On This Day

Tuesday, September 18, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 97 54 .642 --
Blue Jays 84 67 .556 13.0
Yankees 81 69 .540 15.5
Orioles 80 69 .537 16.0
Red Sox 79 71 .527 17.5
Indians 69 83 .454 28.5
Brewers 62 88 .413 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 72 .520 --
Twins 76 74 .507 2.0
Angels 75 74 .503 2.5
Athletics 70 82 .461 9.0
White Sox 69 81 .460 9.0
Mariners 68 84 .447 11.0
Rangers 65 85 .433 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 90 60 .600 --
Mets 83 69 .546 8.0
Phillies 80 72 .526 11.0
Cardinals 78 72 .520 12.0
Expos 74 75 .497 15.5
Pirates 66 85 .437 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 84 66 .560 --
Astros 76 75 .503 8.5
Braves 75 76 .497 9.5
Dodgers 73 78 .483 11.5
Reds 63 88 .417 21.5
Giants 62 88 .413 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 George Brett 3
2 Phil Garner 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 4
1 Mike Pagliarulo 4
1 Johnny Ray 4
1 Darryl Strawberry 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 4
2 Dave Anderson 2
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy O'Neal 1.20
2 Bryn Smith 0.86
3 John Tudor 0.80
4 Chris Codiroli 0.71
5 Dave Dravecky 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Ray Fontenot 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gene Nelson 6
1 Randy O'Neal 6
1 Bryn Smith 6
4 Chris Codiroli 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Dave Winfield .347
3 Don Mattingly .343
4 Eddie Murray .323
5 Wade Boggs .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 39
2 Dave Kingman 35
3 Dale Murphy 34
3 Mike Schmidt 34
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 117
1 Jim Rice 117
3 Tony Armas 111
4 Alvin Davis 110
5 Eddie Murray 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 70
2 Juan Samuel 68
3 Alan Wiggins 65
4 Rickey Henderson 57
5 Dave Collins 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.48
2 Orel Hershiser 2.49
3 Dave Stieb 2.50
4 Dwight Gooden 2.66
5 Larry McWilliams 2.70

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 267
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 Bill Caudill 33
4 Lee Smith 32
5 2 tied 30

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .466
2 Tony Gwynn .425
3 Lee Lacy .424
4 Ken Griffey .423
5 Pedro Guerrero .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Davis 6
2 Steve Balboni 5
2 Wayne Gross 5
2 Fred Lynn 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Davis 15
1 Andre Dawson 15
1 Dale Murphy 15
4 Steve Balboni 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 14
2 Tim Raines 10
3 Willie McGee 8
3 Lonnie Smith 8
3 Milt Thompson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Robinson 0.00
2 Dwight Gooden 0.35
3 Rick Sutcliffe 0.50
4 Willie Hernandez 0.71
5 Bert Blyleven 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Howell 3
1 Al Nipper 3
1 Frank Viola 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 43
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Frank Viola 25
4 Mike Moore 23
4 Dave Stieb 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Ray Searage 4
3 Bruce Sutter 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Lacy .397
2 Greg Walker .385
3 Eddie Murray .383
4 Wade Boggs .383
5 George Vukovich .379

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 Chili Davis 27
1 Don Mattingly 27
3 Hubie Brooks 26
3 Andre Dawson 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 22
2 Lonnie Smith 16
3 Von Hayes 15
3 Jeff Stone 15
5 Dave Collins 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sutcliffe 1.26
2 Dwight Gooden 1.38
3 Ray Fontenot 1.74
4 Bert Blyleven 1.83
5 Buddy Black 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Al Nipper 5
1 Shane Rawley 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 74
2 Dave Stieb 48
3 Mark Langston 46
3 Rick Sutcliffe 46
5 Nolan Ryan 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Don Aase 6
3 Bill Caudill 6
3 2 others tied 6