On This Day

Saturday, April 30, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 11 9 .550 --
Red Sox 10 9 .526 0.5
Brewers 10 9 .526 0.5
Tigers 8 9 .471 1.5
Yankees 9 11 .450 2.0
Indians 9 11 .450 2.0
Blue Jays 8 10 .444 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 13 8 .619 --
Royals 10 7 .588 1.0
Rangers 12 9 .571 1.0
Athletics 11 9 .550 1.5
Twins 11 11 .500 2.5
White Sox 8 10 .444 3.5
Mariners 8 16 .333 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 6 .625 --
Phillies 11 7 .611 0.0
Expos 10 7 .588 0.5
Pirates 8 9 .471 2.5
Mets 6 11 .353 4.5
Cubs 6 14 .300 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 14 5 .737 --
Dodgers 14 6 .700 0.5
Reds 11 10 .524 4.0
Padres 10 12 .455 5.5
Astros 8 14 .364 7.5
Giants 7 14 .333 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Garvey 6
2 Sixto Lezcano 4
2 Johnny Ray 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Cruz 4
1 Keith Moreland 4
3 Jody Davis 3
3 Steve Garvey 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
1 John Moses 2
3 Joaquin Andujar 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Denny 1.67
2 Craig McMurtry 1.60
3 Chris Welsh 1.00
4 John Tudor 0.88
5 Rick Ownbey 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Craig McMurtry 8
2 Rick Ownbey 7
2 John Tudor 7
4 Joaquin Andujar 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Butcher 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .460
2 Rod Carew .449
3 Terry Kennedy .390
4 Andre Thornton .382
5 Wade Boggs .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 7
1 Dale Murphy 7
3 John Castino 6
3 Pedro Guerrero 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Kennedy 21
1 Fred Lynn 21
1 Dale Murphy 21
4 George Brett 20
5 4 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 14
2 Lee Lacy 13
3 Willie Wilson 12
4 Mike Davis 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.72
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.20
3 Dave Stieb 1.58
4 Bob Stanley 1.66
5 Dave LaPoint 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 4
1 Pascual Perez 4
3 Len Barker 3
3 Rick Camp 3
3 27 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 54
2 Bruce Berenyi 34
3 Larry McWilliams 30
3 Mario Soto 30
3 Fernando Valenzuela 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 6
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Steve Howe 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Dan Spillner 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .515
2 Rod Carew .491
3 Ben Oglivie .421
4 Steve Garvey .413
4 Terry Kennedy .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Gary Carter 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 15
2 George Brett 14
2 John Castino 14
2 Fred Lynn 14
5 Jim Rice 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
2 Mike Davis 5
2 Rickey Henderson 5
2 Lee Lacy 5
2 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
2 Rick Honeycutt 0.40
3 Dan Petry 0.55
4 Atlee Hammaker 0.75
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 Randy Moffitt 3
5 23 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Larry McWilliams 23
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20
4 Bert Blyleven 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Luis DeLeon 3
3 Tom Burgmeier 2
3 Bill Caudill 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Rod Carew .340
3 Robin Yount .333
4 Al Oliver .331
5 Willie Wilson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Gorman Thomas 41
4 Dave Winfield 39
5 Dale Murphy 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 129
2 Cecil Cooper 123
3 Andre Thornton 115
4 Robin Yount 114
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 115
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Damaso Garcia 59
3 Lonnie Smith 59
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 2.56
2 Steve Rogers 2.59
3 Joe Niekro 2.62
4 Steve Carlton 2.63
5 Mario Soto 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Larry Gura 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20
4 Jerry Reuss 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 310
2 Mario Soto 267
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 207
5 Floyd Bannister 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Greg Minton 31
2 Bruce Sutter 31
4 Gene Garber 30
5 2 tied 28