On This Day

Friday, July 15, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 50 34 .595 --
Orioles 48 36 .571 2.0
Tigers 47 37 .560 3.0
Yankees 45 39 .536 5.0
Brewers 44 39 .530 5.5
Red Sox 43 42 .506 7.5
Indians 36 50 .419 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 46 40 .535 --
White Sox 44 41 .518 1.5
Angels 44 42 .512 2.0
Royals 40 41 .494 3.5
Athletics 38 50 .432 9.0
Twins 37 52 .416 10.5
Mariners 35 54 .393 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 42 41 .506 --
Cardinals 44 43 .506 0.0
Expos 42 43 .494 1.0
Pirates 41 43 .488 1.5
Cubs 40 48 .455 4.5
Mets 32 55 .368 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 55 34 .618 --
Dodgers 51 35 .593 2.5
Astros 46 41 .529 8.0
Padres 45 42 .517 9.0
Giants 43 45 .489 11.5
Reds 39 50 .438 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Murray 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
4 Bill Almon 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Juan Bonilla 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 1.40
2 Bob Knepper 1.33
3 Bobby Castillo 1.14
3 Mario Soto 1.14
5 Joaquin Andujar 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joaquin Andujar 9
2 Bobby Castillo 8
2 Bob Knepper 8
2 Mario Soto 8
2 Matt Young 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .397
2 Wade Boggs .369
3 Ray Knight .346
4 George Hendrick .343
5 Ken Griffey .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Darrell Evans 21
3 Ron Kittle 20
3 Dale Murphy 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 68
2 Cecil Cooper 65
3 Dale Murphy 64
3 Jim Rice 64
5 Ron Kittle 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 53
2 Julio Cruz 42
3 Willie Wilson 40
4 Tim Raines 37
5 Rudy Law 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.90
2 Nolan Ryan 2.09
3 John Denny 2.17
4 Rick Honeycutt 2.20
5 Bob Stanley 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 12
1 Steve Rogers 12
3 Rick Honeycutt 11
3 Dave Righetti 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 148
2 Mario Soto 138
3 Dave Stieb 120
4 Larry McWilliams 114
5 Bert Blyleven 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 21
2 Bill Caudill 17
2 Bob Stanley 17
4 Ron Davis 15
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .444
2 Rick Burleson .432
3 Jim Rice .431
4 Enos Cabell .424
5 Terry Puhl .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Jim Rice 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Chris Chambliss 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 19
2 Larry Parrish 16
3 George Brett 15
3 Cecil Cooper 15
5 Chris Chambliss 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Brett Butler 8
3 Von Hayes 6
3 Mookie Wilson 6
5 Alan Wiggins 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Leal 0.55
2 Dennis Lamp 1.17
2 Matt Young 1.17
4 Joe Price 1.21
5 Howard Bailey 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Joe Price 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
5 28 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Rick Sutcliffe 24
3 Steve Carlton 22
4 Mario Soto 21
5 Dave Righetti 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 4
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .433
2 Ray Knight .430
3 Lou Whitaker .396
4 Chris Chambliss .393
5 Damaso Garcia .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 9
2 Cecil Cooper 8
2 Andre Dawson 8
2 Carlton Fisk 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 27
2 Chris Chambliss 26
2 Andre Dawson 26
4 Dusty Baker 25
5 Jim Rice 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 29
2 Tim Raines 21
3 Brett Butler 14
3 Von Hayes 14
5 Bob Dernier 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 1.04
2 Doug Sisk 1.42
3 John Denny 1.56
4 Bob Welch 1.64
5 Nolan Ryan 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Leal 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
3 Jim Beattie 4
3 John Candelaria 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 50
2 Steve Carlton 47
3 Nolan Ryan 43
4 Dave Righetti 39
5 Jack Morris 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 8
2 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Salome Barojas 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 5
3 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Wade Boggs .360
3 Al Oliver .330
4 George Brett .329
5 Doug DeCinces .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Dwight Evans 38
3 Tony Armas 36
3 Dave Winfield 36
5 4 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 118
2 Eddie Murray 116
3 Jim Rice 113
4 Dale Murphy 111
4 Dave Winfield 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Mookie Wilson 63
4 Willie Wilson 63

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.10
2 Dave Stieb 2.60
3 Mario Soto 2.65
4 Jim Palmer 2.66
5 Bob Stanley 2.71

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 287
2 Mario Soto 259
3 Nolan Ryan 205
4 Dave Stieb 203
5 Larry McWilliams 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Ron Davis 29
3 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Lee Smith 27
5 Bill Caudill 26