On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 61 42 .592 --
Tigers 61 44 .581 1.0
Blue Jays 60 45 .571 2.0
Brewers 58 46 .558 3.5
Yankees 57 47 .548 4.5
Red Sox 53 52 .505 9.0
Indians 44 62 .415 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 56 49 .533 --
Royals 50 52 .490 4.5
Angels 52 56 .481 5.5
Rangers 50 55 .476 6.0
Athletics 50 59 .459 8.0
Twins 45 64 .413 13.0
Mariners 42 66 .389 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 50 .528 --
Phillies 53 50 .515 1.5
Expos 53 52 .505 2.5
Cardinals 53 53 .500 3.0
Cubs 50 57 .467 6.5
Mets 41 66 .383 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 67 42 .615 --
Dodgers 59 47 .557 6.5
Astros 54 52 .509 11.5
Padres 53 54 .495 13.0
Giants 52 56 .481 14.5
Reds 48 60 .444 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Manny Castillo 3
1 Jody Davis 3
1 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Jody Davis 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Bernazard 3
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Jody Davis 3
1 Joe Morgan 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Lee Mazzilli 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 0.78
2 Dave Dravecky 0.71
3 Don Sutton 0.70
4 Buddy Black 0.67
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Bryan Clark 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 7
1 Don Sutton 7
3 Juan Berenguer 5
3 Richard Dotson 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Rod Carew .368
3 George Brett .347
4 George Hendrick .333
5 Bill Madlock .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 24
2 Andre Dawson 23
2 Ron Kittle 23
2 Dale Murphy 23
2 2 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 90
2 Andre Dawson 81
3 Dale Murphy 76
4 Lance Parrish 74
4 Dave Winfield 74

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 2.26
4 Alejandro Pena 2.38
5 John Denny 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 14
1 Scott McGregor 14
3 Dave Dravecky 13
3 LaMarr Hoyt 13
3 Steve Rogers 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 175
2 Mario Soto 170
3 Larry McWilliams 142
3 Jack Morris 142
5 Dave Stieb 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 28
2 Bob Stanley 20
3 Bill Caudill 19
3 Ron Davis 19
5 Lee Smith 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Marshall .451
2 Bobby Grich .435
3 Jim Gantner .434
4 Ken Oberkfell .432
5 Tom Herr .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 6
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Larry Herndon 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 19
2 Cecil Cooper 17
2 Lance Parrish 17
4 Alan Trammell 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Rudy Law 13
3 Lonnie Smith 11
4 Ryne Sandberg 9
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis DeLeon 0.00
1 Cecilio Guante 0.00
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
4 Aurelio Lopez 0.54
5 Juan Berenguer 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 4
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 Jim Clancy 3
2 John Denny 3
2 5 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 Dennis Lamp 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
1 Lee Smith 5
4 Ron Davis 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .415
2 Alan Trammell .405
3 Jim Gantner .402
4 Mike Marshall .400
5 Tom Herr .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 36
2 Carlton Fisk 30
3 Dave Winfield 28
4 Greg Luzinski 27
5 Ted Simmons 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Rudy Law 19
3 Lonnie Smith 16
4 U. L. Washington 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.94
2 Jose DeLeon 1.04
3 Floyd Bannister 1.18
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
1 Scott McGregor 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 49
2 Mario Soto 46
3 Nolan Ryan 45
4 Larry McWilliams 42
5 Steve Carlton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Lee Smith 7
4 Al Holland 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .361
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 George Brett .335
5 Al Oliver .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
1 Dave Winfield 39
3 Eddie Murray 38
4 Dwight Evans 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 133
2 Eddie Murray 125
3 Dave Winfield 120
4 Andre Dawson 113
4 2 others tied 113

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.33
2 John Denny 2.64
3 Dave Stieb 2.67
4 Joe Price 2.71
5 Mario Soto 2.72

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 258
3 Nolan Ryan 199
4 Larry McWilliams 195
5 Dave Stieb 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Lee Smith 31
3 Ron Davis 28
4 Jeff Reardon 27
5 3 tied 26