On This Day

Monday, September 26, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 59 .619 --
Tigers 89 67 .571 7.5
Yankees 87 68 .561 9.0
Blue Jays 86 71 .548 11.0
Brewers 82 74 .526 14.5
Red Sox 75 81 .481 21.5
Indians 68 88 .436 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 95 61 .609 --
Royals 76 80 .487 19.0
Rangers 75 81 .481 20.0
Athletics 71 85 .455 24.0
Twins 67 89 .429 28.0
Angels 67 90 .427 28.5
Mariners 58 98 .372 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 87 70 .554 --
Pirates 82 74 .526 4.5
Expos 80 77 .510 7.0
Cardinals 76 81 .484 11.0
Cubs 70 87 .446 17.0
Mets 63 93 .404 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 89 67 .571 --
Braves 85 70 .548 3.5
Astros 81 74 .523 7.5
Padres 77 79 .494 12.0
Giants 75 81 .481 14.0
Reds 72 84 .462 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Greg Brock 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
4 Brett Butler 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 Joe Lefebvre 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Len Matuszek 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
2 Alan Bannister 2
2 Juan Bonilla 2
2 Dave Concepcion 2
2 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Onix Concepcion 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Damaso Garcia 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Forsch 999.00
2 Neal Heaton 1.00
3 Fernando Valenzuela 0.89
4 Chuck Rainey 0.80
5 Paul Splittorff 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Bob Forsch 6
2 Neal Heaton 6
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Vern Ruhle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .341
3 Bill Madlock .325
4 Jose Cruz .323
5 Lou Whitaker .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Jim Rice 37
3 Tony Armas 36
4 Dale Murphy 35
5 Ron Kittle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 121
2 Cecil Cooper 117
2 Dale Murphy 117
4 Andre Dawson 112
5 Dave Winfield 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 106
2 Tim Raines 85
3 Rudy Law 74
4 Alan Wiggins 62
5 2 tied 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
2 John Denny 2.40
3 Mike Boddicker 2.58
4 Alejandro Pena 2.68
5 Mario Soto 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 23
2 Richard Dotson 20
2 Ron Guidry 20
4 Jack Morris 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 233
3 Jack Morris 221
4 Larry McWilliams 195
5 Floyd Bannister 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 43
2 Bob Stanley 32
3 Ron Davis 29
4 Lee Smith 28
5 Bill Caudill 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .500
2 Lou Whitaker .471
3 Cal Ripken .435
4 Greg Gross .431
5 Juan Beniquez .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Dave Winfield 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 15
2 Harold Baines 14
2 Larry Parrish 14
4 Len Matuszek 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 15
2 Bobby Brown 10
3 Alan Wiggins 9
4 Rickey Henderson 8
5 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Davis 0.00
2 Richard Dotson 0.33
3 Craig McMurtry 0.36
4 Mike Boddicker 0.50
5 2 tied 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Larry McWilliams 25
3 Mario Soto 23
4 Fernando Valenzuela 22
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Bob Stanley 4
4 Frank DiPino 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .400
2 Don Slaught .390
3 Tom Paciorek .386
4 Don Baylor .373
5 Willie Upshaw .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Ron Kittle 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 28
1 Jesse Barfield 28
1 Willie Upshaw 28
4 Dale Murphy 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 25
2 Alan Wiggins 23
3 Rickey Henderson 17
4 Rudy Law 15
5 Bobby Brown 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.68
2 Kent Tekulve 1.08
3 Mike Boddicker 1.10
4 Bob Ojeda 1.54
5 John Candelaria 1.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 49
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Floyd Bannister 41
3 Mario Soto 41
5 Jack Morris 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Pete Ladd 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Lee Smith 8