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The Chicago Cubs 1984 season was a landmark season for the franchise, as it won its first divisional title since divisional play began in 1969 and came within a game of winning its first National League pennant since 1945. The Cubs ultimately fell short in their bid to win the World Series for the first time since 1908.
Spring Training
The Cubs began their third season under the control of the Tribune Company and Dallas Green in Mesa, Arizona in Feb. 1984. The previous year, the Cubs had fired manager Lee Elia during a 71-91 campaign, but the Cubs showed flashes of being competitive. As late as July 4, the Cubs were within a game of first place. After the 1983 season, general manager Green hired Jim Frey, the former Kansas City Royals manager who was Green's adversary during the 1980 World Series. The Cubs opened camp with only a few new players. Richie Hebner, the former Pittsburgh Pirate, was signed as a free agent. The Cubs also made a three-way deal with San Diego and Montreal, sending Craig Lefferts and Carmelo Martinez to the Padres, and getting Scott Sanderson from the Expos. The Cubs struggled in Cactus League action, so Green began to rebuild the team before it left Mesa. Green began by controversially releasing future Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins, who was just 12 games shy of winning 300 games. Jenkins' release ended the right-hander's second stint with the Cubs, and effectively, his career. Green's biggest move of the spring came on March 26, when he sent journeyman reliever Bill Campbell and catcher Mike Diaz to Philadelphia for pitcher Porfi Altamirano and outfielders Gary Matthews and Bobby Dernier.
Regular season
The Cubs started the season well, going 12-8 in April. The spring training trade for Matthews and Dernier moved Leon Durham to first base, displacing fan favorite Bill Buckner who was relegated to pinch-hitting duties. After nearly two months of Buckner languishing on the bench -- and complaining about it, Green swapped him to Boston for the Red Sox' problem, Dennis Eckersley. Eckersley was unhappy in Boston, but thrived in Chicago, giving a boost to a pitching staff that relied on the oft-injured Dick Ruthven, the ancient Rick Reuschel, the flaky Steve Trout and Sanderson. (For his part, Buckner would later achieve legendary status in Boston for the costly error he committed in the Red Sox' loss in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.)
The Cubs continued to contend for first in a three-way race with New York and Philadelphia. In mid-June, Green made another major trade, sending outfielders Mel Hall and Joe Carter to Cleveland for catcher Ron Hassey, relief pitcher George Frazier and starting pitcher Rick Sutcliffe. Sutcliffe won 16 of 17 decisions the rest of the way, and won the NL Cy Young Award.
Only a week after the Sutcliffe trade came the famous Sandberg Game. On June 23, the Cardinals saw their lead evaporate not once, but twice by home runs by Ryne Sandberg. Both homers were off former Cub and Cardinal bullpen ace Bruce Sutter. Dave Owen eventually knocked in the winning run on a suicide squeeze. The game was nationally televised on NBC, and soon Sandberg bolted to the top of All-Star voting, topping the Dodgers' Steve Sax.
The Cubs swept a four-game series against the Mets in August. This series featured several bench-clearing brawls, including one after Mets pitcher Ed Lynch (who 10 years later would become the Cubs' general manager) hit right-fielder Keith Moreland.
The Cubs clinched the division in Pittsburgh on Monday, Sept. 24. Just over 5,000 fans were in attendance.
Postseason
The Cubs lost the National League Championship Series 3 games to 2 to the Padres even though they opened the series with wins of 13-0 and 4-2 at Wrigley Field. In Game 5, an untimely error by Durham helped the Padres erase a 3-0 deficit in the sixth inning.
