On This Day

Saturday, September 24, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 95 59 .617 --
Tigers 88 67 .568 7.5
Yankees 86 67 .562 8.5
Blue Jays 84 71 .542 11.5
Brewers 82 73 .529 13.5
Red Sox 75 80 .484 20.5
Indians 67 87 .435 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 94 61 .606 --
Royals 75 79 .487 18.5
Rangers 75 80 .484 19.0
Athletics 71 84 .458 23.0
Angels 67 88 .432 27.0
Twins 66 89 .426 28.0
Mariners 57 97 .370 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 85 70 .548 --
Pirates 82 73 .529 3.0
Expos 79 76 .510 6.0
Cardinals 75 80 .484 10.0
Cubs 69 86 .445 16.0
Mets 63 92 .406 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 88 66 .571 --
Braves 83 70 .542 4.5
Astros 80 73 .523 7.5
Padres 77 77 .500 11.0
Giants 74 80 .481 14.0
Reds 71 83 .461 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 George Foster 4
1 Brian Giles 4
4 Jim Gantner 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Jody Davis 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 4
1 Butch Davis 4
1 Brian Giles 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Brian Giles 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 1.20
2 Britt Burns 1.00
2 Ron Guidry 1.00
2 Mike Moore 1.00
2 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 8
2 Bruce Berenyi 7
2 Mike Moore 7
4 Steve Brown 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Rod Carew .344
3 Bill Madlock .325
4 Jose Cruz .320
5 Lloyd Moseby .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Jim Rice 37
3 Tony Armas 36
4 Dale Murphy 35
5 Ron Kittle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 121
2 Cecil Cooper 117
2 Dale Murphy 117
4 Andre Dawson 111
4 Dave Winfield 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 105
2 Tim Raines 85
3 Rudy Law 74
4 Alan Wiggins 60
5 Julio Cruz 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
2 John Denny 2.40
3 Alejandro Pena 2.48
4 Mike Boddicker 2.58
5 Mario Soto 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 22
2 Richard Dotson 20
2 Ron Guidry 20
4 Jack Morris 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 233
3 Jack Morris 221
4 Larry McWilliams 190
5 Floyd Bannister 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 42
2 Bob Stanley 32
3 Ron Davis 29
4 Lee Smith 28
5 Bill Caudill 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .442
2 Tony Gwynn .436
3 Greg Gross .429
4 Charlie Moore .417
5 Richie Hebner .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Harold Baines 5
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Dave Winfield 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 18
2 Eddie Murray 15
2 Willie Upshaw 15
4 Larry Parrish 14
5 Dale Murphy 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Bobby Brown 10
3 Rickey Henderson 9
4 Rudy Law 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Davis 0.00
2 Richard Dotson 0.33
3 Mike Boddicker 0.36
4 Glenn Abbott 0.56
5 Albert Williams 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Larry McWilliams 26
3 Floyd Bannister 25
4 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Mario Soto 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Lee Smith 4
3 Bob Stanley 4
3 Dave Tobik 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .398
2 Cal Ripken .393
3 Willie Upshaw .385
4 Tom Paciorek .384
4 Don Slaught .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Jesse Barfield 10
3 Ron Kittle 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 Jim Rice 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Harold Baines 28
3 Dale Murphy 27
3 Eddie Murray 27
3 Willie Upshaw 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 27
2 Alan Wiggins 21
3 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Rudy Law 15
5 Bobby Brown 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.82
2 Mike Boddicker 0.90
3 Bob Ojeda 1.54
4 John Candelaria 1.62
5 Richard Dotson 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
1 LaMarr Hoyt 6
3 Doyle Alexander 5
3 Mike Boddicker 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 50
2 Steve Carlton 49
3 Jose DeLeon 44
4 Larry McWilliams 41
4 2 others tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Pete Ladd 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 2 others tied 8