On This Day

Friday, August 26, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 52 .581 --
Brewers 73 54 .575 0.5
Tigers 72 54 .571 1.0
Yankees 70 56 .556 3.0
Blue Jays 70 58 .547 4.0
Red Sox 61 66 .480 12.5
Indians 55 74 .426 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 57 .551 --
Royals 63 63 .500 6.5
Athletics 64 67 .489 8.0
Angels 59 69 .461 11.5
Rangers 59 69 .461 11.5
Twins 56 73 .434 15.0
Mariners 48 80 .375 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 64 60 .516 --
Pirates 65 61 .516 0.0
Cardinals 62 63 .496 2.5
Expos 62 63 .496 2.5
Cubs 56 71 .441 9.5
Mets 52 74 .413 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 53 .586 --
Dodgers 72 53 .576 1.5
Astros 67 60 .528 7.5
Padres 64 64 .500 11.0
Giants 61 67 .477 14.0
Reds 59 70 .457 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeffrey Leonard 4
1 Pat Sheridan 4
3 Willie Aikens 3
3 Dann Bilardello 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Dann Bilardello 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeffrey Leonard 5
2 Manny Trillo 4
2 Joel Youngblood 4
4 Willie Aikens 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Jim Anderson 1
2 Leon Durham 1
2 Jack Fimple 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.50
2 Larry McWilliams 1.14
3 Mike Boddicker 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Steve Trout 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 9
2 Larry McWilliams 8
3 Kevin Gross 7
4 Dave Righetti 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Rod Carew .353
3 George Hendrick .330
4 Alan Trammell .328
5 Bill Madlock .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Tony Armas 29
3 Andre Dawson 28
3 Mike Schmidt 28
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 107
2 Andre Dawson 97
3 Dave Winfield 96
4 Jim Rice 94
5 Lance Parrish 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 89
2 Tim Raines 60
3 Rudy Law 59
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 2.47

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 157
5 Dave Stieb 149

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .444
2 Alan Trammell .421
3 Keith Hernandez .409
4 Willie Wilson .400
5 Dave Collins .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
2 Tony Pena 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Tom Brunansky 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 21
2 Jeffrey Leonard 16
3 Tony Pena 14
4 George Foster 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Alan Wiggins 10
3 Tim Raines 9
4 Julio Franco 6
4 Rudy Law 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gorman Heimueller 0.00
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.00
3 John Stuper 0.38
4 Tom Candiotti 0.50
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 Tippy Martinez 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 30
2 Jack Morris 28
3 Steve Carlton 27
4 Floyd Bannister 24
5 Dave Righetti 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Bill Dawley 4
4 Luis DeLeon 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .400
2 Alan Trammell .373
3 Lloyd Moseby .367
4 Rickey Henderson .366
5 Don Mattingly .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 9
2 Tony Armas 7
2 Tom Brunansky 7
2 Andre Dawson 7
2 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 31
2 Lance Parrish 29
2 Ted Simmons 29
4 Cecil Cooper 28
5 Jim Rice 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Rudy Law 14
4 Paul Molitor 13
4 Alan Wiggins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Salome Barojas 0.35
2 John Stuper 1.50
3 Steve Carlton 1.69
4 Neal Heaton 1.73
5 Charlie Lea 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Jesse Orosco 6
3 Floyd Bannister 5
3 Mike Boddicker 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 65
2 Jose DeLeon 64
3 Jack Morris 58
4 Floyd Bannister 45
5 2 tied 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Bill Madlock .329
4 Alan Trammell .328
5 George Hendrick .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 39
2 Tony Armas 36
2 Jim Rice 36
2 Mike Schmidt 36
5 Eddie Murray 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 138
2 Dave Winfield 125
3 Eddie Murray 116
3 Jim Rice 116
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 102
2 Tim Raines 80
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 2.43
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 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 305
2 Mario Soto 253
3 Jack Morris 220
4 Dave Stieb 200
5 Floyd Bannister 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Ron Davis 31
3 Bob Stanley 29
4 Lee Smith 27
5 Bill Caudill 26