On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 64 49 .566 --
Brewers 64 49 .566 0.0
Orioles 62 49 .559 1.0
Yankees 63 50 .558 1.0
Blue Jays 62 52 .544 2.5
Red Sox 56 55 .505 7.0
Indians 48 66 .421 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 51 .549 --
Royals 54 55 .495 6.0
Rangers 55 58 .487 7.0
Athletics 56 61 .479 8.0
Angels 54 61 .470 9.0
Twins 48 69 .410 16.0
Mariners 46 69 .400 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 59 51 .536 --
Expos 58 54 .518 2.0
Pirates 58 55 .513 2.5
Cardinals 54 59 .478 6.5
Cubs 52 62 .456 9.0
Mets 46 68 .404 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 70 46 .603 --
Dodgers 63 50 .558 5.5
Astros 59 54 .522 9.5
Padres 56 59 .487 13.5
Giants 54 61 .470 15.5
Reds 53 63 .457 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Pat Putnam 4
3 Darrell Brown 3
3 Dave Concepcion 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Trammell 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
3 Gary Carter 1
3 Kirk Gibson 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Trammell 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
3 Steve Henderson 3
3 Tony Pena 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 David Green 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
3 Rich Dauer 1
3 Phil Garner 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walt Terrell 1.17
2 Marty Bystrom 1.14
3 LaMarr Hoyt 1.00
4 Bob Welch 0.86
5 Frank Tanana 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 LaMarr Hoyt 9
2 Marty Bystrom 8
3 Walt Terrell 7
4 Bob Welch 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Wade Boggs .370
3 George Brett .335
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 Lonnie Smith .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Cecil Cooper 25
2 Andre Dawson 25
2 2 others tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 99
2 Dave Winfield 91
3 Andre Dawson 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 2.18
3 Alejandro Pena 2.43
4 Mario Soto 2.48
5 Rick Honeycutt 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 15
2 Rick Honeycutt 14
2 Scott McGregor 14
2 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 146
5 Dave Stieb 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 30
2 Bill Caudill 22
2 Bob Stanley 22
4 Ron Davis 20
5 Lee Smith 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .472
2 Joe Lefebvre .459
3 Ted Simmons .406
4 Tim Wallach .404
5 Billy Sample .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 9
2 Greg Luzinski 6
3 Paul Molitor 5
4 Ron Cey 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 26
2 Cecil Cooper 16
2 Lance Parrish 16
2 Ted Simmons 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 8
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Paul Molitor 8
1 Tim Raines 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
1 Salome Barojas 0.00
1 Roy Thomas 0.00
4 Steve Carlton 0.34
5 Jeff Lahti 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 5
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 Tim Conroy 3
2 Moose Haas 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 30
2 Steve Carlton 29
3 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Jose DeLeon 27
5 Bob Welch 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 4
1 Bill Caudill 4
1 Pete Ladd 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .444
2 Wade Boggs .395
3 Don Mattingly .386
4 Alan Trammell .381
5 Pat Sheridan .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 12
2 Greg Luzinski 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Cecil Cooper 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 42
2 Cecil Cooper 39
3 Carlton Fisk 28
4 Larry Herndon 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Rudy Law 20
3 Lonnie Smith 16
4 Paul Molitor 14
4 Tim Raines 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 1.27
2 Dan Quisenberry 1.29
3 Tom Underwood 1.98
4 Phil Niekro 2.18
5 Jack Morris 2.19

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 56
2 Steve Carlton 51
3 Nolan Ryan 46
3 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 .369
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 Al Oliver .329
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 43
2 Eddie Murray 37
2 Mike Schmidt 37
4 Tony Armas 35
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 133
2 Dave Winfield 128
3 Eddie Murray 124
4 Andre Dawson 117
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 93
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Rudy Law 68
4 Julio Cruz 63
5 2 tied 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.28
2 Atlee Hammaker 2.41
3 Dave Stieb 2.56
4 Joe Price 2.62
5 John Denny 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 21
2 Jim Clancy 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
4 Steve Carlton 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 290
2 Mario Soto 256
3 Nolan Ryan 198
4 Fernando Valenzuela 196
5 Jack Morris 195

Saves

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