On This Day

Friday, September 9, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 82 55 .599 --
Yankees 79 60 .568 4.0
Tigers 79 62 .560 5.0
Brewers 79 62 .560 5.0
Blue Jays 77 66 .538 8.0
Red Sox 68 73 .482 16.0
Indians 63 78 .447 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 82 59 .582 --
Royals 66 74 .471 15.5
Athletics 67 76 .469 16.0
Rangers 66 76 .465 16.5
Angels 64 77 .454 18.0
Twins 60 82 .423 22.5
Mariners 54 86 .386 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 67 .518 --
Expos 71 67 .514 0.5
Cardinals 71 68 .511 1.0
Pirates 71 69 .507 1.5
Cubs 62 78 .443 10.5
Mets 59 81 .421 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 59 .582 --
Braves 79 62 .560 3.0
Astros 74 66 .529 7.5
Padres 71 72 .497 12.0
Giants 67 75 .472 15.5
Reds 64 79 .448 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Brouhard 5
2 Dwight Evans 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Kevin Bass 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 2
2 Dann Bilardello 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Stapleton 4
2 Bobby Brown 3
2 Phil Garner 3
2 Dan Gladden 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Bradley 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Tom Dunbar 1
1 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Britt Burns 4.50
2 Alejandro Pena 1.20
3 John Candelaria 1.00
3 Don Sutton 1.00
5 Mike Smithson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 9
2 Steve Carlton 7
2 Mike Smithson 7
4 Phil Niekro 6
4 Alejandro Pena 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Keith Atherton 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Bill Madlock .321
4 Jose Cruz .320
5 George Hendrick .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 34
1 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Ron Kittle 32
4 Tony Armas 31
4 Dale Murphy 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 113
2 Jim Rice 109
3 Dale Murphy 104
4 Andre Dawson 101
4 Lance Parrish 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 96
2 Tim Raines 69
3 Rudy Law 67
4 Alan Wiggins 53
5 Julio Cruz 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.24
2 Alejandro Pena 2.30
3 John Denny 2.44
4 Bob Welch 2.55
5 Nolan Ryan 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 19
2 Ron Guidry 18
2 Jack Morris 18
4 Richard Dotson 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 241
2 Mario Soto 210
3 Jack Morris 203
4 Dave Stieb 166
5 Larry McWilliams 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
2 Bob Stanley 28
3 Ron Davis 26
4 Lee Smith 24
5 Bill Caudill 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Vukovich .606
2 Tom Paciorek .419
3 Don Baylor .413
4 Keith Hernandez .412
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 7
1 Ron Kittle 7
3 Jim Rice 6
3 Mike Schmidt 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Ron Kittle 17
2 Willie McGee 17
4 Mike Marshall 16
5 Terry Kennedy 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 14
2 Tim Raines 11
3 Dave Collins 8
3 Rudy Law 8
5 Rickey Henderson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
1 Lee Tunnell 0.00
3 Doug Sisk 0.60
4 Bob Welch 0.82
5 Kevin Gross 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 25
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Jack Morris 22
4 Joe Niekro 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Pete Ladd 5
3 Frank DiPino 4
3 Al Holland 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .400
2 Steve Henderson .384
3 Jesse Barfield .378
4 Jose Cruz .374
5 Cal Ripken .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Ron Kittle 8
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Lance Parrish 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 36
2 Dale Murphy 27
3 Jose Cruz 25
4 Terry Kennedy 24
4 Ken Singleton 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Alan Wiggins 24
3 Tim Raines 18
4 Rudy Law 14
5 Dave Collins 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lee Tunnell 0.73
2 Tom Candiotti 0.84
3 Bob Welch 1.05
4 Moose Haas 1.38
5 John Stuper 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Richard Dotson 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 LaMarr Hoyt 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Floyd Bannister 51
3 Jose DeLeon 50
3 Jack Morris 50
5 Dave Righetti 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Ladd 8
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Bob Stanley 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Rod Carew .353
3 George Hendrick .326
4 Tom Herr .323
5 Alan Trammell .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Jim Rice 36
3 Tony Armas 35
4 Andre Dawson 33
4 3 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 128
2 Jim Rice 118
3 Lance Parrish 116
4 Dave Winfield 114
5 Ted Simmons 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 102
2 Tim Raines 82
3 Rudy Law 74
4 Julio Cruz 58
5 Alan Wiggins 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.26
2 Alejandro Pena 2.30
3 Dave Stieb 2.52
4 John Denny 2.54
5 Bob Welch 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 23
2 Jack Morris 20
2 Steve Rogers 20
4 Rick Sutcliffe 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 300
2 Mario Soto 248
3 Jack Morris 234
4 Dave Stieb 201
5 Floyd Bannister 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
2 Ron Davis 30
3 Lee Smith 29
3 Bob Stanley 29
5 Bill Caudill 25