On This Day

Tuesday, August 2, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 59 42 .584 --
Tigers 60 43 .583 0.0
Blue Jays 59 44 .573 1.0
Brewers 58 44 .569 1.5
Yankees 56 46 .549 3.5
Red Sox 52 51 .505 8.0
Indians 44 60 .423 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 55 48 .534 --
Angels 51 55 .481 5.5
Royals 48 52 .480 5.5
Rangers 49 54 .476 6.0
Athletics 49 58 .458 8.0
Twins 44 63 .411 13.0
Mariners 41 65 .387 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 49 .529 --
Phillies 52 49 .515 1.5
Cardinals 53 51 .510 2.0
Expos 52 51 .505 2.5
Cubs 48 57 .457 7.5
Mets 40 65 .381 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 65 42 .607 --
Dodgers 58 46 .558 5.5
Astros 53 51 .510 10.5
Padres 52 53 .495 12.0
Giants 52 54 .491 12.5
Reds 47 59 .443 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lloyd Moseby 5
1 Johnny Ray 5
1 Ted Simmons 5
4 Barry Bonnell 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Henderson 2
1 Steve Henderson 2
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 5
1 Carney Lansford 5
3 Dave Bergman 4
3 Steve Kemp 4
3 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ozzie Smith 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 29 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 1.20
1 Alejandro Pena 1.20
3 Mike Madden 1.00
4 Frank Pastore 0.71
5 Bert Blyleven 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 Tom Brennan 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 7
2 Bob Gibson 6
2 Mike Madden 6
2 Alejandro Pena 6
2 Pascual Perez 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bud Anderson 2
2 Dave Geisel 1
2 Dennis Lamp 1
2 Greg Minton 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .380
2 Rod Carew .367
3 George Brett .350
4 George Hendrick .332
5 Ray Knight .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 73
3 Lance Parrish 73
5 2 tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 69
2 Rudy Law 50
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Tim Raines 44
4 Willie Wilson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.32
3 Mario Soto 2.37
4 Alejandro Pena 2.38
5 John Denny 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 13
1 LaMarr Hoyt 13
1 Scott McGregor 13
1 Steve Rogers 13
5 6 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 175
2 Mario Soto 163
3 Larry McWilliams 142
4 Jack Morris 133
5 Dave Stieb 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Bob Stanley 20
3 Bill Caudill 19
3 Ron Davis 19
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Gantner .449
2 Don Mattingly .432
3 Tom Herr .432
4 Alan Trammell .426
5 Tony Phillips .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 6
2 Willie Aikens 5
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 19
2 Cecil Cooper 18
3 Don Baylor 16
3 Wade Boggs 16
3 Lance Parrish 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Lonnie Smith 14
3 Rudy Law 12
4 U. L. Washington 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
2 Aurelio Lopez 0.54
3 Tom Underwood 0.59
4 Luis DeLeon 0.64
5 Jamie Easterly 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 John Denny 3
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 28
2 Jose DeLeon 27
3 Jack Morris 25
3 Mario Soto 25
5 Fernando Valenzuela 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Dennis Lamp 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .434
2 Alan Trammell .408
3 Tom Herr .394
4 Jim Gantner .389
5 Paul Molitor .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 10
2 Greg Luzinski 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Willie Aikens 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 36
2 Carlton Fisk 31
3 Greg Luzinski 29
4 Ted Simmons 27
4 Dave Winfield 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 34
2 Rudy Law 19
3 Lonnie Smith 16
4 Brett Butler 12
4 3 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.94
2 Jose DeLeon 1.04
3 Tom Underwood 1.08
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.57
5 Dan Petry 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 John Denny 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
1 Joe Price 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 49
2 Larry McWilliams 44
3 Jack Morris 40
4 Floyd Bannister 39
4 2 others tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
3 Pete Ladd 6
3 Lee Smith 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Rod Carew .361
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Al Oliver .332
5 George Brett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
1 Dave Winfield 39
4 Dwight Evans 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 134
2 Eddie Murray 125
3 Dave Winfield 119
4 Gary Ward 118
5 Lance Parrish 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Rudy Law 67
4 Julio Cruz 66
5 2 tied 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.43
2 John Denny 2.64
3 Mario Soto 2.64
4 Dave Stieb 2.71
5 Joe Price 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 Jim Clancy 19
1 Richard Dotson 19
1 LaMarr Hoyt 19
1 Steve Rogers 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 283
2 Mario Soto 261
3 Larry McWilliams 195
3 Dave Stieb 195
5 Dave Righetti 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
2 Lee Smith 30
3 Ron Davis 29
4 Bill Caudill 27
4 Bruce Sutter 27