On This Day

Saturday, July 23, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 54 38 .587 --
Orioles 53 39 .576 1.0
Tigers 53 40 .570 1.5
Yankees 52 40 .565 2.0
Brewers 51 41 .554 3.0
Red Sox 47 46 .505 7.5
Indians 39 54 .419 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 48 45 .516 --
Rangers 48 47 .505 1.0
Angels 47 48 .495 2.0
Royals 44 45 .494 2.0
Athletics 43 53 .448 6.5
Twins 38 58 .396 11.5
Mariners 37 60 .381 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 47 45 .511 --
Expos 46 46 .500 1.0
Phillies 45 46 .495 1.5
Cardinals 46 48 .489 2.0
Cubs 43 52 .453 5.5
Mets 35 60 .368 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 60 37 .619 --
Dodgers 55 39 .585 3.5
Astros 50 45 .526 9.0
Padres 48 46 .511 10.5
Giants 47 48 .495 12.0
Reds 43 53 .448 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Kemp 4
1 Eddie Milner 4
3 Bruce Benedict 3
3 Bobby Grich 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 George Foster 1
2 Kiko Garcia 1
2 Johnny Grubb 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Chambers 4
1 Ken Landreaux 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
1 Bob Watson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 Jerry Royster 2
4 Barry Bonnell 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Stoddard 1.67
2 Ron Guidry 1.60
3 Jose DeLeon 1.12
4 Tim Conroy 0.90
5 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Conroy 9
1 Jose DeLeon 9
3 Ron Guidry 8
4 Bruce Berenyi 7
4 Jim Clancy 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 John Montefusco 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Rod Scurry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Wade Boggs .371
3 George Brett .352
4 Ray Knight .339
5 George Hendrick .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Ron Kittle 22
3 Tony Armas 21
3 Cecil Cooper 21
3 3 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 75
2 Andre Dawson 72
3 Dale Murphy 67
3 Jim Rice 67
5 Ron Kittle 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 58
2 Julio Cruz 45
3 Willie Wilson 43
4 Rudy Law 42
5 Tim Raines 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.19
3 John Denny 2.45
4 Mario Soto 2.46
5 Alejandro Pena 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 12
1 Ron Guidry 12
1 Rick Honeycutt 12
1 Steve Rogers 12
1 Rick Sutcliffe 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 154
2 Mario Soto 145
3 Larry McWilliams 122
4 Dave Stieb 121
5 Jack Morris 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 23
2 Bob Stanley 19
3 Bill Caudill 17
4 Ron Davis 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Driessen .475
2 Eddie Milner .429
3 Dusty Baker .423
4 Dave Collins .412
4 Jose Cruz .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
4 George Brett 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 20
2 Cecil Cooper 19
3 Dusty Baker 17
4 Cal Ripken 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Rudy Law 10
3 Lonnie Smith 7
3 U. L. Washington 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Price 0.64
2 Floyd Bannister 0.86
3 Dan Petry 1.08
4 Matt Keough 1.10
5 Aurelio Lopez 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Bailey 3
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Rick Camp 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 23
1 Rick Sutcliffe 23
3 Larry McWilliams 22
4 Jack Morris 21
4 Mario Soto 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Ladd 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Ron Davis 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 10 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Chambliss .400
2 Damaso Garcia .388
3 Brett Butler .387
4 Jerry Royster .382
5 Wade Boggs .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 10
2 Carlton Fisk 9
2 Greg Luzinski 9
4 Brian Downing 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 33
2 Dusty Baker 27
2 Carlton Fisk 27
4 Chris Chambliss 26
5 Pedro Guerrero 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Bob Dernier 15
2 Rudy Law 15
4 Tim Raines 13
5 Julio Cruz 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 1.01
2 Scott McGregor 1.48
3 Doug Sisk 1.78
4 Mark Thurmond 2.00
5 Dan Petry 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 5
1 Storm Davis 5
3 Floyd Bannister 4
3 Jim Beattie 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 43
2 Dave Righetti 39
3 Floyd Bannister 38
3 Storm Davis 38
3 Mario Soto 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Ladd 7
2 Steve Bedrosian 6
2 Ron Davis 6
4 Al Holland 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Wade Boggs .361
3 Bill Madlock .332
4 Al Oliver .331
5 George Brett .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Tony Armas 38
2 Dwight Evans 38
2 Eddie Murray 38
5 Dave Winfield 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 125
2 Eddie Murray 116
3 Dave Winfield 114
4 Gary Ward 110
5 4 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Julio Cruz 66
4 Willie Wilson 65
5 Mookie Wilson 63

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.39
2 Jim Palmer 2.57
3 John Denny 2.69
4 Atlee Hammaker 2.72
5 Dave Stieb 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 LaMarr Hoyt 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
2 Dave Stieb 19
2 Rick Sutcliffe 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 280
2 Mario Soto 259
3 Nolan Ryan 197
4 Dave Stieb 195
5 Larry McWilliams 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 35
2 Ron Davis 29
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Bill Caudill 26
4 3 others tied 26