On This Day

Saturday, October 1, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 97 64 .602 --
Tigers 92 69 .571 5.0
Yankees 91 70 .565 6.0
Blue Jays 89 72 .553 8.0
Brewers 86 75 .534 11.0
Red Sox 77 84 .478 20.0
Indians 70 91 .435 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 98 63 .609 --
Royals 79 82 .491 19.0
Rangers 77 84 .478 21.0
Athletics 73 88 .453 25.0
Twins 69 92 .429 29.0
Angels 69 92 .429 29.0
Mariners 60 101 .373 38.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 71 .559 --
Pirates 83 78 .516 7.0
Expos 82 78 .513 7.5
Cardinals 78 83 .484 12.0
Cubs 71 90 .441 19.0
Mets 66 94 .413 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 70 .565 --
Braves 87 74 .540 4.0
Astros 84 77 .522 7.0
Padres 81 80 .503 10.0
Giants 78 83 .484 13.0
Reds 74 87 .460 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Butch Davis 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Mike Heath 4
2 George Hinshaw 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Bruce Benedict 1
1 George Brett 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Howell 5
2 George Brett 3
2 George Foster 3
2 Ron Kittle 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Butch Davis 2
1 Von Hayes 2
1 Scott Loucks 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
5 17 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 999.00
1 Matt Young 999.00
3 Floyd Bannister 1.17
3 Dennis Rasmussen 1.17
5 Mark Davis 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Porfi Altamirano 1
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Bedrosian 8
1 Jose DeLeon 8
3 Floyd Bannister 7
3 Mark Davis 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 2
2 Don Carman 1
2 John Curtis 1
2 Carlos Diaz 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Rod Carew .339
3 Bill Madlock .323
4 Lou Whitaker .321
5 Jose Cruz .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Jim Rice 38
3 Tony Armas 36
3 Dale Murphy 36
5 Ron Kittle 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 124
2 Jim Rice 123
3 Dale Murphy 121
4 Dave Winfield 116
5 Lance Parrish 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Tim Raines 86
3 Rudy Law 77
4 Alan Wiggins 66
5 Willie Wilson 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
2 John Denny 2.37
3 Bryn Smith 2.49
4 Bob Welch 2.65
5 Mario Soto 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 24
2 Richard Dotson 21
2 Ron Guidry 21
4 Jack Morris 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 275
2 Mario Soto 242
3 Jack Morris 232
4 Larry McWilliams 199
5 Floyd Bannister 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 45
2 Bob Stanley 33
3 Ron Davis 30
4 Lee Smith 29
5 Bill Caudill 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .452
2 Lou Whitaker .426
3 Butch Davis .421
4 Charlie Moore .419
5 Cal Ripken .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 6
2 Willie Aikens 5
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Eddie Murray 5
2 Joel Youngblood 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 15
2 Eddie Murray 14
2 Roy Smalley 14
4 Willie Aikens 13
4 Tony Armas 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Alan Wiggins 10
3 Mookie Wilson 9
4 Steve Sax 8
4 Willie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 0.36
2 Pete Filson 0.60
3 Jeff Reardon 0.66
4 Geoff Zahn 0.79
5 Craig McMurtry 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 LaMarr Hoyt 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Jack Morris 25
3 Mario Soto 23
4 Fernando Valenzuela 22
5 Larry McWilliams 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Bob Stanley 5
4 Pete Ladd 4
4 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .420
2 Cal Ripken .393
3 Darryl Strawberry .376
4 Jerry Mumphrey .371
5 Larry Herndon .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
2 Jesse Barfield 9
3 Willie Aikens 8
3 Tom Brunansky 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 29
2 Harold Baines 28
3 Willie Upshaw 27
4 Jesse Barfield 23
4 Eddie Murray 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 23
2 Alan Wiggins 19
3 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Rudy Law 15
5 Bobby Brown 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Glenn Abbott 1.14
2 John Candelaria 1.36
3 Charlie Hough 1.42
4 Dave Stewart 1.56
5 Bob Ojeda 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 7
2 Doyle Alexander 6
2 John Denny 6
2 Richard Dotson 6
2 Bob Ojeda 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Steve Carlton 46
3 Jack Morris 43
4 Mario Soto 42
5 Floyd Bannister 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 9
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Pete Ladd 8
4 Rich Gossage 7
4 3 others tied 7