On This Day

Friday, September 30, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 97 63 .606 --
Tigers 92 68 .575 5.0
Yankees 90 70 .563 7.0
Blue Jays 88 72 .550 9.0
Brewers 85 75 .531 12.0
Red Sox 77 83 .481 20.0
Indians 69 91 .431 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 97 63 .606 --
Royals 77 82 .484 19.5
Rangers 77 83 .481 20.0
Athletics 73 86 .459 23.5
Twins 69 91 .431 28.0
Angels 68 92 .425 29.0
Mariners 60 100 .375 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 89 71 .556 --
Pirates 83 77 .519 6.0
Expos 82 77 .516 6.5
Cardinals 77 83 .481 12.0
Cubs 71 89 .444 18.0
Mets 65 94 .409 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 69 .569 --
Braves 87 73 .544 4.0
Astros 84 76 .525 7.0
Padres 80 80 .500 11.0
Giants 77 83 .481 14.0
Reds 73 87 .456 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Billy Sample 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Anderson 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 George Bell 1
1 Juan Bonilla 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Cliff Johnson 3
2 Billy Sample 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Householder 2
1 Jeff Stone 2
1 Andy Van Slyke 2
4 Skeeter Barnes 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 1.75
2 John Denny 1.25
3 Jay Howell 1.14
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.00
5 Juan Berenguer 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jay Howell 8
1 Eric Show 8
3 Dave Stieb 7
3 Fernando Valenzuela 7
5 Frank Viola 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Frazier 1
1 Orel Hershiser 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Rod Carew .340
3 Bill Madlock .324
4 Lou Whitaker .323
5 Jose Cruz .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Jim Rice 38
3 Tony Armas 36
3 Dale Murphy 36
5 Ron Kittle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 123
2 Cecil Cooper 122
3 Dale Murphy 121
4 Dave Winfield 115
5 Lance Parrish 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Tim Raines 86
3 Rudy Law 76
4 Alan Wiggins 65
5 Willie Wilson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 2.25
2 John Denny 2.37
3 Bryn Smith 2.49
4 Bob Welch 2.65
5 Mario Soto 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 24
2 Richard Dotson 21
2 Ron Guidry 21
4 Jack Morris 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 275
2 Mario Soto 242
3 Jack Morris 230
4 Larry McWilliams 199
5 Fernando Valenzuela 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 43
2 Bob Stanley 33
3 Ron Davis 30
4 Lee Smith 29
5 Bill Caudill 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Whitaker .473
2 Cal Ripken .433
3 Tom Paciorek .429
4 Juan Beniquez .415
5 Charlie Moore .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 6
2 Willie Aikens 5
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Tom Brunansky 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 15
2 Tony Armas 14
2 Dave Winfield 14
4 Willie Aikens 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 14
2 Alan Wiggins 10
3 Mookie Wilson 9
4 Steve Sax 8
4 Willie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bryn Smith 0.36
2 Craig McMurtry 0.59
3 Mark Davis 0.78
4 Mike Warren 0.96
5 Charlie Hough 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 4
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 Willie Hernandez 3
2 LaMarr Hoyt 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 29
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Jack Morris 23
3 Mario Soto 23
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 6
2 Bob Stanley 5
3 Pete Ladd 4
3 Dan Quisenberry 4
3 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .432
2 Cal Ripken .388
3 Darryl Strawberry .376
4 Don Slaught .375
5 Don Baylor .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
2 Jesse Barfield 9
3 Tom Brunansky 8
3 Ron Kittle 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 29
2 Harold Baines 28
3 Willie Upshaw 27
4 Eddie Murray 25
5 Jesse Barfield 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Alan Wiggins 19
3 Rickey Henderson 15
4 Rudy Law 14
5 Bobby Brown 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.82
2 John Candelaria 1.36
3 Tippy Martinez 1.40
4 Dave Stewart 1.56
5 Bob Ojeda 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 7
2 John Denny 6
2 Richard Dotson 6
2 Bob Ojeda 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Steve Carlton 46
2 Fernando Valenzuela 46
4 Floyd Bannister 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Pete Ladd 8
4 Tippy Martinez 7
4 3 others tied 7