On This Day

Saturday, July 9, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 45 33 .577 --
Tigers 42 36 .538 3.0
Yankees 42 36 .538 3.0
Orioles 42 36 .538 3.0
Brewers 39 38 .506 5.5
Red Sox 40 39 .506 5.5
Indians 35 45 .438 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 44 36 .550 --
Angels 43 37 .538 1.0
White Sox 41 38 .519 2.5
Royals 38 37 .507 3.5
Athletics 38 44 .463 7.0
Twins 34 49 .410 11.5
Mariners 32 51 .386 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 41 38 .519 --
Cardinals 41 40 .506 1.0
Phillies 38 38 .500 1.5
Cubs 39 42 .481 3.0
Pirates 36 42 .462 4.5
Mets 30 52 .366 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 51 31 .622 --
Dodgers 47 33 .588 3.0
Padres 42 39 .519 8.5
Astros 42 40 .512 9.0
Giants 40 41 .494 10.5
Reds 36 47 .434 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Warren Cromartie 4
1 Glenn Hoffman 4
1 Al Oliver 4
1 Pete Rose 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dickie Thon 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 David Green 3
2 Dale Murphy 3
4 Wade Boggs 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Julio Cruz 2
3 Jamie Allen 1
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry McWilliams 3.00
2 Rick Sutcliffe 0.80
3 Dave Righetti 0.78
4 Steve Carlton 0.75
5 Scott McGregor 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 9
2 Rick Sutcliffe 8
3 Dave Righetti 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .401
2 Wade Boggs .360
3 George Hendrick .344
4 Ray Knight .337
5 Ken Griffey .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 22
2 Darrell Evans 19
2 Ron Kittle 19
2 Dale Murphy 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 65
2 Dale Murphy 61
3 George Hendrick 59
4 Ron Kittle 58
4 Jim Rice 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 46
2 Julio Cruz 41
3 Willie Wilson 39
4 Tim Raines 35
5 Rudy Law 33

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 141
2 Mario Soto 124
3 Dave Stieb 112
4 Larry McWilliams 109
5 Bert Blyleven 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 20
2 Bob Stanley 16
3 Bill Caudill 15
4 Ron Davis 13
4 Jeff Reardon 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Chambliss .450
1 Jeffrey Leonard .450
3 Jim Rice .432
4 Willie Aikens .429
5 2 tied .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 6
2 Cecil Cooper 5
2 Dickie Thon 5
4 Nick Esasky 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 14
1 Carl Yastrzemski 14
3 Jim Rice 13
3 Greg Walker 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Bob Dernier 9
3 Julio Cruz 8
4 Brett Butler 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Righetti 0.64
2 John Montefusco 0.73
3 Scott Sanderson 0.75
4 Jim Beattie 1.09
5 Dennis Lamp 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
4 Glenn Abbott 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 Dave Righetti 24
4 Storm Davis 22
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 3
1 Steve Bedrosian 3
1 Ron Davis 3
4 Juan Agosto 2
4 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .429
2 Gary Ward .375
3 George Hendrick .373
4 Damaso Garcia .365
5 Dale Murphy .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Andre Dawson 8
2 Dickie Thon 8
4 Tony Armas 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Tim Raines 22
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Brett Butler 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.09
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.17
3 Dennis Lamp 1.55
4 Charlie Hough 1.80
5 Mario Soto 1.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 7
2 Ron Davis 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
4 Salome Barojas 5
4 Bob Stanley 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Wade Boggs .352
3 Al Oliver .332
4 Robin Yount .326
5 Doug DeCinces .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 38
3 Dwight Evans 37
3 Pedro Guerrero 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 113
2 George Hendrick 112
3 Cecil Cooper 111
4 Gary Ward 110
5 Dale Murphy 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 95
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Willie Wilson 63
5 Mookie Wilson 61

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 Mario Soto 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
1 Steve Rogers 21
3 Dave Stieb 20
4 Mike Caldwell 18
4 Rick Sutcliffe 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 285
2 Mario Soto 251
3 Nolan Ryan 210
4 Dave Stieb 195
5 Larry McWilliams 193

Saves

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