On This Day

Sunday, October 2, 1983

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1983 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 4, 1983

Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 98 64 .605 --
Tigers 92 70 .568 6.0
Yankees 91 71 .562 7.0
Blue Jays 89 73 .549 9.0
Brewers 87 75 .537 11.0
Red Sox 78 84 .481 20.0
Indians 70 92 .432 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 99 63 .611 --
Royals 79 83 .488 20.0
Rangers 77 85 .475 22.0
Athletics 74 88 .457 25.0
Twins 70 92 .432 29.0
Angels 70 92 .432 29.0
Mariners 60 102 .370 39.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 72 .556 --
Pirates 84 78 .519 6.0
Expos 82 80 .506 8.0
Cardinals 79 83 .488 11.0
Cubs 71 91 .438 19.0
Mets 68 94 .420 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 71 .562 --
Braves 88 74 .543 3.0
Astros 85 77 .525 6.0
Padres 81 81 .500 10.0
Giants 79 83 .488 12.0
Reds 74 88 .457 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Bryan Little 4
3 Mike Brown 3
3 Butch Davis 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Randy Bush 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Butch Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Howell 3
1 Willie McGee 3
1 Jim Rice 3
4 Randy Bush 2
4 20 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 4
2 David Green 2
2 Lonnie Smith 2
4 Buddy Biancalana 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Boddicker 2.00
2 Ken Dayley 1.25
3 Richard Dotson 1.00
3 Jeff Heathcock 1.00
3 Jeff Russell 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Steve Brown 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Leary 8
1 Jeff Russell 8
3 Al Lachowicz 6
4 Ken Dayley 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tony Brizzolara 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Tony Armas 36
3 Dale Murphy 36
5 Ron Kittle 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 126
1 Jim Rice 126
3 Dale Murphy 121
4 Dave Winfield 116
5 Lance Parrish 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 90
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 Bob Welch 2.65
4 Mario Soto 2.70
5 Alejandro Pena 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 24
2 Richard Dotson 22
3 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 Butch Davis .431
3 Jerry Mumphrey .429
4 Robin Yount .418
5 Joe Morgan .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 6
2 Willie Aikens 5
2 Joel Youngblood 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 15
2 Roy Smalley 14
3 Willie Aikens 13
3 Dave Winfield 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 15
2 Alan Wiggins 10
3 Steve Sax 9
4 Willie Wilson 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 0.36
2 Pete Filson 0.60
3 Geoff Zahn 0.79
4 Craig McMurtry 0.84
5 Richard Dotson 0.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Mario Soto 23
3 Fernando Valenzuela 22
4 Larry McWilliams 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 5
1 Pete Ladd 5
3 Dan Quisenberry 4
3 Bob Stanley 4
5 9 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .420
2 Cal Ripken .388
3 Jerry Mumphrey .377
4 Darryl Strawberry .376
5 Larry Herndon .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
2 Willie Aikens 8
2 Jesse Barfield 8
2 Ron Kittle 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 28
2 Harold Baines 26
2 Willie Upshaw 26
4 Jim Rice 24
5 Eddie Murray 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 26
2 Alan Wiggins 19
3 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Rudy Law 15
5 Bobby Brown 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Glenn Abbott 1.14
2 Bob Ojeda 1.19
3 John Candelaria 1.36
4 Charlie Hough 1.42
5 Dave Stewart 1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 Mario Soto 42
3 Floyd Bannister 41
4 Fernando Valenzuela 39
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Ladd 9
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Al Holland 8
3 Tippy Martinez 8
5 2 tied 7