On This Day

Thursday, September 15, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 56 .611 --
Tigers 84 62 .575 5.0
Yankees 82 63 .566 6.5
Blue Jays 81 67 .547 9.0
Brewers 79 67 .541 10.0
Red Sox 70 77 .476 19.5
Indians 64 82 .438 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 86 60 .589 --
Royals 69 75 .479 16.0
Rangers 69 78 .469 17.5
Athletics 68 80 .459 19.0
Angels 64 81 .441 21.5
Twins 63 84 .429 23.5
Mariners 55 90 .379 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 70 .521 --
Phillies 76 70 .521 --
Expos 75 70 .517 0.5
Cardinals 73 72 .503 2.5
Cubs 64 82 .438 12.0
Mets 61 85 .418 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 61 .582 --
Braves 80 65 .552 4.5
Astros 76 69 .524 8.5
Padres 73 73 .500 12.0
Giants 68 78 .466 17.0
Reds 67 79 .459 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Dave Engle 3
1 Terry Francona 3
1 Davey Lopes 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Bucky Dent 1
2 Dave Engle 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Richie Hebner 4
3 Darrell Porter 3
3 George Wright 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Tim Raines 1
1 Dickie Thon 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.00
1 Larry McWilliams 1.00
3 Bill Gullickson 0.86
4 Alejandro Pena 0.67
5 Mike Moore 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 Ed Lynch 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 9
2 Bill Gullickson 6
2 Alejandro Pena 6
4 Dave LaPoint 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob James 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 Dave Tobik 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Rod Carew .346
3 Ken Griffey .324
4 Bill Madlock .324
5 Lloyd Moseby .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 36
1 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Dale Murphy 34
4 Ron Kittle 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 117
2 Cecil Cooper 114
3 Dale Murphy 112
4 Andre Dawson 106
5 Lance Parrish 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 101
2 Tim Raines 72
3 Rudy Law 69
4 Alan Wiggins 55
5 Julio Cruz 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.18
2 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
3 John Denny 2.39
4 Mario Soto 2.57
5 Bob Welch 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 21
2 Ron Guidry 19
2 Jack Morris 19
4 Richard Dotson 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 249
2 Mario Soto 219
3 Jack Morris 207
4 Larry McWilliams 179
5 Dave Stieb 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 39
2 Bob Stanley 28
3 Ron Davis 27
4 Lee Smith 25
5 Bill Caudill 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Vukovich .455
2 Dale Murphy .449
3 Jody Davis .415
4 Darryl Strawberry .408
5 Tom Paciorek .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 8
2 Jesse Barfield 6
2 Terry Kennedy 6
4 Ron Kittle 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 20
2 Willie Upshaw 18
3 Terry Kennedy 16
3 Jim Rice 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Tim Raines 9
3 Alan Wiggins 8
4 Bobby Brown 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
2 Bob James 0.63
3 Charlie Hough 0.69
4 Alejandro Pena 0.78
5 Jerry Reuss 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Bob James 22
3 Atlee Hammaker 21
4 Steve Carlton 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .388
2 Cal Ripken .371
3 Jesse Barfield .368
4 Don Slaught .363
5 Dale Murphy .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Jesse Barfield 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Darryl Strawberry 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 37
2 Dale Murphy 29
3 Willie McGee 25
3 Willie Upshaw 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 29
2 Alan Wiggins 24
3 Tim Raines 21
4 Rudy Law 15
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.92
2 Alejandro Pena 1.18
3 Jerry Reuss 1.41
4 Bob Welch 1.50
5 Charlie Hough 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 LaMarr Hoyt 6
4 Mike Flanagan 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 48
2 Steve Carlton 46
3 Jose DeLeon 42
3 Jack Morris 42
3 Nolan Ryan 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 Lee Smith 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
5 5 tied 6