On This Day

Monday, September 5, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 54 .597 --
Brewers 77 59 .566 4.0
Yankees 76 59 .563 4.5
Tigers 77 60 .562 4.5
Blue Jays 76 64 .543 7.0
Red Sox 67 71 .486 15.0
Indians 62 76 .449 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 78 59 .569 --
Royals 65 72 .474 13.0
Athletics 66 74 .471 13.5
Rangers 65 74 .468 14.0
Angels 63 74 .460 15.0
Twins 58 81 .417 21.0
Mariners 52 85 .380 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 69 66 .511 --
Pirates 70 67 .511 0.0
Cardinals 69 67 .507 0.5
Phillies 69 67 .507 0.5
Cubs 62 75 .453 8.0
Mets 58 79 .423 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 58 .577 --
Braves 78 60 .565 1.5
Astros 72 65 .526 7.0
Padres 68 71 .489 12.0
Giants 66 72 .478 13.5
Reds 63 76 .453 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Berra 4
1 Lonnie Smith 4
1 Gary Ward 4
4 Darnell Coles 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Dave Bergman 1
1 Mark Brouhard 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 6
2 Damaso Garcia 4
2 Al Oliver 4
4 Mark Brouhard 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 3.50
2 Len Barker 1.25
3 Jim Beattie 1.00
3 Fred Breining 1.00
5 Mike Boddicker 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Bud Anderson 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 7
1 Jim Beattie 7
1 Mike Boddicker 7
1 Fred Breining 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Alan Trammell .327
4 Lloyd Moseby .324
5 Bill Madlock .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 34
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 Tony Armas 31
3 Ron Kittle 31
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 109
1 Jim Rice 109
3 Andre Dawson 99
3 Dale Murphy 99
3 Lance Parrish 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 93
2 Tim Raines 66
3 Rudy Law 63
4 Alan Wiggins 51
5 Julio Cruz 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 200
4 Dave Stieb 166
5 Larry McWilliams 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
2 Bob Stanley 27
3 Ron Davis 26
4 Lee Smith 24
5 Bill Caudill 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Vukovich .606
2 Darrell Evans .447
3 Steve Henderson .405
4 Keith Hernandez .404
5 Jeffrey Leonard .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 7
1 Jim Rice 7
3 Ron Kittle 6
3 Cal Ripken 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 17
2 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Tim Raines 8
4 Lee Lacy 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Sisk 0.63
2 Bob Welch 0.64
3 Charlie Hough 0.67
3 LaMarr Hoyt 0.67
5 Lee Smith 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 28
2 Floyd Bannister 25
2 Steve Carlton 25
4 Ron Guidry 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 5
1 Lee Smith 5
3 Frank DiPino 4
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Slaught .385
2 Rickey Henderson .380
3 Jose Cruz .379
4 Jesse Barfield .367
5 2 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Tony Armas 8
3 Tom Brunansky 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 37
2 Lance Parrish 25
2 Ken Singleton 25
4 Tony Armas 24
4 Jose Cruz 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 24
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Tim Raines 19
4 Bobby Brown 12
5 4 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Candiotti 0.76
2 John Stuper 0.89
3 Keith Atherton 1.27
4 LaMarr Hoyt 1.28
5 Bob Welch 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 Jack Morris 6
3 Chris Codiroli 5
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Jack Morris 58
3 Floyd Bannister 55
4 Jose DeLeon 50
5 Dave Righetti 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .356
2 Rod Carew .351
3 Alan Trammell .324
4 George Hendrick .323
4 Bill Madlock .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Jim Rice 38
3 Tony Armas 36
3 Dave Winfield 36
5 Andre Dawson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 132
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Dave Winfield 117
4 Lance Parrish 116
5 Eddie Murray 114

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 2.60
5 Bob Stanley 2.64

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 234
4 Dave Stieb 210
5 Floyd Bannister 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Ron Davis 31
3 Lee Smith 30
4 Bob Stanley 29
5 2 tied 25