On This Day

Friday, September 23, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 95 58 .621 --
Tigers 88 66 .571 7.5
Yankees 85 67 .559 9.5
Blue Jays 84 70 .545 11.5
Brewers 81 73 .526 14.5
Red Sox 74 80 .481 21.5
Indians 67 86 .438 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 93 61 .604 --
Rangers 75 79 .487 18.0
Royals 74 79 .484 18.5
Athletics 70 84 .455 23.0
Angels 67 87 .435 26.0
Twins 66 88 .429 27.0
Mariners 56 97 .366 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 84 70 .545 --
Pirates 81 73 .526 3.0
Expos 79 75 .513 5.0
Cardinals 75 79 .487 9.0
Cubs 69 85 .448 15.0
Mets 62 92 .403 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 88 65 .575 --
Braves 82 70 .539 5.5
Astros 79 73 .520 8.5
Padres 77 76 .503 11.0
Giants 74 79 .484 14.0
Reds 70 83 .458 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cal Ripken 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Mike Brown 3
2 Glenn Brummer 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jody Davis 2
1 Tony Pena 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruppert Jones 5
2 Dusty Baker 4
2 Mike Easler 4
4 Jody Davis 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Pettini 2
1 Steve Sax 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.50
2 Mario Soto 1.00
3 Tim Conroy 0.71
3 Luis Leal 0.71
3 2 others tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Tim Conroy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Mario Soto 7
3 Shane Rawley 6
4 Tim Conroy 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Sammy Stewart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Rod Carew .345
3 Bill Madlock .325
4 Jose Cruz .323
5 Lou Whitaker .319

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
2 Dale Murphy 117
4 Andre Dawson 111
5 Lance Parrish 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 104
2 Tim Raines 84
3 Rudy Law 73
4 Alan Wiggins 60
5 Julio Cruz 55

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 Bob Welch 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 22
2 Richard Dotson 20
3 Ron Guidry 19
3 Jack Morris 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 233
3 Jack Morris 221
4 Larry McWilliams 190
5 Floyd Bannister 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 42
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 .458
2 Tony Gwynn .425
3 Juan Beniquez .408
4 Jerry Mumphrey .405
5 2 tied .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Tony Pena 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 18
2 Willie Upshaw 16
3 Eddie Murray 15
4 Dale Murphy 14
4 Larry Parrish 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Bobby Brown 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
4 Steve Sax 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Holland 0.00
2 Richard Dotson 0.33
3 Mike Boddicker 0.36
4 Kent Tekulve 0.63
4 Albert Williams 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Larry McWilliams 26
3 Floyd Bannister 25
4 Bob James 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .408
2 Willie Upshaw .391
3 Tom Paciorek .384
4 Cal Ripken .384
5 Jerry Mumphrey .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 10
1 Jim Rice 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Ron Kittle 9
4 Dale Murphy 9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 26
2 Alan Wiggins 24
3 Rickey Henderson 17
4 Rudy Law 15
5 Bobby Brown 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.82
2 Mike Boddicker 0.90
3 Bob Ojeda 1.54
4 John Candelaria 1.85
5 Glenn Abbott 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 7
2 LaMarr Hoyt 6
3 Doyle Alexander 5
3 Mike Boddicker 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Floyd Bannister 50
3 Jack Morris 49
4 Mario Soto 46
5 Jose DeLeon 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Lee Smith 8
5 2 tied 7