On This Day

Friday, September 2, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 78 53 .595 --
Tigers 76 58 .567 3.5
Brewers 75 58 .564 4.0
Yankees 74 58 .561 4.5
Blue Jays 74 63 .540 7.0
Red Sox 65 70 .481 15.0
Indians 59 76 .437 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 76 58 .567 --
Athletics 66 71 .482 11.5
Royals 64 69 .481 11.5
Angels 62 72 .463 14.0
Rangers 62 73 .459 14.5
Twins 58 78 .426 19.0
Mariners 51 83 .381 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 64 .519 --
Phillies 69 64 .519 0.0
Expos 67 65 .508 1.5
Cardinals 66 66 .500 2.5
Cubs 60 74 .448 9.5
Mets 56 78 .418 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 56 .582 --
Braves 76 59 .563 2.5
Astros 72 62 .537 6.0
Padres 66 70 .485 13.0
Giants 63 72 .467 15.5
Reds 62 74 .456 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Barfield 6
2 Lance Parrish 5
3 Jim Gantner 4
3 Larry Herndon 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 2
1 Lance Parrish 2
3 Kirk Gibson 1
3 Pedro Guerrero 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesse Barfield 5
2 Larry Herndon 4
2 Lance Parrish 4
2 Jim Rice 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 3
2 Bob Bailor 2
2 Bill Doran 2
4 Bobby Brown 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Berenguer 1.00
1 Frank Pastore 1.00
3 Charlie Hough 0.88
4 Jerry Reuss 0.83
5 Luis Leal 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Oil Can Boyd 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 7
1 Dave LaPoint 7
3 Luis Leal 6
4 Juan Berenguer 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bud Anderson 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Dave Geisel 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Bill Madlock .323
4 Alan Trammell .322
5 Lou Whitaker .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 34
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Tony Armas 31
4 Andre Dawson 28
4 Ron Kittle 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 107
2 Jim Rice 106
3 Andre Dawson 99
4 Dave Winfield 98
5 Lance Parrish 97

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 Jesse Barfield .457
2 Keith Hernandez .420
3 Rickey Henderson .415
4 Don Slaught .412
5 Chet Lemon .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 9
2 Jesse Barfield 7
3 Tony Armas 6
3 Mel Hall 6
3 Darryl Strawberry 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 25
2 Jesse Barfield 16
3 Jeffrey Leonard 15
4 Tony Armas 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Alan Wiggins 13
3 Dave Collins 7
3 Rudy Law 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 0.52
2 Tom Candiotti 0.55
3 Lee Smith 0.66
4 LaMarr Hoyt 0.67
5 Renie Martin 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 4
2 Mike Boddicker 3
2 Jose DeLeon 3
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 10 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 Ron Davis 4
1 Luis DeLeon 4
1 Frank DiPino 4
1 Lee Smith 4
1 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Slaught .403
2 Jesse Barfield .387
3 Rickey Henderson .383
4 Bill Stein .378
5 Dave Collins .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
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 35
2 Dave Winfield 26
3 Lance Parrish 24
3 Ken Singleton 24
5 Jeffrey Leonard 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Alan Wiggins 21
3 Tim Raines 20
4 Rudy Law 12
4 Paul Molitor 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.62
2 Vern Ruhle 1.04
3 Moose Haas 1.13
4 Keith Atherton 1.27
5 LaMarr Hoyt 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 7
2 Charlie Lea 6
3 Floyd Bannister 5
3 Mike Boddicker 5
3 6 others 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 Ron Davis 7
2 Lee Smith 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Rod Carew .351
3 Bill Madlock .323
4 Lou Whitaker .321
5 George Hendrick .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Jim Rice 38
3 Tony Armas 37
3 Dave Winfield 37
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 130
2 Jim Rice 123
3 Dave Winfield 119
4 Lance Parrish 118
5 Eddie Murray 116

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 Dave Stieb 2.46
3 Nolan Ryan 2.49
4 John Denny 2.54
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 244
3 Jack Morris 228
4 Floyd Bannister 203
5 Dave Stieb 199

Saves

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