On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 87 45 .659 --
Blue Jays 75 56 .573 11.5
Orioles 71 60 .542 15.5
Yankees 70 61 .534 16.5
Red Sox 68 63 .519 18.5
Indians 59 74 .444 28.5
Brewers 55 77 .417 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 62 .527 --
Royals 65 66 .496 4.0
Angels 64 67 .489 5.0
White Sox 61 69 .469 7.5
Athletics 61 72 .459 9.0
Rangers 58 73 .443 11.0
Mariners 57 75 .432 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 78 53 .595 --
Mets 72 58 .554 5.5
Phillies 71 58 .550 6.0
Cardinals 65 65 .500 12.5
Expos 64 66 .492 13.5
Pirates 56 75 .427 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 76 55 .580 --
Astros 68 65 .511 9.0
Braves 65 66 .496 11.0
Dodgers 63 69 .477 13.5
Reds 54 78 .409 22.5
Giants 53 77 .408 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Moreland 5
2 Jorge Orta 4
2 Ryne Sandberg 4
4 George Bell 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Driessen 2
2 Gary Allenson 1
2 Dave Anderson 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 6
2 Joe Carter 4
3 Julio Cruz 3
3 Steve Garvey 3
3 Darrell Porter 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Rudy Law 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joaquin Andujar 1.00
1 Ray Fontenot 1.00
3 Danny Darwin 0.90
4 Bruce Hurst 0.70
5 Tim Conroy 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Bryan Clark 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Darwin 9
2 Bruce Hurst 7
3 Ray Fontenot 6
4 Doyle Alexander 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .358
2 Don Mattingly .354
3 Dave Winfield .353
4 Ryne Sandberg .325
5 Kent Hrbek .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 35
2 Dave Kingman 32
3 Lance Parrish 29
4 Tom Brunansky 28
4 2 others tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 108
2 Jim Rice 100
3 Tony Armas 99
3 Eddie Murray 99
5 2 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 60
2 Tim Raines 58
3 Alan Wiggins 55
4 Rickey Henderson 50
5 Dave Collins 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.44
2 Dave Stieb 2.44
3 Larry McWilliams 2.51
4 Dave Dravecky 2.55
5 Orel Hershiser 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 17
1 Jack Morris 17
3 Mike Boddicker 16
3 Phil Niekro 16
3 Rick Sutcliffe 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 214
2 Fernando Valenzuela 198
3 Nolan Ryan 171
4 Mike Witt 159
5 Rick Sutcliffe 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 35
1 Bruce Sutter 35
3 Al Holland 28
4 Bill Caudill 27
4 Jesse Orosco 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Ward .455
2 Kirk Gibson .442
3 Terry Puhl .442
4 Don Mattingly .441
5 Gary Matthews .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 6
1 Bill Schroeder 6
3 Bob Brenly 5
3 Tom Brunansky 5
3 Bobby Grich 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Brenly 19
2 Doug DeCinces 18
2 Gary Ward 18
4 Hubie Brooks 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 15
2 Dave Collins 7
2 Von Hayes 7
2 Lonnie Smith 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Castillo 0.00
2 Mike Boddicker 0.50
3 Danny Darwin 0.89
4 Dwight Gooden 1.00
5 Gene Garber 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Eric Show 3
1 Frank Tanana 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 33
2 Roger Clemens 30
3 Juan Berenguer 24
3 Nolan Ryan 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Jesse Orosco 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Sammy Stewart 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .402
2 Don Mattingly .400
3 Gary Ward .391
4 Tony Fernandez .386
5 Brian Downing .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 12
2 Ron Cey 9
2 Kent Hrbek 9
4 Tony Armas 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 29
2 Doug DeCinces 28
3 Tony Armas 27
3 Bob Brenly 27
3 Ron Cey 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Dave Collins 18
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Juan Samuel 13
4 Alan Wiggins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.70
2 Mike Boddicker 1.45
3 Orel Hershiser 1.69
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.84
5 Gene Garber 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Mike Boddicker 5
1 Roger Clemens 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 52
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 Fernando Valenzuela 47
4 Nolan Ryan 44
5 Rick Sutcliffe 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Dave Righetti 7
4 Ernie Camacho 6
4 6 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Dave Winfield .347
3 Don Mattingly .329
4 Cal Ripken .327
5 Eddie Murray .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
2 Dale Murphy 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Tom Brunansky 36
4 Lance Parrish 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Eddie Murray 127
3 Tony Armas 123
4 Gary Carter 113
5 Mike Schmidt 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 87
2 Alan Wiggins 81
3 Rickey Henderson 67
4 Juan Samuel 63
5 Dave Collins 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.94
2 John Candelaria 2.40
3 Mike Boddicker 2.56
4 Alejandro Pena 2.70
5 Rick Mahler 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 21
1 Richard Dotson 21
1 Dan Petry 21
4 Jack Morris 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 244
2 Nolan Ryan 219
3 Dwight Gooden 214
4 Steve Carlton 195
4 Mario Soto 195

Saves

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