On This Day

Friday, September 16, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 89 56 .614 --
Tigers 84 63 .571 6.0
Yankees 82 63 .566 7.0
Blue Jays 81 68 .544 10.0
Brewers 79 68 .537 11.0
Red Sox 71 77 .480 19.5
Indians 64 82 .438 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 87 60 .592 --
Royals 70 75 .483 16.0
Rangers 69 79 .466 18.5
Athletics 68 81 .456 20.0
Angels 65 81 .445 21.5
Twins 64 84 .432 23.5
Mariners 55 91 .377 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 70 .524 --
Phillies 77 70 .524 --
Expos 75 71 .514 1.5
Cardinals 73 73 .500 3.5
Cubs 65 82 .442 12.0
Mets 61 86 .415 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 62 .578 --
Braves 81 65 .555 3.5
Astros 76 70 .521 8.5
Padres 73 74 .497 12.0
Giants 69 78 .469 16.0
Reds 68 79 .463 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Teufel 5
2 Jose Cruz 4
2 Bob Johnson 4
2 Hal McRae 4
2 Dale Murphy 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Teufel 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marvell Wynne 4
2 Bruce Benedict 3
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Alfredo Griffin 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ozzie Smith 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 Bob Dernier 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 3.00
2 Mark Davis 2.00
3 Charles Hudson 1.00
3 Craig McMurtry 1.00
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 12
2 Mark Davis 8
2 Jose DeLeon 8
4 Fernando Valenzuela 7
5 Bruce Berenyi 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Rod Carew .346
3 Ken Griffey .324
4 Bill Madlock .324
5 Jose Cruz .322

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 113
4 Andre Dawson 106
5 Lance Parrish 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 102
2 Tim Raines 73
3 Rudy Law 70
4 Alan Wiggins 56
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 Floyd Bannister 179
4 Larry McWilliams 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 40
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 Dale Murphy .469
2 Tim Teufel .457
3 George Vukovich .455
4 Rich Dauer .424
5 Jody Davis .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 8
2 Terry Kennedy 6
3 Ron Kittle 5
4 Harold Baines 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 20
2 Willie Upshaw 17
3 Terry Kennedy 16
4 Jim Rice 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Tim Raines 9
2 Alan Wiggins 9
4 Rudy Law 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob James 0.00
2 Charlie Hough 0.69
3 Bob Ojeda 0.75
4 Alejandro Pena 0.78
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ray Fontenot 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 27
2 Nolan Ryan 22
3 Bob James 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
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .388
2 Dale Murphy .385
3 Keith Hernandez .374
4 Don Slaught .357
5 Jesse Barfield .356

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
4 Jesse Barfield 24
4 Terry Kennedy 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 29
2 Alan Wiggins 24
3 Tim Raines 20
4 Rudy Law 16
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.94
2 Alejandro Pena 1.18
3 Jerry Reuss 1.43
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 Boddicker 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 54
2 Jose DeLeon 50
3 Steve Carlton 46
4 Jack Morris 42
4 Nolan Ryan 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 Lee Smith 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
5 3 tied 6