On This Day

Tuesday, August 9, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 46 .574 --
Tigers 63 48 .568 0.5
Brewers 62 48 .564 1.0
Yankees 61 49 .555 2.0
Blue Jays 61 50 .550 2.5
Red Sox 55 55 .500 8.0
Indians 47 65 .420 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 60 51 .541 --
Royals 54 54 .500 4.5
Rangers 54 57 .486 6.0
Athletics 55 59 .482 6.5
Angels 54 59 .478 7.0
Twins 46 68 .404 15.5
Mariners 44 69 .389 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 57 51 .528 --
Expos 57 53 .518 1.0
Pirates 57 54 .514 1.5
Cardinals 53 57 .482 5.0
Cubs 51 60 .459 7.5
Mets 45 67 .402 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 44 .611 --
Dodgers 61 49 .555 6.5
Astros 56 54 .509 11.5
Padres 56 56 .500 12.5
Giants 53 59 .473 15.5
Reds 51 62 .451 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garth Iorg 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
3 Bob Bailor 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Kevin Bass 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Grich 3
2 Tony Armas 2
2 Benny Ayala 2
2 Kevin Bass 2
2 26 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Trammell 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 Bob Brenly 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Denny 1.43
2 Tim Lollar 0.86
3 Phil Niekro 0.78
4 Joe Niekro 0.75
5 John Tudor 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Charlie Lea 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 10
2 John Tudor 8
3 Charlie Lea 7
3 Phil Niekro 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Wade Boggs .371
3 George Brett .337
4 George Hendrick .330
5 Bill Madlock .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Andre Dawson 25
3 Tony Armas 24
3 Cecil Cooper 24
3 Ron Kittle 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 96
2 Andre Dawson 87
3 Dave Winfield 84
4 Mike Schmidt 79
5 Lance Parrish 78

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 Alejandro Pena 2.43
4 Mario Soto 2.48
5 Rick Honeycutt 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 14
1 LaMarr Hoyt 14
1 Scott McGregor 14
1 Steve Rogers 14
5 6 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 182
2 Mario Soto 176
3 Jack Morris 153
4 Larry McWilliams 145
5 Dave Stieb 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 30
2 Bill Caudill 21
2 Bob Stanley 21
4 Ron Davis 19
5 Lee Smith 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .500
2 Ted Simmons .443
3 Bobby Grich .435
4 Eddie Murray .432
5 Ken Oberkfell .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
3 Lance Parrish 5
4 Willie Aikens 4
4 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 19
1 Dave Winfield 19
3 Larry Herndon 17
3 Lance Parrish 17
3 Ted Simmons 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Paul Molitor 10
3 Rudy Law 9
4 Tim Raines 8
4 Lonnie Smith 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
1 Salome Barojas 0.00
1 Steve Bedrosian 0.00
4 Roy Thomas 0.73
5 Terry Forster 0.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 30
2 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Fernando Valenzuela 29
4 Steve Carlton 28
5 Jose DeLeon 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Dave Beard 4
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Al Holland 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .418
2 Wade Boggs .398
3 Don Mattingly .398
4 Carney Lansford .389
5 Lloyd Moseby .381

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 40
2 Dave Winfield 37
3 Mike Schmidt 32
4 Carlton Fisk 30
4 Ted Simmons 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Rudy Law 20
3 Paul Molitor 16
3 Tim Raines 16
5 Lonnie Smith 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 1.19
2 Floyd Bannister 1.60
3 Tom Underwood 1.78
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.80
5 Jose DeLeon 1.97

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 56
2 Mario Soto 52
3 Fernando Valenzuela 44
4 Steve Carlton 41
4 Nolan Ryan 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Pete Ladd 8
3 Dennis Lamp 7
3 Lee Smith 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Wade Boggs .362
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 Ken Griffey .334
5 George Brett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Eddie Murray 37
4 Tony Armas 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 133
2 Eddie Murray 124
2 Dave Winfield 124
4 Andre Dawson 117
5 Mike Schmidt 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 95
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Rudy Law 70
4 Julio Cruz 66
5 Willie Wilson 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.18
2 Dave Stieb 2.48
3 Atlee Hammaker 2.60
4 Joe Price 2.68
5 John Denny 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 285
2 Mario Soto 256
3 Fernando Valenzuela 200
4 Jack Morris 199
4 Nolan Ryan 199

Saves

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