On This Day

Thursday, September 20, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 98 54 .645 --
Blue Jays 85 68 .556 13.5
Yankees 82 69 .543 15.5
Orioles 81 70 .536 16.5
Red Sox 80 72 .526 18.0
Indians 69 84 .451 29.5
Brewers 62 90 .408 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 74 .513 --
Angels 77 74 .510 0.5
Twins 77 75 .507 1.0
Athletics 71 82 .464 7.5
White Sox 70 82 .461 8.0
Mariners 69 84 .451 9.5
Rangers 65 86 .430 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 90 62 .592 --
Mets 83 70 .542 7.5
Phillies 81 72 .529 9.5
Cardinals 80 72 .526 10.0
Expos 74 77 .490 15.5
Pirates 68 85 .444 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 86 66 .566 --
Astros 76 77 .497 10.5
Braves 76 77 .497 10.5
Dodgers 75 78 .490 11.5
Reds 64 89 .418 22.5
Giants 62 90 .408 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Pendleton 4
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 Jim Gantner 3
2 Dan Gladden 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Randy Johnson 1
1 Ron Kittle 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gerald Perry 5
1 Mike Young 5
3 Ken Singleton 4
4 Tim Lollar 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Milt Thompson 2
1 Marvell Wynne 2
1 Robin Yount 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Witt 2.33
2 Frank Viola 1.00
3 Bob Gibson 0.62
3 Orel Hershiser 0.62
5 4 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 7
1 Mike Witt 7
3 Tim Lollar 6
3 Tom Seaver 6
3 Frank Viola 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Jimmy Key 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Dave Winfield .347
3 Don Mattingly .346
4 Eddie Murray .325
5 Lee Lacy .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 39
2 Dave Kingman 35
3 Dale Murphy 34
3 Mike Schmidt 34
5 Tom Brunansky 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 118
2 Dave Kingman 117
3 Tony Armas 112
3 Alvin Davis 112
5 Eddie Murray 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Juan Samuel 69
3 Alan Wiggins 66
4 Rickey Henderson 58
5 Dave Collins 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orel Hershiser 2.46
2 Alejandro Pena 2.48
3 Dave Stieb 2.56
4 Dwight Gooden 2.66
5 John Candelaria 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
1 Rick Sutcliffe 19
3 Mike Boddicker 18
3 Jack Morris 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 267
2 Fernando Valenzuela 219
3 Rick Sutcliffe 204
4 Nolan Ryan 197
5 Mark Langston 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 43
2 Dan Quisenberry 41
3 Bill Caudill 33
4 Lee Smith 32
5 Willie Hernandez 31

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .429
2 Chili Davis .421
3 Tim Corcoran .419
4 Lee Lacy .417
5 Pedro Guerrero .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Balboni 5
1 Wayne Gross 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Harold Baines 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 16
2 Andre Dawson 15
2 Johnny Ray 15
4 Steve Balboni 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 15
2 Tim Raines 10
3 Willie McGee 9
4 Von Hayes 8
4 Milt Thompson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 0.35
2 Willie Hernandez 0.75
3 Danny Cox 0.87
4 Bert Blyleven 1.00
5 Ray Fontenot 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Frank Viola 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 43
2 Frank Viola 31
3 Bert Blyleven 26
4 Rick Sutcliffe 25
5 Mike Moore 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Ted Power 4
4 Willie Hernandez 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Lacy .402
2 Jeff Stone .394
3 Eddie Murray .389
4 Greg Walker .379
5 Wade Boggs .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Fred Lynn 8
3 Tom Brunansky 7
3 Chili Davis 7
3 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 28
1 Don Mattingly 28
3 Dwight Evans 26
3 Fred Lynn 26
3 Gary Ward 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 20
2 Dave Collins 17
2 Jeff Stone 17
4 Von Hayes 16
5 Lonnie Smith 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.38
2 Ray Fontenot 1.74
3 Bert Blyleven 1.83
4 Ed Whitson 1.85
5 Ron Robinson 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Al Nipper 5
3 Doyle Alexander 4
3 Buddy Black 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 74
2 Dave Stieb 55
3 Rick Sutcliffe 53
4 Nolan Ryan 45
5 Mark Langston 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Don Aase 6
3 Bill Caudill 6
3 3 others tied 6