On This Day

Tuesday, April 26, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 9 7 .563 --
Tigers 8 7 .533 0.5
Orioles 9 8 .529 0.5
Red Sox 8 8 .500 1.0
Yankees 8 9 .471 1.5
Indians 8 9 .471 1.5
Blue Jays 7 9 .438 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 9 5 .643 --
Angels 11 7 .611 0.0
Athletics 10 8 .556 1.0
Rangers 10 8 .556 1.0
White Sox 7 9 .438 3.0
Twins 8 11 .421 3.5
Mariners 7 14 .333 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 9 5 .643 --
Cardinals 8 5 .615 0.5
Phillies 9 6 .600 0.5
Pirates 7 7 .500 2.0
Mets 4 10 .286 5.0
Cubs 4 12 .250 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 13 3 .813 --
Dodgers 13 4 .765 0.5
Reds 10 8 .556 4.0
Padres 8 10 .444 6.0
Astros 6 13 .316 8.5
Giants 5 13 .278 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Lake 4
1 Rafael Ramirez 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
1 Frank White 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Dann Bilardello 1
2 George Brett 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Steve Lake 3
2 Mike Schmidt 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Berenyi 1.50
2 Larry McWilliams 1.33
3 Bobby Castillo 1.00
3 Burt Hooton 1.00
5 Mike Smithson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 9
2 Bobby Castillo 8
2 Larry McWilliams 8
4 Mike Smithson 7
4 Dave Stieb 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Steve Howe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .481
2 Rod Carew .453
3 Terry Kennedy .397
4 Tony Perez .389
5 Wade Boggs .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 George Brett 5
3 John Castino 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 19
2 Terry Kennedy 18
3 Dale Murphy 16
4 Rod Carew 15
4 5 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Lacy 12
2 Julio Cruz 11
2 Willie Wilson 11
4 Damaso Garcia 8
4 Steve Sax 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.59
2 Atlee Hammaker 0.75
3 Dave LaPoint 1.37
4 Charlie Lea 1.47
5 Dave Stieb 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 4
1 Pascual Perez 4
3 Len Barker 3
3 Rick Camp 3
3 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 Bruce Berenyi 34
3 Mario Soto 30
4 Dave Stieb 29
5 Fernando Valenzuela 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 4
1 Steve Howe 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Dan Spillner 4
1 Bob Stanley 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Rod Carew .335
3 Al Oliver .334
4 Willie Wilson .330
5 Robin Yount .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 43
2 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Gorman Thomas 41
4 Dave Winfield 39
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 135
2 Cecil Cooper 123
3 Andre Thornton 116
4 Robin Yount 112
5 Gorman Thomas 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 119
2 Tim Raines 79
3 Damaso Garcia 61
3 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Omar Moreno 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.49
2 Steve Carlton 2.62
3 Joaquin Andujar 2.63
4 Bob Stanley 2.63
5 Mario Soto 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Larry Gura 20
2 Jerry Reuss 20
2 Dave Stieb 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 302
2 Mario Soto 267
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 203
5 2 tied 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Gene Garber 30
3 Greg Minton 30
5 2 tied 28