On This Day

Friday, August 19, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 50 .576 --
Brewers 68 52 .567 1.0
Tigers 67 52 .563 1.5
Blue Jays 68 53 .562 1.5
Yankees 65 54 .546 3.5
Red Sox 58 62 .483 11.0
Indians 51 70 .421 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 67 53 .558 --
Royals 58 60 .492 8.0
Athletics 60 63 .488 8.5
Rangers 57 63 .475 10.0
Angels 57 64 .471 10.5
Twins 52 71 .423 16.5
Mariners 46 75 .380 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 55 .534 --
Pirates 62 57 .521 1.5
Expos 60 59 .504 3.5
Cardinals 58 61 .487 5.5
Cubs 54 67 .446 10.5
Mets 49 71 .408 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 50 .590 --
Dodgers 67 52 .563 3.5
Astros 63 57 .525 8.0
Padres 61 61 .500 11.0
Giants 57 65 .467 15.0
Reds 56 67 .455 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Graig Nettles 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 George Foster 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
2 Jim Dwyer 1
2 Jerry Dybzinski 1
2 George Foster 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 4
1 Dwayne Murphy 4
3 Bobby Grich 3
3 Dave Henderson 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Rudy Law 2
3 Juan Bonilla 1
3 Dave Collins 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Alejandro Pena 1.00
1 Mike Smithson 1.00
1 Mario Soto 1.00
4 Jack Morris 0.78
4 Rick Rhoden 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Tim Conroy 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 7
1 Rick Rhoden 7
1 Mario Soto 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .376
2 Rod Carew .363
3 Bill Madlock .336
4 George Brett .328
5 Lonnie Smith .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 27
1 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Andre Dawson 26
4 Cecil Cooper 25
4 5 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 2 others tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 78
2 Rudy Law 57
2 Tim Raines 57
4 Julio Cruz 48
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.98
2 Nolan Ryan 2.36
3 Alejandro Pena 2.38
4 John Denny 2.39
5 Rick Honeycutt 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 15
1 Scott McGregor 15
1 Jack Morris 15
1 Steve Rogers 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 209
2 Mario Soto 187
3 Jack Morris 172
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 Lee Smith 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Collins .488
2 Andy Van Slyke .425
3 Mookie Wilson .421
4 Wade Boggs .412
5 Jose Cruz .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Gary Gaetti 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 20
2 Jose Cruz 16
3 Graig Nettles 14
4 Gary Carter 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Paul Molitor 8
4 Alan Wiggins 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Moose Haas 0.00
1 Chris Codiroli 0.00
1 Roy Thomas 0.00
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
5 Steve Carlton 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Chris Codiroli 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Jack Morris 30
3 John Denny 27
4 Bob Welch 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Dave Beard 4
2 Pete Ladd 4
4 Bill Caudill 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .398
2 Don Mattingly .397
3 Wade Boggs .393
4 Tony Phillips .377
5 Bill Madlock .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 35
2 Cecil Cooper 29
3 Lance Parrish 27
3 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Alan Trammell 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Rudy Law 19
3 Tim Raines 18
4 Lonnie Smith 16
5 Paul Molitor 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Thomas 1.26
2 Steve Carlton 1.44
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.83
4 John Montefusco 1.93
5 Jack Morris 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 7
2 Floyd Bannister 6
3 John Denny 5
3 Richard Dotson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 58
2 Steve Carlton 56
3 Jose DeLeon 49
3 Mario Soto 49
5 Fernando Valenzuela 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Pete Ladd 7
2 Dennis Lamp 7
2 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Rod Carew .359
3 Bill Madlock .340
4 Ken Griffey .329
5 Robin Yount .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 40
2 Tony Armas 36
2 Eddie Murray 36
2 Mike Schmidt 36
5 Cecil Cooper 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 134
2 Dave Winfield 125
3 Eddie Murray 123
4 Ted Simmons 115
5 Gary Ward 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 98
2 Tim Raines 79
3 Rudy Law 71
4 Julio Cruz 63
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.33
2 Nolan Ryan 2.39
3 John Denny 2.60
4 Dave Stieb 2.60
5 Joe Price 2.62

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 302
2 Mario Soto 252
3 Jack Morris 211
4 Fernando Valenzuela 197
5 2 tied 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 42
2 Ron Davis 29
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Bill Caudill 26
4 Bob Stanley 26