On This Day

Thursday, September 29, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 62 .608 --
Tigers 92 67 .579 4.5
Yankees 89 69 .563 7.0
Blue Jays 87 72 .547 9.5
Brewers 84 75 .528 12.5
Red Sox 76 83 .478 20.5
Indians 69 90 .434 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 96 63 .604 --
Royals 77 82 .484 19.0
Rangers 76 83 .478 20.0
Athletics 73 86 .459 23.0
Twins 69 90 .434 27.0
Angels 68 91 .428 28.0
Mariners 60 99 .377 36.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 71 .553 --
Pirates 83 76 .522 5.0
Expos 82 77 .516 6.0
Cardinals 76 83 .478 12.0
Cubs 71 88 .447 17.0
Mets 65 94 .409 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 90 69 .566 --
Braves 87 72 .547 3.0
Astros 83 76 .522 7.0
Padres 79 80 .497 11.0
Giants 77 82 .484 13.0
Reds 73 86 .459 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
1 Eddie Milner 4
4 Bill Doran 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Terry Kennedy 1
1 Rick Leach 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Chris Smith 3
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 Jeff Burroughs 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Sample 2
1 Steve Sax 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
4 Phil Bradley 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Warren 1.67
2 Rick Rhoden 1.25
3 Bob Welch 1.00
4 Andy Hawkins 0.91
5 Nolan Ryan 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Andy Hawkins 1
1 Randy Lerch 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Hawkins 10
2 Ed Whitson 7
2 Milt Wilcox 7
4 Mike Moore 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Greg Minton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Rod Carew .341
3 Bill Madlock .326
4 Lou Whitaker .323
5 Jose Cruz .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Jim Rice 38
3 Tony Armas 36
4 Dale Murphy 35
5 Ron Kittle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 122
2 Cecil Cooper 120
3 Dale Murphy 119
4 Dave Winfield 115
5 Lance Parrish 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Tim Raines 86
3 Rudy Law 75
4 Alan Wiggins 65
5 Willie Wilson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
2 John Denny 2.40
3 Bryn Smith 2.49
4 Bob Welch 2.65
5 Mario Soto 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 23
2 Richard Dotson 21
2 Ron Guidry 21
4 Jack Morris 20
5 Dan Petry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 275
2 Mario Soto 242
3 Jack Morris 230
4 Larry McWilliams 195
5 Floyd Bannister 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 43
2 Bob Stanley 33
3 Ron Davis 30
4 Lee Smith 29
5 Bill Caudill 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Whitaker .481
2 Dave Winfield .455
3 Tom Paciorek .439
4 Cal Ripken .424
5 Greg Gross .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 6
2 Willie Aikens 5
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Tom Brunansky 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 15
1 Eddie Murray 15
3 Dave Winfield 14
4 Willie Aikens 13
4 Ron Cey 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 15
2 Alan Wiggins 10
3 Mookie Wilson 9
4 Steve Sax 8
4 Willie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 0.36
2 Craig McMurtry 0.59
3 Dan Morogiello 0.71
4 Mark Davis 0.78
5 Mike Warren 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Willie Hernandez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Larry McWilliams 25
3 Jack Morris 23
3 Mario Soto 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .419
2 Cal Ripken .388
3 Don Slaught .382
4 Jerry Mumphrey .373
5 Don Baylor .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Jesse Barfield 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
4 Willie Aikens 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 29
2 Harold Baines 28
3 Willie Upshaw 27
4 Jesse Barfield 25
4 Eddie Murray 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Alan Wiggins 21
3 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Bobby Brown 14
4 Rudy Law 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.82
2 John Candelaria 1.36
3 Bob Ojeda 1.60
4 Glenn Abbott 1.82
5 Scott Garrelts 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 LaMarr Hoyt 6
1 Bob Ojeda 6
1 Dan Petry 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Steve Carlton 46
3 Floyd Bannister 43
4 Ron Guidry 42
4 Mario Soto 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Al Holland 8
1 Pete Ladd 8
1 Lee Smith 8
5 3 tied 7