On This Day

Thursday, August 25, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 73 53 .579 --
Orioles 71 52 .577 0.5
Tigers 71 54 .568 1.5
Yankees 69 56 .552 3.5
Blue Jays 70 57 .551 3.5
Red Sox 60 66 .476 13.0
Indians 54 74 .422 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 56 .556 --
Royals 62 63 .496 7.5
Athletics 63 67 .485 9.0
Angels 59 68 .465 11.5
Rangers 59 68 .465 11.5
Twins 56 72 .438 15.0
Mariners 48 79 .378 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 60 .512 --
Pirates 64 61 .512 0.0
Cardinals 62 62 .500 1.5
Expos 61 63 .492 2.5
Cubs 56 70 .444 8.5
Mets 52 73 .416 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 52 .591 --
Dodgers 72 52 .581 1.5
Astros 66 60 .524 8.5
Padres 64 63 .504 11.0
Giants 60 67 .472 15.0
Reds 58 70 .453 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank White 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Butch Davis 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 George Brett 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Wockenfuss 3
1 Ned Yost 3
3 George Brett 2
3 Jeff Burroughs 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wayne Tolleson 2
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Marty Castillo 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 1.00
2 Dave Stieb 0.83
3 Storm Davis 0.75
4 Juan Berenguer 0.67
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 11
2 Bob Knepper 5
2 Jon Matlack 5
2 Dave Stieb 5
2 Frank Viola 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Rod Scurry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Bill Madlock .329
4 George Hendrick .329
5 Alan Trammell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 29
2 Andre Dawson 28
2 Jim Rice 28
2 Mike Schmidt 28
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 106
2 Andre Dawson 96
3 Dave Winfield 95
4 Lance Parrish 91
4 Jim Rice 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 89
2 Rudy Law 59
3 Tim Raines 58
4 Julio Cruz 49
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.96
2 John Denny 2.33
3 Rick Honeycutt 2.33
4 Alejandro Pena 2.38
5 Nolan Ryan 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 16
1 Jack Morris 16
3 Ron Guidry 15
3 Rick Honeycutt 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 219
2 Mario Soto 192
3 Jack Morris 181
4 Larry McWilliams 149
4 Dave Stieb 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 35
2 Ron Davis 25
3 Bob Stanley 24
4 Bill Caudill 22
5 Lee Smith 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .476
2 Keith Hernandez .415
3 Alan Trammell .414
4 Bruce Benedict .400
4 Willie Wilson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Tony Armas 4
2 Greg Brock 4
2 Tom Brunansky 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Jose Cruz 14
3 Leon Durham 13
3 Lloyd Moseby 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Alan Wiggins 10
3 Tim Raines 7
4 Bobby Brown 6
4 Rudy Law 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gorman Heimueller 0.00
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.00
3 John Stuper 0.36
4 Tom Candiotti 0.50
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 Tippy Martinez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 30
2 Jack Morris 28
3 Steve Carlton 27
4 Floyd Bannister 26
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Bill Dawley 3
3 Luis DeLeon 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .400
2 Rickey Henderson .376
3 Alan Trammell .376
4 Kent Hrbek .372
5 Ted Simmons .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 9
2 Tony Armas 8
2 Lance Parrish 8
4 Tom Brunansky 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Parrish 30
1 Dave Winfield 30
3 Cecil Cooper 29
4 Ted Simmons 28
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 29
2 Rudy Law 15
2 Tim Raines 15
4 Paul Molitor 13
4 Alan Wiggins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Salome Barojas 0.36
2 Roy Thomas 1.01
3 John Butcher 1.42
4 John Stuper 1.50
5 Steve Carlton 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Jesse Orosco 6
4 Moose Haas 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 65
2 Jose DeLeon 64
3 Jack Morris 58
4 Floyd Bannister 42
4 2 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Al Holland 6
3 Pete Ladd 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Bill Madlock .330
4 Alan Trammell .327
5 George Hendrick .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 39
2 Tony Armas 36
2 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Eddie Murray 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 137
2 Dave Winfield 124
3 Eddie Murray 117
4 Lance Parrish 115
5 Andre Dawson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 102
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Rudy Law 71
4 Julio Cruz 63
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.24
2 John Denny 2.39
3 Nolan Ryan 2.46
4 Dave Stieb 2.54
5 Joe Price 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 21
2 Steve Rogers 20
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Jack Morris 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 305
2 Mario Soto 253
3 Jack Morris 220
4 Dave Stieb 200
5 Nolan Ryan 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 42
2 Ron Davis 31
3 Lee Smith 28
3 Bob Stanley 28
5 Bill Caudill 26