On This Day

Thursday, June 23, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 28 .582 --
Blue Jays 38 29 .567 1.0
Tigers 37 30 .552 2.0
Yankees 35 31 .530 3.5
Red Sox 33 34 .493 6.0
Indians 32 36 .471 7.5
Brewers 30 35 .462 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 37 31 .544 --
Rangers 35 31 .530 1.0
Royals 33 30 .524 1.5
White Sox 34 33 .507 2.5
Athletics 33 35 .485 4.0
Twins 29 42 .408 9.5
Mariners 26 46 .361 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 36 29 .554 --
Cardinals 34 32 .515 2.5
Phillies 29 33 .468 5.5
Cubs 30 37 .448 7.0
Pirates 28 36 .438 7.5
Mets 27 40 .403 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 43 25 .632 --
Braves 39 29 .574 4.0
Giants 35 33 .515 8.0
Padres 35 33 .515 8.0
Astros 35 35 .500 9.0
Reds 30 39 .435 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rudy Law 4
1 Tony Pena 4
3 Juan Bonilla 3
3 Keith Hernandez 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Roenicke 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 4
1 Ron Roenicke 4
3 Tony Armas 3
3 Ron Kittle 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Rudy Law 2
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 Damaso Garcia 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gullickson 1.25
2 Ken Forsch 0.75
3 Larry McWilliams 0.71
4 Glenn Abbott 0.67
4 2 others tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Carlos Diaz 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 6
1 Ken Forsch 6
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
4 Bill Gullickson 5
4 Larry McWilliams 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .410
2 Wade Boggs .365
3 Hal McRae .345
4 George Hendrick .342
5 Ken Griffey .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 19
1 Dale Murphy 19
3 Tony Armas 16
3 Ron Kittle 16
3 Jim Rice 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 54
1 Dale Murphy 54
3 George Hendrick 51
4 Ron Kittle 50
5 2 tied 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 33
1 Willie Wilson 33
3 Rickey Henderson 31
4 Tim Raines 30
5 Rudy Law 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.45
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.66
3 Mario Soto 2.16
4 Bob Stanley 2.28
5 Dave Stieb 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 11
2 Ron Guidry 10
2 Rick Honeycutt 10
2 Dave Stieb 10
5 3 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 111
2 Mario Soto 107
3 Dave Stieb 101
4 Larry McWilliams 94
5 Bert Blyleven 87

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 18
2 Bob Stanley 14
3 Bill Caudill 13
4 Aurelio Lopez 11
4 Jeff Reardon 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Julio Franco .409
2 Bill Almon .407
3 Dale Murphy .404
4 Lou Whitaker .400
4 George Wright .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
3 Tony Armas 5
4 Jody Davis 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Wright 18
2 Andre Dawson 16
2 Darrell Evans 16
4 Julio Franco 15
5 Jody Davis 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 17
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Johnnie LeMaster 9
4 Willie Wilson 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Hernandez 0.00
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.36
4 Joe Niekro 0.52
5 Alejandro Pena 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Gott 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Dave Rozema 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Bruce Berenyi 23
3 Dave Stieb 23
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Aurelio Lopez 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Horner .395
2 Lou Whitaker .388
3 Bill Almon .383
4 Wade Boggs .371
5 Larry Parrish .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 10
1 Darrell Evans 10
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Ron Kittle 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 26
2 Darrell Evans 24
2 George Hendrick 24
4 Bill Buckner 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 20
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Willie Wilson 16
4 Rudy Law 13
4 Billy Sample 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.91
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.07
3 Burt Hooton 1.23
4 Alejandro Pena 1.26
5 Joe Niekro 1.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Rick Honeycutt 5
1 Burt Hooton 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 41
2 Jim Gott 40
3 Larry McWilliams 38
4 Mike Krukow 37
4 Dave Stieb 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Jeff Reardon 7
4 Steve Bedrosian 5
4 7 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Robin Yount .335
4 Leon Durham .327
5 Bill Madlock .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Dave Winfield 41
3 Dwight Evans 39
4 Doug DeCinces 38
4 Reggie Jackson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 120
2 George Hendrick 119
2 Gary Ward 119
2 Dave Winfield 119
5 Cecil Cooper 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 93
2 Tim Raines 81
3 Julio Cruz 62
4 Mookie Wilson 61
5 Willie Wilson 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.25
2 Jim Palmer 2.32
3 Atlee Hammaker 2.63
4 Mario Soto 2.65
5 Dave Stieb 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
2 Dave Stieb 21
3 Steve Rogers 20
4 Mike Caldwell 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 278
2 Mario Soto 256
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Fernando Valenzuela 197
5 Dave Stieb 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bill Caudill 28
2 Ron Davis 28
4 Greg Minton 27
4 Bruce Sutter 27