On This Day

Saturday, September 22, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 99 55 .643 --
Blue Jays 86 69 .555 13.5
Yankees 83 70 .542 15.5
Red Sox 82 72 .532 17.0
Orioles 81 72 .529 17.5
Indians 69 86 .445 30.5
Brewers 63 91 .409 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 80 74 .519 --
Twins 79 75 .513 1.0
Angels 78 75 .510 1.5
Athletics 71 84 .458 9.5
Mariners 71 84 .458 9.5
White Sox 70 84 .455 10.0
Rangers 66 87 .431 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 90 63 .588 --
Mets 85 70 .548 6.0
Cardinals 81 72 .529 9.0
Phillies 81 74 .523 10.0
Expos 74 79 .484 16.0
Pirates 70 85 .452 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 86 68 .558 --
Braves 78 77 .503 8.5
Astros 76 79 .490 10.5
Dodgers 75 80 .484 11.5
Reds 66 89 .426 20.5
Giants 64 90 .416 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milt Thompson 4
1 Gary Ward 4
3 Alan Bannister 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Gary Ward 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Doug DeCinces 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Gary Ward 4
3 Chet Lemon 3
4 Tony Armas 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Chris Brown 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Petry 1.50
1 Matt Young 1.50
3 Doyle Alexander 1.00
4 Buddy Black 0.88
4 Bert Blyleven 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Scott Garrelts 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Petry 9
1 Matt Young 9
3 Ray Burris 8
4 Buddy Black 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .354
2 Don Mattingly .347
3 Dave Winfield .344
4 Lee Lacy .321
5 Eddie Murray .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 41
2 Dave Kingman 35
2 Mike Schmidt 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 118
2 Tony Armas 117
2 Dave Kingman 117
4 Alvin Davis 114
5 Eddie Murray 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Juan Samuel 69
3 Alan Wiggins 66
4 Rickey Henderson 59
5 Dave Collins 58

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 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 19
1 Rick Sutcliffe 19
3 Mike Boddicker 18
3 Jack Morris 18
3 Dan Petry 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 267
2 Fernando Valenzuela 228
3 Rick Sutcliffe 204
4 Nolan Ryan 197
5 Mark Langston 195

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Bannister .433
2 George Vukovich .432
3 Chili Davis .425
4 Jeff Stone .424
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Steve Balboni 5
2 Wayne Gross 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 17
2 Johnny Ray 16
2 Gary Ward 16
4 Tony Armas 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Robinson 0.00
2 Dwight Gooden 0.53
3 Ray Fontenot 0.56
4 Geoff Zahn 0.61
5 Bill Dawley 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Joe Cowley 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Rick Mahler 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 32
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Rick Sutcliffe 25
4 Mike Moore 23
5 Dave Stieb 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 5
2 Ted Power 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .394
2 Lee Lacy .388
3 Jeff Stone .388
4 Chili Davis .385
5 Keith Hernandez .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Fred Lynn 8
2 Gary Ward 8
4 Tony Armas 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 29
2 Don Mattingly 28
2 Gary Ward 28
4 Fred Lynn 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 19
2 Jeff Stone 18
3 Dave Collins 17
4 Von Hayes 15
5 Lonnie Smith 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.26
2 Ray Fontenot 1.57
3 Buddy Black 1.88
4 Rick Sutcliffe 1.90
5 Orel Hershiser 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Buddy Black 5
1 Oil Can Boyd 5
1 Al Nipper 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 65
2 Rick Sutcliffe 53
3 Dave Stieb 51
4 Mark Langston 44
5 2 tied 40

Saves

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