On This Day

Saturday, September 3, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 53 .598 --
Tigers 77 58 .570 3.5
Brewers 76 58 .567 4.0
Yankees 75 58 .564 4.5
Blue Jays 74 64 .536 8.0
Red Sox 65 71 .478 16.0
Indians 60 76 .441 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 77 58 .570 --
Royals 65 70 .481 12.0
Athletics 66 72 .478 12.5
Rangers 63 74 .460 15.0
Angels 62 73 .459 15.0
Twins 58 79 .423 20.0
Mariners 51 84 .378 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 64 .522 --
Phillies 69 65 .515 1.0
Expos 67 66 .504 2.5
Cardinals 66 67 .496 3.5
Cubs 61 74 .452 9.5
Mets 57 78 .422 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 56 .585 --
Braves 76 60 .559 3.5
Astros 72 63 .533 7.0
Padres 66 71 .482 14.0
Giants 64 72 .471 15.5
Reds 63 74 .460 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cal Ripken 5
2 Rich Dauer 4
2 Jody Davis 4
2 Dave Winfield 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal Ripken 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Bobby Clark 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 5
2 Willie Aikens 4
2 Mike Easler 4
2 Dwayne Murphy 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Lacy 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 Bob Brenly 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bryn Smith 1.12
2 Mike Krukow 1.00
3 Phil Niekro 0.89
4 Mario Soto 0.86
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Tom Gorman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bryn Smith 9
2 Phil Niekro 8
3 Mario Soto 6
4 Steve Carlton 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Bordi 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Bill Madlock .325
4 Alan Trammell .323
5 Lou Whitaker .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 34
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Tony Armas 31
4 Ron Kittle 29
5 Andre Dawson 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 108
1 Jim Rice 108
3 Andre Dawson 99
3 Lance Parrish 99
5 Dave Winfield 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 93
2 Tim Raines 65
3 Rudy Law 63
4 Julio Cruz 49
4 Alan Wiggins 49

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 Scott McGregor 17
4 Richard Dotson 16
4 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 234
2 Mario Soto 206
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 .438
2 Keith Hernandez .412
3 Bill Doran .410
4 Cal Ripken .403
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 9
2 Jesse Barfield 7
3 Mel Hall 6
3 Cal Ripken 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 24
2 Jesse Barfield 15
2 Lance Parrish 15
4 Mike Marshall 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
1 Alan Wiggins 15
3 Tim Raines 8
4 Dave Collins 6
4 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 0.52
2 Tom Candiotti 0.55
3 Bob Welch 0.64
4 Lee Smith 0.66
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 31
2 Floyd Bannister 27
3 Steve Carlton 25
4 Kevin Gross 22
4 Jack Morris 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Luis DeLeon 4
1 Frank DiPino 4
1 Tom Niedenfuer 4
1 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Slaught .389
2 Rickey Henderson .375
3 Jesse Barfield .373
4 Keith Hernandez .365
5 John Lowenstein .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Tony Armas 9
2 Mel Hall 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 37
2 Ken Singleton 26
2 Dave Winfield 26
4 Lance Parrish 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Alan Wiggins 22
3 Tim Raines 19
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 Charlie Lea 6
1 Jack Morris 6
3 Floyd Bannister 5
3 Mike Boddicker 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Jose DeLeon 53
3 Jack Morris 52
4 Floyd Bannister 48
5 Mario Soto 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Pete Ladd 7
2 Lee Smith 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Bill Madlock .325
4 Lou Whitaker .320
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 131
2 Jim Rice 125
3 Dave Winfield 119
4 Lance Parrish 118
5 Eddie Murray 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Tim Raines 81
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
4 Scott McGregor 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 309
2 Mario Soto 250
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