On This Day

Sunday, September 23, 1984

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 100 55 .645 --
Blue Jays 86 70 .551 14.5
Yankees 83 71 .539 16.5
Red Sox 83 72 .535 17.0
Orioles 81 73 .526 18.5
Indians 69 87 .442 31.5
Brewers 64 91 .413 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 80 75 .516 --
Royals 80 75 .516 --
Angels 78 76 .506 1.5
Athletics 72 84 .462 8.5
White Sox 71 84 .458 9.0
Mariners 71 85 .455 9.5
Rangers 67 87 .435 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 92 63 .594 --
Mets 86 70 .551 6.5
Cardinals 81 74 .523 11.0
Phillies 81 75 .519 11.5
Expos 74 80 .481 17.5
Pirates 71 85 .455 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 87 68 .561 --
Braves 78 78 .500 9.5
Astros 77 79 .494 10.5
Dodgers 75 81 .481 12.5
Reds 66 90 .423 21.5
Giants 65 90 .419 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Moreland 4
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Tony Fernandez 3
2 David Green 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Loman 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Randy Bush 1
2 Marty Castillo 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 5
2 George Bell 3
2 Jim Rice 3
4 Tony Armas 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Vance Law 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
3 Kevin Bass 1
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dwight Gooden 1.50
2 Bob Knepper 1.33
3 Craig McMurtry 1.22
4 Joe Price 0.86
5 John Tudor 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Booker 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Craig McMurtry 11
2 Dwight Gooden 9
3 Bob Knepper 8
4 Joaquin Andujar 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .355
2 Don Mattingly .344
3 Dave Winfield .341
4 Lee Lacy .321
5 Eddie Murray .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 42
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 121
2 Tony Armas 119
3 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 68
4 Rickey Henderson 60
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 2.60
5 John Candelaria 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 276
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 34
4 Lee Smith 33
5 Willie Hernandez 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Vukovich .442
2 Tim Corcoran .424
3 Chili Davis .410
3 Andy Van Slyke .410
5 Pedro Guerrero .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Gary Ward 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 17
2 Tony Armas 16
2 Gary Ward 16
4 Dwight Evans 15
4 Willie Lozado 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 12
2 Willie McGee 9
2 Milt Thompson 9
4 Von Hayes 8
4 Alan Wiggins 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Robinson 0.00
2 Geoff Zahn 0.61
3 Bill Dawley 0.67
4 Dwight Gooden 0.72
5 Craig McMurtry 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Buddy Black 3
1 Dave LaPoint 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 41
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Dave Stieb 22
4 Mark Langston 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 5
2 Willie Hernandez 4
2 Ted Power 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Stone .388
2 Greg Walker .387
3 Lee Lacy .387
4 Wade Boggs .386
5 Chili Davis .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Tony Armas 8
2 Fred Lynn 8
2 Gary Ward 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chili Davis 29
2 Don Mattingly 28
2 Gary Ward 28
4 Tony Armas 26
4 Fred Lynn 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 19
2 Jeff Stone 18
3 Dave Collins 16
4 Von Hayes 15
4 Alan Wiggins 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dwight Gooden 1.24
2 Buddy Black 1.88
3 Rick Sutcliffe 1.90
4 Neil Allen 1.93
5 Ray Fontenot 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 5
1 Oil Can Boyd 5
1 Dwight Gooden 5
1 Al Nipper 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 74
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 7
3 Lee Smith 7
5 5 tied 6