On This Day

Wednesday, August 10, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 47 .569 --
Tigers 63 48 .568 0.0
Brewers 63 48 .568 0.0
Yankees 62 49 .559 1.0
Blue Jays 61 51 .545 2.5
Red Sox 56 55 .505 7.0
Indians 48 65 .425 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 60 51 .541 --
Royals 54 55 .495 5.0
Rangers 54 58 .482 6.5
Athletics 55 60 .478 7.0
Angels 54 60 .474 7.5
Twins 47 68 .409 15.0
Mariners 45 69 .395 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 58 51 .532 --
Expos 58 53 .523 1.0
Pirates 57 55 .509 2.5
Cardinals 54 57 .486 5.0
Cubs 51 61 .455 8.5
Mets 45 68 .398 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 45 .605 --
Dodgers 61 50 .550 6.5
Astros 57 54 .514 10.5
Padres 56 57 .496 12.5
Giants 54 59 .478 14.5
Reds 52 62 .456 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ozzie Smith 4
2 Alan Bannister 3
2 Bruce Benedict 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Dann Bilardello 1
1 Bo Diaz 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Green 5
2 Dann Bilardello 4
3 Tony Armas 3
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Scott 2
2 Jamie Allen 1
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lary Sorensen 1.29
2 Jose DeLeon 1.14
3 Steve Carlton 0.83
4 Steve Trout 0.67
5 Dave Righetti 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Lary Sorensen 9
3 Jose DeLeon 8
4 Bruce Berenyi 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Bob Stanley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .370
2 Rod Carew .366
3 George Brett .335
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 George Hendrick .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 96
2 Andre Dawson 87
3 Dave Winfield 86
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 7 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 192
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 Bob Stanley 22
3 Bill Caudill 21
4 Ron Davis 19
5 Lee Smith 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .488
2 Ted Simmons .443
3 Paul Molitor .433
4 Eddie Murray .424
5 Joe Lefebvre .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
3 Paul Molitor 5
4 Willie Aikens 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 21
2 Ted Simmons 18
3 Cecil Cooper 17
4 Lance Parrish 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 10
2 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Rudy Law 8
2 Tim Raines 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
1 Salome Barojas 0.00
3 Steve Carlton 1.08
4 Nolan Ryan 1.13
5 Tom Burgmeier 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 5
2 Tim Conroy 3
2 John Denny 3
2 Moose Haas 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 38
2 Jose DeLeon 34
3 Jack Morris 30
4 Nolan Ryan 23
5 Mike Moore 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Dave Beard 4
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Al Holland 4
2 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .425
2 Don Mattingly .400
3 Wade Boggs .397
4 Lloyd Moseby .378
5 Carney Lansford .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Greg Luzinski 10
3 Carlton Fisk 9
3 Eddie Murray 9
3 Dave Winfield 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 40
2 Dave Winfield 39
3 Mike Schmidt 32
4 Carlton Fisk 30
5 Larry Herndon 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Rudy Law 20
3 Paul Molitor 15
3 Tim Raines 15
3 Lonnie Smith 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 1.27
2 Floyd Bannister 1.60
3 Tom Underwood 1.78
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.80
5 Aurelio Lopez 2.03

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 Steve Carlton 51
3 Mario Soto 46
4 Fernando Valenzuela 44
5 Jose DeLeon 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Wade Boggs .361
3 Bill Madlock .340
4 Ken Griffey .331
5 Al Oliver .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 40
2 Mike Schmidt 38
3 Eddie Murray 37
4 Tony Armas 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 133
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Dave Winfield 123
4 Andre Dawson 117
5 Gary Ward 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 95
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Rudy Law 69
4 Julio Cruz 66
5 Willie Wilson 59

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 5 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 290
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
4 2 others tied 27