On This Day

Monday, August 8, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 45 .579 --
Tigers 63 47 .573 0.5
Brewers 62 47 .569 1.0
Yankees 61 48 .560 2.0
Blue Jays 60 50 .545 3.5
Red Sox 54 55 .495 9.0
Indians 46 65 .414 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 51 .536 --
Royals 53 54 .495 4.5
Rangers 54 56 .491 5.0
Athletics 54 59 .478 6.5
Angels 53 59 .473 7.0
Twins 46 67 .407 14.5
Mariners 44 68 .393 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 57 50 .533 --
Expos 56 53 .514 2.0
Pirates 56 54 .509 2.5
Cardinals 53 56 .486 5.0
Cubs 50 60 .455 8.5
Mets 45 66 .405 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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Sheridan 5
2 Larry Herndon 4
2 Roy Howell 4
2 Don Mattingly 4
2 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Joe Nolan 4
2 Carl Yastrzemski 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 4
2 Tim Raines 3
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.22
2 Rick Sutcliffe 0.70
3 Jerry Koosman 0.56
4 Tom Seaver 0.50
5 Bob McClure 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Tim Conroy 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 11
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7
3 Jerry Koosman 5
4 Larry Gura 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Dave Beard 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Rod Carew .370
3 George Brett .341
4 George Hendrick .331
5 Lou Whitaker .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Andre Dawson 25
3 Cecil Cooper 24
3 Ron Kittle 24
5 4 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 95
2 Andre Dawson 86
3 Dave Winfield 84
4 Mike Schmidt 79
5 Lance Parrish 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Rudy Law 53
3 Tim Raines 51
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 5 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 182
2 Mario Soto 170
3 Jack Morris 153
4 Larry McWilliams 145
5 Dave Stieb 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 30
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 Mike Marshall .429
4 Ted Simmons .426
5 Don Mattingly .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 6
1 Greg Luzinski 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
4 Tom Brunansky 5
4 Lance Parrish 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 21
2 Cecil Cooper 18
3 Larry Herndon 17
3 Greg Luzinski 17
3 Ted Simmons 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Paul Molitor 10
2 Tim Raines 10
4 Rudy Law 9
4 Lonnie Smith 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
2 Salome Barojas 0.63
3 Dan Quisenberry 0.67
4 Tom Underwood 0.71
5 Roy Thomas 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 5
2 Charles Hudson 4
3 Floyd Bannister 3
3 Tim Conroy 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 30
2 Nolan Ryan 29
3 Steve Carlton 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
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .411
2 Don Mattingly .395
3 Wade Boggs .390
4 Ken Landreaux .385
5 Lou Whitaker .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Carlton Fisk 9
3 Eddie Murray 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 39
2 Dave Winfield 38
3 Mike Schmidt 32
4 Greg Luzinski 31
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Rudy Law 21
3 Tim Raines 17
4 Paul Molitor 16
4 Lonnie Smith 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 1.15
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.20
3 Tom Underwood 1.38
4 Floyd Bannister 1.60
5 Dan Quisenberry 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 John Denny 6
1 Jesse Orosco 6
4 LaMarr Hoyt 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 60
2 Steve Carlton 47
3 Mario Soto 46
4 Larry McWilliams 45
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Pete Ladd 8
3 Ron Davis 7
3 Dennis Lamp 7
3 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Rod Carew .365
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 George Brett .333
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Eddie Murray 38
4 Dwight Evans 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 132
2 Eddie Murray 125
2 Dave Winfield 125
4 Andre Dawson 116
5 Mike Schmidt 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 96
2 Tim Raines 79
3 Rudy Law 70
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 2.69
5 Steve Rogers 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 20
2 Jim Clancy 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
4 Steve Carlton 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 285
2 Mario Soto 250
3 Jack Morris 199
3 Nolan Ryan 199
5 Larry McWilliams 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Lee Smith 29
3 Bill Caudill 28
4 Ron Davis 27
5 3 tied 26