On This Day

Tuesday, August 30, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 52 .594 --
Brewers 75 56 .573 2.5
Tigers 74 56 .569 3.0
Yankees 72 57 .558 4.5
Blue Jays 72 61 .541 6.5
Red Sox 63 69 .477 15.0
Indians 57 76 .429 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 74 57 .565 --
Royals 64 66 .492 9.5
Athletics 65 69 .485 10.5
Angels 61 71 .462 13.5
Rangers 60 72 .455 14.5
Twins 57 76 .429 18.0
Mariners 50 82 .379 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 62 .523 --
Phillies 66 64 .508 2.0
Expos 65 64 .504 2.5
Cardinals 64 65 .496 3.5
Cubs 59 72 .450 9.5
Mets 54 78 .409 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 54 .588 --
Braves 76 56 .576 1.5
Astros 69 62 .527 8.0
Padres 66 68 .493 12.5
Giants 63 69 .477 14.5
Reds 60 73 .451 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bergman 4
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
1 John Lowenstein 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Willie Upshaw 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Bergman 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Tony Armas 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Bergman 5
2 Carmelo Martinez 4
2 Ken Singleton 4
4 Ron Cey 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jose DeLeon 2.33
2 Britt Burns 1.20
3 Kevin Gross 1.14
4 Mark Davis 1.00
5 Jim Beattie 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Tom Candiotti 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 9
2 Kevin Gross 8
3 Jim Beattie 7
3 Mark Davis 7
3 Jose DeLeon 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .366
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Bill Madlock .326
4 Hal McRae .325
5 Alan Trammell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 33
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Tony Armas 31
4 Andre Dawson 28
5 Darrell Evans 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 107
2 Jim Rice 101
3 Andre Dawson 98
4 Dave Winfield 96
5 3 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 92
2 Rudy Law 62
2 Tim Raines 62
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 2.40
4 Nolan Ryan 2.47
5 John Denny 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 17
1 Jack Morris 17
3 Ron Guidry 16
3 Rick Honeycutt 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 229
2 Mario Soto 200
3 Jack Morris 189
4 Larry McWilliams 157
5 Dave Stieb 155

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .469
2 Enos Cabell .429
3 Jesse Barfield .406
4 Cal Ripken .400
5 Keith Hernandez .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
2 Tony Armas 6
3 Mike Schmidt 5
3 Darryl Strawberry 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 21
2 Willie McGee 13
3 Chet Lemon 12
3 Jeffrey Leonard 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Alan Wiggins 15
3 Tim Raines 11
4 Rudy Law 8
4 Steve Sax 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Slaton 0.00
1 Mike Boddicker 0.00
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.56
4 Bob Welch 0.66
5 John Stuper 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Ruhle 4
2 Tom Candiotti 3
2 Jose DeLeon 3
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jose DeLeon 31
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Floyd Bannister 24
3 Jack Morris 24
5 Kevin Gross 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 5
2 Bill Dawley 4
2 Luis DeLeon 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .407
2 Alan Trammell .367
3 Don Mattingly .365
4 Lloyd Moseby .363
5 Don Slaught .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Tony Armas 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Darryl Strawberry 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 32
2 Dave Winfield 30
3 Alan Trammell 26
4 Lloyd Moseby 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Alan Wiggins 20
3 Tim Raines 19
4 Rudy Law 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.33
2 Salome Barojas 0.35
3 Tom Candiotti 0.62
4 Vern Ruhle 0.93
5 John Stuper 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Orosco 7
2 Jack Morris 6
2 Vern Ruhle 6
4 Floyd Bannister 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 66
2 Jose DeLeon 64
3 Jack Morris 56
4 Floyd Bannister 45
5 Bob Welch 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Pete Ladd 7
2 Lee Smith 7
2 Bob Stanley 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Bill Madlock .327
4 Alan Trammell .323
5 George Hendrick .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Tony Armas 38
2 Jim Rice 38
4 Dave Winfield 37
5 Andre Dawson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 132
2 Jim Rice 120
2 Dave Winfield 120
4 Eddie Murray 113
4 Lance Parrish 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Tim Raines 80
3 Rudy Law 74
4 Julio Cruz 61
5 Willie Wilson 57

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 Jim Clancy 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 304
2 Mario Soto 253
3 Jack Morris 225
4 Dave Stieb 201
5 Fernando Valenzuela 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Ron Davis 31
3 Lee Smith 29
3 Bob Stanley 29
5 Bill Caudill 26