Season standings
Game log
| 1984 Game Log |
April (12-8)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
Other Info |
| 1 |
April 3 |
@ Giants |
5 - 3 |
Ruthven (1-0) |
M. Davis (0-1) |
Smith (1) |
52,700 |
1-0 |
Opening Day |
| 2 |
April 5 |
@ Giants |
11 - 7 |
Rainey (1-0) |
Krukow (0-1) |
Smith (2) |
8,460 |
2-0 |
|
| 3 |
April 6 |
@ Padres |
3 - 2 |
Monge (1-0) |
Smith (0-1) |
|
15,835 |
2-1 |
|
| 4 |
April 7 |
@ Padres |
7 - 6 |
Dravecky (1-0) |
Trout (0-1) |
Gossage (2) |
27,799 |
2-2 |
|
| 5 |
April 8 |
@ Padres |
8 - 5 |
Smith (1-1) |
Thurmond (0-1) |
|
24,285 |
3-2 |
|
| 6 |
April 9 |
@ Dodgers |
4 - 2 |
Reuss (1-0) |
Rainey (1-1) |
Niedenfuer (1) |
33,284 |
3-3 |
|
| 7 |
April 11 |
@ Dodgers |
2 - 1 |
Honeycutt (1-0) |
Sanderson (0-1) |
|
38,466 |
3-4 |
|
| 8 |
April 13 |
Mets |
11 - 2 |
Trout (1-1) |
Gooden (1-1) |
|
33,436 |
4-4 |
|
| 9 |
April 14 |
Mets |
5 - 2 |
Ruthven (2-0) |
Leary (1-1) |
Smith (3) |
15,789 |
5-4 |
|
| 10 |
April 18 |
Cardinals |
5 - 0 |
Andujar (2-1) |
Rainey (1-2) |
|
0 |
5-5 |
|
| 11 |
April 18 |
Cardinals |
6 - 1 |
Sanderson (1-1) |
LaPoint (1-2) |
|
5,816 |
6-5 |
|
| 12 |
April 19 |
Cardinals |
6 - 1 |
Trout (2-1) |
Cox (2-1) |
|
8,086 |
7-5 |
|
| 13 |
April 20 |
Pirates |
5 - 4 |
Stoddard (1-0) |
Tekulve (0-1) |
|
22,049 |
8-5 |
|
| 14 |
April 21 |
Pirates |
8 - 5 |
DeLeon (1-0) |
Noles (0-1) |
Robinson (3) |
21,936 |
8-6 |
|
| 15 |
April 23 |
@ Cardinals |
6 - 2 |
Sanderson (2-1) |
LaPoint (1-3) |
|
12,468 |
9-6 |
|
| 16 |
April 24 |
@ Cardinals |
3 - 2 |
Stoddard (2-0) |
Sutter (0-1) |
Smith (4) |
19,639 |
10-6 |
|
| 17 |
April 25 |
@ Cardinals |
7 - 5 |
Lahti (1-1) |
Ruthven (2-1) |
Sutter (5) |
24,978 |
10-7 |
|
| 18 |
April 27 |
@ Pirates |
3 - 2 |
Rhoden (2-2) |
Rainey (1-3) |
Tekulve (2) |
9,057 |
10-8 |
|
| 19 |
April 28 |
@ Pirates |
7 - 1 |
Sanderson (3-1) |
McWilliams (0-3) |
|
17,317 |
11-8 |
|
| 20 |
April 29 |
@ Pirates |
2 - 1 |
Trout (3-1) |
Candelaria (3-2) |
Smith (5) |
13,397 |
12-8 |
|
|
May (15-12)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
Other Info |
| 21 |
May 1 |
@ Mets |
8 - 1 |
Gooden (2-1) |
Ruthven (2-2) |
|
13,906 |
12-9 |
|
| 22 |
May 2 |
@ Mets |
4 - 3 |
Lynch (3-0) |
Smith (1-2) |
|
11,059 |
12-10 |
|
| 23 |
May 4 |
Padres |
7 - 6 |
Smith (2-2) |
Monge (2-1) |
|
6,533 |
