On This Day

Wednesday, August 3, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 42 .588 --
Tigers 61 43 .587 0.0
Blue Jays 60 44 .577 1.0
Brewers 58 45 .563 2.5
Yankees 56 47 .544 4.5
Red Sox 53 51 .510 8.0
Indians 44 61 .419 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 55 49 .529 --
Angels 52 55 .486 4.5
Royals 49 52 .485 4.5
Rangers 49 55 .471 6.0
Athletics 50 58 .463 7.0
Twins 44 64 .407 13.0
Mariners 41 66 .383 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 49 .533 --
Phillies 52 50 .510 2.5
Cardinals 53 52 .505 3.0
Expos 52 52 .500 3.5
Cubs 49 57 .462 7.5
Mets 41 65 .387 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 66 42 .611 --
Dodgers 59 46 .562 5.5
Astros 54 51 .514 10.5
Padres 52 54 .491 13.0
Giants 52 55 .486 13.5
Reds 47 60 .439 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Bell 4
1 Darrell Brown 4
1 Dave Engle 4
1 Bob Horner 4
1 Billy Sample 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Marshall 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Dauer 3
1 Mike Davis 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 Larry Herndon 3
1 Mike Marshall 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Johnny Ray 2
1 Billy Sample 2
4 Bob Dernier 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.43
2 Jack Morris 1.29
3 Tom Seaver 0.80
4 John Candelaria 0.75
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aponte 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Jack Morris 9
3 Ron Guidry 7
3 Dick Tidrow 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .376
2 Rod Carew .364
3 George Brett .344
4 George Hendrick .334
5 Bill Madlock .330

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 90
2 Andre Dawson 81
3 Lance Parrish 74
4 Dale Murphy 73
5 3 tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 69
2 Rudy Law 51
3 Tim Raines 46
4 Julio Cruz 45
5 Willie Wilson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Nolan Ryan 2.24
3 Rick Honeycutt 2.32
4 Mario Soto 2.37
5 Alejandro Pena 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 13
1 LaMarr Hoyt 13
1 Scott McGregor 13
1 Steve Rogers 13
5 8 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 175
2 Mario Soto 163
3 Larry McWilliams 142
3 Jack Morris 142
5 Dave Stieb 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 28
2 Bob Stanley 20
3 Bill Caudill 19
3 Ron Davis 19
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Marshall .458
2 Jim Gantner .453
3 Alan Trammell .452
4 Ken Oberkfell .447
5 Don Mattingly .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 6
2 Willie Aikens 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Eddie Murray 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 19
2 Cecil Cooper 18
3 Lance Parrish 17
4 Don Baylor 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Rudy Law 13
2 Lonnie Smith 13
4 Ryne Sandberg 8
4 U. L. Washington 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
3 Aurelio Lopez 0.54
4 Luis DeLeon 0.56
5 Tom Underwood 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Jesse Orosco 4
3 Floyd Bannister 3
3 Jim Clancy 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 28
2 Jose DeLeon 27
3 Mario Soto 25
4 Ron Guidry 24
4 Fernando Valenzuela 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Dennis Lamp 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .425
2 Wade Boggs .415
3 Jim Gantner .389
4 Mike Marshall .388
5 Bill Madlock .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 10
2 Eddie Murray 9
3 Chris Chambliss 8
3 Cecil Cooper 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 37
2 Carlton Fisk 29
3 Greg Luzinski 28
4 Ted Simmons 27
5 Dave Winfield 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 30
2 Rudy Law 20
3 Lonnie Smith 16
4 Willie McGee 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.94
2 Jose DeLeon 1.04
3 Tom Underwood 1.08
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.52
5 Dan Petry 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Jim Clancy 5
1 John Denny 5
4 Rick Camp 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 49
1 Jack Morris 49
3 Nolan Ryan 45
4 Larry McWilliams 42
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Pete Ladd 6
3 Lee Smith 6
3 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Rod Carew .359
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 George Brett .330
5 Al Oliver .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
1 Dave Winfield 39
4 Dwight Evans 37
5 Cecil Cooper 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 135
2 Eddie Murray 125
3 Dave Winfield 119
4 Gary Ward 115
5 Lance Parrish 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Rudy Law 68
4 Julio Cruz 66
5 2 tied 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.33
2 John Denny 2.64
3 Dave Stieb 2.69
4 Joe Niekro 2.70
4 Mario Soto 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 20
2 Steve Carlton 19
2 Richard Dotson 19
2 LaMarr Hoyt 19
2 Steve Rogers 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 283
2 Mario Soto 251
3 Nolan Ryan 199
4 Larry McWilliams 195
5 Dave Righetti 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Lee Smith 30
3 Ron Davis 28
4 Bill Caudill 27
4 Bruce Sutter 27