On This Day

Saturday, July 16, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 51 34 .600 --
Orioles 48 37 .565 3.0
Tigers 47 38 .553 4.0
Yankees 46 39 .541 5.0
Brewers 45 39 .536 5.5
Red Sox 43 43 .500 8.5
Indians 37 50 .425 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 46 41 .529 --
Angels 45 42 .517 1.0
White Sox 44 42 .512 1.5
Royals 40 42 .488 3.5
Athletics 39 50 .438 8.0
Twins 37 53 .411 10.5
Mariners 36 54 .400 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 43 41 .512 --
Cardinals 45 43 .511 0.0
Pirates 42 43 .494 1.5
Expos 42 44 .488 2.0
Cubs 40 49 .449 5.5
Mets 32 56 .364 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 56 34 .622 --
Dodgers 52 35 .598 2.5
Astros 47 41 .534 8.0
Padres 45 43 .511 10.0
Giants 43 46 .483 12.5
Reds 39 51 .433 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
1 Ron Hassey 4
3 Wade Boggs 3
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Ayala 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 5
2 Gorman Thomas 4
3 Bobby Clark 3
3 Mike Hargrove 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 2
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 Phil Garner 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Moore 1.50
2 Jim Gott 1.00
3 Ray Fontenot 0.83
4 Len Barker 0.80
5 Mike Torrez 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 9
2 Mike Torrez 7
3 Mike Smithson 6
3 Fernando Valenzuela 6
3 Geoff Zahn 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .397
2 Wade Boggs .373
3 George Hendrick .343
4 Ray Knight .342
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 43
3 Willie Wilson 41
4 Tim Raines 37
5 Rudy Law 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.90
2 Nolan Ryan 2.09
3 Rick Honeycutt 2.20
4 Mario Soto 2.22
5 John Denny 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 Steve Bedrosian 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .477
2 Rickey Henderson .440
3 Larry Herndon .429
4 Terry Puhl .422
5 Lou Whitaker .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 5
2 Chris Chambliss 4
2 Carlton Fisk 4
2 Carney Lansford 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 15
1 Larry Parrish 15
3 Chris Chambliss 13
3 Cecil Cooper 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Brett Butler 7
3 Von Hayes 6
3 Rudy Law 6
3 Mookie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Warren Brusstar 0.00
2 Luis Leal 0.55
3 Dennis Lamp 1.17
3 Matt Young 1.17
5 Joe Price 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Joe Price 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
4 Howard Bailey 2
4 27 others 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 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Ron Davis 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .431
2 Ray Knight .414
3 Damaso Garcia .381
4 Chris Chambliss .380
5 Lou Whitaker .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 9
1 Jim Rice 9
3 Cecil Cooper 8
3 Carlton Fisk 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 26
1 Cecil Cooper 26
3 Dusty Baker 25
3 Greg Walker 25
5 Jim Rice 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 28
2 Tim Raines 19
3 Brett Butler 14
4 Von Hayes 13
4 Rudy Law 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 1.04
2 Luis Leal 1.52
3 Bob Welch 1.64
4 Nolan Ryan 1.66
5 John Denny 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Leal 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
3 Jim Beattie 4
3 John Candelaria 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 50
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Steve Carlton 40
4 Dave Righetti 39
5 Jack Morris 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 8
2 Salome Barojas 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Al Holland 5
2 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Wade Boggs .365
3 Al Oliver .328
4 George Brett .328
5 Bill Madlock .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Dwight Evans 38
3 Tony Armas 36
3 Eddie Murray 36
3 Dave Winfield 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 117
2 Cecil Cooper 116
3 Jim Rice 113
4 Mike Schmidt 112
4 Dave Winfield 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 98
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Julio Cruz 65
4 Willie Wilson 64
5 Mookie Wilson 63

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 287
2 Mario Soto 259
3 Nolan Ryan 205
4 Dave Stieb 200
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