13-10 |
|
| 24 |
May 5 |
Padres |
6 - 5 |
Brusstar (1-0) |
Lefferts (0-1) |
|
28,441 |
14-10 |
|
| 25 |
May 6 |
Padres |
8 - 5 |
Show (5-1) |
Ruthven (2-3) |
|
31,700 |
14-11 |
|
| 26 |
May 7 |
Giants |
10 - 7 |
Rainey (2-3) |
M. Davis (0-4) |
Stoddard (1) |
6,002 |
15-11 |
|
| 27 |
May 8 |
Giants |
12 - 11 |
Smith (3-2) |
Minton (1-2) |
|
4,645 |
16-11 |
|
| 28 |
May 9 |
Dodgers |
7 - 0 |
Sanderson (4-1) |
Hooton (0-1) |
Bordi (1) |
7,908 |
17-11 |
|
| 29 |
May 10 |
Dodgers |
5 - 1 |
Welch (3-3) |
Trout (3-2) |
|
15,747 |
17-12 |
|
| 30 |
May 11 |
@ Astros |
3 - 1 |
Ryan (3-2) |
Ruthven (2-4) |
DiPino (5) |
16,829 |
17-13 |
|
| 31 |
May 12 |
@ Astros |
5 - 4 |
Noles (1-1) |
DiPino (1-2) |
Smith (6) |
20,737 |
18-13 |
|
| 32 |
May 13 |
@ Astros |
1 - 0 |
Madden (1-1) |
Reuschel (0-1) |
Ruhle (2) |
13,405 |
18-14 |
|
| 33 |
May 15 |
@ Reds |
6 - 3 |
Noles (2-1) |
Pastore (2-3) |
Stoddard (2) |
13,074 |
19-14 |
|
| 34 |
May 16 |
@ Reds |
10 - 4 |
Trout (4-2) |
Russell (2-4) |
|
12,899 |
20-14 |
|
| 35 |
May 17 |
@ Reds |
5 - 3 |
Soto (6-1) |
Ruthven (2-5) |
|
18,974 |
20-15 |
|
| 36 |
May 18 |
Astros |
7 - 6 |
Stoddard (3-0) |
Smith (0-1) |
|
16,812 |
21-15 |
|
| 37 |
May 19 |
Astros |
5 - 4 |
Reuschel (1-1) |
Dawley (2-3) |
Smith (7) |
34,122 |
22-15 |
|
| 38 |
May 20 |
Astros |
10 - 3 |
Bordi (1-0) |
M. Scott (2-2) |
|
27,503 |
23-15 |
|
| 39 |
May 23 |
Braves |
3 - 1 |
Trout (5-2) |
McMurtry (3-5) |
Smith (8) |
15,860 |
24-15 |
|
| 40 |
May 24 |
Braves |
10 - 7 |
Rainey (3-3) |
Perez (3-1) |
Brusstar (1) |
0 |
25-15 |
|
| 41 |
May 24 |
Braves |
7 - 5 |
Reuschel (2-1) |
Falcone (2-5) |
Bordi (2) |
24,551 |
26-15 |
|
| 42 |
May 25 |
Reds |
3 - 0 |
Hume (3-4) |
Noles (2-2) |
Power (1) |
11,266 |
26-16 |
|
| 43 |
May 26 |
Reds |
7 - 6 |
Scherrer (1-0) |
Trout (5-3) |
Power (2) |
31,556 |
26-17 |
|
| 44 |
May 27 |
Reds |
4 - 3 |
Berenyi (2-5) |
Eckersley (0-1) |
|
38,060 |
26-18 |
|
| 45 |
May 29 |
@ Braves |
7 - 4 |
Perez (4-1) |
Brusstar (1-1) |
Forster (3) |
15,156 |
26-19 |
|
| 46 |
May 30 |
@ Braves |
6 - 2 |
Trout (6-3) |
Barker (4-5) |
Smith (9) |
16,660 |
27-19 |
|
| 47 |
May 31 |
@ Phillies |
10 - 2 |
Hudson (6-3) |
Rainey (3-4) |
|
25,044 |
27-20 |
|
|
June (15-14)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
Other Info |
| 48 |
June 1 |
