On This Day

Wednesday, August 17, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 68 51 .571 --
Orioles 66 50 .569 0.5
Tigers 66 52 .559 1.5
Blue Jays 67 53 .558 1.5
Yankees 64 54 .542 3.5
Red Sox 58 61 .487 10.0
Indians 50 70 .417 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 53 .551 --
Royals 58 58 .500 6.0
Athletics 59 63 .484 8.0
Rangers 57 61 .483 8.0
Angels 57 63 .475 9.0
Twins 52 70 .426 15.0
Mariners 46 74 .383 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 62 54 .534 --
Pirates 62 55 .530 0.5
Expos 60 57 .513 2.5
Cardinals 56 61 .479 6.5
Cubs 53 66 .445 10.5
Mets 48 71 .403 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 71 49 .592 --
Dodgers 66 52 .559 4.0
Astros 63 55 .534 7.0
Padres 60 60 .500 11.0
Giants 56 64 .467 15.0
Reds 54 67 .446 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Doran 4
1 Cal Ripken 4
1 Wayne Tolleson 4
4 George Brett 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Beniquez 4
1 Andre Dawson 4
3 Gary Carter 3
3 Dave Henderson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Doug Flynn 1
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 2.67
2 LaMarr Hoyt 1.00
3 Mike Moore 0.67
4 Charles Hudson 0.57
4 Eric Show 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Moore 8
1 Bob Welch 8
3 Mike Flanagan 6
4 Dan Petry 5
4 Roy Thomas 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Curtis 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .377
2 Rod Carew .365
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 George Brett .332
5 Hal McRae .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Andre Dawson 26
3 Tony Armas 25
3 Cecil Cooper 25
3 4 others tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 101
2 Dave Winfield 94
3 Andre Dawson 92
4 Dale Murphy 84
4 Lance Parrish 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 74
2 Rudy Law 55
2 Tim Raines 55
4 Julio Cruz 48
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Nolan Ryan 2.36
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
1 Steve Rogers 15
4 Dave Dravecky 14
4 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 Dave Collins .488
2 Bill Stein .459
3 Andy Van Slyke .439
4 Tim Wallach .420
5 Joe Lefebvre .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
3 Greg Brock 5
3 Gary Gaetti 5
3 Larry Herndon 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 22
2 Larry Herndon 15
3 Jose Cruz 14
4 Tom Brunansky 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Paul Molitor 8
3 Alan Wiggins 7
4 Bobby Brown 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Moose Haas 0.00
1 Chris Codiroli 0.00
1 Roy Thomas 0.00
5 Salome Barojas 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Chris Codiroli 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 32
2 Steve Carlton 28
3 Nolan Ryan 26
4 Bob Welch 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Dave Beard 4
2 Pete Ladd 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
5 10 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Mattingly .398
2 Alan Trammell .391
3 Wade Boggs .385
4 Joe Lefebvre .375
5 Lloyd Moseby .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 11
2 Tom Brunansky 9
2 Lance Parrish 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 38
2 Cecil Cooper 32
3 Lance Parrish 28
4 Mike Schmidt 27
4 Ted Simmons 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Rudy Law 19
3 Tim Raines 17
3 Lonnie Smith 17
5 Paul Molitor 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.16
2 Salome Barojas 1.42
3 Tom Underwood 1.73
4 Roy Thomas 1.93
5 Bryn Smith 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 Jesse Orosco 6
3 Jim Clancy 5
3 John Denny 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 57
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Jose DeLeon 49
4 Fernando Valenzuela 46
5 Mario Soto 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Rod Carew .366
3 Bill Madlock .340
4 Ken Griffey .331
5 Robin Yount .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 42
2 Eddie Murray 37
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Tony Armas 35
4 Andre Dawson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 135
2 Dave Winfield 129
3 Eddie Murray 125
4 Andre Dawson 119
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 95
2 Tim Raines 79
3 Rudy Law 69
4 Julio Cruz 63
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.39
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
1 Steve Rogers 20
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Jim Clancy 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 296
2 Mario Soto 260
3 Jack Morris 204
4 Fernando Valenzuela 197
5 2 tied 194

Saves

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