On This Day

Monday, August 15, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 49 .570 --
Tigers 65 51 .560 1.0
Brewers 65 51 .560 1.0
Blue Jays 65 52 .556 1.5
Yankees 64 52 .552 2.0
Red Sox 58 58 .500 8.0
Indians 49 68 .419 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 63 53 .543 --
Royals 57 57 .500 5.0
Athletics 58 62 .483 7.0
Rangers 56 60 .483 7.0
Angels 56 62 .475 8.0
Twins 50 70 .417 15.0
Mariners 46 72 .390 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 52 .540 --
Pirates 61 55 .526 1.5
Expos 59 56 .513 3.0
Cardinals 55 61 .474 7.5
Cubs 52 65 .444 11.0
Mets 48 69 .410 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 48 .597 --
Dodgers 64 52 .552 5.5
Astros 61 55 .526 8.5
Padres 58 60 .492 12.5
Giants 56 62 .475 14.5
Reds 54 65 .454 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
4 Willie Aikens 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cruz 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 5
2 Jeffrey Leonard 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
4 John Lowenstein 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Keith Hernandez 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
3 Jamie Allen 1
3 Bill Almon 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Britt Burns 2.33
2 Gorman Heimueller 1.75
3 Steve Carlton 1.22
4 Dave Righetti 1.10
5 Bob Knepper 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
1 Dave Righetti 11
3 Bob Knepper 9
4 Britt Burns 7
4 Gorman Heimueller 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .378
2 Rod Carew .368
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 George Brett .330
5 Lonnie Smith .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Cecil Cooper 25
2 Andre Dawson 25
2 3 others tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 100
2 Dave Winfield 93
3 Andre Dawson 87
4 Dale Murphy 83
4 Mike Schmidt 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 72
2 Rudy Law 54
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 Rick Honeycutt 2.42
4 John Denny 2.44
5 Alejandro Pena 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 15
1 Scott McGregor 15
3 Dave Dravecky 14
3 Rick Honeycutt 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 203
2 Mario Soto 180
3 Jack Morris 165
4 Larry McWilliams 146
5 2 tied 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
2 Bill Caudill 22
2 Bob Stanley 22
4 Ron Davis 21
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andy Van Slyke .421
2 Joe Lefebvre .417
3 Lloyd Moseby .409
4 Wade Boggs .400
4 Tim Wallach .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 8
2 Larry Herndon 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Lloyd Moseby 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 25
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Tony Bernazard 14
3 Jose Cruz 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 8
2 Bobby Brown 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Tim Raines 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Moose Haas 0.00
1 Roy Thomas 0.00
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
4 Steve Carlton 0.25
5 Walt Terrell 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 40
2 Jack Morris 32
3 Bob Welch 24
4 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Dave Beard 4
2 Pete Ladd 4
2 Jesse Orosco 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .426
2 Wade Boggs .400
2 Don Mattingly .400
4 Alan Trammell .395
5 Joe Lefebvre .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Greg Luzinski 9
3 Lance Parrish 9
5 Larry Herndon 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Cecil Cooper 35
3 Mike Schmidt 30
4 Lance Parrish 27
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 20
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Lonnie Smith 17
4 Paul Molitor 15
5 Tim Raines 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.90
2 Jesse Orosco 1.35
3 Steve Carlton 2.08
3 Mike Madden 2.08
5 John Candelaria 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 John Denny 6
1 Jesse Orosco 6
4 Jim Clancy 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 57
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Fernando Valenzuela 52
4 Jose DeLeon 49
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Pete Ladd 9
3 Dennis Lamp 7
3 Kent Tekulve 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .369
2 Rod Carew .365
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 Ken Griffey .331
5 Robin Yount .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 134
2 Dave Winfield 130
3 Eddie Murray 125
4 Andre Dawson 114
5 Gary Ward 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 94
2 Tim Raines 75
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 2.60
4 Joe Price 2.62
5 John Denny 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 20
1 LaMarr Hoyt 20
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Steve Rogers 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 296
2 Mario Soto 260
3 Jack Morris 207
4 Fernando Valenzuela 204
5 Dave Righetti 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Ron Davis 28
2 Lee Smith 28
4 Bill Caudill 27
4 Bob Stanley 27