On This Day

Monday, May 2, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 12 9 .571 --
Brewers 12 9 .571 0.0
Red Sox 11 9 .550 0.5
Blue Jays 10 10 .500 1.5
Indians 10 11 .476 2.0
Yankees 10 12 .455 2.5
Tigers 8 11 .421 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 13 9 .591 --
Athletics 13 9 .591 0.0
Royals 11 8 .579 0.5
Rangers 12 11 .522 1.5
Twins 11 12 .478 2.5
White Sox 8 12 .400 4.0
Mariners 8 17 .320 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 11 6 .647 --
Phillies 12 8 .600 0.5
Expos 11 8 .579 1.0
Pirates 9 9 .500 2.5
Mets 6 13 .316 6.0
Cubs 6 15 .286 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 15 5 .750 --
Dodgers 15 7 .682 1.0
Reds 13 11 .542 4.0
Padres 10 12 .455 6.0
Astros 9 15 .375 8.0
Giants 7 15 .318 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Tony Bernazard 3
1 Lee Lacy 3
1 Lee Mazzilli 3
1 Rusty Staub 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Redus 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Dave Hostetler 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 3
2 Cecil Cooper 2
2 Ray Knight 2
2 Lee Mazzilli 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Lacy 2
1 Wayne Tolleson 2
3 Brian Giles 1
3 Ken Griffey 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.00
2 LaMarr Hoyt 0.56
3 Jim Clancy 0.43
4 Ted Power 0.40
5 Mike Torrez 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Ted Power 1
1 Rick Rhoden 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Frank Tanana 8
3 LaMarr Hoyt 5
4 Ted Power 4
4 Mike Torrez 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank LaCorte 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .470
2 George Brett .460
3 Terry Kennedy .390
4 Andre Thornton .386
5 Wade Boggs .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 7
1 Dale Murphy 7
3 John Castino 6
3 Doug DeCinces 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 22
2 George Hendrick 21
2 Terry Kennedy 21
2 Fred Lynn 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Lacy 15
2 Julio Cruz 14
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Eddie Milner 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.72
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.20
3 Dave Stieb 1.29
4 Bob Stanley 1.46
5 Dave LaPoint 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 4
1 Pascual Perez 4
1 Dave Righetti 4
1 Dave Stieb 4
1 Don Sutton 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 54
2 Bruce Berenyi 38
3 Dave Stieb 33
4 Larry McWilliams 30
4 2 others tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Dan Spillner 5
4 Bill Caudill 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .521
2 Frank White .412
3 Terry Kennedy .405
4 Mike Schmidt .400
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Steve Garvey 4
2 Fred Lynn 4
5 12 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 15
2 George Brett 14
3 George Hendrick 12
3 Ben Oglivie 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
2 Eddie Milner 7
3 Mookie Wilson 6
3 Willie Wilson 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.57
2 Rick Honeycutt 0.61
3 Dave Stieb 0.69
4 Scott McGregor 1.00
5 Atlee Hammaker 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 Randy Moffitt 3
1 Don Sutton 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 22
2 Bruce Berenyi 20
2 Nolan Ryan 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20
5 2 tied 17

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .347
3 Robin Yount .332
4 Willie Wilson .331
5 Al Oliver .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
1 Mike Schmidt 41
3 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Dave Winfield 39
5 Dale Murphy 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 125
2 Cecil Cooper 123
3 Robin Yount 117
4 Andre Thornton 115
5 3 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 112
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Lonnie Smith 60
4 Damaso Garcia 58
5 Mookie Wilson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 2.53
2 Steve Rogers 2.59
3 Joe Niekro 2.62
4 Bob Stanley 2.64
5 Steve Carlton 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Larry Gura 20
2 Dave Stieb 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20
5 Steve Rogers 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 302
2 Mario Soto 261
3 Nolan Ryan 245
4 Fernando Valenzuela 206
5 Floyd Bannister 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Greg Minton 30
4 Gene Garber 29
5 Rich Gossage 28