 Kent Hrbek 25
4 Ron Cey 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 17
1 Tim Raines 17
3 Alan Wiggins 16
4 Gary Redus 13
4 Juan Samuel 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 1.08
2 John Denny 1.24
3 Gene Garber 1.53
4 Aurelio Lopez 1.74
4 Bob Welch 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 Milt Wilcox 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 50
2 Fernando Valenzuela 49
3 Rick Sutcliffe 47
4 Mike Witt 41
5 Orel Hershiser 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Willie Hernandez 9
2 Dave Righetti 9
4 Bill Caudill 8
4 Dan Quisenberry 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Dave Winfield .333
3 Cal Ripken .330
4 Jose Cruz .319
5 Keith Hernandez .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 136
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Tony Armas 121
4 Gary Carter 111
5 Harold Baines 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 84
2 Rickey Henderson 83
3 Tim Raines 81
4 Juan Samuel 59
5 Dave Collins 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.80
2 Mike Boddicker 2.46
3 John Candelaria 2.49
4 Alejandro Pena 2.53
5 Bob Knepper 2.72

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 244
2 Nolan Ryan 207
3 Steve Carlton 205
4 Mario Soto 202
5 2 tied 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 44
2 Bruce Sutter 41
3 Al Holland 37
4 Lee Smith 36
5 Ron Davis 32