On This Day

Saturday, September 17, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 90 56 .616 --
Tigers 84 64 .568 7.0
Yankees 82 64 .562 8.0
Blue Jays 82 68 .547 10.0
Brewers 79 69 .534 12.0
Red Sox 72 77 .483 19.5
Indians 65 82 .442 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 88 60 .595 --
Royals 71 75 .486 16.0
Rangers 70 79 .470 18.5
Athletics 68 82 .453 21.0
Angels 65 82 .442 22.5
Twins 64 85 .430 24.5
Mariners 55 92 .374 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 70 .527 --
Phillies 78 70 .527 --
Expos 75 72 .510 2.5
Cardinals 73 74 .497 4.5
Cubs 66 82 .446 12.0
Mets 61 87 .412 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 63 .574 --
Braves 81 66 .551 3.5
Astros 77 70 .524 7.5
Padres 74 74 .500 11.0
Giants 70 78 .473 15.0
Reds 68 80 .459 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesse Barfield 4
1 Ryne Sandberg 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4
4 Tony Bernazard 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank White 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Jesse Barfield 3
2 Butch Davis 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 3
2 Bobby Brown 2
2 Al Bumbry 2
2 Dan Ford 2
2 Tim Raines 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Hawkins 1.00
2 Neal Heaton 0.80
3 Jerry Koosman 0.71
4 Fred Breining 0.67
4 Jack Morris 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 John Denny 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Neal Heaton 8
2 Jack Morris 6
3 Jim Beattie 5
3 John Denny 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Rod Carew .345
3 Bill Madlock .324
4 Jose Cruz .323
5 Lloyd Moseby .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 36
1 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Dale Murphy 34
4 Tony Armas 32
4 Ron Kittle 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 117
2 Cecil Cooper 114
3 Dale Murphy 113
4 Andre Dawson 107
5 Lance Parrish 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 103
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Rudy Law 71
4 Alan Wiggins 56
5 Julio Cruz 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.18
2 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
3 John Denny 2.30
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 213
4 Floyd Bannister 179
4 Larry McWilliams 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Bob Stanley 29
3 Ron Davis 27
4 Lee Smith 26
5 Bill Caudill 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Vukovich .457
2 Tim Teufel .450
3 Dale Murphy .429
4 Dale Berra .408
5 Don Baylor .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 8
2 Harold Baines 5
2 Terry Kennedy 5
4 Nick Esasky 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 20
2 Willie Upshaw 18
3 Harold Baines 17
4 Larry Parrish 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
1 Tim Raines 11
3 Rudy Law 9
3 Alan Wiggins 9
5 Bobby Brown 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
1 Bob James 0.00
3 Paul Splittorff 0.60
4 John Denny 0.72
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 27
2 Nolan Ryan 22
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Bob James 20
5 5 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tippy Martinez 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 Pete Ladd 4
3 Dave Tobik 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .380
2 Dale Murphy .380
3 Jesse Barfield .375
4 Cal Ripken .366
5 Don Baylor .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Jesse Barfield 10
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Darryl Strawberry 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 36
2 Dale Murphy 29
3 Jesse Barfield 27
4 Willie McGee 25
4 Willie Upshaw 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 29
2 Alan Wiggins 23
3 Tim Raines 20
4 Rudy Law 16
5 Bobby Brown 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Boddicker 0.94
2 Alejandro Pena 1.18
3 Jerry Reuss 1.43
4 Paul Splittorff 1.53
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 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 54
2 Jose DeLeon 50
3 Jack Morris 48
4 Steve Carlton 46
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
1 Lee Smith 8
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 Bob Stanley 7
3 Bruce Sutter 7