On This Day

Sunday, July 17, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 51 35 .593 --
Orioles 49 37 .570 2.0
Tigers 48 38 .558 3.0
Yankees 47 39 .547 4.0
Brewers 46 39 .541 4.5
Red Sox 43 44 .494 8.5
Indians 37 51 .420 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 46 42 .523 --
White Sox 45 42 .517 0.5
Angels 45 43 .511 1.0
Royals 41 42 .494 2.5
Athletics 40 50 .444 7.0
Twins 37 54 .407 10.5
Mariners 36 55 .396 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 43 42 .506 --
Cardinals 45 44 .506 --
Pirates 43 43 .500 0.5
Expos 43 44 .494 1.0
Cubs 41 49 .456 4.5
Mets 33 56 .371 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 56 35 .615 --
Dodgers 52 36 .591 2.5
Astros 47 42 .528 8.0
Padres 45 44 .506 10.0
Giants 44 46 .489 11.5
Reds 40 51 .440 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Dwyer 4
2 Dale Berra 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 George Brett 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Jim Dwyer 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 2
1 Bill Buckner 2
1 Gary Matthews 2
4 Larry Bowa 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 3.00
2 Bryan Clark 1.25
3 Kevin Gross 1.00
4 Dickie Noles 0.78
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Greg Bargar 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 9
2 Kevin Gross 7
2 Dickie Noles 7
4 Bill Laskey 6
4 Bob Welch 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Jim Slaton 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .397
2 Wade Boggs .374
3 George Hendrick .343
4 Ray Knight .338
5 Ken Griffey .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Darrell Evans 21
3 Cecil Cooper 20
3 Ron Kittle 20
3 Dale Murphy 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 70
2 Cecil Cooper 69
3 Dale Murphy 65
3 Jim Rice 65
5 Ron Kittle 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 53
2 Julio Cruz 43
3 Willie Wilson 41
4 Tim Raines 38
5 Rudy Law 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.90
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.20
3 Mario Soto 2.22
4 John Denny 2.22
5 Nolan Ryan 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 12
1 Steve Rogers 12
3 Rick Honeycutt 11
3 Bill Laskey 11
3 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 148
2 Mario Soto 138
3 Dave Stieb 120
4 Larry McWilliams 114
5 Bert Blyleven 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 21
2 Bill Caudill 17
2 Bob Stanley 17
4 Ron Davis 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .467
2 Rickey Henderson .460
3 Chris Chambliss .422
4 Ozzie Smith .415
5 Dusty Baker .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Chris Chambliss 4
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 16
2 Dusty Baker 14
2 Larry Parrish 14
2 Jason Thompson 14
5 Chris Chambliss 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Brett Butler 7
3 Von Hayes 6
3 Alan Wiggins 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Bair 0.00
2 Luis Leal 0.55
3 Mike Moore 0.60
4 Marty Bystrom 0.75
5 Dennis Lamp 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Joe Price 3
3 Howard Bailey 2
3 Doug Bair 2
3 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Nolan Ryan 22
4 Floyd Bannister 21
5 Dave Righetti 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .424
2 Ray Knight .398
3 Wade Boggs .388
4 Eddie Murray .370
5 Damaso Garcia .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 10
2 Carlton Fisk 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
2 Jim Rice 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 30
2 Chris Chambliss 26
3 Dusty Baker 25
3 Jim Rice 25
3 Greg Walker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 28
2 Tim Raines 20
3 Brett Butler 14
4 Von Hayes 13
4 Rudy Law 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 0.96
2 Luis Leal 1.52
3 John Denny 1.82
4 Pascual Perez 1.94
5 Nolan Ryan 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Leal 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
3 Jim Beattie 4
3 John Candelaria 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 50
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Steve Carlton 40
4 Floyd Bannister 39
4 Dave Righetti 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 7
2 Salome Barojas 5
2 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Al Holland 5
2 7 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Wade Boggs .364
3 George Brett .330
4 Al Oliver .329
5 Doug DeCinces .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Dwight Evans 38
3 Tony Armas 36
3 Eddie Murray 36
3 Dave Winfield 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 120
2 Eddie Murray 118
3 Dave Winfield 115
4 Mike Schmidt 113
5 Gary Ward 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 97
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Julio Cruz 64
3 Willie Wilson 64
5 Mookie Wilson 62

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.22
2 Dave Stieb 2.65
3 Mario Soto 2.65
4 Jim Palmer 2.66
5 John Denny 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Steve Rogers 20
1 Dave Stieb 20
4 LaMarr Hoyt 18
4 Rick Sutcliffe 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 282
2 Mario Soto 259
3 Dave Stieb 200
4 Nolan Ryan 199
5 Larry McWilliams 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Ron Davis 29
3 Lee Smith 27
3 Bruce Sutter 27
5 2 tied 26