On This Day

Friday, June 24, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 29 .574 --
Blue Jays 39 29 .574 --
Tigers 38 30 .559 1.0
Yankees 35 32 .522 3.5
Red Sox 34 34 .500 5.0
Brewers 31 35 .470 7.0
Indians 32 37 .464 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 37 31 .544 --
Angels 37 32 .536 0.5
Royals 34 30 .531 1.0
White Sox 34 34 .500 3.0
Athletics 33 37 .471 5.0
Twins 30 42 .417 9.0
Mariners 26 47 .356 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 37 29 .561 --
Cardinals 34 33 .507 3.5
Phillies 30 33 .476 5.5
Pirates 29 36 .446 7.5
Cubs 30 38 .441 8.0
Mets 27 41 .397 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 44 25 .638 --
Braves 41 29 .586 3.5
Giants 36 33 .522 8.0
Padres 35 34 .507 9.0
Astros 35 36 .493 10.0
Reds 30 41 .423 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Claudell Washington 5
2 Larry Herndon 4
2 Glenn Hubbard 4
2 Bill Stein 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Biff Pocoroba 4
1 Don Slaught 4
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 Wayne Gross 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Davis 2
1 Johnnie LeMaster 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Barry Bonnell 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig McMurtry 1.67
2 Don Sutton 1.60
3 Mike Krukow 1.00
3 Dick Ruthven 1.00
5 Joe Niekro 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Dayley 9
2 Joe Niekro 8
2 Don Sutton 8
4 Mike Smithson 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 1
1 Rick Lysander 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Manny Sarmiento 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .410
2 Wade Boggs .364
3 George Hendrick .345
4 Hal McRae .343
5 Ken Griffey .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 19
1 Dale Murphy 19
3 Ron Kittle 17
4 Tony Armas 16
4 Jim Rice 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 56
2 Dale Murphy 54
3 George Hendrick 52
4 Ron Kittle 51
5 Gary Ward 50

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 2.20
5 Dave Stieb 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 11
2 Ron Guidry 10
2 Rick Honeycutt 10
2 Steve Rogers 10
2 Dave Stieb 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 117
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 15
3 Bill Caudill 13
4 Jeff Reardon 12
5 Aurelio Lopez 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Parrish .429
2 David Green .422
3 Buddy Bell .407
4 Julio Franco .404
5 Bill Almon .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Andre Dawson 5
3 Chet Lemon 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 17
1 George Wright 17
3 Darrell Evans 16
3 Frank White 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 17
2 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Johnnie LeMaster 10
4 Rudy Law 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Willie Hernandez 0.00
1 George Frazier 0.00
1 Jim Kaat 0.00
4 Nolan Ryan 0.36
5 Alejandro Pena 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Gott 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Dave Stieb 23
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 6
2 Bob Stanley 4
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Aurelio Lopez 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Whitaker .383
2 Wade Boggs .375
3 Bob Horner .373
4 Bill Almon .367
5 Buddy Bell .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 10
2 Tony Armas 9
2 Jack Clark 9
2 Ron Kittle 9
2 Eddie Murray 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 27
2 Bill Buckner 23
2 Cecil Cooper 23
2 Darrell Evans 23
2 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Tim Raines 18
3 Willie Wilson 16
4 Johnnie LeMaster 14
4 Billy Sample 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.91
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.07
3 Burt Hooton 1.24
4 Joe Niekro 1.86
5 Dave Rozema 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 6
2 Dave Dravecky 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Rick Honeycutt 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 41
2 Steve Carlton 40
2 Jim Gott 40
2 Charlie Hough 40
5 Dave Stieb 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Jeff Reardon 8
3 Aurelio Lopez 7
4 Bob Stanley 6
5 6 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Rod Carew .358
3 Robin Yount .337
4 Bill Madlock .327
5 Doug DeCinces .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Dave Winfield 41
3 Doug DeCinces 38
3 Dwight Evans 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Ward 121
2 Cecil Cooper 120
2 George Hendrick 120
4 Eddie Murray 119
4 Dave Winfield 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 93
2 Tim Raines 80
3 Julio Cruz 62
4 Mookie Wilson 61
5 Willie Wilson 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.04
2 Jim Palmer 2.36
3 Atlee Hammaker 2.63
4 Mario Soto 2.65
5 Dave Stieb 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Dave Stieb 21
3 Steve Rogers 20
4 Mike Caldwell 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 284
2 Mario Soto 256
3 Nolan Ryan 205
4 Dave Stieb 194
4 Fernando Valenzuela 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bill Caudill 28
3 Ron Davis 27
3 Bruce Sutter 27
5 2 tied 26