On This Day

Sunday, September 30, 1984

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1984 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 2, 1984

San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs

Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 104 58 .642 --
Blue Jays 89 73 .549 15.0
Yankees 87 75 .537 17.0
Red Sox 86 76 .531 18.0
Orioles 85 77 .525 19.0
Indians 75 87 .463 29.0
Brewers 67 94 .416 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 78 .519 --
Twins 81 81 .500 3.0
Angels 81 81 .500 3.0
Athletics 77 85 .475 7.0
White Sox 74 88 .457 10.0
Mariners 74 88 .457 10.0
Rangers 69 92 .429 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 96 65 .596 --
Mets 90 72 .556 6.5
Cardinals 84 78 .519 12.5
Phillies 81 81 .500 15.5
Expos 78 83 .484 18.0
Pirates 75 87 .463 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 92 70 .568 --
Astros 80 82 .494 12.0
Braves 80 82 .494 12.0
Dodgers 79 83 .488 13.0
Reds 70 92 .432 22.0
Giants 66 96 .407 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Morrison 6
2 Donnie Hill 4
2 Lee Lacy 4
2 Don Mattingly 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Tony Brewer 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Jim Morrison 4
3 Bob Bailor 3
3 Enos Cabell 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 1
1 Marty Barrett 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Witt 999.00
2 John Tudor 2.67
3 Rick Ownbey 2.00
3 Scott Sanderson 2.00
5 John Denny 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mark Brown 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Witt 10
2 Mark Langston 9
3 John Denny 8
3 Mario Soto 8
3 John Tudor 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Camacho 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Ed Nunez 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .351
2 Don Mattingly .343
3 Dave Winfield .340
4 Wade Boggs .325
5 Lee Lacy .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 43
2 Dale Murphy 36
2 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Dave Kingman 35
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 123
2 Jim Rice 122
3 Dave Kingman 118
4 Alvin Davis 116
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 75
2 Juan Samuel 72
3 Alan Wiggins 70
4 Rickey Henderson 66
5 Dave Collins 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.48
2 Dwight Gooden 2.60
3 Orel Hershiser 2.66
4 Rick Rhoden 2.72
5 John Candelaria 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 20
1 Mike Boddicker 20
1 Rick Sutcliffe 20
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 Jack Morris 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 276
2 Fernando Valenzuela 240
3 Rick Sutcliffe 213
4 Mark Langston 204
5 Dave Stieb 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 45
2 Dan Quisenberry 44
3 Bill Caudill 36
4 Lee Smith 33
5 Willie Hernandez 32

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pedro Guerrero .451
2 Dave Collins .417
3 Wade Boggs .400
4 Chili Davis .394
5 Dan Gladden .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Harold Baines 5
1 Mike Easler 5
1 Dwight Evans 5
1 Darryl Strawberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 19
2 Pedro Guerrero 16
3 Tony Armas 15
3 Mike Easler 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Dave Collins 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Waddell 0.00
2 Steve Rogers 0.59
3 Dan Petry 0.60
3 Bob Shirley 0.60
5 Joe Beckwith 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Juan Berenguer 3
1 Chris Codiroli 3
1 Rick Mahler 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 28
2 Dwight Gooden 25
2 Mario Soto 25
4 Bert Blyleven 24
5 Matt Young 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 5
1 Dave Righetti 5
3 Ernie Camacho 3
3 Ron Davis 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .413
2 Chili Davis .392
3 Buddy Bell .387
4 Pedro Guerrero .387
5 Greg Walker .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
3 Tony Armas 8
3 Dwight Evans 8
3 Dale Murphy 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darryl Strawberry 30
2 Dwight Evans 27
3 Dale Murphy 26
4 Pedro Guerrero 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeff Stone 19
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Lonnie Smith 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Hernandez 1.08
2 Dwight Gooden 1.29
3 Bill Dawley 1.42
4 Scott Sanderson 1.76
5 Danny Cox 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Chris Codiroli 5
1 Mario Soto 5
4 Juan Berenguer 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dwight Gooden 62
2 Dave Stieb 49
2 Rick Sutcliffe 49
4 Bert Blyleven 47
5 Mike Moore 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Bill Caudill 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Dave Righetti 9
5 Lee Smith 7