On This Day

Thursday, July 21, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 52 38 .578 --
Blue Jays 52 38 .578 --
Yankees 50 39 .562 1.5
Tigers 51 40 .560 1.5
Brewers 50 40 .556 2.0
Red Sox 46 45 .505 6.5
Indians 38 53 .418 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 47 44 .516 --
Rangers 48 45 .516 --
Angels 47 46 .505 1.0
Royals 43 43 .500 1.5
Athletics 42 52 .447 6.5
Twins 37 57 .394 11.5
Mariners 36 59 .379 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 46 44 .511 --
Phillies 45 44 .506 0.5
Expos 45 45 .500 1.0
Cardinals 46 46 .500 1.0
Cubs 42 51 .452 5.5
Mets 34 59 .366 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 58 37 .611 --
Dodgers 53 39 .576 3.5
Astros 49 44 .527 8.0
Padres 47 45 .511 9.5
Giants 46 47 .495 11.0
Reds 42 52 .447 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Dernier 5
2 Brett Butler 4
2 Larry Parrish 4
2 Robin Yount 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Zisk 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 George Bjorkman 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Dernier 3
1 Dan Ford 3
1 Terry Kennedy 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dernier 2
1 Rudy Law 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.00
2 Dick Ruthven 0.83
2 Frank Tanana 0.83
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.82
5 Mike Witt 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Bailey 1
1 Dave Beard 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9
2 Atlee Hammaker 6
2 Dave Rozema 6
2 Mike Witt 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Ben Hayes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Wade Boggs .372
3 Ray Knight .340
4 George Hendrick .331
5 Bill Madlock .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Tony Armas 21
2 Cecil Cooper 21
2 Darrell Evans 21
2 Ron Kittle 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 73
2 Andre Dawson 72
3 Jim Rice 66
4 Dale Murphy 65
5 Ron Kittle 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 55
2 Julio Cruz 45
3 Willie Wilson 42
4 Rudy Law 40
5 Tim Raines 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.19
3 John Denny 2.45
4 Mario Soto 2.46
5 Nolan Ryan 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 12
1 Rick Honeycutt 12
1 Steve Rogers 12
1 Rick Sutcliffe 12
5 6 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 153
2 Mario Soto 145
3 Larry McWilliams 122
4 Dave Stieb 121
5 Jack Morris 114

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 23
2 Bob Stanley 19
3 Bill Caudill 17
4 Steve Bedrosian 15
4 Ron Davis 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Driessen .526
2 Wade Boggs .455
3 Lloyd Moseby .439
4 Dusty Baker .426
5 Terry Puhl .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 7
2 George Brett 5
2 Chris Chambliss 5
2 Cecil Cooper 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 19
2 Carlton Fisk 18
3 Dusty Baker 17
4 Chris Chambliss 15
4 Larry Parrish 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Rudy Law 8
3 Damaso Garcia 7
4 Brett Butler 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Price 0.81
2 Allan Ramirez 1.06
3 Floyd Bannister 1.13
4 Dan Petry 1.17
5 Aurelio Lopez 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Bailey 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Joe Price 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Rick Sutcliffe 23
3 Larry McWilliams 22
4 Jack Morris 21
4 Mario Soto 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 5
2 Pete Ladd 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 10 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Knight .407
2 Wade Boggs .390
3 Damaso Garcia .387
4 Carl Yastrzemski .385
5 Terry Puhl .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 11
1 Carlton Fisk 11
3 Tony Armas 8
3 Brian Downing 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 33
2 Carlton Fisk 27
3 Dusty Baker 26
3 Darryl Strawberry 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Rudy Law 15
2 Tim Raines 15
4 Bob Dernier 14
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Sisk 1.80
2 Scott McGregor 1.92
3 Mark Thurmond 2.00
4 Joe Price 2.09
5 Dan Petry 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Jim Beattie 4
2 John Candelaria 4
2 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 49
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Steve Carlton 42
3 Storm Davis 42
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 6
1 Ron Davis 6
1 Pete Ladd 6
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .363
3 Al Oliver .330
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 George Brett .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Tony Armas 38
2 Dwight Evans 38
4 Eddie Murray 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 123
2 Eddie Murray 116
2 Dave Winfield 116
4 Jim Rice 110
5 Andre Dawson 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 96
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Julio Cruz 66
4 Willie Wilson 65
5 Mookie Wilson 63

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.33
2 Jim Palmer 2.57
3 Atlee Hammaker 2.72
4 Dave Stieb 2.77
5 Steve Rogers 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Steve Rogers 20
3 LaMarr Hoyt 19
3 Dave Stieb 19
3 Rick Sutcliffe 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 279
2 Mario Soto 259
3 Nolan Ryan 201
4 Larry McWilliams 196
5 Dave Stieb 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
2 Ron Davis 28
2 Lee Smith 28
4 Bill Caudill 26
4 3 others tied 26