On This Day

Friday, June 17, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 37 26 .587 --
Tigers 35 27 .565 1.5
Blue Jays 34 27 .557 2.0
Yankees 32 30 .516 4.5
Red Sox 31 30 .508 5.0
Brewers 29 31 .483 6.5
Indians 27 35 .435 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 34 28 .548 --
Rangers 32 29 .525 1.5
Royals 29 28 .509 2.5
Athletics 31 32 .492 3.5
White Sox 29 32 .475 4.5
Twins 27 38 .415 8.5
Mariners 26 40 .394 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 32 26 .552 --
Expos 31 27 .534 1.0
Phillies 26 29 .473 4.5
Cubs 28 32 .467 5.0
Pirates 23 34 .404 8.5
Mets 22 37 .373 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 42 20 .677 --
Braves 38 25 .603 4.5
Giants 32 31 .508 10.5
Astros 33 32 .508 10.5
Padres 29 33 .468 13.0
Reds 27 37 .422 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Harper 4
1 Lance Parrish 4
1 Jerry Remy 4
4 Jamie Allen 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dickie Thon 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brookens 4
1 George Wright 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Rick Cerone 3
3 Pat Tabler 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Warren Cromartie 1
2 Bob Dernier 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 1.60
2 Charlie Lea 1.50
3 Mario Soto 1.33
4 Pascual Perez 1.25
5 Nolan Ryan 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Lea 9
2 John Candelaria 8
2 Mario Soto 8
4 Tim Conroy 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .410
2 George Brett .369
3 Wade Boggs .360
4 George Hendrick .351
5 Hal McRae .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 18
1 Dale Murphy 18
3 Doug DeCinces 15
4 Ron Kittle 14
4 Jim Rice 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 53
2 Andre Dawson 48
2 George Hendrick 48
4 Gary Ward 46
5 Ron Kittle 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 33
2 Willie Wilson 31
3 Rickey Henderson 25
4 Rudy Law 24
4 Steve Sax 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.49
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.66
3 Mario Soto 2.17
4 Dave Stieb 2.18
5 Bob Stanley 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 10
2 Dave Dravecky 9
2 Ron Guidry 9
2 Rick Honeycutt 9
5 7 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 108
2 Mario Soto 96
3 Dave Stieb 92
4 Larry McWilliams 82
5 Bert Blyleven 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 17
2 Bill Caudill 13
2 Bob Stanley 13
4 Aurelio Lopez 10
5 5 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .500
2 Lou Whitaker .455
3 Bill Almon .431
4 Ron Jackson .429
5 Mike Easler .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
1 Graig Nettles 6
4 Wayne Gross 5
4 George Wright 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jody Davis 15
1 George Wright 15
3 Andre Dawson 14
3 Darrell Evans 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 11
2 Paul Molitor 8
2 Billy Sample 8
4 Rickey Henderson 7
4 Tim Raines 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.35
2 Bob Knepper 0.56
3 Dan Quisenberry 0.61
4 Buddy Black 0.69
5 Al Holland 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 4
2 Ken Forsch 3
3 Juan Berenguer 2
3 Mike Boddicker 2
3 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Charlie Hough 22
4 Tim Conroy 21
4 Jim Gott 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Steve Bedrosian 3
3 Bill Dawley 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .394
2 Bob Horner .375
3 Lou Whitaker .370
4 Bill Almon .365
5 Rod Carew .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 9
1 Darrell Evans 9
3 Jody Davis 8
3 Ron Kittle 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 23
2 George Hendrick 22
2 Davey Lopes 22
2 Ted Simmons 22
5 Lance Parrish 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 17
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Julio Cruz 12
3 Rudy Law 12
3 Billy Sample 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.67
2 Joe Niekro 1.37
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.69
3 Buddy Black 1.69
5 Bob Welch 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 LaMarr Hoyt 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
4 Jim Gott 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Gott 40
1 Mario Soto 40
3 Mike Krukow 38
4 Charlie Hough 37
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
4 Bill Caudill 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Robin Yount .331
4 Bill Madlock .327
5 Al Oliver .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 42
2 Dwight Evans 41
2 Mike Schmidt 41
4 Reggie Jackson 40
5 Doug DeCinces 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 122
2 George Hendrick 120
2 Eddie Murray 120
2 Gary Ward 120
5 Dave Winfield 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 91
2 Tim Raines 73
3 Julio Cruz 66
4 Mookie Wilson 60
4 Willie Wilson 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.33
2 Jim Palmer 2.33
3 Dave Stieb 2.61
4 Mario Soto 2.65
5 Atlee Hammaker 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Dave Stieb 22
3 Steve Rogers 20
4 Mike Caldwell 19
4 Fernando Valenzuela 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 282
2 Mario Soto 255
3 Nolan Ryan 212
4 Fernando Valenzuela 197
5 Dave Stieb 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 35
2 Bill Caudill 30
3 Greg Minton 28
4 Ron Davis 27
5 Bruce Sutter 26