@ Phillies |
12 - 3 |
Reuschel (3-1) |
Bystrom (2-2) |
|
30,076 |
28-20 |
|
| 49 |
June 2 |
@ Phillies |
3 - 2 |
Holland (4-2) |
Smith (3-3) |
|
40,102 |
28-21 |
|
| 50 |
June 3 |
@ Phillies |
11 - 2 |
Trout (7-3) |
K. Gross (1-1) |
Brusstar (2) |
30,278 |
29-21 |
|
| 51 |
June 5 |
@ Expos |
3 - 2 |
Rainey (4-4) |
Smith (5-5) |
Smith (10) |
25,810 |
30-21 |
|
| 52 |
June 6 |
@ Expos |
8 - 1 |
Gullickson (2-5) |
Reuschel (3-2) |
|
15,686 |
30-22 |
|
| 53 |
June 7 |
@ Expos |
2 - 1 |
Lea (10-2) |
Eckersley (0-2) |
|
14,976 |
30-23 |
|
| 54 |
June 8 |
@ Cardinals |
5 - 4 |
Lahti (2-1) |
Stoddard (3-1) |
Sutter (14) |
38,457 |
30-24 |
|
| 55 |
June 9 |
@ Cardinals |
5 - 0 |
Bordi (2-0) |
Stuper (2-3) |
|
48,869 |
31-24 |
|
| 56 |
June 10 |
@ Cardinals |
2 - 0 |
Rainey (5-4) |
Andujar (10-5) |
Smith (11) |
43,035 |
32-24 |
|
| 87 |
June 11 |
Expos |
2 - 1 |
James (2-3) |
Smith (3-4) |
|
21,231 |
32-25 |
|
| 58 |
June 12 |
Expos |
11 - 4 |
Eckersley (1-2) |
Lea (10-3) |
|
22,512 |
33-25 |
|
| 59 |
June 13 |
Expos |
7 - 4 |
Stoddard (4-1) |
Lucas (0-1) |
Smith (12) |
22,388 |
34-25 |
|
| 60 |
June 14 |
Phillies |
11 - 2 |
Carlton (4-3) |
Bordi (2-1) |
|
23,373 |
34-26 |
|
| 61 |
June 15 |
Phillies |
5 - 2 |
Hudson (7-4) |
Rainey (5-5) |
Holland (14) |
27,489 |
34-27 |
|
| 32 |
June 16 |
Phillies |
8 - 2 |
Bystrom (3-3) |
Reuschel (3-3) |
|
40,723 |
34-28 |
|
| 63 |
June 17 |
Phillies |
9 - 7 |
K. Gross (3-2) |
Eckersley (1-3) |
Holland (15) |
36,882 |
34-29 |
|
| 64 |
June 19 |
@ Pirates |
4 - 3 |
Sutcliffe (1-0) |
Tudor (4-4) |
Smith (13) |
9,377 |
35-29 |
|
| 65 |
June 20 |
@ Pirates |
5 - 1 |
DeLeon (4-4) |
Rainey (5-6) |
|
7,767 |
35-30 |
|
| 66 |
June 21 |
@ Pirates |
8 - 6 |
Rhoden (5-5) |
Eckersley (1-4) |
Tekulve (6) |
8,267 |
35-31 |
|
| 67 |
June 22 |
Cardinals |
9 - 3 |
Reuschel (4-3) |
Stuper (2-5) |
Smith (14) |
33,723 |
36-31 |
|
| 68 |
June 23 |
Cardinals |
12 - 11 |
Smith (4-4) |
Rucker (1-1) |
|
38,079 |
37-31 |
The Sandberg Game |
| 69 |
June 24 |
Cardinals |
5 - 0 |
Sutcliffe (2-0) |
Horton (3-1) |
|
39,494 |
38-31 |
|
| 70 |
June 25 |
Pirates |
3 - 0 |
DeLeon (5-4) |
Rainey (5-7) |
|
19,036 |
38-32 |
|
| 71 |
June 26 |
Pirates |
9 - 0 |
Rhoden (6-5) |
Eckersley (1-5) |
|
0 |
38-33 |
|
| 72 |
June 26 |
Pirates |
9 - 8 |
Bordi (3-1) |
McWilliams (4-6) |
