On This Day

Tuesday, August 23, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 71 53 .573 --
Orioles 69 52 .570 0.5
Tigers 69 54 .561 1.5
Blue Jays 70 55 .560 1.5
Yankees 67 56 .545 3.5
Red Sox 60 64 .484 11.0
Indians 52 73 .416 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 69 55 .556 --
Royals 60 62 .492 8.0
Athletics 62 65 .488 8.5
Rangers 59 65 .476 10.0
Angels 59 66 .472 10.5
Twins 54 72 .429 16.0
Mariners 48 77 .384 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 59 .516 --
Pirates 63 60 .512 0.5
Cardinals 61 61 .500 2.0
Expos 61 62 .496 2.5
Cubs 55 70 .440 9.5
Mets 52 72 .419 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 51 .592 --
Dodgers 71 52 .577 2.0
Astros 65 59 .524 8.5
Padres 63 63 .500 11.5
Giants 59 67 .468 15.5
Reds 58 69 .457 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Hernandez 4
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Brian Downing 3
2 Damaso Garcia 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Cowens 2
1 Andre Dawson 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Greg Brock 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 3
1 Al Cowens 3
1 Kent Hrbek 3
1 Lloyd Moseby 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Dickie Thon 2
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Denny 2.00
2 Joaquin Andujar 1.40
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
3 Mike Moore 1.00
5 Lee Tunnell 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Mike Krukow 1
1 Luis Leal 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 8
2 Joaquin Andujar 7
3 John Denny 6
3 Lee Tunnell 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Ben Hayes 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .372
2 Rod Carew .362
3 Bill Madlock .332
4 George Hendrick .329
5 Alan Trammell .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 105
2 Andre Dawson 95
2 Dave Winfield 95
4 Jim Rice 89
5 2 tied 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 87
2 Rudy Law 58
2 Tim Raines 58
4 Julio Cruz 49
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 16
2 Rick Honeycutt 15
2 Scott McGregor 15
2 Jack Morris 15
2 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 24
2 Bob Stanley 24
4 Bill Caudill 22
5 Lee Smith 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .472
2 Bruce Benedict .448
3 Willie Wilson .409
4 Cecil Cooper .407
5 Alan Trammell .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Darrell Evans 5
3 Greg Brock 4
3 Tom Brunansky 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 16
1 Jim Rice 16
3 Lloyd Moseby 15
4 Leon Durham 14
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Alan Wiggins 9
3 Bobby Brown 7
3 Tim Raines 7
5 Steve Sax 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Stuper 0.00
2 Moose Haas 0.39
3 John Denny 0.66
4 Steve Carlton 0.70
5 2 tied 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 30
2 Steve Carlton 27
2 Jose DeLeon 27
4 Floyd Bannister 26
5 Dave Righetti 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
3 Bill Dawley 3
3 Steve Howe 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .400
2 Wade Boggs .377
3 Mookie Wilson .368
4 Rickey Henderson .368
5 Kent Hrbek .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 10
2 Tom Brunansky 9
2 Andre Dawson 9
2 Lance Parrish 9
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 34
2 Cecil Cooper 30
3 Lance Parrish 28
3 Ted Simmons 28
5 Alan Trammell 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 29
2 Tim Raines 18
3 Rudy Law 16
4 Paul Molitor 13
4 Lonnie Smith 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Salome Barojas 0.70
2 Steve Carlton 1.07
3 Roy Thomas 1.08
4 Tom Underwood 1.35
5 John Stuper 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 Jesse Orosco 6
3 Moose Haas 5
3 LaMarr Hoyt 5
3 Jack Morris 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 58
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Jose DeLeon 53
4 Floyd Bannister 42
4 3 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Ron Davis 8
3 Lee Smith 7
4 Al Holland 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Robin Yount .325
5 Alan Trammell .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 39
2 Eddie Murray 36
2 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Tony Armas 35
5 Andre Dawson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 136
2 Dave Winfield 125
3 Eddie Murray 120
4 Ted Simmons 114
5 Andre Dawson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 103
2 Tim Raines 79
3 Rudy Law 71
4 Julio Cruz 63
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.24
2 Nolan Ryan 2.46
3 John Denny 2.54
4 Joe Price 2.62
5 Dave Stieb 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 21
2 Steve Rogers 20
3 Steve Carlton 19
4 Jim Clancy 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 296
2 Mario Soto 248
3 Jack Morris 211
4 Dave Stieb 197
5 Nolan Ryan 194

Saves

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