On This Day

Sunday, August 7, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 44 .585 --
Tigers 62 46 .574 1.0
Brewers 61 46 .570 1.5
Blue Jays 60 48 .556 3.0
Yankees 59 48 .551 3.5
Red Sox 54 54 .500 9.0
Indians 45 65 .409 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 58 50 .537 --
Royals 52 53 .495 4.5
Rangers 53 56 .486 5.5
Angels 53 58 .477 6.5
Athletics 53 59 .473 7.0
Twins 45 67 .402 15.0
Mariners 44 67 .396 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 56 50 .528 --
Expos 56 52 .519 1.0
Pirates 56 53 .514 1.5
Cardinals 53 56 .486 4.5
Cubs 50 60 .455 8.0
Mets 44 66 .400 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 44 .607 --
Dodgers 61 48 .560 5.5
Astros 56 53 .514 10.5
Padres 55 56 .495 12.5
Giants 53 58 .477 14.5
Reds 50 62 .446 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alan Bannister 4
1 Barry Bonnell 4
1 Julio Franco 4
1 Lou Whitaker 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Bando 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Mel Hall 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 4
1 Tim Raines 4
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 Larry Herndon 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Mark Bradley 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Manny Castillo 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.60
2 Marty Bystrom 1.20
3 Steve Rogers 1.00
4 Mike Krukow 0.83
5 Jon Matlack 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brennan 1
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
2 Neil Allen 6
2 Marty Bystrom 6
4 Tom Brennan 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Wade Boggs .369
3 George Brett .344
4 George Hendrick .331
5 Lou Whitaker .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 25
2 Cecil Cooper 24
2 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Tony Armas 23
4 4 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 93
2 Andre Dawson 86
3 Dave Winfield 81
4 Dale Murphy 76
4 Lance Parrish 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Rudy Law 52
3 Tim Raines 48
4 Julio Cruz 46
5 Willie Wilson 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Nolan Ryan 2.16
3 Rick Honeycutt 2.26
4 Mario Soto 2.41
5 Alejandro Pena 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 14
1 LaMarr Hoyt 14
1 Scott McGregor 14
1 Steve Rogers 14
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 182
2 Mario Soto 170
3 Larry McWilliams 145
4 Jack Morris 142
5 Dave Stieb 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 29
2 Bill Caudill 21
2 Bob Stanley 21
4 Ron Davis 19
5 Lee Smith 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .469
2 Ken Oberkfell .455
3 Billy Sample .444
4 Ted Simmons .433
5 Jim Gantner .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 6
1 Greg Luzinski 6
1 Lance Parrish 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
5 Ron Cey 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 20
2 Cecil Cooper 18
2 Greg Luzinski 18
4 Ted Simmons 17
5 Lance Parrish 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
1 Cecilio Guante 0.00
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
4 Juan Berenguer 0.56
5 Tom Underwood 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 4
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 John Denny 3
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Steve Carlton 28
2 Jack Morris 28
4 Jose DeLeon 26
5 Mario Soto 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Dennis Lamp 5
3 Bill Caudill 4
3 Al Holland 4
3 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .404
2 Wade Boggs .402
3 Jim Gantner .390
4 Don Mattingly .389
5 Ken Landreaux .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 11
2 Carlton Fisk 10
3 Chris Chambliss 9
3 Eddie Murray 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 39
2 Dave Winfield 35
3 Carlton Fisk 31
3 Greg Luzinski 31
5 Ted Simmons 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 28
2 Rudy Law 20
3 Lonnie Smith 16
4 Tim Raines 14
5 U. L. Washington 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 1.19
2 Jesse Orosco 1.27
3 Tom Underwood 1.38
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.42
5 Bill Laskey 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 John Denny 6
3 Jim Clancy 5
3 LaMarr Hoyt 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Jack Morris 49
3 Steve Carlton 47
4 Mario Soto 46
5 Larry McWilliams 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Pete Ladd 7
2 Dennis Lamp 7
2 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Bill Madlock .336
4 George Brett .333
5 Al Oliver .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 40
2 Eddie Murray 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Tony Armas 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 130
2 Eddie Murray 125
3 Dave Winfield 123
4 Andre Dawson 118
5 Gary Ward 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 96
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Rudy Law 69
4 Julio Cruz 66
5 Willie Wilson 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.18
2 Dave Stieb 2.56
3 Atlee Hammaker 2.60
4 Mario Soto 2.72
5 Steve Rogers 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 285
2 Mario Soto 258
3 Nolan Ryan 199
4 Larry McWilliams 196
5 Fernando Valenzuela 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Lee Smith 30
3 Bill Caudill 28
4 Ron Davis 27
5 3 tied 26