On This Day

Wednesday, September 28, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 61 .611 --
Tigers 91 67 .576 5.5
Yankees 88 69 .561 8.0
Blue Jays 87 72 .547 10.0
Brewers 84 74 .532 12.5
Red Sox 76 82 .481 20.5
Indians 68 90 .430 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 96 62 .608 --
Royals 77 81 .487 19.0
Rangers 76 82 .481 20.0
Athletics 72 86 .456 24.0
Twins 68 90 .430 28.0
Angels 68 91 .428 28.5
Mariners 59 99 .373 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 71 .553 --
Pirates 82 76 .519 5.5
Expos 82 77 .516 6.0
Cardinals 76 83 .478 12.0
Cubs 71 88 .447 17.0
Mets 65 93 .411 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 90 67 .573 --
Braves 86 72 .544 4.5
Astros 83 75 .525 7.5
Padres 77 80 .490 13.0
Giants 76 82 .481 14.5
Reds 73 85 .462 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bo Diaz 5
2 Bryan Little 4
2 Joe Morgan 4
2 Pat Putnam 4
2 Claudell Washington 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 2
1 Bo Diaz 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Tom Brunansky 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Pat Putnam 4
4 Dave Collins 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Milner 3
2 Brett Butler 2
2 Andre Dawson 2
2 Paul Molitor 2
5 24 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pascual Perez 1.67
2 Mario Soto 1.00
2 Lee Tunnell 1.00
4 Mike Krukow 0.58
5 Bryn Smith 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Ron Darling 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Pete Filson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pascual Perez 10
2 Mario Soto 9
3 Mike Krukow 7
4 Jim Clancy 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Rod Carew .341
3 Bill Madlock .326
4 Lou Whitaker .324
5 Jose Cruz .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
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 120
3 Dale Murphy 118
4 Dave Winfield 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Tim Raines 86
3 Rudy Law 75
4 Alan Wiggins 63
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
2 John Denny 2.40
3 Bryn Smith 2.49
4 Alejandro Pena 2.68
5 Bob Welch 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 23
2 Richard Dotson 21
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Jack Morris 20
5 Dan Petry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 275
2 Mario Soto 242
3 Jack Morris 230
4 Larry McWilliams 195
5 Floyd Bannister 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 43
2 Bob Stanley 33
3 Ron Davis 30
4 Lee Smith 29
5 Bill Caudill 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .500
2 Lou Whitaker .490
3 Tom Paciorek .462
4 Cal Ripken .455
5 Darrell Porter .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Willie Aikens 5
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Tom Brunansky 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 16
2 Harold Baines 15
2 Len Matuszek 15
4 Mike Schmidt 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 15
2 Bobby Brown 9
2 Mookie Wilson 9
4 Steve Sax 8
4 Alan Wiggins 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Craig McMurtry 0.36
2 Glenn Abbott 0.53
3 Dan Morogiello 0.71
4 Kent Tekulve 0.75
5 Mark Davis 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 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 25
3 Jack Morris 23
3 Bryn Smith 23
3 Mario Soto 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .429
2 Cal Ripken .396
3 Don Slaught .388
4 Don Baylor .381
5 Jerry Mumphrey .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Jesse Barfield 11
3 Dale Murphy 9
4 Willie Aikens 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 28
1 Jesse Barfield 28
1 Dale Murphy 28
1 Willie Upshaw 28
5 Jim Rice 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 25
2 Alan Wiggins 23
3 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Rudy Law 15
5 Bobby Brown 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.82
2 Kent Tekulve 1.04
3 John Candelaria 1.36
4 Bob Ojeda 1.60
5 Britt Burns 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 7
2 LaMarr Hoyt 6
2 Bob Ojeda 6
2 Dan Petry 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 56
2 Mario Soto 50
3 Floyd Bannister 43
3 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Bryn Smith 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 9
1 Lee Smith 9
3 Rich Gossage 8
3 Pete Ladd 8
3 Bob Stanley 8