On This Day

Sunday, May 8, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 10 .600 --
Orioles 15 11 .577 0.5
Brewers 13 12 .520 2.0
Blue Jays 13 12 .520 2.0
Indians 14 13 .519 2.0
Yankees 13 14 .481 3.0
Tigers 10 14 .417 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 16 11 .593 --
Royals 13 11 .542 1.5
Athletics 14 13 .519 2.0
Rangers 14 13 .519 2.0
White Sox 12 13 .480 3.0
Twins 12 17 .414 5.0
Mariners 10 20 .333 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 15 9 .625 --
Expos 13 10 .565 1.5
Cardinals 12 11 .522 2.5
Pirates 9 14 .391 5.5
Mets 8 16 .333 7.0
Cubs 8 18 .308 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 7 .741 --
Braves 19 7 .731 0.5
Reds 14 15 .483 7.0
Padres 13 15 .464 7.5
Giants 12 15 .444 8.0
Astros 12 18 .400 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Bonilla 4
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 George Foster 3
2 Julio Franco 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
2 Jamie Allen 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 5
2 Julio Franco 4
3 George Foster 3
3 Ron Oester 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnnie LeMaster 2
1 Wayne Tolleson 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.60
2 Storm Davis 1.17
3 Don Sutton 0.70
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.60
4 Bert Blyleven 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Behenna 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Bill Krueger 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 8
2 Storm Davis 7
2 Don Sutton 7
4 Joaquin Andujar 6
4 Bert Blyleven 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .471
2 George Brett .449
3 Andre Thornton .389
4 Andre Dawson .371
5 Terry Kennedy .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 9
2 George Brett 8
2 Dale Murphy 8
4 Pedro Guerrero 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 26
1 Ron Kittle 26
3 Terry Kennedy 25
3 Dale Murphy 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 20
2 Lee Lacy 15
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Eddie Milner 12
5 2 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 Dave Dravecky 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Pascual Perez 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 63
2 Bert Blyleven 43
2 Dave Stieb 43
4 Mario Soto 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 Bob Stanley 7
3 Steve Howe 6
4 Bill Caudill 5
4 3 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .535
2 Darrell Evans .500
3 Mike Schmidt .487
4 Juan Beniquez .455
5 2 tied .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Doug DeCinces 5
4 George Brett 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 16
2 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Gary Ward 14
2 Robin Yount 14
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 10
2 Johnnie LeMaster 7
2 Eddie Milner 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 Wayne Tolleson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.00
2 Eric Show 0.60
3 Larry McWilliams 0.77
4 Matt Young 0.96
5 Dave Stieb 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 Jim Slaton 3
5 29 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 26
2 Bert Blyleven 21
2 Steve Carlton 21
2 Larry McWilliams 21
2 Dave Stieb 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Neal Heaton 3
2 Kevin Hickey 3
2 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .358
2 Rod Carew .351
3 Robin Yount .336
4 Al Oliver .334
5 Willie Wilson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Mike Schmidt 40
4 Gorman Thomas 39
5 Dwight Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 124
2 Cecil Cooper 122
2 Hal McRae 122
4 Andre Thornton 114
5 Gorman Thomas 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 111
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Julio Cruz 59
3 Damaso Garcia 59
5 Lonnie Smith 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.50
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.53
3 Nolan Ryan 2.54
4 Jim Palmer 2.63
5 Dave Dravecky 2.64

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 262
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Fernando Valenzuela 201
5 Len Barker 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Rich Gossage 29
2 Greg Minton 29
2 Bruce Sutter 29
5 Gene Garber 28