On This Day

Thursday, September 22, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 58 .618 --
Tigers 87 66 .569 7.5
Yankees 84 67 .556 9.5
Blue Jays 84 69 .549 10.5
Brewers 81 72 .529 13.5
Red Sox 74 79 .484 20.5
Indians 67 85 .441 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 92 61 .601 --
Rangers 74 79 .484 18.0
Royals 73 79 .480 18.5
Athletics 69 84 .451 23.0
Angels 67 86 .438 25.0
Twins 66 87 .431 26.0
Mariners 56 96 .368 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 70 .542 --
Pirates 80 73 .523 3.0
Expos 79 74 .516 4.0
Cardinals 75 78 .490 8.0
Cubs 68 85 .444 15.0
Mets 62 91 .405 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 65 .572 --
Braves 82 69 .543 4.5
Astros 79 72 .523 7.5
Padres 76 76 .500 11.0
Giants 73 79 .480 14.0
Reds 70 82 .461 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Morgan 5
1 Tim Raines 5
3 Ivan de Jesus 4
3 Bo Diaz 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 2
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Len Matuszek 4
1 Larry Parrish 4
3 Paul Householder 3
3 Joe Lefebvre 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Butch Davis 2
2 Julio Franco 2
2 David Green 2
5 9 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Beattie 1.17
2 Ron Darling 0.64
3 Ken Dayley 0.62
3 Charles Hudson 0.62
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Danny Cox 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 John Denny 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Beattie 7
1 Ron Darling 7
1 Milt Wilcox 7
4 Steve Rogers 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Bruce Sutter 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 Lou Whitaker .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Jim Rice 37
3 Dale Murphy 35
4 Tony Armas 34
4 Ron Kittle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 120
2 Cecil Cooper 117
3 Dale Murphy 116
4 Andre Dawson 111
5 Dave Winfield 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 103
2 Tim Raines 83
3 Rudy Law 73
4 Alan Wiggins 59
5 Julio Cruz 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
2 John Denny 2.40
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 29
4 Lee Smith 28
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Gross .444
2 Willie Upshaw .436
3 Don Baylor .423
4 Tom Paciorek .421
5 Juan Beniquez .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 7
2 Harold Baines 6
3 Eddie Murray 5
4 Ron Cey 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 20
2 Dale Murphy 17
3 Willie Upshaw 16
4 Eddie Murray 15
5 Larry Parrish 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 15
2 Bobby Brown 9
3 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Mookie Wilson 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Holland 0.00
2 Mike Boddicker 0.36
3 Kent Tekulve 0.63
3 Albert Williams 0.63
5 Dan Morogiello 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Willie Hernandez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 26
2 Floyd Bannister 25
3 Bob James 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Lee Smith 4
2 Bob Stanley 4
2 Dave Tobik 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .398
2 Willie Upshaw .396
3 Keith Hernandez .375
4 Cal Ripken .372
5 Tom Paciorek .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 10
1 Jim Rice 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Ron Kittle 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 31
2 Eddie Murray 29
3 Dale Murphy 28
4 Harold Baines 27
4 Willie Upshaw 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 25
2 Alan Wiggins 23
3 Rickey Henderson 20
4 Rudy Law 16
5 Bobby Brown 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.90
2 Charlie Hough 1.02
3 Bob Ojeda 1.54
4 Glenn Abbott 1.97
5 LaMarr Hoyt 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
1 LaMarr Hoyt 6
3 Doyle Alexander 5
3 Mike Boddicker 5
3 7 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 Al Holland 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Lee Smith 8
4 Frank DiPino 7
4 3 others tied 7