On This Day

Wednesday, June 8, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 32 23 .582 --
Blue Jays 29 24 .547 2.0
Tigers 28 25 .528 3.0
Red Sox 28 25 .528 3.0
Yankees 28 26 .519 3.5
Brewers 26 26 .500 4.5
Indians 24 29 .453 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 31 24 .564 --
Royals 25 24 .510 3.0
Rangers 26 26 .500 3.5
Athletics 27 27 .500 3.5
White Sox 25 28 .472 5.0
Twins 23 33 .411 8.5
Mariners 23 35 .397 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 28 22 .560 --
Expos 27 23 .540 1.0
Phillies 22 25 .468 4.5
Cubs 24 28 .462 5.0
Pirates 19 30 .388 8.5
Mets 18 33 .353 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 36 17 .679 --
Braves 35 19 .648 1.5
Giants 28 26 .519 8.5
Padres 26 27 .491 10.0
Astros 26 30 .464 11.5
Reds 23 32 .418 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Whitaker 4
2 Willie Aikens 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Pedro Guerrero 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ricky Adams 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Rick Behenna 1
1 Dale Berra 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 4
2 Ricky Adams 3
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Darrell Porter 3
2 Fernando Valenzuela 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Bob Dernier 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.75
2 Andy McGaffigan 1.20
3 Jack Morris 0.80
4 Mike Smithson 0.70
5 Dave Stieb 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 8
2 Joe Niekro 7
2 Mike Smithson 7
2 Don Sutton 7
5 Andy McGaffigan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Odell Jones 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .421
2 Wade Boggs .381
3 George Brett .369
4 Andre Dawson .346
5 Hal McRae .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 13
1 Darrell Evans 13
1 Pedro Guerrero 13
1 Ron Kittle 13
1 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 44
2 George Hendrick 43
3 Gary Ward 41
4 Kent Hrbek 40
4 Ron Kittle 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 33
2 Willie Wilson 25
3 Steve Sax 23
4 Rudy Law 22
5 Rickey Henderson 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.41
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.54
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.66
4 Bob Stanley 1.89
5 Dave Stieb 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 9
1 Dave Stieb 9
3 Ron Guidry 8
3 Rick Honeycutt 8
5 11 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 92
2 Mario Soto 80
3 Dave Stieb 78
4 Larry McWilliams 75
5 Bert Blyleven 72

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 14
2 Bill Caudill 13
3 Bob Stanley 11
4 Steve Bedrosian 8
4 5 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .465
2 Paul Molitor .455
3 Roy Smalley .448
4 Andre Dawson .431
5 Mike Hargrove .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
3 Bill Buckner 5
3 Ron Kittle 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 14
1 George Hendrick 14
1 Eddie Murray 14
4 Chris Chambliss 13
4 Cecil Cooper 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Steve Sax 9
3 Willie Wilson 8
4 Gary Redus 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.66
2 Paul Splittorff 0.69
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.06
4 Burt Hooton 1.17
5 Bill Campbell 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Gott 26
2 Jack Morris 22
3 Bert Blyleven 21
4 Ron Guidry 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 4
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .404
2 Bill Madlock .388
3 Bob Horner .375
4 Rod Carew .364
5 Dave Engle .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 8
1 Ron Kittle 8
3 Cecil Cooper 7
3 Darrell Evans 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Stapleton 23
2 Ted Simmons 22
3 Eddie Murray 21
3 Darrell Porter 21
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 13
1 Rudy Law 13
1 Steve Sax 13
4 Rickey Henderson 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 1.26
2 Dennis Leonard 1.32
3 Bruce Kison 1.36
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.36
5 Atlee Hammaker 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Rick Honeycutt 5
1 John Stuper 5
4 Dave Dravecky 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 38
2 Juan Berenguer 37
2 Ron Guidry 37
2 Larry McWilliams 37
5 Atlee Hammaker 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 8
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Gary Lavelle 6
5 7 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Bill Madlock .336
4 Robin Yount .335
5 Al Oliver .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 44
2 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Mike Schmidt 42
4 Dwight Evans 38
5 Doug DeCinces 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 124
2 Eddie Murray 121
3 Dave Winfield 119
4 Cecil Cooper 118
5 George Hendrick 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 97
2 Tim Raines 72
3 Julio Cruz 67
4 Mookie Wilson 59
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.33
2 Steve Rogers 2.53
3 Nolan Ryan 2.63
4 Steve Carlton 2.69
5 Dave Dravecky 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Dave Stieb 21
3 Mike Caldwell 19
3 Jerry Reuss 19
3 Steve Rogers 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 288
2 Mario Soto 252
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Fernando Valenzuela 201
5 Steve Rogers 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 35
2 Bill Caudill 32
3 Greg Minton 27
4 Ron Davis 26
4 3 others tied 26