On This Day

Wednesday, September 21, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 57 .623 --
Tigers 86 66 .566 8.5
Yankees 84 67 .556 10.0
Blue Jays 84 69 .549 11.0
Brewers 81 71 .533 13.5
Red Sox 74 79 .484 21.0
Indians 66 85 .437 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 91 61 .599 --
Royals 73 78 .483 17.5
Rangers 73 79 .480 18.0
Athletics 69 84 .451 22.5
Angels 67 85 .441 24.0
Twins 65 87 .428 26.0
Mariners 56 95 .371 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 81 70 .536 --
Expos 79 72 .523 2.0
Pirates 79 73 .520 2.5
Cardinals 74 78 .487 7.5
Cubs 68 84 .447 13.5
Mets 62 90 .408 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 65 .572 --
Braves 82 68 .547 4.0
Astros 79 72 .523 7.5
Padres 76 76 .500 11.0
Giants 73 79 .480 14.0
Reds 69 82 .457 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Hubbard 5
2 Chris Chambliss 4
2 Willie Upshaw 4
2 Lou Whitaker 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Chambliss 2
1 John Lowenstein 2
1 Eddie Murray 2
4 Tony Armas 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Lowenstein 6
2 Alan Bannister 4
2 Chris Chambliss 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 David Green 2
1 Gary Pettis 2
1 Steve Sax 2
4 Ricky Adams 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Lollar 2.00
2 Mike Boddicker 1.20
3 Geoff Zahn 1.17
4 Mike Smithson 1.00
5 Jack Morris 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Guy Hoffman 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Boddicker 12
1 Tim Lollar 12
3 Jack Morris 8
4 Jose DeLeon 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Rod Carew .345
3 Bill Madlock .325
4 Jose Cruz .325
5 Lloyd Moseby .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 37
1 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Dale Murphy 35
4 Tony Armas 34
5 Ron Kittle 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 120
2 Cecil Cooper 117
3 Dale Murphy 116
4 Andre Dawson 110
5 Dave Winfield 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 103
2 Tim Raines 80
3 Rudy Law 72
4 Alan Wiggins 59
5 Julio Cruz 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
2 John Denny 2.30
3 Alejandro Pena 2.48
4 Mike Boddicker 2.58
5 Mario Soto 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 22
2 Richard Dotson 19
2 Ron Guidry 19
2 Jack Morris 19
5 Dan Petry 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 256
2 Mario Soto 226
3 Jack Morris 221
4 Larry McWilliams 190
5 Floyd Bannister 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Bob Stanley 31
3 Ron Davis 28
3 Lee Smith 28
5 Bill Caudill 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .462
2 Tim Teufel .439
3 Juan Beniquez .432
4 Dave Winfield .426
5 Willie Upshaw .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 7
2 Harold Baines 6
3 Nick Esasky 4
3 John Lowenstein 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 20
2 Willie Upshaw 18
3 Dale Murphy 17
4 Jose Cruz 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Bobby Brown 10
2 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Jeffrey Leonard 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob James 0.00
2 Mike Boddicker 0.36
3 Kent Tekulve 0.63
4 Tippy Martinez 0.66
5 John Denny 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Larry McWilliams 26
3 Floyd Bannister 25
4 Mike Boddicker 22
4 Steve Carlton 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Upshaw .400
2 Don Baylor .385
3 Cal Ripken .376
4 Juan Beniquez .374
5 Tom Paciorek .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 10
1 Jim Rice 10
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 Mike Schmidt 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 31
2 Dale Murphy 28
2 Willie Upshaw 28
4 Harold Baines 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 25
2 Tim Raines 22
3 Rickey Henderson 21
4 Rudy Law 15
5 Bobby Brown 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.90
2 Charlie Hough 1.02
3 Bob Ojeda 1.71
4 LaMarr Hoyt 1.83
5 John Denny 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 7
2 Richard Dotson 6
2 Bob Ojeda 6
4 Doyle Alexander 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 50
2 Jack Morris 49
3 Steve Carlton 47
4 Jose DeLeon 44
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Al Holland 8
2 Bob Stanley 8
5 3 tied 7