Smith (15) |
28,369 |
39-33 |
|
| 73 |
June 27 |
Pirates |
8 - 7 |
Stoddard (5-1) |
Scurry (1-4) |
|
37,055 |
40-33 |
|
| 74 |
June 28 |
@ Dodgers |
5 - 3 |
Trout (8-3) |
Pena (8-4) |
Stoddard (3) |
37,659 |
41-33 |
|
| 75 |
June 29 |
@ Dodgers |
7 - 1 |
Hershiser (3-3) |
Sutcliffe (2-1) |
|
43,700 |
41-34 |
|
| 76 |
June 30 |
@ Dodgers |
14 - 4 |
Frazier (1-0) |
Howell (0-1) |
Stoddard (4) |
47,991 |
42-34 |
|
|
July (18-10)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
Other Info |
| 77 |
July 1 |
@ Dodgers |
4 - 3 |
Eckersley (2-5) |
Valenzuela (8-9) |
Brusstar (3) |
47,460 |
43-34 |
|
| 78 |
July 2 |
@ Padres |
5 - 1 |
Dravecky (5-4) |
Reuschel (4-4) |
|
13,444 |
43-35 |
|
| 79 |
July 3 |
@ Padres |
3 - 2 |
Trout (9-3) |
Thurmond (5-4) |
Stoddard (5) |
20,287 |
44-35 |
|
| 80 |
July 4 |
@ Padres |
2 - 1 |
Sutcliffe (3-1) |
Show (8-6) |
Smith (16) |
52,134 |
45-35 |
|
| 81 |
July 5 |
@ Giants |
9 - 3 |
Sanderson (5-1) |
Laskey (4-8) |
Bordi (3) |
6,854 |
46-35 |
|
| 82 |
July 6 |
@ Giants |
5 - 4 |
Stoddard (6-1) |
Minton (1-6) |
Smith (17) |
11,071 |
47-35 |
|
| 83 |
July 7 |
@ Giants |
7 - 2 |
Krukow (5-7) |
Reuschel (4-5) |
|
16,662 |
47-36 |
|
| 84 |
July 8 |
@ Giants |
6 - 3 |
Sutcliffe (4-1) |
M. Davis (3-8) |
Smith (18) |
22,223 |
48-36 |
|
| 85 |
July 12 |
Dodgers |
3 - 2 |
Stoddard (7-1) |
Niedenfuer (1-5) |
|
33,129 |
49-36 |
|
| 86 |
July 13 |
Dodgers |
7 - 5 |
Sutcliffe (5-1) |
Welch (6-10) |
Smith (19) |
33,915 |
50-36 |
|
| 87 |
July 14 |
Dodgers |
8 - 0 |
Hershiser (5-3) |
Sanderson (5-2) |
|
39,396 |
50-37 |
|
| 88 |
July 15 |
Dodgers |
4 - 1 |
Eckersley (3-5) |
Valenzuela (8-10) |
Smith (20) |
39,574 |
51-37 |
|
| 89 |
July 16 |
Padres |
4 - 0 |
Thurmond (6-5) |
Ruthven (2-6) |
|
23,642 |
51-38 |
|
| 90 |
July 17 |
Padres |
6 - 5 |
Show (10-6) |
Trout (9-4) |
Gossage (16) |
29,499 |
51-39 |
|
| 91 |
July 18 |
Padres |
4 - 1 |
Sutcliffe (6-1) |
Whitson (10-5) |
|
27,471 |
52-39 |
|
| 92 |
July 19 |
Giants |
6 - 4 |
Frazier (2-0) |
M. Davis (3-10) |
Stoddard (6) |
22,523 |
53-39 |
|
| 93 |
July 20 |
Giants |
3 - 2 |
Robinson (5-11) |
Eckersley (3-6) |
Minton (10) |
27,259 |
53-40 |
|
| 94 |
July 21 |
Giants |
4 - 3 |
Bordi (4-1) |
Minton (1-7) |
|
37,527 |
54-40 |
|
| 95 |
July 22 |
Giants |
11 - 5 |
Krukow (7-8) |
Trout (9-5) |
