On This Day

Wednesday, September 14, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 55 .615 --
Tigers 84 62 .575 5.5
Yankees 82 63 .566 7.0
Blue Jays 81 66 .551 9.0
Brewers 79 67 .541 10.5
Red Sox 69 77 .473 20.5
Indians 64 82 .438 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 85 60 .586 --
Royals 69 75 .479 15.5
Rangers 68 78 .466 17.5
Athletics 68 79 .463 18.0
Angels 64 81 .441 21.0
Twins 62 84 .425 23.5
Mariners 55 89 .382 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 76 69 .524 --
Pirates 75 70 .517 1.0
Expos 74 70 .514 1.5
Cardinals 73 71 .507 2.5
Cubs 64 81 .441 12.0
Mets 60 85 .414 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 61 .579 --
Braves 80 65 .552 4.0
Astros 76 68 .528 7.5
Padres 73 73 .500 11.5
Giants 68 78 .466 16.5
Reds 67 79 .459 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Brown 3
1 Onix Concepcion 3
1 Jody Davis 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
3 Barry Bonnell 1
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nick Esasky 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Larry Parrish 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
5 Len Matuszek 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 3
2 Julio Cruz 2
2 Steve Sax 2
2 Lonnie Smith 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Glenn Abbott 1.00
1 Ray Burris 1.00
1 John Candelaria 1.00
4 Bob Welch 0.89
5 Steve Carlton 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
1 Bob Welch 8
3 John Candelaria 7
4 Tommy John 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Sammy Stewart 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Dave Tobik 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Rod Carew .346
3 Ken Griffey .324
4 Bill Madlock .324
5 Lloyd Moseby .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 36
1 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Dale Murphy 34
4 Ron Kittle 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 115
2 Cecil Cooper 114
3 Dale Murphy 112
4 Andre Dawson 106
5 Lance Parrish 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 101
2 Tim Raines 71
3 Rudy Law 69
4 Alan Wiggins 55
5 Julio Cruz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
2 Alejandro Pena 2.30
3 John Denny 2.39
4 Mario Soto 2.57
5 Nolan Ryan 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 20
2 Ron Guidry 19
2 Jack Morris 19
4 Richard Dotson 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 249
2 Mario Soto 219
3 Jack Morris 207
4 Larry McWilliams 170
5 Dave Stieb 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
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 .457
2 Dale Murphy .444
3 Darryl Strawberry .435
4 Tom Paciorek .429
5 Don Baylor .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 8
2 Jesse Barfield 7
3 Terry Kennedy 6
3 Ron Kittle 6
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 20
2 Willie Upshaw 17
3 Jesse Barfield 16
3 Terry Kennedy 16
3 Ron Kittle 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Tim Raines 9
1 Alan Wiggins 9
4 Bobby Brown 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.67
2 Charlie Hough 0.69
2 Bob James 0.69
4 Jerry Reuss 1.08
5 Albert Williams 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ray Fontenot 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Floyd Bannister 24
3 Atlee Hammaker 21
3 Joe Niekro 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Pete Ladd 4
2 Tippy Martinez 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Vukovich .418
2 Keith Hernandez .381
3 Jesse Barfield .369
4 Cal Ripken .364
5 Rickey Henderson .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Darryl Strawberry 10
4 Jesse Barfield 9
4 Dale Murphy 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 35
2 Dale Murphy 29
3 Willie McGee 25
3 Willie Upshaw 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 30
2 Alan Wiggins 25
3 Tim Raines 20
4 Rudy Law 15
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 1.40
2 Jerry Reuss 1.41
3 John Stuper 1.42
4 Alejandro Pena 1.47
5 Bob Welch 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Charlie Lea 6
4 Mike Boddicker 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 57
2 Floyd Bannister 48
2 Jose DeLeon 48
4 Jack Morris 42
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 7
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Pete Ladd 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .348
2 Wade Boggs .345
3 George Hendrick .330
4 Bill Madlock .324
5 Jose Cruz .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 38
1 Mike Schmidt 38
3 Tony Armas 35
3 Andre Dawson 35
3 Dale Murphy 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 125
2 Jim Rice 124
3 Lance Parrish 118
4 Andre Dawson 116
5 Dale Murphy 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Tim Raines 83
3 Rudy Law 76
4 Julio Cruz 60
5 Alan Wiggins 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.26
2 Alejandro Pena 2.30
3 John Denny 2.54
4 Mario Soto 2.56
5 Bob Welch 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 24
2 Jack Morris 20
3 Ron Guidry 19
3 Steve Rogers 19
5 7 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 296
2 Mario Soto 252
3 Jack Morris 232
4 Floyd Bannister 198
5 Dave Stieb 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Ron Davis 30
2 Lee Smith 30
4 Bob Stanley 29
5 2 tied 24