On This Day

Sunday, August 28, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 52 .587 --
Brewers 74 55 .574 1.5
Tigers 73 55 .570 2.0
Yankees 71 57 .555 4.0
Blue Jays 71 59 .546 5.0
Red Sox 61 68 .473 14.5
Indians 56 75 .427 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 72 57 .558 --
Royals 64 64 .500 7.5
Athletics 65 68 .489 9.0
Angels 60 70 .462 12.5
Rangers 60 70 .462 12.5
Twins 56 75 .427 17.0
Mariners 49 81 .377 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 62 .516 --
Phillies 64 62 .508 1.0
Expos 64 63 .504 1.5
Cardinals 63 64 .496 2.5
Cubs 57 72 .442 9.5
Mets 53 75 .414 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 76 54 .585 --
Dodgers 74 53 .583 0.5
Astros 68 61 .527 7.5
Padres 64 66 .492 12.0
Giants 62 68 .477 14.0
Reds 60 71 .458 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Kent Hrbek 3
2 Willie McGee 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 4
1 Al Oliver 4
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 Dan Ford 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Puhl 2
1 Bill Russell 2
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 Ron Kittle 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Laskey 999.00
2 Jack Morris 1.14
3 John Candelaria 1.00
4 John Montefusco 0.71
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 8
1 Mike Moore 8
1 Jack Morris 8
4 Neil Allen 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Alan Trammell .326
4 Bill Madlock .326
5 Hal McRae .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Tony Armas 29
3 Andre Dawson 28
3 Mike Schmidt 28
5 Darrell Evans 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 107
2 Andre Dawson 98
3 Dave Winfield 96
4 Jim Rice 94
5 Lance Parrish 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 91
2 Tim Raines 61
3 Rudy Law 60
4 Julio Cruz 49
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.06
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.27
3 Alejandro Pena 2.38
4 Nolan Ryan 2.47
5 John Denny 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 17
1 Jack Morris 17
3 Rick Honeycutt 16
3 Steve Rogers 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 219
2 Mario Soto 192
3 Jack Morris 189
4 Larry McWilliams 157
5 Dave Stieb 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
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 .500
2 Kent Hrbek .429
3 Jeffrey Leonard .407
4 Dave Collins .391
5 Keith Hernandez .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 6
2 Jeffrey Leonard 5
2 Jim Rice 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeffrey Leonard 18
2 Jim Rice 15
3 Chet Lemon 13
3 Lloyd Moseby 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Alan Wiggins 11
3 Tim Raines 10
4 Julio Franco 8
5 Rudy Law 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Slaton 0.00
2 John Stuper 0.38
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.42
4 Tom Candiotti 0.50
5 Storm Davis 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 30
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Floyd Bannister 24
3 Jack Morris 24
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Tim Stoddard 4
4 Bill Dawley 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .407
2 Mookie Wilson .371
3 Alan Trammell .370
4 Lloyd Moseby .366
5 Kent Hrbek .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 9
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
1 Dave Winfield 9
4 Tony Armas 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 31
2 Lance Parrish 28
3 Jim Rice 27
3 Ted Simmons 27
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 29
2 Tim Raines 18
3 Alan Wiggins 14
4 Rudy Law 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.34
2 Salome Barojas 0.35
3 John Stuper 1.31
4 Steve Carlton 1.38
5 Keith Atherton 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 7
2 Jesse Orosco 6
3 Floyd Bannister 5
3 Mike Boddicker 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 66
2 Jose DeLeon 57
3 Steve Carlton 56
4 Floyd Bannister 45
5 Fernando Valenzuela 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Dave Beard 6
3 Pete Ladd 6
3 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Rod Carew .348
3 Bill Madlock .326
4 Alan Trammell .325
5 Bruce Benedict .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 39
2 Tony Armas 36
2 Jim Rice 36
2 Mike Schmidt 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 137
2 Dave Winfield 124
3 Jim Rice 116
4 Andre Dawson 115
4 Lance Parrish 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 81
3 Rudy Law 72
4 Julio Cruz 62
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.31
2 Nolan Ryan 2.46
3 Dave Stieb 2.54
4 John Denny 2.54
5 Joe Price 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 22
2 Steve Rogers 21
3 Jack Morris 20
4 Steve Carlton 19
5 Jim Clancy 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 305
2 Mario Soto 245
3 Jack Morris 225
4 Dave Stieb 200
5 Floyd Bannister 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Ron Davis 30
3 Bob Stanley 29
4 Lee Smith 27
5 Bill Caudill 26