On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 87 47 .649 --
Blue Jays 76 57 .571 10.5
Yankees 71 61 .538 15.0
Orioles 71 61 .538 15.0
Red Sox 70 63 .526 16.5
Indians 60 75 .444 27.5
Brewers 56 78 .418 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 69 64 .519 --
Royals 66 67 .496 3.0
Angels 65 67 .492 3.5
White Sox 62 70 .470 6.5
Athletics 61 73 .455 8.5
Rangers 59 74 .444 10.0
Mariners 59 75 .440 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 80 53 .602 --
Mets 73 58 .557 6.0
Phillies 72 60 .545 7.5
Cardinals 66 65 .504 13.0
Expos 65 67 .492 14.5
Pirates 57 76 .429 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 77 55 .583 --
Astros 68 66 .507 10.0
Braves 65 68 .489 12.5
Dodgers 63 71 .470 15.0
Giants 55 78 .414 22.5
Reds 55 79 .410 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Von Hayes 5
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Thad Bosley 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Thad Bosley 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Driessen 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Dan Gladden 3
2 Von Hayes 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 3
2 Damaso Garcia 2
2 Billy Sample 2
4 Brett Butler 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.50
2 Pascual Perez 1.29
3 Jack Morris 1.14
4 Al Nipper 1.00
5 Jim Beattie 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pascual Perez 9
2 Jack Morris 8
3 Jim Beattie 7
3 Al Nipper 7
5 Don Sutton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Dave Schmidt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .359
2 Dave Winfield .352
3 Don Mattingly .350
4 Ryne Sandberg .326
5 Kent Hrbek .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 35
2 Dave Kingman 32
3 Lance Parrish 29
3 Andre Thornton 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 108
2 Eddie Murray 102
2 Jim Rice 102
4 Tony Armas 99
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 63
2 Tim Raines 58
3 Alan Wiggins 56
4 Rickey Henderson 50
5 Dave Collins 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.44
2 Dave Stieb 2.44
3 Larry McWilliams 2.51
4 Orel Hershiser 2.57
5 John Candelaria 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 214
2 Fernando Valenzuela 198
3 Nolan Ryan 171
4 Mark Langston 167
5 Rick Sutcliffe 164

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 Don Mattingly .429
2 George Hendrick .425
3 Mike Schmidt .421
4 Dave Winfield .417
5 Terry Puhl .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 6
1 Graig Nettles 6
3 Bobby Grich 5
3 Bill Schroeder 5
5 14 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Brenly 21
2 Gary Ward 17
3 Eddie Murray 16
3 Jim Rice 16
3 Mike Schmidt 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Von Hayes 8
3 Dave Collins 7
3 Juan Samuel 7
3 Lonnie Smith 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Castillo 0.00
2 Steve Trout 0.50
3 Danny Darwin 0.89
4 Dwight Gooden 1.00
5 John Montefusco 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Dwight Gooden 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 33
2 Roger Clemens 30
3 Mark Langston 27
3 Pascual Perez 27
5 Nolan Ryan 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Camacho 4
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Sammy Stewart 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Ward .404
2 Tony Fernandez .392
3 Don Mattingly .380
4 Von Hayes .378
5 Dave Winfield .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 12
2 Ron Cey 9
3 Tony Armas 8
3 George Bell 8
3 7 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 32
2 Bob Brenly 29
3 Ron Cey 28
3 Doug DeCinces 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 22
2 Dave Collins 17
3 Juan Samuel 15
4 Willie Wilson 14
5 Alan Wiggins 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.68
2 Mark Thurmond 1.72
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.95
4 Orel Hershiser 2.14
5 Mark Langston 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Roger Clemens 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 52
2 Roger Clemens 51
3 Rick Sutcliffe 48
4 Mark Langston 47
5 Nolan Ryan 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Ernie Camacho 7
4 Bill Caudill 6
4 6 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .357
2 Dave Winfield .347
3 Cal Ripken .325
4 Don Mattingly .324
5 Eddie Murray .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 40
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Tom Brunansky 36
3 Ron Kittle 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 129
2 Jim Rice 127
3 Tony Armas 121
4 Gary Carter 114
5 Larry Parrish 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 86
2 Alan Wiggins 76
3 Rickey Henderson 66
4 Juan Samuel 65
5 Dave Collins 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.96
2 John Candelaria 2.40
3 Mike Boddicker 2.70
4 Alejandro Pena 2.70
5 Bob Knepper 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 21
2 Richard Dotson 20
2 Jack Morris 20
2 Dan Petry 20
2 Rick Sutcliffe 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 244
2 Nolan Ryan 219
3 Dwight Gooden 214
4 Rick Sutcliffe 192
5 Steve Carlton 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 44
2 Bruce Sutter 41
3 Al Holland 37
4 Rich Gossage 33
4 Lee Smith 33