On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 42 .596 --
Tigers 61 45 .575 2.0
Blue Jays 60 46 .566 3.0
Brewers 59 46 .562 3.5
Yankees 58 47 .552 4.5
Red Sox 54 52 .509 9.0
Indians 44 63 .411 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 56 50 .528 --
Royals 50 53 .485 4.5
Rangers 51 55 .481 5.0
Angels 52 57 .477 5.5
Athletics 51 59 .464 7.0
Twins 45 65 .409 13.0
Mariners 43 66 .394 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 51 .523 --
Phillies 54 50 .519 0.5
Expos 54 52 .509 1.5
Cardinals 53 54 .495 3.0
Cubs 50 58 .463 6.5
Mets 42 66 .389 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 67 43 .609 --
Dodgers 60 47 .561 5.5
Astros 54 53 .505 11.5
Padres 53 55 .491 13.0
Giants 53 56 .486 13.5
Reds 49 60 .450 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Bonilla 3
1 Gary Carter 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Chili Davis 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnnie LeMaster 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Harold Baines 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Herr 5
2 Johnnie LeMaster 4
2 Joe Morgan 4
2 Dave Winfield 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 Von Hayes 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.50
2 Mike Boddicker 1.00
3 Moose Haas 0.83
4 Mike Smithson 0.62
5 Jose DeLeon 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9
2 Mike Boddicker 8
2 Jose DeLeon 8
4 Moose Haas 5
4 Mike Smithson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Odell Jones 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Wade Boggs .370
3 George Brett .346
4 Bill Madlock .334
5 George Hendrick .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 24
2 Tony Armas 23
2 Andre Dawson 23
2 Ron Kittle 23
2 3 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 91
2 Andre Dawson 82
3 Dave Winfield 78
4 Dale Murphy 76
5 Lance Parrish 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Rudy Law 52
3 Tim Raines 47
4 Julio Cruz 45
5 Willie Wilson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Nolan Ryan 2.24
3 Rick Honeycutt 2.26
4 Alejandro Pena 2.38
5 Mario Soto 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 14
1 Scott McGregor 14
3 Dave Dravecky 13
3 LaMarr Hoyt 13
3 Steve Rogers 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 175
2 Mario Soto 170
3 Larry McWilliams 142
3 Jack Morris 142
5 Dave Stieb 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 28
2 Bob Stanley 21
3 Bill Caudill 20
4 Ron Davis 19
5 Lee Smith 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .469
2 Ken Oberkfell .444
3 Alan Trammell .424
4 Don Mattingly .419
5 Mike Marshall .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
3 Ron Cey 5
3 Greg Luzinski 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 19
2 Cecil Cooper 18
3 Greg Luzinski 17
4 Ben Oglivie 16
4 Lance Parrish 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Rudy Law 12
3 Lonnie Smith 10
4 Ryne Sandberg 9
5 Tim Raines 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
1 Tom Underwood 0.00
1 Luis DeLeon 0.00
1 Cecilio Guante 0.00
5 Juan Berenguer 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 5
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 Jim Clancy 3
2 John Denny 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 35
2 Jack Morris 28
3 Mario Soto 25
4 Ron Guidry 24
4 Fernando Valenzuela 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Lamp 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Ron Davis 4
3 Al Holland 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .405
2 Tom Herr .404
3 Jim Gantner .393
4 Alan Trammell .386
5 Mike Marshall .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 10
2 Greg Luzinski 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
4 Ron Cey 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 37
2 Dave Winfield 32
3 Carlton Fisk 30
4 Greg Luzinski 28
5 Ted Simmons 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 28
2 Rudy Law 20
3 Lonnie Smith 16
4 Tim Raines 13
4 U. L. Washington 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.94
2 Floyd Bannister 1.18
3 Jesse Orosco 1.32
4 Bill Laskey 1.52
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 6
2 Floyd Bannister 5
2 Jim Clancy 5
2 Scott McGregor 5
2 Jesse Orosco 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 49
2 Mario Soto 46
3 Nolan Ryan 45
4 Larry McWilliams 42
5 Steve Carlton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Lee Smith 7
4 Al Holland 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 George Brett .335
5 Al Oliver .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 40
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Eddie Murray 38
4 Tony Armas 35
4 Dwight Evans 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 131
2 Eddie Murray 125
3 Dave Winfield 123
4 Andre Dawson 114
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 97
2 Tim Raines 79
3 Rudy Law 69
4 Julio Cruz 66
5 2 tied 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.33
2 Dave Stieb 2.67
3 Joe Price 2.71
4 Mario Soto 2.72
5 Joe Niekro 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 20
2 Richard Dotson 19
2 LaMarr Hoyt 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 278
2 Mario Soto 258
3 Nolan Ryan 199
3 Fernando Valenzuela 199
5 Larry McWilliams 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Lee Smith 31
3 Ron Davis 28
4 Bill Caudill 27
4 Jeff Reardon 27