|
37,096 |
54-41 |
|
| 96 |
July 23 |
@ Phillies |
3 - 2 |
Sutcliffe (7-1) |
Rawley (3-2) |
Smith (21) |
32,243 |
55-41 |
|
| 97 |
July 24 |
@ Phillies |
3 - 2 |
Koosman (12-7) |
Stoddard (7-2) |
Holland (22) |
37,063 |
55-42 |
|
| 98 |
July 25 |
@ Phillies |
9 - 4 |
Eckersley (4-6) |
Hudson (8-8) |
|
45,183 |
56-42 |
|
| 99 |
July 27 |
@ Mets |
2 - 1 |
Gooden (9-6) |
Ruthven (2-7) |
Orosco (21) |
51,102 |
56-43 |
|
| 100 |
July 28 |
@ Mets |
11 - 4 |
Smith (5-4) |
Sisk (1-3) |
|
37,518 |
57-43 |
|
| 101 |
July 29 |
@ Mets |
3 - 0 |
Trout (10-5) |
Terrell (8-8) |
|
0 |
58-43 |
|
| 102 |
July 29 |
@ Mets |
5 - 1 |
Sanderson (6-2) |
Berenyi (7-11) |
|
50,443 |
59-43 |
|
| 103 |
July 30 |
Phillies |
3 - 2 |
Eckersley (5-6) |
Hudson (8-9) |
Smith (22) |
29,425 |
60-43 |
|
| 104 |
July 31 |
Phillies |
2 - 1 |
Holland (5-5) |
Stoddard (7-3) |
Campbell (1) |
30,175 |
60-44 |
|
|
August (20-10)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
Other Info |
| 105 |
August 1 |
Phillies |
5 - 4 |
Smith (6-4) |
Holland (5-6) |
|
32,900 |
61-44 |
|
| 106 |
August 2 |
Expos |
3 - 2 |
Sutcliffe (8-1) |
Smith (9-9) |
Smith (23) |
22,485 |
62-44 |
|
| 107 |
August 3 |
Expos |
6 - 5 |
Reardon (4-4) |
Stoddard (7-4) |
|
28,483 |
62-45 |
|
| 108 |
August 4 |
Expos |
4 - 1 |
Eckersley (6-6) |
Schatzeder (4-3) |
Frazier (1) |
38,306 |
63-45 |
|
| 109 |
August 5 |
Expos |
4 - 3 |
Reuschel (5-5) |
Grapenthin (0-1) |
Smith (24) |
35,142 |
64-45 |
|
| 110 |
August 6 |
Mets |
9 - 3 |
Ruthven (3-7) |
Gooden (9-8) |
|
31,793 |
65-45 |
|
| 111 |
August 7 |
Mets |
8 - 6 |
Sutcliffe (9-1) |
Darling (10-5) |
Frazier (2) |
0 |
66-45 |
|
| 112 |
August 7 |
Mets |
8 - 4 |
Stoddard (8-4) |
Lynch (8-7) |
Smith (25) |
39,271 |
67-45 |
|
| 113 |
August 8 |
Mets |
7 - 6 |
Smith (7-4) |
Gardner (1-1) |
Stoddard (7) |
37,292 |
68-45 |
|
| 114 |
August 9 |
@ Expos |
1 - 0 |
Schatzeder (5-3) |
Frazier (2-1) |
|
20,227 |
68-46 |
|
| 115 |
August 10 |
@ Expos |
2 - 1 |
James (5-4) |
Stoddard (8-5) |
|
21,566 |
68-47 |
|
| 116 |
August 11 |
@ Expos |
2 - 1 |
Smith (8-4) |
Lea (14-8) |
|
30,494 |
69-47 |
|
| 117 |
August 12 |
@ Expos |
7 - 3 |
Sutcliffe (10-1) |
Rogers (3-12) |
|
28,464 |
70-47 |
|
| 118 |
August 13 |
@ Astros |
2 - 1 |
Dawley (7-4) |
Sanderson (6-3) |
|
14,793 |
70-48 |
|
| 119 |
