On This Day

Tuesday, September 27, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 60 .615 --
Tigers 90 67 .573 6.5
Yankees 88 68 .564 8.0
Blue Jays 86 72 .544 11.0
Brewers 83 74 .529 13.5
Red Sox 75 82 .478 21.5
Indians 68 89 .433 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 95 62 .605 --
Royals 76 81 .484 19.0
Rangers 76 81 .484 19.0
Athletics 72 85 .459 23.0
Angels 68 90 .430 27.5
Twins 67 90 .427 28.0
Mariners 59 98 .376 36.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 87 71 .551 --
Pirates 82 75 .522 4.5
Expos 81 77 .513 6.0
Cardinals 76 82 .481 11.0
Cubs 71 87 .449 16.0
Mets 64 93 .408 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 90 67 .573 --
Braves 85 71 .545 4.5
Astros 82 74 .526 7.5
Padres 77 80 .490 13.0
Giants 76 81 .484 14.0
Reds 72 85 .459 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Francona 4
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4
1 Gary Pettis 4
4 Bob Brenly 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Dann Bilardello 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4
1 Lance Parrish 4
1 Tim Raines 4
4 Cecil Cooper 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Meacham 2
1 Steve Sax 2
1 Darryl Strawberry 2
1 Mookie Wilson 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Beattie 7.00
2 Steve Carlton 1.75
3 Rick Reuschel 1.00
4 Jack Morris 0.90
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Mark Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 9
2 Jim Beattie 7
2 Steve Carlton 7
4 Matt Keough 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Curtis 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Bob James 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .365
2 Rod Carew .341
3 Bill Madlock .326
4 Jose Cruz .323
5 Lou Whitaker .322

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 120
3 Dale Murphy 117
4 Andre Dawson 112
4 2 others tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Tim Raines 86
3 Rudy Law 75
4 Alan Wiggins 63
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
2 Jack Morris 20
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 275
2 Mario Soto 233
3 Jack Morris 230
4 Larry McWilliams 195
5 Floyd Bannister 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 43
2 Bob Stanley 32
3 Ron Davis 29
3 Lee Smith 29
5 Bill Caudill 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .477
2 Lou Whitaker .460
3 Greg Gross .429
4 Darrell Porter .417
4 Cal Ripken .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Dave Winfield 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 16
2 Harold Baines 15
3 Larry Parrish 14
4 Len Matuszek 13
4 Willie Upshaw 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Richard Dotson 0.33
2 Craig McMurtry 0.36
3 Mike Boddicker 0.50
4 Glenn Abbott 0.53
4 Charles Hudson 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Jack Morris 27
3 Larry McWilliams 25
4 Mario Soto 23
5 Fernando Valenzuela 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Bob James 4
3 Lee Smith 4
3 Bob Stanley 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .413
2 Don Baylor .392
3 Cal Ripken .388
4 Don Slaught .388
5 Harold Baines .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Dale Murphy 9
4 Harold Baines 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 29
2 Jesse Barfield 28
2 Willie Upshaw 28
4 Dale Murphy 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 25
2 Alan Wiggins 23
3 Rickey Henderson 16
4 Rudy Law 15
5 Bobby Brown 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.68
2 Kent Tekulve 1.04
3 Mike Boddicker 1.10
4 Bob Ojeda 1.40
5 John Candelaria 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
1 LaMarr Hoyt 6
3 Doyle Alexander 5
3 John Denny 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 56
2 Jack Morris 49
3 Floyd Bannister 43
3 Nolan Ryan 43
5 Mario Soto 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 9
1 Lee Smith 9
3 Rich Gossage 8
3 Pete Ladd 8
5 3 tied 7