On This Day

Sunday, September 16, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 95 54 .638 --
Blue Jays 83 66 .557 12.0
Orioles 80 67 .544 14.0
Yankees 79 69 .534 15.5
Red Sox 78 70 .527 16.5
Indians 69 81 .460 26.5
Brewers 62 86 .419 32.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 76 72 .514 --
Royals 76 72 .514 --
Angels 75 72 .510 0.5
Athletics 68 82 .453 9.0
White Sox 67 81 .453 9.0
Mariners 66 84 .440 11.0
Rangers 65 83 .439 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 90 59 .604 --
Mets 82 68 .547 8.5
Phillies 79 71 .527 11.5
Cardinals 78 71 .523 12.0
Expos 73 75 .493 16.5
Pirates 65 85 .433 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 82 66 .554 --
Astros 74 75 .497 8.5
Braves 74 75 .497 8.5
Dodgers 72 77 .483 10.5
Reds 63 86 .423 19.5
Giants 62 86 .419 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chili Davis 4
1 Rene Gonzales 4
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
4 Jim Dwyer 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Bailey 2
1 Chili Davis 2
3 Chris Bando 1
3 Bruce Bochy 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Lozado 5
1 Darryl Strawberry 5
3 Chili Davis 4
3 Wayne Gross 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.17
2 Charles Hudson 0.83
3 Bruce Berenyi 0.78
4 Oil Can Boyd 0.70
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Richard Dotson 8
2 Bruce Berenyi 7
2 Oil Can Boyd 7
2 Fernando Valenzuela 7
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .353
2 Dave Winfield .352
3 Don Mattingly .342
4 Eddie Murray .324
5 Kent Hrbek .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 38
2 Dave Kingman 34
2 Mike Schmidt 34
4 Dale Murphy 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 117
2 Dave Kingman 115
3 Tony Armas 108
3 Alvin Davis 108
3 Eddie Murray 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Samuel 68
2 Tim Raines 66
3 Alan Wiggins 65
4 Rickey Henderson 56
5 Dave Collins 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.44
2 Orel Hershiser 2.49
3 Dave Stieb 2.50
4 Larry McWilliams 2.70
5 Mike Boddicker 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
1 Rick Sutcliffe 19
3 Mike Boddicker 18
4 Bert Blyleven 17
4 4 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 251
2 Fernando Valenzuela 219
3 Rick Sutcliffe 197
4 Nolan Ryan 196
5 Mark Langston 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 41
3 Lee Smith 32
4 Bill Caudill 31
5 3 tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chili Davis .444
2 Greg Walker .431
3 Wade Boggs .421
3 Bobby Grich .421
5 Tom Herr .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 7
2 Fred Lynn 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Chris Bando 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 18
2 Eric Davis 17
3 Andre Dawson 16
3 Fred Lynn 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 12
2 Willie McGee 8
2 Lonnie Smith 8
4 Milt Thompson 7
4 Alan Wiggins 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.00
2 Burt Hooton 0.47
3 Bert Blyleven 0.50
4 Gene Garber 0.69
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Ken Howell 3
1 Al Nipper 3
1 Frank Viola 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 33
2 Frank Viola 28
3 Dwight Gooden 27
3 Mike Moore 27
5 Dave Stieb 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Lee Smith 5
4 Bill Caudill 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .402
2 Bobby Grich .400
3 Dave Winfield .389
4 Pete Rose .388
5 Greg Walker .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Chili Davis 8
2 Bobby Grich 8
2 Fred Lynn 8
5 9 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 27
1 Dave Parker 27
1 Jim Rice 27
1 Mike Schmidt 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 20
2 Lonnie Smith 17
3 Dave Collins 14
3 Von Hayes 14
5 Alan Wiggins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.19
2 Bob Ojeda 1.75
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.83
4 Bill Gullickson 1.94
5 Mike Boddicker 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Al Nipper 5
2 Rick Sutcliffe 5
2 Milt Wilcox 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 70
2 Rick Sutcliffe 54
3 Nolan Ryan 49
4 Dave Stieb 48
5 Mark Langston 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Lee Smith 7
4 Don Aase 6
4 3 others tied 6