On This Day

Sunday, September 18, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 91 56 .619 --
Tigers 85 64 .570 7.0
Yankees 83 65 .561 8.5
Blue Jays 82 68 .547 10.5
Brewers 79 70 .530 13.0
Red Sox 72 78 .480 20.5
Indians 66 83 .443 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 89 60 .597 --
Royals 71 76 .483 17.0
Rangers 71 79 .473 18.5
Athletics 69 82 .457 21.0
Angels 65 83 .439 23.5
Twins 64 85 .430 25.0
Mariners 55 93 .372 33.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 79 70 .530 --
Pirates 78 71 .523 1.0
Expos 76 72 .514 2.5
Cardinals 73 75 .493 5.5
Cubs 67 82 .450 12.0
Mets 61 88 .409 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 64 .570 --
Braves 81 67 .547 3.5
Astros 78 70 .527 6.5
Padres 75 74 .503 10.0
Giants 71 78 .477 14.0
Reds 68 81 .456 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Winfield 7
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Bobby Brown 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 5
2 Brian Dayett 4
2 Dave Winfield 4
2 Joel Youngblood 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Dave Anderson 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Warren 1.20
2 Mike Scott 1.00
3 Mike Krukow 0.89
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.78
5 Frank Tanana 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Krukow 8
1 Mike Scott 8
3 Joaquin Andujar 7
3 Steve Carlton 7
3 Mario Soto 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Dave Gumpert 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Bob James 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Rod Carew .346
3 Bill Madlock .324
4 Jose Cruz .322
5 Lloyd Moseby .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Jim Rice 36
3 Dale Murphy 34
4 Tony Armas 33
5 Ron Kittle 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 118
2 Cecil Cooper 114
3 Dale Murphy 113
4 Andre Dawson 107
4 Dave Winfield 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 103
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Rudy Law 72
4 Alan Wiggins 56
5 Julio Cruz 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.18
2 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
3 John Denny 2.30
4 Bob Welch 2.64
5 Mario Soto 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 21
2 Richard Dotson 19
2 Ron Guidry 19
2 Jack Morris 19
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 256
2 Mario Soto 226
3 Jack Morris 213
4 Floyd Bannister 179
4 Larry McWilliams 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Bob Stanley 29
3 Ron Davis 27
3 Lee Smith 27
5 Bill Caudill 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Teufel .472
2 George Vukovich .441
3 Jerry Mumphrey .419
4 Mickey Hatcher .417
5 Tony Gwynn .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 8
2 Harold Baines 6
3 Terry Kennedy 5
3 Larry Parrish 5
3 Mike Schmidt 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 20
2 Harold Baines 18
3 Larry Parrish 17
4 Willie Upshaw 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Bobby Brown 10
2 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Rudy Law 9
5 Dale Murphy 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob James 0.00
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
3 Paul Splittorff 0.60
4 John Denny 0.72
5 Bob Ojeda 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ray Fontenot 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 27
2 Bob James 26
3 Steve Carlton 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22
5 Mario Soto 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tippy Martinez 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 Al Holland 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .376
2 Jesse Barfield .375
3 Cal Ripken .367
4 Don Baylor .365
5 Ron Hassey .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 37
2 Dale Murphy 29
3 Jesse Barfield 27
3 Eddie Murray 27
5 Harold Baines 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 29
2 Alan Wiggins 22
3 Tim Raines 20
4 Rudy Law 17
5 Bobby Brown 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.94
2 Alejandro Pena 1.18
3 Paul Splittorff 1.53
4 Charlie Hough 1.60
5 John Stuper 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 7
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 LaMarr Hoyt 6
4 Mike Boddicker 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 54
2 Steve Carlton 53
3 Jose DeLeon 50
4 Jack Morris 48
5 Mario Soto 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
1 Lee Smith 8
3 Frank DiPino 7
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 3 others tied 7