On This Day

Monday, September 19, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 92 56 .622 --
Tigers 85 64 .570 7.5
Yankees 83 66 .557 9.5
Blue Jays 82 69 .543 11.5
Brewers 79 71 .527 14.0
Red Sox 73 78 .483 20.5
Indians 66 83 .443 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 89 61 .593 --
Royals 73 76 .490 15.5
Rangers 71 79 .473 18.0
Athletics 69 82 .457 20.5
Twins 65 85 .433 24.0
Angels 65 85 .433 24.0
Mariners 56 93 .376 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 80 70 .533 --
Pirates 78 72 .520 2.0
Expos 78 72 .520 2.0
Cardinals 73 77 .487 7.0
Cubs 67 83 .447 13.0
Mets 62 88 .413 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 86 64 .573 --
Braves 81 67 .547 4.0
Astros 78 71 .523 7.5
Padres 76 74 .507 10.0
Giants 71 79 .473 15.0
Reds 68 81 .456 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 5
1 Brian Downing 5
3 Ricky Adams 4
3 Butch Davis 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Ricky Adams 1
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Steve Balboni 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 Joe Morgan 4
3 Juan Beniquez 3
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 R. J. Reynolds 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
5 17 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bryn Smith 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.88
3 John Candelaria 0.86
4 Joe Niekro 0.80
4 Bob Welch 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 Carlos Diaz 1
1 Mark Huismann 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Niekro 8
2 Tom Seaver 7
2 Bryn Smith 7
4 Marty Bystrom 6
4 John Candelaria 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Floyd Chiffer 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Bob James 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .361
2 Rod Carew .344
3 Bill Madlock .325
4 Jose Cruz .324
5 Lloyd Moseby .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 37
1 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Dale Murphy 34
4 Tony Armas 33
4 Ron Kittle 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 120
2 Cecil Cooper 114
3 Dale Murphy 113
4 Andre Dawson 110
5 Dave Winfield 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 103
2 Tim Raines 79
3 Rudy Law 72
4 Alan Wiggins 58
5 2 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 2.18
2 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
3 John Denny 2.30
4 Mario Soto 2.64
5 Bob Welch 2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 256
2 Mario Soto 226
3 Jack Morris 213
4 Floyd Bannister 179
4 Larry McWilliams 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 41
2 Bob Stanley 30
3 Ron Davis 28
4 Lee Smith 27
5 Bill Caudill 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Teufel .450
2 Tom Paciorek .421
3 Mickey Hatcher .417
4 Don Baylor .407
5 Greg Luzinski .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
3 Mark Brouhard 5
3 Larry Parrish 5
3 Mike Schmidt 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 18
2 Dale Murphy 16
2 Larry Parrish 16
2 Willie Upshaw 16
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Bobby Brown 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Rudy Law 9
4 Alan Wiggins 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Alejandro Pena 0.00
1 Bob James 0.00
3 Glenn Abbott 0.56
4 Paul Splittorff 0.60
5 Tippy Martinez 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ray Fontenot 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 27
2 Bob James 23
3 Steve Carlton 22
3 Joe Niekro 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Bob James 4
3 Tippy Martinez 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cal Ripken .387
2 Don Baylor .379
3 Don Slaught .374
4 Keith Hernandez .371
5 Ron Hassey .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Jesse Barfield 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Dale Murphy 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 36
2 Dale Murphy 29
3 Jesse Barfield 26
3 Eddie Murray 26
3 Willie Upshaw 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Alan Wiggins 24
3 Tim Raines 22
4 Bobby Brown 16
5 Rudy Law 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.82
2 Mike Boddicker 0.94
3 Alejandro Pena 1.47
4 Paul Splittorff 1.53
5 2 tied 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
1 LaMarr Hoyt 6
3 Mike Boddicker 5
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 54
2 Jose DeLeon 50
3 Steve Carlton 47
4 Jack Morris 41
5 Joe Niekro 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 8
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
1 Lee Smith 8
1 Bob Stanley 8
5 2 tied 7