On This Day

Monday, August 29, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 75 52 .591 --
Brewers 74 56 .569 2.5
Tigers 73 56 .566 3.0
Yankees 71 57 .555 4.5
Blue Jays 72 60 .545 5.5
Red Sox 62 69 .473 15.0
Indians 57 75 .432 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 73 57 .562 --
Royals 64 65 .496 8.5
Athletics 65 68 .489 9.5
Angels 60 71 .458 13.5
Rangers 60 71 .458 13.5
Twins 57 75 .432 17.0
Mariners 50 81 .382 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 62 .519 --
Phillies 65 63 .508 1.5
Expos 65 63 .508 1.5
Cardinals 64 64 .500 2.5
Cubs 58 72 .446 9.5
Mets 53 77 .408 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 53 .589 --
Braves 76 55 .580 1.0
Astros 68 62 .523 8.5
Padres 65 67 .492 12.5
Giants 62 69 .473 15.0
Reds 60 72 .455 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pedro Guerrero 5
1 Jim Rice 5
3 Jesse Barfield 4
3 Luis Salazar 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 3
2 Jesse Barfield 2
2 Mel Hall 2
2 Luis Salazar 2
2 Mike Schmidt 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 6
2 Mel Hall 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Willie McGee 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 4
2 Dave Collins 2
2 Steve Sax 2
4 Dave Anderson 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Rhoden 1.50
2 Mario Soto 1.33
3 Bryn Smith 1.17
4 Richard Dotson 1.00
4 Bob Welch 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Bryan Clark 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Rick Rhoden 9
3 Mario Soto 8
3 Bob Welch 8
5 Bryn Smith 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bud Anderson 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .368
2 Rod Carew .347
3 Hal McRae .326
4 Bill Madlock .326
5 Alan Trammell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 33
2 Tony Armas 30
2 Mike Schmidt 30
4 Andre Dawson 28
5 Darrell Evans 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 107
2 Jim Rice 100
3 Andre Dawson 98
4 Dave Winfield 96
5 Lance Parrish 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 91
2 Tim Raines 62
3 Rudy Law 61
4 Julio Cruz 49
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.06
2 Rick Honeycutt 2.27
3 Alejandro Pena 2.38
4 Nolan Ryan 2.47
5 John Denny 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 17
1 Jack Morris 17
3 Rick Honeycutt 16
3 Scott McGregor 16
3 Steve Rogers 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 229
2 Mario Soto 200
3 Jack Morris 189
4 Larry McWilliams 157
5 Dave Stieb 149

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
2 Ron Davis 26
2 Bob Stanley 26
4 Bill Caudill 22
5 Lee Smith 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .500
2 Kent Hrbek .405
3 Dave Collins .400
4 Omar Moreno .395
5 Alan Wiggins .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
2 Darryl Strawberry 6
3 Tony Armas 5
4 Tom Brunansky 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Jeffrey Leonard 16
3 Chet Lemon 13
3 Willie McGee 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Alan Wiggins 14
3 Tim Raines 11
4 Julio Franco 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Slaton 0.00
2 Tom Candiotti 0.50
3 John Stuper 0.55
4 Rick Honeycutt 0.56
5 Storm Davis 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 3
1 Jose DeLeon 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 37
2 Jose DeLeon 30
3 Floyd Bannister 24
3 Jack Morris 24
5 Dave Righetti 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .415
2 Gary Matthews .369
3 Alan Trammell .362
4 Kent Hrbek .361
5 Don Mattingly .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Darryl Strawberry 9
3 Tony Armas 8
3 Greg Luzinski 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 31
2 Dave Winfield 30
3 Ted Simmons 26
4 Alan Trammell 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Tim Raines 19
3 Alan Wiggins 18
4 Rudy Law 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Salome Barojas 0.35
1 Jesse Orosco 0.35
3 John Stuper 1.25
4 Keith Atherton 1.57
5 Steve Carlton 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Jesse Orosco 6
3 Floyd Bannister 5
3 Mike Boddicker 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 66
2 Jose DeLeon 57
3 Jack Morris 56
4 Floyd Bannister 45
5 Mario Soto 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Lee Smith 7
2 Bob Stanley 7
5 6 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Rod Carew .347
3 Bill Madlock .327
4 Alan Trammell .323
5 Andre Dawson .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 39
1 Dave Winfield 39
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Tony Armas 37
5 Andre Dawson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 135
2 Dave Winfield 124
3 Jim Rice 122
4 Andre Dawson 115
4 Eddie Murray 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 82
3 Rudy Law 73
4 Julio Cruz 62
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.30
2 Nolan Ryan 2.46
3 John Denny 2.54
4 Dave Stieb 2.56
5 Joe Price 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 22
2 Steve Rogers 21
3 Jack Morris 20
4 Steve Carlton 19
4 Jim Clancy 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 315
2 Mario Soto 253
3 Jack Morris 225
4 Dave Stieb 195
4 Fernando Valenzuela 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Ron Davis 31
3 Bob Stanley 30
4 Lee Smith 28
5 Bill Caudill 26