On This Day

Friday, July 29, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 40 .588 --
Tigers 57 41 .582 0.5
Blue Jays 56 42 .571 1.5
Yankees 55 42 .567 2.0
Brewers 54 43 .557 3.0
Red Sox 50 49 .505 8.0
Indians 40 59 .404 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 52 47 .525 --
Royals 47 47 .500 2.5
Rangers 49 51 .490 3.5
Angels 48 52 .480 4.5
Athletics 46 56 .451 7.5
Twins 43 59 .422 10.5
Mariners 38 64 .373 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 47 .530 --
Cardinals 52 49 .515 1.5
Phillies 49 47 .510 2.0
Expos 51 49 .510 2.0
Cubs 46 54 .460 7.0
Mets 37 64 .366 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 63 40 .612 --
Dodgers 56 43 .566 5.0
Astros 51 49 .510 10.5
Padres 50 51 .495 12.0
Giants 49 52 .485 13.0
Reds 45 57 .441 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Castino 4
1 Jim Gantner 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Kurt Bevacqua 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Castino 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Rich Dauer 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Lance Parrish 4
3 Chet Lemon 3
3 Eddie Murray 3
3 Luis Salazar 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 Damaso Garcia 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 1.75
2 Jack Morris 1.67
3 Tim Conroy 1.00
3 Jerry Koosman 1.00
3 Dickie Noles 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Tim Conroy 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 10
2 Ron Guidry 9
2 Mike Krukow 9
4 Jim Beattie 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .374
2 Rod Carew .372
3 George Brett .352
4 George Hendrick .334
5 Bill Madlock .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 24
2 Andre Dawson 23
2 Ron Kittle 23
2 Jim Rice 23
2 Mike Schmidt 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 87
2 Andre Dawson 80
3 Dale Murphy 70
4 Jim Rice 69
5 3 tied 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 64
2 Rudy Law 48
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Tim Raines 43
4 Willie Wilson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.32
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 5 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 163
2 Mario Soto 156
3 Larry McWilliams 135
4 Jack Morris 133
5 Dave Stieb 122

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Gantner .480
2 Cecil Cooper .453
3 Carlton Fisk .444
4 Don Baylor .426
5 Wade Boggs .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 7
2 Carlton Fisk 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
4 George Brett 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 26
2 Carlton Fisk 22
3 Wade Boggs 18
4 Dave Winfield 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
1 Rudy Law 14
3 Lonnie Smith 12
4 Willie McGee 9
4 U. L. Washington 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
2 Bob Stoddard 0.95
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.02
4 Dan Petry 1.19
5 John Candelaria 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 26
2 Jack Morris 25
3 Fernando Valenzuela 24
4 Mike Krukow 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Pete Ladd 4
2 Dennis Lamp 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .406
2 Lonnie Smith .389
3 Jim Gantner .385
4 Dusty Baker .383
5 Cecil Cooper .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 10
1 Carlton Fisk 10
3 Andre Dawson 9
3 Eddie Murray 9
3 Mike Schmidt 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 38
2 Carlton Fisk 31
3 Jeffrey Leonard 29
4 Wade Boggs 28
5 George Brett 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Rudy Law 19
3 Willie McGee 16
4 Lonnie Smith 14
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.72
2 Scott McGregor 1.81
3 Mark Thurmond 1.93
4 Joe Price 1.98
5 Dave Righetti 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 5
1 John Denny 5
1 Bob McClure 5
1 Joe Price 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 Jack Morris 45
3 Dave Righetti 42
4 Mario Soto 39
5 Nolan Ryan 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 8
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Steve Bedrosian 6
3 Pete Ladd 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Rod Carew .363
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 Al Oliver .332
5 2 tied .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 134
2 Eddie Murray 121
3 Andre Dawson 114
3 Gary Ward 114
3 Dave Winfield 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Julio Cruz 66
3 Rudy Law 66
5 2 tied 62

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.40
2 Jim Palmer 2.52
3 Dave Stieb 2.64
4 John Denny 2.64
5 Mario Soto 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 Jim Clancy 19
1 LaMarr Hoyt 19
1 Steve Rogers 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 281
2 Mario Soto 254
3 Larry McWilliams 193
4 Dave Stieb 192
4 Fernando Valenzuela 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 38
2 Ron Davis 30
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Bill Caudill 26
4 2 others tied 26