On This Day

Friday, July 8, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 44 33 .571 --
Tigers 42 35 .545 2.0
Yankees 42 35 .545 2.0
Orioles 42 35 .545 2.0
Brewers 39 37 .513 4.5
Red Sox 39 39 .500 5.5
Indians 35 44 .443 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 44 35 .557 --
Angels 43 36 .544 1.0
White Sox 40 38 .513 3.5
Royals 37 37 .500 4.5
Athletics 37 44 .457 8.0
Twins 33 49 .402 12.5
Mariners 31 51 .378 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 41 37 .526 --
Phillies 38 37 .507 1.5
Cardinals 40 40 .500 2.0
Cubs 38 42 .475 4.0
Pirates 35 42 .455 5.5
Mets 30 51 .370 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 50 31 .617 --
Dodgers 47 32 .595 2.0
Padres 42 38 .525 7.5
Astros 41 40 .506 9.0
Giants 40 40 .500 9.5
Reds 35 47 .427 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 4
2 Steve Balboni 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Chambliss 2
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Bill Doran 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 4
1 Butch Wynegar 4
3 Steve Balboni 3
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Brett Butler 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.33
2 Bill Laskey 1.17
3 Dickie Noles 1.00
4 Tim Conroy 0.88
5 Jerry Reuss 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Dickie Noles 8
3 Tim Conroy 7
3 Bruce Kison 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .403
2 Wade Boggs .365
3 George Hendrick .346
4 Ray Knight .335
5 Ken Griffey .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 22
2 Darrell Evans 19
2 Dale Murphy 19
4 Tony Armas 18
4 2 others tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 65
2 George Hendrick 58
2 Dale Murphy 58
2 Jim Rice 58
5 2 tied 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 45
2 Julio Cruz 39
2 Willie Wilson 39
4 Tim Raines 34
5 Rudy Law 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.52
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.70
3 Nolan Ryan 1.97
4 John Denny 2.22
5 Mario Soto 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 12
1 Steve Rogers 12
3 Rick Honeycutt 11
4 Ron Guidry 10
4 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 135
2 Mario Soto 124
3 Dave Stieb 112
4 Bert Blyleven 103
5 Larry McWilliams 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 20
2 Bob Stanley 16
3 Bill Caudill 15
4 Jeff Reardon 13
5 3 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeffrey Leonard .462
2 Chris Chambliss .436
3 Willie Aikens .425
4 Jim Rice .419
5 Damaso Garcia .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 6
1 Jim Rice 6
3 Buddy Bell 4
3 Andre Dawson 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 14
1 Cecil Cooper 14
1 Jim Rice 14
4 Jody Davis 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Bob Dernier 10
3 Brett Butler 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanderson 0.75
2 Jim Beattie 1.09
3 Dennis Lamp 1.10
4 Charlie Hough 1.11
5 Mike Armstrong 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Storm Davis 22
4 Dave Righetti 21
5 Don Sutton 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 3
1 Al Holland 3
3 Juan Agosto 2
3 Steve Bedrosian 2
3 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .420
2 George Hendrick .382
3 Bill Almon .374
4 Willie Aikens .370
5 Lou Whitaker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Andre Dawson 8
3 Tony Armas 7
3 Cecil Cooper 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 27
2 Jody Davis 26
3 Greg Walker 25
4 George Wright 24
5 Julio Franco 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Tim Raines 21
3 Willie Wilson 15
4 Bob Dernier 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Hernandez 1.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.09
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.17
4 Charlie Hough 1.19
5 Dennis Lamp 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Rogers 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
3 John Candelaria 4
3 Danny Darwin 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Mario Soto 44
3 Steve Carlton 43
4 Dave Stieb 38
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
3 Salome Barojas 5
3 Ron Davis 5
3 Bob Stanley 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Wade Boggs .355
3 Doug DeCinces .327
4 George Brett .327
5 Al Oliver .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 39
3 Dwight Evans 37
3 Pedro Guerrero 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 114
2 George Hendrick 113
3 Cecil Cooper 111
4 Gary Ward 110
5 Jim Rice 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 96
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Willie Wilson 64
4 Julio Cruz 63
5 Mookie Wilson 62

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.09
2 Dave Stieb 2.56
3 Atlee Hammaker 2.61
4 Jim Palmer 2.66
5 Bob Stanley 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
1 Steve Rogers 21
1 Dave Stieb 21
4 Mike Caldwell 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 279
2 Mario Soto 257
3 Nolan Ryan 210
4 Dave Stieb 200
5 Fernando Valenzuela 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Ron Davis 28
3 Jeff Reardon 26
4 Bill Caudill 25
4 4 others tied 25