On This Day

Wednesday, July 27, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 40 .583 --
Tigers 55 41 .573 1.0
Yankees 55 41 .573 1.0
Blue Jays 55 42 .567 1.5
Brewers 53 43 .552 3.0
Red Sox 50 48 .510 7.0
Indians 40 58 .408 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 51 47 .520 --
Royals 47 46 .505 1.5
Rangers 49 50 .495 2.5
Angels 48 51 .485 3.5
Athletics 45 56 .446 7.5
Twins 42 59 .416 10.5
Mariners 38 62 .380 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 47 .520 --
Expos 50 47 .515 0.5
Cardinals 50 48 .510 1.0
Phillies 47 47 .500 2.0
Cubs 46 53 .465 5.5
Mets 37 62 .374 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 39 .614 --
Dodgers 56 42 .571 4.5
Astros 50 48 .510 10.5
Padres 49 50 .495 12.0
Giants 48 52 .480 13.5
Reds 45 56 .446 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 5
2 Jim Gantner 4
2 Bake McBride 4
2 Cal Ripken 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Putnam 2
1 Johnny Ray 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Harold Baines 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Jim Gantner 4
1 Pat Putnam 4
1 Johnny Ray 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 3
2 Rudy Law 2
2 Willie McGee 2
2 Paul Molitor 2
2 Ken Oberkfell 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 1.17
2 Mike Moore 1.14
3 Len Barker 1.00
4 John Martin 0.71
5 John Denny 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Greg Bargar 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 John Denny 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 8
2 Len Barker 7
2 Jose DeLeon 7
2 Charlie Hough 7
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Wade Boggs .372
3 George Brett .352
4 Bill Madlock .335
5 Ray Knight .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 23
1 Ron Kittle 23
1 Jim Rice 23
4 Tony Armas 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 83
2 Andre Dawson 77
3 Dale Murphy 68
4 Jim Rice 67
5 George Brett 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 62
2 Rudy Law 47
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Tim Raines 43
4 Willie Wilson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.06
3 Nolan Ryan 2.39
4 John Denny 2.40
5 Mario Soto 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 13
1 Steve Rogers 13
3 Dave Dravecky 12
3 Ron Guidry 12
3 4 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 156
2 Steve Carlton 154
3 Larry McWilliams 128
4 Jack Morris 123
5 Dave Stieb 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 26
2 Bob Stanley 19
3 Bill Caudill 18
3 Ron Davis 18
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Lacy .447
2 Bill Russell .440
3 Lonnie Smith .438
4 Carney Lansford .431
5 Cecil Cooper .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 6
2 George Brett 5
2 Andre Dawson 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 23
2 Carlton Fisk 21
3 Wade Boggs 19
4 Cal Ripken 18
5 Dave Winfield 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
1 Rudy Law 14
3 Lonnie Smith 10
4 Willie McGee 8
4 U. L. Washington 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Smith 0.73
2 Dan Petry 1.08
3 Bob Stoddard 1.17
4 Neil Allen 1.17
4 Joe Price 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Storm Davis 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 26
1 Mario Soto 26
3 Charlie Hough 24
3 Fernando Valenzuela 24
5 Floyd Bannister 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Pete Ladd 4
2 Dennis Lamp 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .402
2 Dusty Baker .383
3 Carlton Fisk .379
4 Cecil Cooper .378
5 Brett Butler .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 10
2 Cecil Cooper 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
4 George Brett 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 35
2 Carlton Fisk 31
3 Wade Boggs 30
4 Jeffrey Leonard 29
5 George Brett 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 30
2 Rudy Law 18
3 Willie McGee 15
4 Julio Cruz 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 1.44
2 Joe Price 1.73
3 Scott McGregor 1.74
4 Mark Thurmond 1.93
5 Dan Quisenberry 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Joe Price 5
4 Neil Allen 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 49
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Dave Righetti 42
4 Floyd Bannister 40
5 Steve Carlton 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 8
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Steve Bedrosian 6
3 Pete Ladd 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Wade Boggs .363
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 Al Oliver .332
5 George Brett .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Dwight Evans 39
3 Eddie Murray 38
4 Tony Armas 37
5 Dave Winfield 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 130
2 Eddie Murray 119
3 Gary Ward 113
3 Dave Winfield 113
5 Andre Dawson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 98
2 Tim Raines 79
3 Julio Cruz 66
4 Rudy Law 65
5 Mookie Wilson 64

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.34
2 Joe Price 2.61
3 John Denny 2.64
4 Jim Palmer 2.64
5 Mario Soto 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Rogers 20
2 Steve Carlton 19
2 LaMarr Hoyt 19
2 Rick Sutcliffe 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 272
2 Mario Soto 263
3 Nolan Ryan 203
4 Larry McWilliams 196
5 Dave Stieb 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Ron Davis 29
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Bill Caudill 27
4 Bruce Sutter 27