On This Day

Wednesday, August 22, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 84 44 .656 --
Blue Jays 70 55 .560 12.5
Orioles 67 59 .532 16.0
Yankees 66 60 .524 17.0
Red Sox 65 62 .512 18.5
Indians 57 70 .449 26.5
Brewers 52 74 .413 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 58 .536 --
Angels 62 64 .492 5.5
Royals 62 64 .492 5.5
White Sox 60 65 .480 7.0
Athletics 60 68 .469 8.5
Mariners 57 71 .445 11.5
Rangers 56 71 .441 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 74 52 .587 --
Mets 69 55 .556 4.0
Phillies 67 57 .540 6.0
Expos 63 61 .508 10.0
Cardinals 63 62 .504 10.5
Pirates 54 73 .425 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 73 52 .584 --
Braves 64 63 .504 10.0
Astros 64 64 .500 10.5
Dodgers 62 65 .488 12.0
Reds 53 74 .417 21.0
Giants 48 76 .387 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brett Butler 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
3 Wally Backman 3
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 2
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 4
2 Marty Castillo 3
2 Julio Franco 3
2 Kent Hrbek 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 Dan Gladden 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Ivan Calderon 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 3.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.71
3 Larry McWilliams 1.60
4 Mario Soto 0.71
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Dwight Gooden 9
3 Larry McWilliams 8
4 John Henry Johnson 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Rick Grapenthin 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .359
2 Dave Winfield .352
3 Don Mattingly .344
4 Ryne Sandberg .321
5 Kent Hrbek .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 34
2 Dave Kingman 31
3 Lance Parrish 29
4 Dale Murphy 28
5 4 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 101
2 Jim Rice 97
3 Alvin Davis 94
4 Tony Armas 93
5 Eddie Murray 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 58
2 Alan Wiggins 53
3 Tim Raines 52
4 Rickey Henderson 49
5 2 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.34
2 Dave Stieb 2.51
3 Dave Dravecky 2.51
4 Larry McWilliams 2.52
5 Orel Hershiser 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
2 Jack Morris 16
3 Mike Boddicker 15
3 Charlie Lea 15
3 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 202
2 Fernando Valenzuela 191
3 Nolan Ryan 164
4 Mike Witt 153
5 2 tied 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Bill Caudill 27
3 Al Holland 27
3 Jesse Orosco 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Hatcher .450
2 Phil Bradley .438
3 Alan Trammell .433
4 Brook Jacoby .432
5 3 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 7
2 Harold Baines 6
2 Mike Young 6
4 Tom Brunansky 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Wright 15
2 George Brett 14
2 Ron Cey 14
2 Doug DeCinces 14
2 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Gary Redus 7
3 Julio Franco 6
3 Dan Gladden 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike LaCoss 0.39
2 Gene Garber 0.54
3 Dwight Gooden 0.72
4 Mark Langston 1.21
5 Joe Hesketh 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Bill Dawley 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Dwight Gooden 31
3 Roger Clemens 26
4 Fernando Valenzuela 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Orosco 5
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Ernie Camacho 3
4 8 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Hatcher .389
2 Harold Baines .387
3 Brian Downing .385
4 Don Mattingly .373
5 Jeffrey Leonard .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 29
2 Kent Hrbek 26
2 Keith Moreland 26
2 Lance Parrish 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 20
2 Dave Collins 18
3 Alan Wiggins 13
4 Juan Samuel 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Price 1.33
2 Mark Thurmond 1.52
3 Gene Garber 1.57
4 Larry Andersen 1.75
5 John Denny 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beckwith 5
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 52
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Dwight Gooden 48
3 Fernando Valenzuela 48
5 Rick Sutcliffe 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Dave Righetti 10
3 Dan Quisenberry 8
4 Bill Caudill 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Dave Winfield .342
3 Cal Ripken .327
4 George Vukovich .321
5 Don Mattingly .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Mike Schmidt 37
4 Ron Kittle 36
4 Lance Parrish 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 134
2 Eddie Murray 123
3 Tony Armas 121
4 Gary Carter 110
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 84
2 Alan Wiggins 83
3 Rickey Henderson 74
4 Juan Samuel 61
5 Dave Collins 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.90
2 Mike Boddicker 2.53
3 John Candelaria 2.56
4 Alejandro Pena 2.62
5 Larry McWilliams 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 22
2 Mike Boddicker 21
2 Jack Morris 21
2 Dan Petry 21
5 Charlie Lea 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 243
2 Nolan Ryan 214
3 Steve Carlton 202
3 Dwight Gooden 202
5 Mario Soto 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 44
2 Bruce Sutter 41
3 Al Holland 38
4 Lee Smith 35
5 Rich Gossage 33