On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 68 51 .571 --
Orioles 66 50 .569 0.5
Tigers 66 52 .559 1.5
Blue Jays 67 53 .558 1.5
Yankees 64 54 .542 3.5
Red Sox 58 61 .487 10.0
Indians 50 70 .417 18.5

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 53 .551 --
Royals 58 58 .500 6.0
Athletics 59 63 .484 8.0
Rangers 57 61 .483 8.0
Angels 57 63 .475 9.0
Twins 52 70 .426 15.0
Mariners 46 74 .383 20.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 54 .538 --
Pirates 62 56 .525 1.5
Expos 60 58 .508 3.5
Cardinals 57 61 .483 6.5
Cubs 54 66 .450 10.5
Mets 48 71 .403 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 50 .587 --
Dodgers 66 52 .559 3.5
Astros 63 56 .529 7.0
Padres 60 61 .496 11.0
Giants 57 64 .471 14.0
Reds 55 67 .451 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Raines 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Ivan de Jesus 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Jody Davis 1
1 Bo Diaz 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jody Davis 3
1 Duane Walker 3
3 Jose Cruz 2
3 Chili Davis 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 Johnnie LeMaster 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 1.50
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.78
3 John Candelaria 0.67
4 John Denny 0.64
5 Jeff Russell 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Holland 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Mike Krukow 1
1 Dave Rucker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 7
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 John Candelaria 4
3 Bryn Smith 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ben Hayes 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .377
2 Rod Carew .365
3 Bill Madlock .334
4 George Brett .332
5 Hal McRae .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Andre Dawson 26
3 Tony Armas 25
3 Cecil Cooper 25
3 5 others tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 101
2 Dave Winfield 94
3 Andre Dawson 92
4 Dale Murphy 84
4 Lance Parrish 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 74
2 Tim Raines 57
3 Rudy Law 55
4 Julio Cruz 48
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Nolan Ryan 2.36
3 John Denny 2.39
4 Rick Honeycutt 2.42
5 Alejandro Pena 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 15
1 Scott McGregor 15
1 Steve Rogers 15
4 Dave Dravecky 14
4 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 33
2 Bill Caudill 22
2 Ron Davis 22
2 Bob Stanley 22
5 Lee Smith 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Collins .488
2 Andy Van Slyke .439
3 Tim Wallach .412
4 Bruce Benedict .400
4 Robin Yount .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
3 Greg Brock 5
3 Gary Gaetti 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 22
2 Jose Cruz 16
3 Joe Morgan 14
4 Tom Brunansky 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Paul Molitor 8
3 Alan Wiggins 7
4 Bobby Brown 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Moose Haas 0.00
1 Chris Codiroli 0.00
1 Roy Thomas 0.00
5 John Butcher 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Chris Codiroli 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 John Denny 27
3 Bob Welch 24
4 Jack Morris 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Dave Beard 4
2 Pete Ladd 4
4 Bill Caudill 3
4 12 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .394
2 Don Mattingly .392
3 Wade Boggs .381
4 Tony Phillips .379
5 Bruce Benedict .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 11
2 Tom Brunansky 9
2 Lance Parrish 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 37
2 Cecil Cooper 30
3 Lance Parrish 27
3 Mike Schmidt 27
5 Alan Trammell 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.16
2 Roy Thomas 1.26
3 Steve Carlton 1.30
4 Tom Underwood 1.73
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 Jesse Orosco 6
3 John Denny 5
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 57
2 Steve Carlton 50
3 Jose DeLeon 49
4 Fernando Valenzuela 46
5 Mario Soto 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 12
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Pete Ladd 7
2 Dennis Lamp 7
2 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Rod Carew .364
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 Ken Griffey .333
5 Robin Yount .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 40
2 Eddie Murray 36
2 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Tony Armas 34
4 Andre Dawson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 134
2 Dave Winfield 126
3 Eddie Murray 122
4 Andre Dawson 116
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 94
2 Tim Raines 81
3 Rudy Law 69
4 Julio Cruz 63
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.33
2 Nolan Ryan 2.39
3 John Denny 2.60
4 Dave Stieb 2.60
5 Joe Price 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 20
1 Steve Rogers 20
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Jim Clancy 19
5 7 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 296
2 Mario Soto 245
3 Jack Morris 204
4 Fernando Valenzuela 197
5 2 tied 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 42
2 Ron Davis 29
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Bob Stanley 27
5 Bill Caudill 26