On This Day

Wednesday, October 5, 1983

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1983 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Philadelphia Phillies 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 4
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Chicago leads series 1 - 0

Chicago White Sox 2
Baltimore Orioles 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rudy Law 3
2 Ken Landreaux 2
2 Garry Maddox 2
2 Gary Matthews 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Matthews 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 2
2 Jack Fimple 1
2 Ken Landreaux 1
2 Gary Matthews 1
2 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Rose 1
1 Bill Russell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 LaMarr Hoyt 0.80
2 Fernando Valenzuela 0.45
3 John Denny 0.38
4 Scott McGregor 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 5
2 LaMarr Hoyt 4
3 John Denny 3
4 Scott McGregor 2
4 Tom Niedenfuer 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rudy Law .600
2 George Brett .500
2 Tom Paciorek .500
2 Bill Russell .500
5 Garry Maddox .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 1
1 Gary Matthews 1
1 Jim Rice 1
1 Mike Schmidt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 4
2 Pedro Guerrero 2
2 Lou Whitaker 2
4 George Brett 1
4 14 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 1
1 Pete Rose 1
1 Bill Russell 1
1 Steve Sax 1
1 Derrel Thomas 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 John Denny 0.00
1 Dave Stieb 0.00
1 Dave Dravecky 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Dave Stieb 1
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 6
2 Fernando Valenzuela 5
3 LaMarr Hoyt 4
3 Dave Stieb 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 98 64 .605 --
Tigers 92 70 .568 6.0
Yankees 91 71 .562 7.0
Blue Jays 89 73 .549 9.0
Brewers 87 75 .537 11.0
Red Sox 78 84 .481 20.0
Indians 70 92 .432 28.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 99 63 .611 --
Royals 79 83 .488 20.0
Rangers 77 85 .475 22.0
Athletics 74 88 .457 25.0
Twins 70 92 .432 29.0
Angels 70 92 .432 29.0
Mariners 60 102 .370 39.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 72 .556 --
Pirates 84 78 .519 6.0
Expos 82 80 .506 8.0
Cardinals 79 83 .488 11.0
Cubs 71 91 .438 19.0
Mets 68 94 .420 22.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 71 .562 --
Braves 88 74 .543 3.0
Astros 85 77 .525 6.0
Padres 81 81 .500 10.0
Giants 79 83 .488 12.0
Reds 74 88 .457 17.0