On This Day

Tuesday, May 3, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 13 9 .591 --
Red Sox 12 9 .571 0.5
Brewers 12 10 .545 1.0
Indians 11 11 .500 2.0
Blue Jays 10 11 .476 2.5
Tigers 9 11 .450 3.0
Yankees 10 13 .435 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 12 8 .600 --
Angels 13 10 .565 0.5
Athletics 13 10 .565 0.5
Rangers 13 11 .542 1.0
Twins 11 13 .458 3.0
White Sox 9 12 .429 3.5
Mariners 8 18 .308 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 13 8 .619 --
Cardinals 11 7 .611 0.5
Expos 11 9 .550 1.5
Pirates 9 10 .474 3.0
Mets 6 14 .300 6.5
Cubs 6 16 .273 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 5 .762 --
Dodgers 16 7 .696 1.0
Reds 13 12 .520 5.0
Padres 11 12 .478 6.0
Astros 10 15 .400 8.0
Giants 8 15 .348 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan de Jesus 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Bo Diaz 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Bo Diaz 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
3 Bo Diaz 3
3 Dwight Evans 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Sanderson 999.00
2 Bert Blyleven 1.67
3 Mike Flanagan 1.00
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.80
5 Alejandro Pena 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Behenna 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
2 Mike Flanagan 8
3 Ray Burris 5
3 Jim Gott 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Kevin Hickey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .471
2 George Brett .460
3 Andre Thornton .389
4 Terry Kennedy .384
5 Hal McRae .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 7
1 Dale Murphy 7
1 Mike Schmidt 7
4 Jesse Barfield 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 22
1 Dale Murphy 22
3 Terry Kennedy 21
3 Ron Kittle 21
3 Fred Lynn 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 15
1 Lee Lacy 15
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Eddie Milner 11
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 1.40
5 Dave LaPoint 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 4
1 Dave Dravecky 4
1 Mike Flanagan 4
1 Larry Gura 4
1 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 54
2 Bruce Berenyi 38
3 Bert Blyleven 37
4 Dave Stieb 33
5 3 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Steve Howe 5
3 Dan Spillner 5
5 3 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .542
2 Mike Schmidt .457
3 Mookie Wilson .423
4 Lance Parrish .417
5 Hal McRae .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Fred Lynn 4
2 Larry Parrish 4
5 17 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 15
2 George Brett 14
3 George Hendrick 13
4 John Castino 11
4 7 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 8
1 Eddie Milner 8
3 Mookie Wilson 7
4 Willie Wilson 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Petry 0.56
2 Rick Honeycutt 0.61
3 Dave Stieb 0.69
4 Matt Young 0.82
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 4
2 Randy Moffitt 3
3 Bert Blyleven 2
3 Rick Camp 2
3 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Bruce Berenyi 20
3 Nolan Ryan 20
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 5
2 Steve Howe 3
2 Dan Quisenberry 3
4 Bill Caudill 2
4 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .363
2 Rod Carew .348
3 Robin Yount .334
4 Al Oliver .330
5 Willie Wilson .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 125
2 Cecil Cooper 124
3 Robin Yount 120
4 Andre Thornton 116
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 111
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Lonnie Smith 60
4 Damaso Garcia 57
4 Mookie Wilson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 2.53
2 Bob Stanley 2.62
3 Steve Rogers 2.67
4 Joe Niekro 2.68
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 Mike Flanagan 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 302
2 Mario Soto 261
3 Nolan Ryan 245
4 Fernando Valenzuela 206
5 Len Barker 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Gene Garber 29
3 Greg Minton 29
5 2 tied 27