On This Day

Thursday, July 28, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 40 .583 --
Tigers 56 41 .577 0.5
Yankees 55 41 .573 1.0
Blue Jays 55 42 .567 1.5
Brewers 53 43 .552 3.0
Red Sox 50 48 .510 7.0
Indians 40 58 .408 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 51 47 .520 --
Royals 47 46 .505 1.5
Rangers 49 50 .495 2.5
Angels 48 51 .485 3.5
Athletics 45 56 .446 7.5
Twins 42 59 .416 10.5
Mariners 38 63 .376 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 47 .525 --
Cardinals 52 48 .520 0.5
Phillies 48 47 .505 2.0
Expos 50 49 .505 2.0
Cubs 46 53 .465 6.0
Mets 37 63 .370 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 39 .614 --
Dodgers 56 42 .571 4.5
Astros 50 49 .505 11.0
Padres 49 50 .495 12.0
Giants 48 52 .480 13.5
Reds 45 56 .446 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Hendrick 6
2 Willie McGee 4
2 Ozzie Smith 4
4 Andre Dawson 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Ramsey 3
1 Ozzie Smith 3
3 Mike Easler 2
3 George Hendrick 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 2
1 Alan Trammell 2
3 David Green 1
3 Garry Maddox 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.00
2 Larry McWilliams 0.78
3 Bob Knepper 0.50
3 Steve Rogers 0.50
5 John Stuper 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Larry McWilliams 1
1 Dan Petry 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Larry McWilliams 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
4 Carlos Diaz 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 1
1 Rod Scurry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Wade Boggs .372
3 George Brett .352
4 George Hendrick .337
5 Bill Madlock .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 23
1 Ron Kittle 23
1 Jim Rice 23
1 Mike Schmidt 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 83
2 Andre Dawson 78
3 Dale Murphy 68
4 Jim Rice 67
5 3 tied 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 62
2 Rudy Law 47
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Tim Raines 43
4 Willie Wilson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.06
3 Nolan Ryan 2.39
4 John Denny 2.40
5 Mario Soto 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 13
1 Steve Rogers 13
3 Dave Dravecky 12
3 Ron Guidry 12
3 4 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 163
2 Mario Soto 156
3 Larry McWilliams 135
4 Jack Morris 123
5 Dave Stieb 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 26
2 Bob Stanley 19
3 Bill Caudill 18
3 Ron Davis 18
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .465
2 Jim Gantner .447
3 Lee Lacy .441
4 Wade Boggs .441
5 Bill Russell .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 George Brett 5
3 Carlton Fisk 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 22
2 Carlton Fisk 20
3 Wade Boggs 19
4 Dave Winfield 16
5 5 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Rudy Law 13
3 Lonnie Smith 12
4 Willie McGee 9
5 U. L. Washington 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Neil Allen 0.00
2 Lee Smith 0.73
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.02
4 Dan Petry 1.19
5 John Candelaria 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 26
1 Jack Morris 26
1 Mario Soto 26
4 Charlie Hough 24
4 Fernando Valenzuela 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Pete Ladd 4
2 Dennis Lamp 4
4 Ron Davis 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .402
2 Lonnie Smith .397
3 Dusty Baker .383
4 Eddie Milner .381
5 Brett Butler .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 10
2 Cecil Cooper 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 35
2 Wade Boggs 30
2 Carlton Fisk 30
4 Jeffrey Leonard 29
5 George Brett 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 30
2 Rudy Law 18
3 Willie McGee 16
4 Lonnie Smith 14
5 Bob Dernier 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.72
2 Joe Price 1.73
3 Scott McGregor 1.81
4 Mark Thurmond 1.93
5 Neil Allen 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Joe Price 5
3 Neil Allen 4
3 Floyd Bannister 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Dave Righetti 42
4 Larry McWilliams 41
5 Floyd Bannister 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 8
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Steve Bedrosian 6
3 Pete Ladd 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .363
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 Al Oliver .332
5 Doug DeCinces .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Dwight Evans 39
3 Eddie Murray 38
4 Tony Armas 37
5 Dave Winfield 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 130
2 Eddie Murray 119
3 Gary Ward 113
3 Dave Winfield 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 97
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Julio Cruz 66
4 Rudy Law 65
5 Mookie Wilson 63

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.40
2 Jim Palmer 2.52
3 Joe Price 2.61
4 John Denny 2.64
5 Mario Soto 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 LaMarr Hoyt 19
1 Steve Rogers 19
1 Rick Sutcliffe 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 281
2 Mario Soto 263
3 Dave Stieb 194
4 Larry McWilliams 193
5 Fernando Valenzuela 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Ron Davis 29
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Bruce Sutter 27
5 3 tied 26