On This Day

Sunday, August 21, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 51 .575 --
Brewers 70 52 .574 --
Tigers 68 53 .562 1.5
Blue Jays 69 54 .561 1.5
Yankees 67 54 .554 2.5
Red Sox 59 63 .484 11.0
Indians 52 71 .423 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 68 54 .557 --
Royals 59 61 .492 8.0
Athletics 60 65 .480 9.5
Rangers 58 64 .475 10.0
Angels 57 66 .463 11.5
Twins 53 72 .424 16.5
Mariners 47 76 .382 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 57 .525 --
Pirates 63 58 .521 0.5
Expos 61 60 .504 2.5
Cardinals 60 61 .496 3.5
Cubs 54 69 .439 10.5
Mets 51 71 .418 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 50 .597 --
Dodgers 69 52 .570 3.5
Astros 63 59 .516 10.0
Padres 62 62 .500 12.0
Giants 57 67 .460 17.0
Reds 57 68 .456 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Carter 4
1 George Hendrick 4
1 Ruppert Jones 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Thad Bosley 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Jody Davis 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 5
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Hal McRae 4
2 Dale Murphy 4
5 Doug Gwosdz 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Bobby Brown 2
2 Pedro Guerrero 2
4 Mark Bradley 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.75
2 Floyd Bannister 1.29
3 John Butcher 1.00
4 Kevin Gross 0.78
5 Jim Gott 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 9
2 John Butcher 7
2 Kevin Gross 7
2 Rick Honeycutt 7
5 Jim Gott 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .373
2 Rod Carew .358
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 George Hendrick .330
5 Hal McRae .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 28
2 Tony Armas 27
2 Jim Rice 27
4 Andre Dawson 26
4 Dale Murphy 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 105
2 Dave Winfield 95
3 Andre Dawson 93
4 Jim Rice 89
5 Dale Murphy 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 82
2 Tim Raines 58
3 Rudy Law 57
4 Julio Cruz 48
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.96
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.33
3 Alejandro Pena 2.38
4 John Denny 2.39
5 Nolan Ryan 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 15
1 LaMarr Hoyt 15
1 Scott McGregor 15
1 Jack Morris 15
1 Steve Rogers 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 209
2 Mario Soto 187
3 Jack Morris 172
4 Larry McWilliams 149
5 Dave Stieb 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Ron Davis 23
2 Bob Stanley 23
4 Bill Caudill 22
5 Lee Smith 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Collins .450
2 Bruce Benedict .433
3 Jose Cruz .411
4 Cecil Cooper .403
5 2 tied .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Jose Cruz 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 17
1 Jim Rice 17
3 Lloyd Moseby 15
4 Mike Schmidt 14
4 Dave Winfield 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Tim Raines 11
3 Paul Molitor 7
3 Alan Wiggins 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Stuper 0.00
1 Roy Thomas 0.00
3 Moose Haas 0.39
4 Tippy Martinez 0.67
5 Steve Carlton 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Schrom 4
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 Chris Codiroli 3
2 Moose Haas 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 30
2 Steve Carlton 27
2 Jose DeLeon 27
4 Floyd Bannister 26
5 John Denny 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Pete Ladd 5
3 Ron Davis 4
3 Jesse Orosco 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .400
2 Don Mattingly .385
3 Bruce Benedict .377
4 Wade Boggs .376
5 Tony Phillips .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 36
2 Cecil Cooper 32
3 Lance Parrish 29
4 Mike Schmidt 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Tim Raines 19
3 Rudy Law 17
4 Paul Molitor 14
4 Lonnie Smith 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
2 Salome Barojas 0.71
3 Tom Underwood 1.40
4 Steve Carlton 1.44
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 7
1 Jesse Orosco 7
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 Moose Haas 5
3 Jack Morris 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 62
2 Jack Morris 58
3 Steve Carlton 56
4 Floyd Bannister 48
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Ron Davis 8
3 Pete Ladd 7
3 Dennis Lamp 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Rod Carew .353
3 Bill Madlock .340
4 Ken Griffey .325
5 Robin Yount .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 39
2 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Tony Armas 35
3 Eddie Murray 35
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 138
2 Dave Winfield 125
3 Eddie Murray 121
4 Dale Murphy 114
4 Ted Simmons 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 101
2 Tim Raines 80
3 Rudy Law 70
4 Julio Cruz 62
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.31
2 Nolan Ryan 2.48
3 John Denny 2.60
4 Joe Price 2.62
5 Dave Stieb 2.63

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 Nolan Ryan 199
5 Floyd Bannister 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 42
2 Ron Davis 30
3 Lee Smith 28
4 Bob Stanley 27
5 Bill Caudill 26