On This Day

Thursday, August 11, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 64 48 .571 --
Orioles 62 48 .564 1.0
Tigers 63 49 .563 1.0
Yankees 63 49 .563 1.0
Blue Jays 61 52 .540 3.5
Red Sox 56 55 .505 7.5
Indians 48 65 .425 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 61 51 .545 --
Royals 54 55 .495 5.5
Athletics 56 60 .483 7.0
Rangers 54 58 .482 7.0
Angels 54 60 .474 8.0
Twins 47 69 .405 16.0
Mariners 45 69 .395 17.0

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 58 .482 5.5
Cubs 52 61 .460 8.0
Mets 45 68 .398 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 45 .609 --
Dodgers 62 50 .554 6.5
Astros 58 54 .518 10.5
Padres 56 58 .491 13.5
Giants 54 60 .474 15.5
Reds 52 63 .452 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Paciorek 4
1 Ozzie Smith 4
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 Carlton Fisk 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 2
2 Greg Brock 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 5
2 Jose Cruz 4
2 Leon Durham 4
2 Tom Paciorek 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 2
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.57
2 Frank Viola 0.60
3 Ken Dayley 0.57
4 Jerry Reuss 0.55
5 Dave Rozema 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 11
2 Tom Niedenfuer 7
3 Jerry Reuss 6
4 Chuck Porter 5
4 Charlie Puleo 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 Dave Smith 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 Cecil Cooper 25
2 Andre Dawson 25
2 Dale Murphy 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 98
2 Andre Dawson 87
2 Dave Winfield 87
4 Dale Murphy 82
5 2 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Rudy Law 53
3 Tim Raines 51
4 Julio Cruz 47
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 .474
2 Joe Lefebvre .441
3 Ted Simmons .417
4 Eddie Murray .412
5 Garth Iorg .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 7
2 Greg Luzinski 6
3 Paul Molitor 5
4 Ron Cey 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 22
2 Lance Parrish 16
3 Cecil Cooper 15
3 Larry Herndon 15
3 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 8
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Paul Molitor 8
1 Tim Raines 8
5 Tony Bernazard 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
1 Salome Barojas 0.00
3 Jeff Lahti 0.73
4 Steve Carlton 1.08
5 Nolan Ryan 1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 38
2 Jack Morris 30
3 Jose DeLeon 27
4 Nolan Ryan 23
5 Floyd Bannister 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 4
1 Al Holland 4
1 Pete Ladd 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .435
2 Wade Boggs .393
3 Cecil Cooper .385
4 Don Mattingly .382
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 10
2 Greg Luzinski 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Cecil Cooper 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 41
2 Dave Winfield 40
3 Carlton Fisk 30
4 Mike Schmidt 26
4 Ted Simmons 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Rudy Law 20
3 Paul Molitor 15
3 Tim Raines 15
5 Lonnie Smith 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 1.27
2 Tom Underwood 1.78
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.80
4 Floyd Bannister 1.93
5 Aurelio Lopez 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 7
2 John Denny 6
2 Jesse Orosco 6
4 Rich Gossage 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 56
2 Steve Carlton 51
3 Floyd Bannister 50
4 Mario Soto 46
5 Fernando Valenzuela 44

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 .363
3 Bill Madlock .339
4 Ken Griffey .329
5 Al Oliver .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Eddie Murray 37
2 Mike Schmidt 37
4 Tony Armas 36
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 132
2 Eddie Murray 124
2 Dave Winfield 124
4 Andre Dawson 117
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 95
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Rudy Law 69
4 Julio Cruz 65
5 Willie Wilson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.18
2 Dave Stieb 2.56
3 Atlee Hammaker 2.60
4 Joe Price 2.62
5 Steve Rogers 2.69

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 290
2 Mario Soto 256
3 Jack Morris 199
3 Nolan Ryan 199
5 Fernando Valenzuela 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Lee Smith 29
3 Bill Caudill 28
4 Jeff Reardon 27
4 Bob Stanley 27