On This Day

Sunday, July 31, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 59 40 .596 --
Tigers 59 42 .584 1.0
Blue Jays 57 43 .570 2.5
Yankees 56 43 .566 3.0
Brewers 55 44 .556 4.0
Red Sox 51 50 .505 9.0
Indians 41 60 .406 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 53 48 .525 --
Royals 48 49 .495 3.0
Rangers 49 53 .480 4.5
Angels 49 54 .476 5.0
Athletics 48 57 .457 7.0
Twins 43 61 .413 11.5
Mariners 40 64 .385 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 49 .524 --
Phillies 51 48 .515 1.0
Cardinals 53 50 .515 1.0
Expos 52 50 .510 1.5
Cubs 47 56 .456 7.0
Mets 39 65 .375 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 64 41 .610 --
Dodgers 57 45 .559 5.5
Astros 52 50 .510 10.5
Padres 51 52 .495 12.0
Giants 51 53 .490 12.5
Reds 46 58 .442 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marvell Wynne 6
2 Toby Harrah 5
2 Alan Trammell 5
4 George Brett 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Trammell 5
2 Willie Aikens 4
2 Don Baylor 4
2 Jason Thompson 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Bake McBride 2
1 Gary Redus 2
4 Bob Bailor 1
4 25 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 2.75
2 Ken Schrom 1.14
3 Joe Niekro 1.12
4 Bruce Berenyi 1.00
4 Burt Hooton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 2
2 Mike Armstrong 1
2 Jim Barr 1
2 Mike Boddicker 1
2 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 11
2 Joe Niekro 9
3 Ken Schrom 8
3 Matt Young 8
5 Bruce Berenyi 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bud Anderson 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .374
2 Rod Carew .365
3 George Brett .353
4 George Hendrick .333
5 Hal McRae .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 24
2 Andre Dawson 23
2 Ron Kittle 23
2 Jim Rice 23
2 Mike Schmidt 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 89
2 Andre Dawson 80
3 Dale Murphy 71
4 Eddie Murray 70
4 Lance Parrish 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 65
2 Rudy Law 49
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Tim Raines 44
5 Willie Wilson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.32
3 Mario Soto 2.37
4 John Denny 2.41
5 Nolan Ryan 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 13
1 Scott McGregor 13
1 Steve Rogers 13
4 Dave Dravecky 12
4 6 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 163
1 Mario Soto 163
3 Larry McWilliams 135
4 Jack Morris 133
5 Dave Stieb 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Bill Caudill 19
2 Ron Davis 19
2 Bob Stanley 19
5 Aurelio Lopez 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Gantner .471
2 Carlton Fisk .434
3 Scott Fletcher .429
4 Don Baylor .422
5 Alan Trammell .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 6
1 Carlton Fisk 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Ron Cey 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 24
2 Carlton Fisk 20
3 Wade Boggs 16
3 Lance Parrish 16
5 Dave Winfield 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 13
1 Lonnie Smith 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
4 U. L. Washington 10
5 Willie McGee 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
2 Bud Anderson 0.69
2 Tom Underwood 0.69
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.73
5 Luis DeLeon 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 Jim Clancy 3
2 John Denny 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 27
2 Jack Morris 25
2 Mario Soto 25
4 Fernando Valenzuela 24
5 Mike Krukow 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .406
2 Wade Boggs .404
3 Jim Gantner .385
4 Paul Molitor .377
5 Jose Cruz .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 10
1 Carlton Fisk 10
1 Eddie Murray 10
4 Mike Schmidt 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 39
2 Carlton Fisk 31
3 Wade Boggs 27
4 George Brett 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 33
2 Rudy Law 19
3 Lonnie Smith 15
4 Willie McGee 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 1.01
2 Jose DeLeon 1.04
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.72
4 Joe Price 1.98
5 Mark Thurmond 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 6
2 Scott McGregor 5
2 Joe Niekro 5
2 Joe Price 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 46
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Jack Morris 40
4 Dave Righetti 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 8
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Pete Ladd 7
4 Steve Bedrosian 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .359
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Al Oliver .334
5 George Brett .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Eddie Murray 39
3 Dwight Evans 38
4 Tony Armas 37
4 Dave Winfield 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 135
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Gary Ward 115
3 Dave Winfield 115
5 Andre Dawson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 96
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Rudy Law 67
4 Julio Cruz 66
5 Mookie Wilson 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.42
2 Jim Palmer 2.52
3 John Denny 2.64
4 Mario Soto 2.64
5 Dave Stieb 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 19
1 Richard Dotson 19
1 Steve Rogers 19
4 Steve Carlton 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 271
2 Mario Soto 261
3 Fernando Valenzuela 198
4 Dave Righetti 195
4 2 others tied 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Ron Davis 30
3 Lee Smith 29
4 Bill Caudill 27
4 Bruce Sutter 27