On This Day

Saturday, August 27, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 52 .584 --
Brewers 73 55 .570 1.5
Tigers 72 55 .567 2.0
Yankees 70 57 .551 4.0
Blue Jays 71 58 .550 4.0
Red Sox 61 67 .477 13.5
Indians 55 75 .423 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 71 57 .555 --
Royals 64 63 .504 6.5
Athletics 65 67 .492 8.0
Angels 60 69 .465 11.5
Rangers 59 70 .457 12.5
Twins 56 74 .431 16.0
Mariners 49 80 .380 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 61 .520 --
Phillies 64 61 .512 1.0
Cardinals 63 63 .500 2.5
Expos 63 63 .500 2.5
Cubs 57 71 .445 9.5
Mets 53 74 .417 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 54 .581 --
Dodgers 73 53 .579 0.5
Astros 67 61 .523 7.5
Padres 64 65 .496 11.0
Giants 61 68 .473 14.0
Reds 59 71 .454 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Dave Collins 4
3 Bob Boone 3
3 Bill Doran 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
1 Tim Wallach 4
3 Willie McGee 3
3 Darryl Strawberry 3
5 20 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 2
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Julio Franco 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.50
1 Frank Tanana 1.50
3 Lee Tunnell 1.00
4 Ken Dayley 0.83
5 Bruce Berenyi 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Steve Brown 1
1 Gorman Heimueller 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Tunnell 8
2 LaMarr Hoyt 6
2 Joe Niekro 6
2 Frank Tanana 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dave Geisel 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .367
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Alan Trammell .329
4 George Hendrick .327
5 Bill Madlock .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Tony Armas 29
3 Andre Dawson 28
3 Mike Schmidt 28
5 4 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 107
2 Andre Dawson 97
3 Dave Winfield 96
4 Jim Rice 94
5 Lance Parrish 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 91
2 Tim Raines 61
3 Rudy Law 60
4 Julio Cruz 49
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.06
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.27
3 John Denny 2.33
4 Alejandro Pena 2.38
5 Nolan Ryan 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 17
2 Rick Honeycutt 16
2 Jack Morris 16
4 Ron Guidry 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 219
2 Mario Soto 192
3 Jack Morris 181
4 Larry McWilliams 157
5 Dave Stieb 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
2 Ron Davis 25
2 Bob Stanley 25
4 Bill Caudill 22
5 Lee Smith 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .469
2 Dave Collins .429
3 Keith Hernandez .419
4 Alan Trammell .404
5 Willie Wilson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
2 Darryl Strawberry 6
3 Jeffrey Leonard 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 21
2 Jeffrey Leonard 18
3 Jose Cruz 12
3 George Foster 12
3 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Alan Wiggins 11
3 Tim Raines 10
4 Julio Franco 8
5 Rudy Law 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Slaton 0.00
2 John Stuper 0.38
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.42
4 Tom Candiotti 0.50
5 Storm Davis 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 30
2 Jack Morris 28
3 Steve Carlton 27
4 Floyd Bannister 24
5 Dave Righetti 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Ron Davis 5
3 Bill Dawley 4
3 Jesse Orosco 4
3 Tim Stoddard 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .402
2 Mookie Wilson .389
3 Alan Trammell .386
4 Lloyd Moseby .367
5 Dave Collins .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darryl Strawberry 9
1 Dave Winfield 9
3 Tony Armas 7
3 Tom Brunansky 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 31
2 Lance Parrish 28
3 Jim Rice 27
4 Ted Simmons 26
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 29
2 Tim Raines 18
3 Alan Wiggins 14
4 Rudy Law 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.34
2 Salome Barojas 0.35
3 John Stuper 1.50
4 Steve Carlton 1.69
5 Neal Heaton 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Jesse Orosco 6
3 Floyd Bannister 5
3 Mike Boddicker 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 65
2 Jack Morris 58
3 Jose DeLeon 57
4 Floyd Bannister 45
5 Fernando Valenzuela 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Dave Beard 6
3 Al Holland 6
3 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Rod Carew .348
3 Alan Trammell .329
4 Bill Madlock .328
5 George Hendrick .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 138
2 Dave Winfield 125
3 Jim Rice 116
4 Lance Parrish 115
5 Andre Dawson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 103
2 Tim Raines 81
3 Rudy Law 72
4 Julio Cruz 62
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.31
2 John Denny 2.39
3 Nolan Ryan 2.46
4 Dave Stieb 2.54
5 Joe Price 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 22
2 Steve Rogers 20
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Jack Morris 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 305
2 Mario Soto 253
3 Jack Morris 217
4 Dave Stieb 200
5 Floyd Bannister 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Ron Davis 31
3 Bob Stanley 29
4 Lee Smith 27
5 Bill Caudill 26