On This Day

Thursday, September 1, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 77 53 .592 --
Tigers 75 57 .568 3.0
Brewers 75 57 .568 3.0
Yankees 73 58 .557 4.5
Blue Jays 73 62 .541 6.5
Red Sox 64 70 .478 15.0
Indians 58 76 .433 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 57 .571 --
Athletics 66 70 .485 11.5
Royals 64 68 .485 11.5
Angels 61 72 .459 15.0
Rangers 61 73 .455 15.5
Twins 58 77 .430 19.0
Mariners 51 82 .383 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 64 .515 --
Phillies 68 64 .515 0.0
Expos 67 64 .511 0.5
Cardinals 66 65 .504 1.5
Cubs 60 73 .451 8.5
Mets 55 78 .414 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 56 .579 --
Braves 76 58 .567 1.5
Astros 71 62 .534 6.0
Padres 66 69 .489 12.0
Giants 63 71 .470 14.5
Reds 61 74 .452 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 Willie McGee 4
3 Darrell Brown 3
3 Randy Bush 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 2
1 Tom Brunansky 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 6
2 Tony Armas 4
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 Lenny Faedo 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Davis 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 Bill Doran 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.50
2 Nolan Ryan 1.43
3 Dave Righetti 1.11
4 Dick Ruthven 1.00
5 Charlie Lea 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Tony Ghelfi 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 10
1 Nolan Ryan 10
3 Bruce Berenyi 7
3 Charlie Lea 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Rod Carew .349
3 Bill Madlock .323
4 Alan Trammell .323
5 Lou Whitaker .321

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 102
3 Andre Dawson 99
4 Dave Winfield 96
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 92
2 Tim Raines 64
3 Rudy Law 62
4 Julio Cruz 49
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.20
2 Nolan Ryan 2.36
3 Alejandro Pena 2.40
4 Rick Honeycutt 2.40
5 John Denny 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 18
1 Jack Morris 18
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 194
4 Larry McWilliams 164
5 Dave Righetti 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
2 Ron Davis 26
2 Bob Stanley 26
4 Lee Smith 23
5 Bill Caudill 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Slaught .447
2 Rickey Henderson .408
3 Jesse Barfield .405
4 Keith Hernandez .404
5 Steve Henderson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
2 Tony Armas 6
2 Mel Hall 6
4 Jesse Barfield 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 21
2 Tony Armas 14
2 Willie McGee 14
2 Eddie Murray 14
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Alan Wiggins 14
3 Tim Raines 9
4 Rudy Law 7
4 Steve Sax 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Smith 0.00
2 Vern Ruhle 0.52
3 Tom Candiotti 0.55
4 Paul Splittorff 0.64
5 LaMarr Hoyt 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 4
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Jose DeLeon 3
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 31
2 Jack Morris 29
3 Floyd Bannister 27
4 Steve Carlton 26
5 Kevin Gross 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 5
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Luis DeLeon 4
2 Bob Stanley 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Slaught .423
2 Rickey Henderson .390
3 Bill Stein .378
4 Gary Matthews .377
5 Dave Collins .375

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 33
2 Dave Winfield 27
3 Lloyd Moseby 25
4 Mike Schmidt 23
4 Ken Singleton 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Alan Wiggins 21
3 Tim Raines 20
4 Rudy Law 13
5 Paul Molitor 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 Jack Morris 7
2 LaMarr Hoyt 6
2 Charlie Lea 6
2 Vern Ruhle 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 61
2 Steve Carlton 54
3 Jose DeLeon 53
4 Floyd Bannister 48
5 Nolan Ryan 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Lee Smith 8
3 Ron Davis 7
3 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 .324
4 Alan Trammell .322
5 George Hendrick .320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 132
2 Jim Rice 120
3 Dave Winfield 117
4 Eddie Murray 116
5 Lance Parrish 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 80
3 Rudy Law 72
4 Julio Cruz 60
5 Willie Wilson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.40
2 Nolan Ryan 2.49
3 John Denny 2.54
4 Dave Stieb 2.56
5 Joe Price 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 23
2 Jack Morris 21
3 Steve Rogers 20
4 Jim Clancy 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 304
2 Mario Soto 253
3 Jack Morris 228
4 Floyd Bannister 203
5 Dave Stieb 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Ron Davis 31
3 Lee Smith 30
4 Bob Stanley 29
5 2 tied 26