On This Day

Thursday, June 9, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 33 23 .589 --
Tigers 29 25 .537 3.0
Blue Jays 29 25 .537 3.0
Red Sox 28 26 .519 4.0
Yankees 28 26 .519 4.0
Brewers 26 27 .491 5.5
Indians 24 29 .453 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 32 24 .571 --
Royals 26 24 .520 3.0
Athletics 28 27 .509 3.5
Rangers 26 27 .491 4.5
White Sox 25 29 .463 6.0
Mariners 24 35 .407 9.5
Twins 23 34 .404 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 28 23 .549 --
Expos 27 24 .529 1.0
Phillies 23 25 .479 3.5
Cubs 24 29 .453 5.0
Pirates 20 30 .400 7.5
Mets 19 33 .365 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 37 17 .685 --
Braves 35 20 .636 2.5
Giants 28 27 .509 9.5
Padres 26 28 .481 11.0
Astros 27 30 .474 11.5
Reds 24 32 .429 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
2 Juan Beniquez 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Doug Flynn 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Randy Bush 1
2 Todd Cruz 1
2 Jim Gantner 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Gantner 4
1 Leo Hernandez 4
1 Joe Morgan 4
1 Steve Yeager 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Sample 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 Chris Chambliss 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Knepper 1.43
2 Bruce Berenyi 1.00
2 Dick Ruthven 1.00
4 Jim Beattie 0.88
5 Mike Krukow 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Knepper 10
2 Bruce Berenyi 8
3 Jim Beattie 7
3 Mike Krukow 7
3 Dick Ruthven 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Baker 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .421
2 Wade Boggs .381
3 George Brett .369
4 Hal McRae .353
5 Andre Dawson .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 13
1 Darrell Evans 13
1 Pedro Guerrero 13
1 Ron Kittle 13
1 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 44
2 George Hendrick 43
3 Gary Ward 42
4 Kent Hrbek 40
4 Ron Kittle 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 33
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Steve Sax 23
4 Rudy Law 22
5 Rickey Henderson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.41
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.54
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.66
4 Bob Stanley 1.89
5 Dave Stieb 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 9
1 Dave Stieb 9
3 Ron Guidry 8
3 Rick Honeycutt 8
5 12 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 92
2 Mario Soto 80
3 Larry McWilliams 78
3 Dave Stieb 78
5 Bert Blyleven 72

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 15
2 Bill Caudill 13
3 Bob Stanley 11
4 Steve Bedrosian 8
4 6 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .455
2 Roy Smalley .448
3 Mike Hargrove .442
4 Andre Dawson .423
5 Graig Nettles .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 6
2 Bill Buckner 5
2 Jack Clark 5
2 Ron Kittle 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 15
2 Bill Buckner 14
2 Chris Chambliss 14
2 George Hendrick 14
5 Kirk Gibson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Steve Sax 9
1 Willie Wilson 9
4 Billy Sample 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.67
2 Paul Splittorff 0.69
3 Steve Baker 0.75
3 Tippy Martinez 0.75
5 Aurelio Lopez 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Knepper 22
1 Jack Morris 22
3 Bert Blyleven 21
4 Ron Guidry 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Tippy Martinez 4
2 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .394
2 Bill Madlock .368
3 Rod Carew .364
3 Bob Horner .364
5 Mickey Hatcher .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 8
1 Ron Kittle 8
3 Cecil Cooper 7
3 Darrell Evans 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 23
1 Ted Simmons 23
1 Dave Stapleton 23
4 Eddie Murray 22
4 Lance Parrish 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 13
1 Billy Sample 13
1 Steve Sax 13
1 Willie Wilson 13
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 1.26
2 Dennis Leonard 1.32
3 Bruce Kison 1.36
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.36
5 Ron Guidry 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Rick Honeycutt 5
1 John Stuper 5
4 Mike Boddicker 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 38
2 Juan Berenguer 37
2 Ron Guidry 37
4 Mike Krukow 35
4 Dave Stieb 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Bill Caudill 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
4 Gary Lavelle 6
5 8 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Rod Carew .354
3 Bill Madlock .336
4 Robin Yount .335
5 Al Oliver .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 44
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Reggie Jackson 41
4 Dwight Evans 38
5 Doug DeCinces 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 125
2 Eddie Murray 122
3 Cecil Cooper 119
3 Dave Winfield 119
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 94
2 Tim Raines 71
3 Julio Cruz 67
4 Mookie Wilson 59
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.33
2 Nolan Ryan 2.58
3 Steve Carlton 2.69
4 Steve Rogers 2.69
5 Dave Dravecky 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Dave Stieb 21
3 Mike Caldwell 19
3 Jerry Reuss 19
3 Steve Rogers 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 288
2 Mario Soto 252
3 Nolan Ryan 204
4 Fernando Valenzuela 201
5 Dave Stieb 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
2 Bill Caudill 32
3 Greg Minton 27
4 Ron Davis 26
4 2 others tied 26