August 14 |
@ Astros |
7 - 6 |
Solano (1-2) |
Frazier (2-2) |
DiPino (10) |
18,756 |
70-49 |
|
| 120 |
August 15 |
@ Astros |
6 - 2 |
Knepper (12-8) |
Eckersley (6-7) |
DiPino (11) |
19,999 |
70-50 |
|
| 121 |
August 17 |
@ Reds |
6 - 4 |
Soto (13-6) |
Ruthven (3-8) |
|
35,038 |
70-51 |
|
| 122 |
August 18 |
@ Reds |
13 - 11 |
Sutcliffe (11-1) |
Robinson (0-1) |
Smith (26) |
32,256 |
71-51 |
|
| 123 |
August 19 |
@ Reds |
9 - 6 |
Frazier (3-2) |
Russell (5-14) |
|
38,404 |
72-51 |
|
| 124 |
August 20 |
Astros |
6 - 1 |
Trout (11-5) |
Knepper (12-9) |
|
26,967 |
73-51 |
|
| 125 |
August 21 |
Astros |
11 - 5 |
Eckersley (7-7) |
M. Scott (5-11) |
|
29,184 |
74-51 |
|
| 126 |
August 22 |
Astros |
8 - 3 |
Ryan (11-7) |
Ruthven (3-9) |
|
31,018 |
74-52 |
|
| 127 |
August 24 |
Braves |
3 - 0 |
Sutcliffe (12-1) |
Camp (6-6) |
|
35,496 |
75-52 |
|
| 128 |
August 25 |
Braves |
3 - 2 |
Mahler (9-8) |
Sanderson (6-4) |
|
36,614 |
75-53 |
|
| 129 |
August 26 |
Braves |
5 - 0 |
Trout (12-5) |
Perez (11-6) |
|
35,002 |
76-53 |
|
| 130 |
August 28 |
Reds |
5 - 2 |
Eckersley (8-7) |
McGaffigan (3-6) |
Frazier (3) |
0 |
77-53 |
|
| 131 |
August 28 |
Reds |
5 - 2 |
Ruthven (4-9) |
Pastore (3-8) |
Bordi (4) |
32,827 |
78-53 |
|
| 132 |
August 29 |
Reds |
7 - 2 |
Sutcliffe (13-1) |
Russell (6-15) |
|
26,425 |
79-53 |
|
| 133 |
August 30 |
@ Braves |
8 - 3 |
Smith (9-4) |
Garber (2-4) |
|
10,876 |
80-53 |
|
| 134 |
August 31 |
@ Braves |
3 - 2 |
Moore (3-3) |
Smith (9-5) |
|
19,396 |
80-54 |
|
|
September (16-11)
| # |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Record |
Other Info |
| 135 |
September 1 |
@ Braves |
4 - 1 |
Bordi (5-1) |
McMurtry (8-14) |
Smith (27) |
28,821 |
81-54 |
|
| 136 |
September 2 |
@ Braves |
4 - 2 |
Ruthven (5-9) |
Mahler (9-9) |
Smith (28) |
26,106 |
82-54 |
|
| 137 |
September 3 |
@ Phillies |
4 - 3 |
Frazier (4-2) |
Martin (1-2) |
Smith (29) |
28,162 |
83-54 |
|
| 138 |
September 4 |
@ Phillies |
7 - 2 |
Sanderson (7-4) |
Carlton (11-7) |
|
25,054 |
84-54 |
|
| 139 |
September 5 |
@ Expos |
3 - 1 |
Palmer (6-3) |
Trout (12-6) |
Grapenthin (2) |
12,623 |
84-55 |
|
| 140 |
September 6 |
@ Expos |
4 - 1 |
Frazier (5-2) |
Lea (15-10) |
Smith (30) |
13,089 |
85-55 |
|
| 141 |
September 7 |
@ Mets |
10 - 0 |
Gooden (15-8) |
Ruthven (5-10) |
|
46,301 |
