On This Day

Monday, September 12, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 85 55 .607 --
Tigers 82 62 .569 5.0
Yankees 80 63 .559 6.5
Brewers 79 65 .549 8.0
Blue Jays 79 66 .545 8.5
Red Sox 69 74 .483 17.5
Indians 64 80 .444 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 84 59 .587 --
Royals 67 75 .472 16.5
Rangers 67 77 .465 17.5
Athletics 67 78 .462 18.0
Angels 64 79 .448 20.0
Twins 61 83 .424 23.5
Mariners 55 87 .387 28.5

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 74 68 .521 --
Expos 73 68 .518 0.5
Pirates 73 70 .510 1.5
Cardinals 72 70 .507 2.0
Cubs 64 79 .448 10.5
Mets 59 84 .413 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 60 .580 --
Braves 80 63 .559 3.0
Astros 75 67 .528 7.5
Padres 71 73 .493 12.5
Giants 68 76 .472 15.5
Reds 65 79 .451 18.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Jody Davis 3
1 Ron Hassey 3
1 Larry Herndon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Darryl Strawberry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Berra 2
1 Brian Harper 2
1 Rick Leach 2
1 Keith Moreland 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Gantner 1
1 Bob Meacham 1
1 Jeff Stone 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Denny 1.60
2 Dick Ruthven 1.00
3 Ray Fontenot 0.60
3 Steve Rogers 0.60
5 Ron Darling 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 1
1 Ray Fontenot 1
1 Dick Ruthven 1
1 Lee Tunnell 1
1 Milt Wilcox 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 8
2 Steve Rogers 6
3 Dick Ruthven 4
3 Manny Sarmiento 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Manny Sarmiento 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Rod Carew .348
3 Bill Madlock .323
4 Jose Cruz .320
5 George Hendrick .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 35
2 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Ron Kittle 32
3 Dale Murphy 32
5 Tony Armas 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 114
2 Cecil Cooper 113
3 Dale Murphy 108
4 Andre Dawson 103
4 Lance Parrish 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 98
2 Tim Raines 70
3 Rudy Law 69
4 Alan Wiggins 53
5 Julio Cruz 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
2 Alejandro Pena 2.30
3 John Denny 2.39
4 Bob Welch 2.55
5 Nolan Ryan 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 20
2 Ron Guidry 18
2 Jack Morris 18
4 Richard Dotson 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 241
2 Mario Soto 210
3 Jack Morris 203
4 Larry McWilliams 170
5 Dave Stieb 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Bob Stanley 28
3 Ron Davis 27
4 Lee Smith 25
5 Bill Caudill 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Vukovich .529
2 Keith Moreland .432
3 Don Baylor .423
4 Dale Murphy .415
5 Tom Paciorek .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 9
2 Mel Hall 7
3 Ron Kittle 6
3 Dale Murphy 6
3 Mike Schmidt 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Jesse Barfield 19
3 Dale Murphy 18
4 Mel Hall 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 13
2 Rudy Law 9
2 Tim Raines 9
4 Dave Collins 7
4 Rickey Henderson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
2 Steve Howe 0.71
3 Bob Welch 0.82
4 Frank Pastore 1.20
5 Britt Burns 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Petry 4
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Ray Fontenot 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Floyd Bannister 24
3 Steve Carlton 22
4 Atlee Hammaker 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Pete Ladd 5
2 Lee Smith 5
4 Al Holland 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Vukovich .412
2 Jesse Barfield .405
3 Keith Hernandez .394
4 Cal Ripken .366
5 Bill Doran .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Jesse Barfield 9
2 Mel Hall 9
2 Darryl Strawberry 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 41
2 Dale Murphy 26
3 Terry Kennedy 24
3 Willie McGee 24
3 Lance Parrish 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 28
2 Alan Wiggins 24
3 Tim Raines 19
4 Rudy Law 16
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.64
2 Mike Boddicker 1.40
3 John Stuper 1.42
4 Keith Atherton 1.57
5 Tom Candiotti 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Lea 6
2 Mike Boddicker 5
2 Richard Dotson 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 50
2 Steve Carlton 49
3 Floyd Bannister 48
3 Jose DeLeon 48
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Ron Davis 7
3 Pete Ladd 7
3 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .352
2 Rod Carew .351
3 George Hendrick .328
4 Jose Cruz .321
5 Bill Madlock .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 37
1 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Tony Armas 35
4 Andre Dawson 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 128
2 Jim Rice 123
3 Lance Parrish 118
4 Ted Simmons 114
5 Andre Dawson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 104
2 Tim Raines 83
3 Rudy Law 76
4 Julio Cruz 58
5 Alan Wiggins 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.26
2 Alejandro Pena 2.30
3 Bob Welch 2.54
4 John Denny 2.54
5 Dave Stieb 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 24
2 Jack Morris 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
2 Rick Sutcliffe 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 300
2 Mario Soto 243
3 Jack Morris 228
4 Floyd Bannister 198
5 Dave Stieb 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Ron Davis 31
3 Lee Smith 30
4 Bob Stanley 29
5 Bill Caudill 25