On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 77 52 .597 --
Brewers 75 57 .568 3.5
Tigers 74 57 .565 4.0
Yankees 73 57 .562 4.5
Blue Jays 72 62 .537 7.5
Red Sox 63 69 .477 15.5
Indians 58 76 .433 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 75 57 .568 --
Royals 64 67 .489 10.5
Athletics 65 70 .481 11.5
Angels 61 72 .459 14.5
Rangers 61 72 .459 14.5
Twins 57 76 .429 18.5
Mariners 51 82 .383 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 63 .519 --
Phillies 67 64 .511 1.0
Expos 66 64 .508 1.5
Cardinals 65 65 .500 2.5
Cubs 59 73 .447 9.5
Mets 55 78 .414 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 55 .583 --
Braves 76 57 .571 1.5
Astros 70 62 .530 7.0
Padres 66 69 .489 12.5
Giants 63 70 .474 14.5
Reds 61 73 .455 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Oberkfell 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Dan Driessen 3
2 Paul Householder 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mel Hall 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Mark Bradley 1
2 Todd Cruz 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Julio Cruz 3
1 Todd Cruz 3
1 Mike Davis 3
1 Doug DeCinces 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry McWilliams 1.40
2 Joe Niekro 1.00
3 Floyd Bannister 0.90
4 Bill Gullickson 0.71
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 9
2 Fred Breining 8
3 Larry McWilliams 7
3 Joe Niekro 7
3 Fernando Valenzuela 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Ben Hayes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Rod Carew .349
3 Bill Madlock .323
4 Hal McRae .323
5 Alan Trammell .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 33
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Tony Armas 31
4 Andre Dawson 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 107
2 Jim Rice 101
3 Andre Dawson 99
4 Dave Winfield 96
5 3 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 92
2 Tim Raines 63
3 Rudy Law 62
4 Julio Cruz 49
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.06
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.27
3 Alejandro Pena 2.40
4 Nolan Ryan 2.47
5 John Denny 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 17
1 Jack Morris 17
3 Ron Guidry 16
3 Rick Honeycutt 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 229
2 Mario Soto 200
3 Jack Morris 189
4 Larry McWilliams 164
5 Dave Stieb 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
2 Ron Davis 26
2 Bob Stanley 26
4 Bill Caudill 22
4 Lee Smith 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .420
2 Cal Ripken .410
3 Don Slaught .409
4 Terry Puhl .396
5 Keith Hernandez .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
2 Tony Armas 6
2 Mel Hall 6
4 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Darryl Strawberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 21
2 Willie McGee 13
3 Mel Hall 12
3 Jeffrey Leonard 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Alan Wiggins 15
3 Tim Raines 10
4 Rudy Law 8
4 Steve Sax 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.56
2 Bob Welch 0.66
3 John Stuper 0.69
4 Tom Candiotti 0.71
5 Mike Boddicker 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Ruhle 4
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Tom Candiotti 3
2 Jose DeLeon 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 31
2 Floyd Bannister 27
3 Steve Carlton 26
4 Jack Morris 24
5 Kevin Gross 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Luis DeLeon 4
1 Lee Smith 4
1 Bob Stanley 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .390
2 Don Slaught .389
3 Gary Matthews .369
4 Kent Hrbek .362
5 Don Mattingly .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Tony Armas 9
2 Mel Hall 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Darryl Strawberry 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 32
2 Dave Winfield 28
3 Lloyd Moseby 25
4 Mike Schmidt 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Alan Wiggins 21
3 Tim Raines 19
4 Rudy Law 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.62
2 Vern Ruhle 0.93
3 John Stuper 1.06
4 Moose Haas 1.13
5 Keith Atherton 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Vern Ruhle 6
4 Mike Boddicker 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 66
2 Jack Morris 56
3 Floyd Bannister 54
4 Jose DeLeon 53
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Lee Smith 7
2 Bob Stanley 7
5 6 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Rod Carew .349
3 Bill Madlock .327
4 Alan Trammell .322
5 Lou Whitaker .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Tony Armas 37
2 Jim Rice 37
4 Dave Winfield 36
5 Andre Dawson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 132
2 Jim Rice 119
3 Dave Winfield 117
4 Eddie Murray 115
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 79
3 Rudy Law 73
4 Julio Cruz 60
5 Willie Wilson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.30
2 Nolan Ryan 2.46
3 John Denny 2.54
4 Dave Stieb 2.56
5 Joe Price 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 304
2 Mario Soto 253
3 Jack Morris 225
4 Floyd Bannister 203
5 Dave Stieb 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Ron Davis 31
3 Lee Smith 29
3 Bob Stanley 29
5 Bill Caudill 26