On This Day

Thursday, October 6, 1983

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1983 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Chicago White Sox 0
Baltimore Orioles 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rudy Law 2
1 Cal Ripken 2
1 Gary Roenicke 2
4 Julio Cruz 1
4 4 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Roenicke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Roenicke 2
2 Ken Singleton 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 2
2 John Shelby 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Boddicker 1.75
2 Floyd Bannister 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Boddicker 14
2 Floyd Bannister 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rudy Law .556
2 Bill Russell .500
3 Garry Maddox .429
3 Tom Paciorek .429
5 Cal Ripken .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 1
1 Gary Matthews 1
1 Jim Rice 1
1 Gary Roenicke 1
1 Mike Schmidt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 4
2 Pedro Guerrero 2
2 Gary Roenicke 2
2 Lou Whitaker 2
5 16 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 2
2 Tim Raines 1
2 Pete Rose 1
2 Bill Russell 1
2 3 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.00
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 John Denny 0.00
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Boddicker 14
2 Steve Carlton 6
3 Floyd Bannister 5
3 Fernando Valenzuela 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1

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

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

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

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