On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 43 .590 --
Tigers 61 46 .570 2.0
Brewers 60 46 .566 2.5
Blue Jays 60 47 .561 3.0
Yankees 59 47 .557 3.5
Red Sox 54 53 .505 9.0
Indians 44 64 .407 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 57 50 .533 --
Royals 51 53 .490 4.5
Rangers 52 55 .486 5.0
Angels 52 58 .473 6.5
Athletics 52 59 .468 7.0
Twins 45 66 .405 14.0
Mariners 44 66 .400 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 55 50 .524 --
Pirates 56 52 .519 0.5
Expos 55 52 .514 1.0
Cardinals 53 55 .491 3.5
Cubs 50 59 .459 7.0
Mets 43 66 .394 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 67 44 .604 --
Dodgers 61 47 .565 4.5
Astros 55 53 .509 10.5
Padres 55 55 .500 11.5
Giants 53 57 .482 13.5
Reds 49 62 .441 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Gwynn 6
2 Bobby Brown 4
2 Carlton Fisk 4
2 Carney Lansford 4
2 Eddie Milner 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Walt Terrell 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Brown 4
1 Andre Dawson 4
1 Willie Randolph 4
1 Walt Terrell 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Onix Concepcion 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 1.67
2 Mike Moore 1.29
3 Danny Cox 0.89
3 John Montefusco 0.89
5 Floyd Bannister 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Ray Fontenot 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 10
2 Mike Moore 9
3 Danny Cox 8
3 John Montefusco 8
5 Steve Carlton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Carlos Diaz 1
1 Steve Howe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .371
2 Rod Carew .368
3 George Brett .346
4 George Hendrick .332
5 Hal McRae .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 25
2 Cecil Cooper 24
3 Tony Armas 23
3 Ron Kittle 23
3 3 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 92
2 Andre Dawson 86
3 Dave Winfield 81
4 Dale Murphy 76
5 Lance Parrish 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Rudy Law 52
3 Tim Raines 47
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 Mario Soto 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 182
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 Bill Caudill 21
2 Bob Stanley 21
4 Ron Davis 19
5 Lee Smith 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .471
2 Carney Lansford .426
3 Billy Sample .425
4 Ken Oberkfell .424
5 Ted Simmons .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
3 Ron Cey 5
3 Ken Landreaux 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 20
2 Cecil Cooper 19
3 Greg Luzinski 17
3 Ben Oglivie 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Rudy Law 11
3 Lonnie Smith 10
4 Tim Raines 8
4 Ryne Sandberg 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cecilio Guante 0.00
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
3 Juan Berenguer 0.56
4 Tom Underwood 0.57
5 Rick Lysander 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 4
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 Jim Clancy 3
2 John Denny 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 35
2 Steve Carlton 29
3 Jack Morris 28
4 Mario Soto 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Al Holland 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .409
2 Tom Herr .404
3 Jim Gantner .388
4 Ken Landreaux .387
5 Carney Lansford .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 10
1 Greg Luzinski 10
3 Chris Chambliss 9
3 Eddie Murray 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 38
2 Dave Winfield 35
3 Carlton Fisk 31
4 Greg Luzinski 29
5 Ted Simmons 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 28
2 Rudy Law 20
3 Lonnie Smith 16
4 Tim Raines 13
4 U. L. Washington 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.94
2 Jesse Orosco 1.32
3 Tom Underwood 1.38
4 Bill Laskey 1.52
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 John Denny 6
3 Jim Clancy 5
3 Scott McGregor 5
3 Jesse Orosco 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 49
2 Steve Carlton 47
3 Mario Soto 46
4 Nolan Ryan 45
5 Larry McWilliams 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Lee Smith 7
4 Bill Caudill 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .364
3 Bill Madlock .336
4 George Brett .336
5 Carney Lansford .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Eddie Murray 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Tony Armas 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 132
2 Dave Winfield 126
3 Eddie Murray 125
4 Andre Dawson 118
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 97
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Rudy Law 69
4 Julio Cruz 66
5 2 tied 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.33
2 Dave Stieb 2.67
3 Mario Soto 2.72
4 Joe Price 2.73
5 Joe Niekro 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 20
2 Richard Dotson 19
2 LaMarr Hoyt 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 285
2 Mario Soto 258
3 Nolan Ryan 199
4 Fernando Valenzuela 195
5 3 tied 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Lee Smith 31
3 Bill Caudill 28
4 Ron Davis 27
4 Jeff Reardon 27