On This Day

Saturday, May 7, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 9 .625 --
Orioles 15 10 .600 0.5
Blue Jays 13 11 .542 2.0
Brewers 12 12 .500 3.0
Yankees 13 13 .500 3.0
Indians 13 13 .500 3.0
Tigers 9 14 .391 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 16 10 .615 --
Rangers 14 12 .538 2.0
Royals 12 11 .522 2.5
White Sox 12 12 .500 3.0
Athletics 13 13 .500 3.0
Twins 11 17 .393 6.0
Mariners 9 20 .310 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 15 9 .625 --
Expos 13 10 .565 1.5
Cardinals 12 10 .545 2.0
Pirates 9 13 .409 5.0
Cubs 8 17 .320 7.5
Mets 7 16 .304 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 7 .731 --
Braves 18 7 .720 0.5
Reds 14 14 .500 6.0
Padres 12 15 .444 7.5
Giants 11 15 .423 8.0
Astros 12 17 .414 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Bruce Benedict 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Darrell Brown 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Rick Cerone 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 4
1 George Brett 4
1 Willie Upshaw 4
4 Bruce Benedict 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pedro Guerrero 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Warren Cromartie 1
2 Leon Durham 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Breining 1.00
1 Bill Gullickson 1.00
3 Willie Hernandez 0.80
4 Larry Christenson 0.71
5 Burt Hooton 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Mike Brown 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Breining 6
1 Bill Gullickson 6
3 Bill Campbell 5
3 Larry Christenson 5
3 Burt Hooton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Kevin Hickey 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .471
2 George Brett .466
3 Terry Kennedy .384
4 Andre Thornton .384
5 Andre Dawson .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 9
2 Dale Murphy 8
3 George Brett 7
3 Pedro Guerrero 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Kennedy 25
1 Jim Rice 25
3 George Brett 24
3 Ron Kittle 24
3 Dale Murphy 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 19
2 Lee Lacy 15
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Damaso Garcia 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.24
2 Dave Stieb 1.26
3 Bob Stanley 1.40
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.64
5 Pascual Perez 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Pascual Perez 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
4 Steve Carlton 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 63
2 Dave Stieb 43
3 Mario Soto 42
4 Bruce Berenyi 41
5 Larry McWilliams 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Kevin Hickey 5
3 Steve Howe 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .489
2 Mike Schmidt .465
3 Juan Beniquez .455
4 Ted Simmons .425
5 Tom O'Malley .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Doug DeCinces 5
4 Dwight Evans 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 15
2 Mike Schmidt 14
3 Tony Perez 13
3 Roy Smalley 13
3 Gary Ward 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
2 Omar Moreno 7
3 Eddie Milner 6
3 Willie Wilson 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.00
2 Larry McWilliams 0.77
3 Dave Stieb 1.07
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.13
5 Atlee Hammaker 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
3 Luis Aponte 2
3 Bruce Berenyi 2
3 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 21
1 Larry McWilliams 21
1 Dave Stieb 21
4 Shane Rawley 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Neal Heaton 3
2 Kevin Hickey 3
2 Steve Howe 3
2 Tom Hume 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .359
2 Rod Carew .351
3 Robin Yount .334
4 Al Oliver .332
5 Willie Wilson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
1 Mike Schmidt 41
3 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Dave Winfield 40
5 Dwight Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 123
1 Hal McRae 123
3 Robin Yount 121
4 Andre Thornton 115
5 Gorman Thomas 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Damaso Garcia 59
4 Julio Cruz 58
4 Lonnie Smith 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 2.49
2 Steve Rogers 2.62
3 Jim Palmer 2.63
4 Steve Carlton 2.70
5 Mario Soto 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Dave Stieb 21
3 Larry Gura 20
4 Mike Flanagan 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 301
2 Mario Soto 273
3 Nolan Ryan 245
4 Fernando Valenzuela 201
5 Floyd Bannister 187

Saves

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