On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 82 54 .603 --
Yankees 78 60 .565 5.0
Tigers 78 61 .561 5.5
Brewers 78 61 .561 5.5
Blue Jays 77 65 .542 8.0
Red Sox 67 73 .479 17.0
Indians 63 77 .450 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 81 59 .579 --
Royals 66 73 .475 14.5
Rangers 66 75 .468 15.5
Athletics 66 76 .465 16.0
Angels 64 76 .457 17.0
Twins 59 82 .418 22.5
Mariners 53 86 .381 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 71 66 .518 --
Phillies 71 67 .514 0.5
Pirates 71 68 .511 1.0
Cardinals 70 68 .507 1.5
Cubs 62 77 .446 10.0
Mets 58 81 .417 14.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 59 .579 --
Braves 79 61 .564 2.0
Astros 73 66 .525 7.5
Padres 70 72 .493 12.0
Giants 67 74 .475 14.5
Reds 64 78 .451 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rafael Ramirez 5
2 Dan Gladden 3
2 Glenn Hubbard 3
2 Jeffrey Leonard 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Juan Bonilla 1
2 Greg Luzinski 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 4
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Rafael Ramirez 3
4 Harold Baines 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Gladden 2
1 Terry Puhl 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 1.33
2 Mike Scott 1.00
3 Tim Lollar 0.38
4 Mario Soto 0.36
5 Richard Dotson 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Mike Madden 1
1 Bob Shirley 1
1 Bob Welch 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 8
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Tim Lollar 5
4 Tommy Boggs 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Vern Ruhle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .353
3 Alan Trammell .322
4 Bill Madlock .322
5 Lloyd Moseby .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 34
1 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Ron Kittle 32
4 Tony Armas 31
5 Dale Murphy 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 111
2 Jim Rice 109
3 Dale Murphy 103
4 Andre Dawson 100
4 Lance Parrish 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 96
2 Tim Raines 68
3 Rudy Law 67
4 Alan Wiggins 53
5 Julio Cruz 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.24
2 Alejandro Pena 2.41
3 John Denny 2.44
4 Bob Welch 2.55
5 Nolan Ryan 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 19
2 Jack Morris 18
3 Richard Dotson 17
3 Ron Guidry 17
3 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 234
2 Mario Soto 210
3 Jack Morris 200
4 Dave Stieb 166
5 Larry McWilliams 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
2 Bob Stanley 27
3 Ron Davis 26
4 Lee Smith 24
5 Bill Caudill 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Vukovich .606
2 Don Baylor .429
3 Bill Doran .417
4 Jeffrey Leonard .400
4 Dale Murphy .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 7
1 Ron Kittle 7
3 Jim Rice 6
3 Mike Schmidt 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Mike Marshall 16
2 Willie McGee 16
4 Terry Kennedy 15
4 Ron Kittle 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 14
2 Tim Raines 10
3 Rudy Law 8
4 Dave Collins 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
1 Lee Tunnell 0.00
3 Doug Sisk 0.60
4 Tom Candiotti 0.78
5 Bob Welch 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Tom Candiotti 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 25
2 Jose DeLeon 23
3 Dave Stieb 22
4 Dave Righetti 20
5 4 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Al Holland 4
2 Pete Ladd 4
2 Greg Minton 4
2 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jesse Barfield .385
1 Don Slaught .385
3 Steve Henderson .378
4 Rickey Henderson .369
5 Cal Ripken .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Tony Armas 8
2 Ron Kittle 8
2 Lance Parrish 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 36
2 Dale Murphy 27
3 Tony Armas 24
3 Jose Cruz 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
1 Alan Wiggins 26
3 Tim Raines 17
4 Rudy Law 14
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Tunnell 0.73
2 Tom Candiotti 0.81
3 Bob Welch 1.05
4 John Stuper 1.33
5 Moose Haas 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Lea 6
2 Floyd Bannister 5
2 Richard Dotson 5
2 Neal Heaton 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 52
2 Floyd Bannister 51
3 Jose DeLeon 50
4 Jack Morris 47
5 Dave Righetti 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 7
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Pete Ladd 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Wade Boggs .354
3 George Hendrick .324
4 Alan Trammell .323
5 Tom Herr .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Jim Rice 36
3 Tony Armas 35
4 Dave Winfield 34
5 4 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 129
2 Jim Rice 118
3 Lance Parrish 117
4 Eddie Murray 115
5 Dave Winfield 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 102
2 Tim Raines 82
3 Rudy Law 74
4 Julio Cruz 58
5 Alan Wiggins 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.43
2 Dave Stieb 2.52
3 John Denny 2.54
4 Nolan Ryan 2.59
5 Mario Soto 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 23
2 Jack Morris 20
2 Steve Rogers 20
4 Rick Sutcliffe 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 297
2 Mario Soto 248
3 Jack Morris 231
4 Dave Stieb 201
5 Floyd Bannister 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Ron Davis 30
3 Lee Smith 29
4 Bob Stanley 28
5 Bill Caudill 25