On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 65 50 .565 --
Brewers 66 51 .564 --
Tigers 65 52 .556 1.0
Blue Jays 66 53 .555 1.0
Yankees 64 53 .547 2.0
Red Sox 58 59 .496 8.0
Indians 50 69 .420 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 64 53 .547 --
Royals 58 57 .504 5.0
Athletics 59 62 .488 7.0
Rangers 57 60 .487 7.0
Angels 56 63 .471 9.0
Twins 51 70 .421 15.0
Mariners 46 73 .387 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 62 53 .539 --
Pirates 62 55 .530 1.0
Expos 59 57 .509 3.5
Cardinals 56 61 .479 7.0
Cubs 53 66 .445 11.0
Mets 48 70 .407 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 49 .592 --
Dodgers 65 52 .556 4.5
Astros 62 55 .530 7.5
Padres 59 60 .496 11.5
Giants 56 63 .471 14.5
Reds 54 66 .450 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alan Bannister 4
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Dave Collins 4
1 Toby Harrah 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 5
2 John Mizerock 4
3 Tom Brunansky 3
3 Jody Davis 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 25 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Butcher 1.00
2 Floyd Bannister 0.86
2 Jerry Reuss 0.86
4 Allan Ramirez 0.67
5 3 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 Len Barker 6
1 Jerry Reuss 6
4 Mike Scott 5
4 Jim Slaton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Cecilio Guante 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .377
2 Rod Carew .364
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 George Brett .327
5 Alan Trammell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Cecil Cooper 25
2 Andre Dawson 25
2 3 others tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 101
2 Dave Winfield 94
3 Andre Dawson 88
4 Dale Murphy 84
5 Mike Schmidt 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 73
2 Rudy Law 54
3 Tim Raines 53
4 Julio Cruz 48
5 Willie Wilson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Nolan Ryan 2.18
3 Rick Honeycutt 2.42
4 John Denny 2.44
5 Alejandro Pena 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 15
1 Scott McGregor 15
3 Dave Dravecky 14
3 Rick Honeycutt 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 203
2 Mario Soto 180
3 Jack Morris 165
4 Larry McWilliams 146
5 2 tied 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bill Caudill 22
2 Ron Davis 22
2 Bob Stanley 22
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Sheridan .429
1 Andy Van Slyke .429
3 Dave Collins .422
4 Joe Lefebvre .400
5 Tim Wallach .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 7
2 Greg Brock 5
2 Tom Brunansky 5
2 Larry Herndon 5
2 Lloyd Moseby 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 25
2 Tony Bernazard 14
2 Jose Cruz 14
2 Larry Herndon 14
2 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 9
1 Tim Raines 9
3 Bobby Brown 7
4 David Green 6
4 Alan Wiggins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Moose Haas 0.00
1 Roy Thomas 0.00
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
5 John Butcher 0.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Chris Codiroli 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 32
2 Steve Carlton 28
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Jose DeLeon 22
4 Fernando Valenzuela 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Dave Beard 4
2 Pete Ladd 4
2 Dennis Lamp 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Herr .431
2 Don Mattingly .402
3 Alan Trammell .395
4 Wade Boggs .385
5 Joe Lefebvre .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Lance Parrish 9
4 Tom Brunansky 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Cecil Cooper 36
3 Lance Parrish 28
3 Mike Schmidt 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Rudy Law 18
3 Lonnie Smith 17
4 Paul Molitor 16
4 Tim Raines 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.09
2 Jesse Orosco 1.35
3 Bryn Smith 2.03
4 Luis DeLeon 2.05
5 2 tied 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 7
2 Jesse Orosco 6
3 Jim Clancy 5
3 Chris Codiroli 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 57
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Jose DeLeon 49
4 Floyd Bannister 48
5 Fernando Valenzuela 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 12
2 Pete Ladd 9
3 Dennis Lamp 8
4 Ron Davis 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Rod Carew .364
3 Bill Madlock .340
4 Ken Griffey .330
5 Robin Yount .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 43
2 Eddie Murray 37
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Tony Armas 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 135
2 Dave Winfield 131
3 Eddie Murray 125
4 Andre Dawson 115
5 Ted Simmons 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 94
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Rudy Law 68
4 Julio Cruz 64
5 Willie Wilson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.28
2 Atlee Hammaker 2.41
3 Dave Stieb 2.60
4 Joe Price 2.62
5 John Denny 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 20
2 Steve Carlton 19
2 Jim Clancy 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 296
2 Mario Soto 260
3 Jack Morris 207
4 Dave Righetti 199
5 Nolan Ryan 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 42
2 Ron Davis 29
3 Bill Caudill 27
3 Lee Smith 27
3 Bob Stanley 27