On This Day

Sunday, September 25, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 59 .619 --
Tigers 89 67 .571 7.5
Yankees 87 67 .565 8.5
Blue Jays 85 71 .545 11.5
Brewers 82 74 .526 14.5
Red Sox 75 81 .481 21.5
Indians 67 88 .432 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 95 61 .609 --
Royals 75 80 .484 19.5
Rangers 75 81 .481 20.0
Athletics 71 85 .455 24.0
Twins 67 89 .429 28.0
Angels 67 89 .429 28.0
Mariners 58 97 .374 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 86 70 .551 --
Pirates 82 74 .526 4.0
Expos 80 76 .513 6.0
Cardinals 75 81 .481 11.0
Cubs 70 86 .449 16.0
Mets 63 93 .404 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 88 67 .568 --
Braves 84 70 .545 3.5
Astros 80 74 .519 7.5
Padres 77 78 .497 11.0
Giants 75 80 .484 13.0
Reds 72 83 .465 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Lonnie Smith 4
3 Bruce Benedict 3
3 David Green 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 Skeeter Barnes 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dann Bilardello 3
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Jim Dwyer 3
1 Jerry Dybzinski 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Phillips 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2
3 Dave Bergman 1
3 Dave Collins 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Hough 1.80
2 LaMarr Hoyt 1.00
3 Reggie Patterson 0.88
4 Craig McMurtry 0.67
5 John Montefusco 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Acker 1
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 9
2 Reggie Patterson 7
3 Craig McMurtry 6
3 Alejandro Pena 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dave Gumpert 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .344
3 Bill Madlock .325
4 Jose Cruz .322
5 Lou Whitaker .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Jim Rice 37
3 Tony Armas 36
4 Dale Murphy 35
5 Ron Kittle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 121
2 Cecil Cooper 117
2 Dale Murphy 117
4 Andre Dawson 112
5 Dave Winfield 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 106
2 Tim Raines 85
3 Rudy Law 74
4 Alan Wiggins 62
5 2 tied 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
2 John Denny 2.40
3 Mike Boddicker 2.58
4 Alejandro Pena 2.68
5 Mario Soto 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 23
2 Richard Dotson 20
2 Ron Guidry 20
4 Jack Morris 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 233
3 Jack Morris 221
4 Larry McWilliams 195
5 Floyd Bannister 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 42
2 Bob Stanley 32
3 Ron Davis 29
4 Lee Smith 28
5 Bill Caudill 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .465
2 Greg Gross .449
3 Lou Whitaker .446
4 Tony Gwynn .442
5 Cal Ripken .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Dave Winfield 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 16
1 Willie Upshaw 16
3 Eddie Murray 15
4 Larry Parrish 14
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Bobby Brown 10
2 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Alan Wiggins 9
5 Willie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Davis 0.00
2 Richard Dotson 0.33
3 Craig McMurtry 0.36
4 Mike Boddicker 0.50
5 Glenn Abbott 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 John Denny 3
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
1 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Larry McWilliams 25
4 Mario Soto 23
5 Jose DeLeon 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Bob Stanley 4
3 Dave Tobik 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .402
2 Don Baylor .396
3 Cal Ripken .393
4 Don Slaught .386
5 Willie Upshaw .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Ron Kittle 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 Jim Rice 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Harold Baines 28
2 Willie Upshaw 28
4 Jesse Barfield 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 27
2 Alan Wiggins 23
3 Rickey Henderson 17
4 Rudy Law 15
5 Bobby Brown 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.68
2 Mike Boddicker 0.90
3 Kent Tekulve 1.08
4 Bob Ojeda 1.54
5 John Candelaria 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 7
2 Richard Dotson 6
2 Bill Gullickson 6
4 Doyle Alexander 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 50
2 Steve Carlton 49
3 Larry McWilliams 46
4 Nolan Ryan 45
5 Mario Soto 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 10
2 Rich Gossage 9
3 Pete Ladd 8
3 Lee Smith 8
3 Bob Stanley 8