85-56 |
|
| 142 |
September 8 |
@ Mets |
6 - 0 |
Sutcliffe (14-1) |
Terrell (10-11) |
|
42,810 |
86-56 |
|
| 143 |
September 9 |
@ Mets |
5 - 1 |
Darling (12-6) |
Frazier (5-3) |
|
34,956 |
86-57 |
|
| 144 |
September 10 |
Phillies |
3 - 2 |
Stoddard (9-5) |
Koosman (14-12) |
Smith (31) |
26,083 |
87-57 |
|
| 145 |
September 11 |
Phillies |
6 - 3 |
Hudson (9-10) |
Smith (9-6) |
Holland (29) |
28,964 |
87-58 |
|
| 146 |
September 12 |
Expos |
11 - 5 |
Stoddard (10-5) |
Smith (11-12) |
|
20,976 |
88-58 |
|
| 147 |
September 14 |
Mets |
7 - 1 |
Sutcliffe (15-1) |
Darling (12-7) |
|
32,403 |
89-58 |
|
| 148 |
September 15 |
Mets |
5 - 4 |
Sanderson (8-4) |
Fernandez (4-6) |
Smith (32) |
38,653 |
90-58 |
|
| 149 |
September 16 |
Mets |
9 - 3 |
Berenyi (12-13) |
Trout (12-7) |
|
38,936 |
90-59 |
|
| 150 |
September 18 |
Pirates |
6 - 2 |
Tudor (10-11) |
Eckersley (8-8) |
Robinson (9) |
30,721 |
90-60 |
|
| 151 |
September 19 |
Pirates |
11 - 6 |
McWilliams (11-10) |
Stoddard (10-6) |
Winn (1) |
31,585 |
90-61 |
|
| 152 |
September 20 |
Pirates |
7 - 6 |
Tekulve (3-9) |
Smith (9-7) |
Candelaria (1) |
33,651 |
90-62 |
|
| 153 |
September 21 |
@ Cardinals |
8 - 0 |
Kepshire (5-5) |
Sanderson (8-5) |
|
36,847 |
90-63 |
|
| 154 |
September 23 |
@ Cardinals |
8 - 1 |
Trout (13-7) |
Ownbey (0-3) |
|
0 |
91-63 |
|
| 155 |
September 23 |
@ Cardinals |
4 - 2 |
Eckersley (9-8) |
Andujar (19-14) |
Smith (33) |
46,083 |
92-63 |
|
| 156 |
September 24 |
@ Pirates |
4 - 1 |
Sutcliffe (16-1) |
McWilliams (11-11 |
|
5,472 |
93-63 |
Clinch NL East Title |
| 157 |
September 25 |
@ Pirates |
7 - 1 |
DeLeon (7-13) |
Patterson (0-1) |
|
4,068 |
93-64 |
|
| 158 |
September 26 |
@ Pirates |
5 - 2 |
Ruthven (6-10) |
Tunnell (1-7) |
|
3,365 |
94-64 |
|
| 159 |
September 28 |
Cardinals |
4 - 1 |
Andujar (20-14) |
Bordi (5-2) |
Sutter (45) |
31,021 |
94-65 |
|
| 160 |
September 29 |
Cardinals |
9 - 5 |
Eckersley (10-8) |
Cox (9-11) |
|
33,954 |
95-65 |
|
| 161 |
September 30 |
Cardinals |
2 - 1 |
Frazier (6-3) |
Sutter (5-7) |
|
33,100 |
96-65 |
|
|
Player Stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
Pitching
Starting Pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief Pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; IP = Innings Pitched; SO = Strikeouts
References
