On This Day

Wednesday, August 24, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 72 53 .576 --
Orioles 70 52 .574 0.5
Tigers 70 54 .565 1.5
Blue Jays 70 56 .556 2.5
Yankees 68 56 .548 3.5
Red Sox 60 65 .480 12.0
Indians 54 73 .425 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 55 .560 --
Royals 60 63 .488 9.0
Athletics 62 67 .481 10.0
Rangers 59 66 .472 11.0
Angels 59 67 .468 11.5
Twins 55 72 .433 16.0
Mariners 48 78 .381 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 60 .512 --
Pirates 63 61 .508 0.5
Cardinals 61 62 .496 2.0
Expos 61 63 .492 2.5
Cubs 56 70 .444 8.5
Mets 52 73 .416 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 51 .595 --
Dodgers 72 52 .581 2.0
Astros 66 59 .528 8.5
Padres 64 63 .504 11.5
Giants 60 67 .472 15.5
Reds 58 70 .453 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrell Brown 4
2 Juan Beniquez 3
2 John Castino 3
2 Phil Garner 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Bob Brenly 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Bill Doran 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Omar Moreno 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Lenn Sakata 3
2 Lou Whitaker 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 3
2 Julio Franco 2
2 Rickey Henderson 2
4 Darrell Brown 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chuck Rainey 1.67
2 Jack Morris 1.12
3 Tim Conroy 1.00
4 Tim Lollar 0.89
5 Ron Guidry 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Tim Lollar 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Ron Guidry 9
2 Jack Morris 9
4 Tim Lollar 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Rod Carew .356
3 Bill Madlock .331
4 George Hendrick .329
5 Alan Trammell .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 29
2 Andre Dawson 28
2 Jim Rice 28
2 Mike Schmidt 28
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 105
2 Andre Dawson 96
3 Dave Winfield 95
4 Jim Rice 91
5 Dale Murphy 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 89
2 Rudy Law 59
3 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
1 Jack Morris 16
3 Ron Guidry 15
3 Rick Honeycutt 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 219
2 Mario Soto 192
3 Jack Morris 181
4 Larry McWilliams 149
5 Dave Stieb 144

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Ron Davis 25
3 Bob Stanley 24
4 Bill Caudill 22
5 Lee Smith 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .476
2 Bruce Benedict .467
3 Alan Trammell .414
4 Dave Collins .400
5 Keith Hernandez .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Jim Rice 5
3 Greg Brock 4
3 Tom Brunansky 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Jose Cruz 16
3 Leon Durham 14
4 David Green 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Alan Wiggins 10
3 Bobby Brown 7
3 Tim Raines 7
5 Rudy Law 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Stuper 0.00
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.00
3 Moose Haas 0.39
4 Shane Rawley 0.53
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 Joey McLaughlin 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 37
2 Jack Morris 28
3 Jose DeLeon 27
4 Floyd Bannister 26
5 Dave Righetti 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
3 Bill Dawley 3
3 Luis DeLeon 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mookie Wilson .389
2 Rickey Henderson .382
3 Alan Trammell .376
4 Lloyd Moseby .375
5 Don Mattingly .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 9
1 Andre Dawson 9
1 Dave Winfield 9
4 Tony Armas 8
4 Lance Parrish 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 32
2 Cecil Cooper 28
2 Lance Parrish 28
4 Ted Simmons 27
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 31
2 Tim Raines 17
3 Rudy Law 15
4 Paul Molitor 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Salome Barojas 0.70
2 John Stuper 1.59
3 Steve Carlton 1.69
4 Jose DeLeon 1.86
5 Jack Morris 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Jesse Orosco 6
4 Richard Dotson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 65
2 Jack Morris 58
3 Jose DeLeon 53
4 Mario Soto 47
5 3 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Dennis Lamp 7
4 Al Holland 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Alan Trammell .325
5 George Hendrick .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 39
2 Tony Armas 36
2 Eddie Murray 36
2 Mike Schmidt 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 136
2 Dave Winfield 124
3 Eddie Murray 120
4 Andre Dawson 114
4 Ted Simmons 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 104
2 Tim Raines 79
3 Rudy Law 72
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
3 Jack Morris 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 306
2 Mario Soto 253
3 Jack Morris 220
4 Dave Stieb 197
5 Nolan Ryan 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 42
2 Ron Davis 31
3 Lee Smith 28
3 Bob Stanley 28
5 Bill Caudill 26