On This Day

Sunday, September 4, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 53 .602 --
Yankees 76 58 .567 4.5
Tigers 77 59 .566 4.5
Brewers 76 59 .563 5.0
Blue Jays 75 64 .540 8.0
Red Sox 66 71 .482 16.0
Indians 61 76 .445 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 77 59 .566 --
Royals 65 71 .478 12.0
Athletics 66 73 .475 12.5
Rangers 64 74 .464 14.0
Angels 63 73 .463 14.0
Twins 58 80 .420 20.0
Mariners 51 85 .375 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 65 .519 --
Phillies 69 66 .511 1.0
Expos 68 66 .507 1.5
Cardinals 67 67 .500 2.5
Cubs 62 74 .456 8.5
Mets 57 79 .419 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 57 .581 --
Braves 77 60 .562 2.5
Astros 72 64 .529 7.0
Padres 67 71 .486 13.0
Giants 65 72 .474 14.5
Reds 63 75 .457 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lloyd Moseby 4
1 George Vukovich 4
3 Hubie Brooks 3
3 Bill Doran 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Henderson 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
1 Ernie Whitt 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Doran 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Ernie Whitt 4
4 Tony Armas 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Claudell Washington 3
2 Dave Anderson 2
2 Alan Trammell 2
4 Bob Bailor 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Hurst 1.14
2 Andy Hawkins 0.86
2 Alejandro Pena 0.86
4 Dave Stieb 0.85
5 Jose DeLeon 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 11
2 Bruce Hurst 8
2 Andy McGaffigan 8
2 Rick Sutcliffe 8
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Alan Trammell .328
4 Bill Madlock .323
5 Lloyd Moseby .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 34
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Tony Armas 31
4 Ron Kittle 30
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 109
2 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 66
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 Rick Honeycutt 2.40
4 Alejandro Pena 2.41
5 John Denny 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 18
1 Jack Morris 18
3 Ron Guidry 17
3 Scott McGregor 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 234
2 Mario Soto 206
3 Jack Morris 194
4 Dave Stieb 166
5 Larry McWilliams 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
2 Ron Davis 26
2 Bob Stanley 26
4 Lee Smith 24
5 Bill Caudill 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darrell Evans .436
2 Bill Doran .426
3 Cal Ripken .422
4 Don Slaught .415
5 Jeffrey Leonard .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
2 Jesse Barfield 7
3 Mel Hall 6
3 Cal Ripken 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Willie McGee 16
3 Jesse Barfield 15
4 Tony Armas 14
4 5 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 15
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Tim Raines 9
4 Alan Trammell 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.55
2 Lee Smith 0.61
3 Bob Welch 0.64
4 Charlie Hough 0.67
4 LaMarr Hoyt 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Kevin Gross 24
3 Ron Guidry 24
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 5
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Luis DeLeon 4
2 Frank DiPino 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Slaught .395
2 Jose Cruz .374
3 Rickey Henderson .367
4 Jesse Barfield .365
5 Cal Ripken .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Tony Armas 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Tom Brunansky 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 36
2 Tony Armas 26
2 Ken Singleton 26
4 Lance Parrish 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Alan Wiggins 22
3 Tim Raines 20
4 Rudy Law 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.62
2 Moose Haas 1.13
3 Keith Atherton 1.27
4 LaMarr Hoyt 1.28
5 Bob Welch 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 6
2 Floyd Bannister 5
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Chris Codiroli 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Jose DeLeon 58
3 Jack Morris 52
4 Floyd Bannister 48
5 Dave Righetti 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Pete Ladd 7
2 Lee Smith 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Rod Carew .353
3 Alan Trammell .325
4 George Hendrick .323
5 Bill Madlock .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 132
2 Jim Rice 125
3 Dave Winfield 118
4 Eddie Murray 116
4 Lance Parrish 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 81
3 Rudy Law 71
4 Julio Cruz 60
5 Willie Wilson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.40
2 Dave Stieb 2.47
3 Nolan Ryan 2.49
4 John Denny 2.54
5 Bob Stanley 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 297
2 Mario Soto 250
3 Jack Morris 228
4 Dave Stieb 210
5 Floyd Bannister 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Ron Davis 31
3 Lee Smith 30
4 Bob Stanley 28
5 Bill Caudill 26