On This Day

Saturday, August 20, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 50 .580 --
Brewers 69 52 .570 1.0
Tigers 68 52 .567 1.5
Blue Jays 68 54 .557 2.5
Yankees 66 54 .550 3.5
Red Sox 59 62 .488 11.0
Indians 52 70 .426 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 67 54 .554 --
Royals 58 61 .487 8.0
Athletics 60 64 .484 8.5
Rangers 58 63 .479 9.0
Angels 57 65 .467 10.5
Twins 52 72 .419 16.5
Mariners 46 76 .377 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 56 .529 --
Pirates 63 57 .525 0.5
Expos 60 59 .504 3.0
Cardinals 59 61 .492 4.5
Cubs 54 68 .443 10.5
Mets 50 71 .413 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 50 .593 --
Dodgers 68 52 .567 3.5
Astros 63 58 .521 9.0
Padres 61 61 .500 11.5
Giants 57 66 .463 16.0
Reds 56 68 .452 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Sax 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 Ron Hodges 3
5 48 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Dave Bergman 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 George Foster 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Cabell 4
1 George Foster 4
1 Jim Rice 4
1 George Wright 4
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 Todd Cruz 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob McClure 999.00
2 Jose DeLeon 2.60
3 Fred Breining 0.86
4 Bob Knepper 0.70
4 Dave Stieb 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Berenguer 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 Jose DeLeon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 13
2 Frank Viola 8
3 Bob Knepper 7
3 Dave Stieb 7
5 Fred Breining 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tom Henke 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .374
2 Rod Carew .359
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Alan Trammell .328
5 George Brett .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 28
2 Tony Armas 27
3 Andre Dawson 26
3 Jim Rice 26
5 5 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 101
2 Dave Winfield 95
3 Andre Dawson 92
4 Jim Rice 88
5 Lance Parrish 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 79
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 Dave Stieb 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bob Stanley 23
3 Bill Caudill 22
3 Ron Davis 22
5 Lee Smith 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Collins .432
2 Wade Boggs .408
3 Andy Van Slyke .405
4 Jose Cruz .404
5 Alan Trammell .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Gary Gaetti 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Dave Winfield 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 17
2 Jose Cruz 16
2 Jim Rice 16
4 Mike Schmidt 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Paul Molitor 7
3 Alan Wiggins 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Codiroli 0.00
1 John Stuper 0.00
1 Moose Haas 0.00
1 Roy Thomas 0.00
5 Steve Carlton 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Chris Codiroli 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 Joey McLaughlin 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Jack Morris 30
3 Jose DeLeon 27
4 John Denny 24
4 Bob Welch 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Ladd 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Steve Howe 4
4 Dave Beard 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .392
2 Don Mattingly .390
3 Bruce Benedict .383
4 Wade Boggs .373
5 Tony Phillips .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Tom Brunansky 9
3 Lance Parrish 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 36
2 Lance Parrish 29
2 Mike Schmidt 29
2 Alan Trammell 29
5 Cecil Cooper 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Thomas 1.26
2 Steve Carlton 1.44
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.83
4 Jose DeLeon 1.92
5 John Stuper 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 7
2 Floyd Bannister 6
3 John Denny 5
3 Jack Morris 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 62
2 Jack Morris 58
3 Steve Carlton 56
4 Fernando Valenzuela 51
5 Mario Soto 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
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 .365
2 Rod Carew .356
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 Ken Griffey .329
5 Robin Yount .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 40
2 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Tony Armas 35
3 Eddie Murray 35
5 Cecil Cooper 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 134
2 Dave Winfield 126
3 Eddie Murray 121
4 Lance Parrish 113
4 Ted Simmons 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 98
2 Tim Raines 79
3 Rudy Law 70
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 Joe Price 2.62
5 Dave Stieb 2.68

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 252
3 Jack Morris 211
4 Fernando Valenzuela 202
5 Dave Stieb 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Ron Davis 29
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Bob Stanley 27
5 Bill Caudill 26