On This Day

Monday, August 1, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 59 40 .596 --
Tigers 60 42 .588 0.5
Blue Jays 57 44 .564 3.0
Yankees 56 44 .560 3.5
Brewers 56 44 .560 3.5
Red Sox 51 51 .500 9.5
Indians 42 60 .412 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 54 48 .529 --
Royals 48 50 .490 4.0
Rangers 49 53 .480 5.0
Angels 50 55 .476 5.5
Athletics 49 57 .462 7.0
Twins 44 62 .415 12.0
Mariners 40 65 .381 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 49 .524 --
Phillies 52 48 .520 0.5
Cardinals 53 50 .515 1.0
Expos 52 50 .510 1.5
Cubs 47 57 .452 7.5
Mets 39 65 .375 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 65 41 .613 --
Dodgers 57 46 .553 6.5
Astros 52 51 .505 11.5
Padres 52 52 .500 12.0
Giants 51 54 .486 13.5
Reds 47 58 .448 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Castino 5
1 Gary Ward 5
3 Wade Boggs 4
3 Darrell Brown 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Gary Allenson 1
2 Juan Bonilla 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Lubratich 4
1 Greg Luzinski 4
1 Gary Ward 4
4 Bobby Brown 3
4 Brett Butler 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Darrell Brown 2
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.71
2 Len Barker 1.50
3 Andy McGaffigan 1.25
4 Floyd Bannister 1.20
5 Steve Renko 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Len Barker 9
3 Bob Welch 8
4 Steve Renko 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Tom Tellmann 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .379
2 Rod Carew .367
3 George Brett .355
4 George Hendrick .333
5 Hal McRae .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 24
2 Andre Dawson 23
2 Ron Kittle 23
2 Jim Rice 23
2 Mike Schmidt 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 89
2 Andre Dawson 80
3 Gary Ward 72
4 Dale Murphy 71
4 Lance Parrish 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
2 Rudy Law 49
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Tim Raines 44
4 Willie Wilson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.32
3 Mario Soto 2.37
4 John Denny 2.41
5 Nolan Ryan 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 13
1 Scott McGregor 13
1 Steve Rogers 13
4 Dave Dravecky 12
4 6 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 175
2 Mario Soto 163
3 Larry McWilliams 135
4 Jack Morris 133
5 Dave Stieb 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Bill Caudill 19
2 Ron Davis 19
2 Bob Stanley 19
5 Aurelio Lopez 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Oberkfell .452
2 Jim Gantner .451
3 Alan Trammell .431
4 Rick Monday .429
5 Tom Herr .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 5
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Carlton Fisk 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 20
2 Carlton Fisk 19
3 Greg Luzinski 17
4 Wade Boggs 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Rudy Law 13
2 Lonnie Smith 13
4 U. L. Washington 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
2 Tom Underwood 0.59
3 Luis DeLeon 0.64
4 Bob Stoddard 0.95
5 Dan Quisenberry 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 Rick Camp 3
2 Jim Clancy 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
1 Jose DeLeon 27
3 Jack Morris 25
3 Mario Soto 25
5 Fernando Valenzuela 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Pete Ladd 5
3 Ron Davis 4
3 Aurelio Lopez 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .438
2 Alan Trammell .417
3 Jim Gantner .394
4 Paul Molitor .380
5 Jose Cruz .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 10
2 Cecil Cooper 9
2 Greg Luzinski 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 37
2 Carlton Fisk 31
3 Wade Boggs 27
4 Greg Luzinski 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 33
2 Rudy Law 19
3 Lonnie Smith 15
4 Willie McGee 12
5 5 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.94
2 Jose DeLeon 1.04
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.72
4 Joe Price 1.98
5 Mark Thurmond 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 John Denny 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
1 Joe Price 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 49
2 Mario Soto 46
3 Nolan Ryan 43
4 Jack Morris 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Pete Ladd 7
4 Bruce Sutter 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Rod Carew .361
3 Bill Madlock .336
4 Al Oliver .333
5 George Brett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Dave Winfield 38
4 Tony Armas 37
4 Dwight Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 135
2 Eddie Murray 124
3 Gary Ward 119
4 Dave Winfield 116
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Julio Cruz 66
3 Rudy Law 66
5 2 tied 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.42
2 Jim Palmer 2.52
3 John Denny 2.64
4 Mario Soto 2.64
5 Dave Stieb 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 Jim Clancy 19
1 Richard Dotson 19
1 Steve Rogers 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 283
2 Mario Soto 261
3 Dave Righetti 195
3 Nolan Ryan 195
3 Dave Stieb 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Ron Davis 30
3 Lee Smith 29
4 Bill Caudill 27
4 Bruce Sutter 27