On This Day

Thursday, May 12, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 17 12 .586 --
Orioles 17 12 .586 0.0
Blue Jays 16 12 .571 0.5
Brewers 15 13 .536 1.5
Indians 16 14 .533 1.5
Yankees 13 16 .448 4.0
Tigers 12 15 .444 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 18 12 .600 --
Rangers 16 13 .552 1.5
Royals 13 13 .500 3.0
Athletics 15 15 .500 3.0
White Sox 12 15 .444 4.5
Twins 12 19 .387 6.5
Mariners 11 22 .333 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 11 .593 --
Expos 15 12 .556 1.0
Cardinals 14 12 .538 1.5
Pirates 11 15 .423 4.5
Cubs 10 19 .345 7.0
Mets 9 19 .321 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 8 .733 --
Braves 20 10 .667 2.0
Reds 15 17 .469 8.0
Giants 14 16 .467 8.0
Padres 14 17 .452 8.5
Astros 15 19 .441 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Mike Davis 3
1 Darrell Evans 3
1 Tom Herr 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kelvin Moore 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Bo Diaz 1
2 Pedro Guerrero 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwayne Murphy 5
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Pedro Guerrero 3
2 Kelvin Moore 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Richie Hebner 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Alfredo Griffin 1
2 Terry Harper 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 1.00
1 Tim Lollar 1.00
3 Mike Brown 0.57
4 Bruce Berenyi 0.50
4 John Candelaria 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Brown 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lollar 8
2 Juan Berenguer 7
3 Fernando Valenzuela 6
4 John Candelaria 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Bob Stanley 1
1 Dave Stewart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .476
2 George Brett .412
3 Andre Thornton .370
4 Robin Yount .366
5 Hal McRae .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 9
1 Dale Murphy 9
3 George Brett 8
3 Pedro Guerrero 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 29
2 Terry Kennedy 28
3 George Brett 26
3 Ron Kittle 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 21
2 Lee Lacy 15
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Eddie Milner 13
5 Omar Moreno 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 1.05
2 Dave Stieb 1.20
3 Atlee Hammaker 1.24
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.38
5 Luis Sanchez 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Dave Stieb 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Dave Dravecky 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 70
2 Dave Stieb 51
3 Mario Soto 47
4 Larry McWilliams 46
5 Bruce Berenyi 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
3 Bill Caudill 6
3 Steve Howe 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .514
2 Darrell Evans .488
3 Mike Schmidt .436
4 Johnny Ray .422
5 Larry Bowa .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 5
2 Doug DeCinces 4
2 Ken Landreaux 4
2 Kelvin Moore 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 17
2 Gary Ward 14
3 Tony Armas 13
3 Dale Murphy 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
2 Eddie Milner 7
2 Wayne Tolleson 7
4 Julio Franco 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
2 Dave Stieb 0.66
3 George Frazier 0.71
4 Luis Aponte 0.75
5 Bert Blyleven 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank DiPino 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Craig McMurtry 3
1 Chuck Rainey 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Dave Stieb 22
3 Larry McWilliams 21
4 Jack Morris 20
5 Shane Rawley 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neal Heaton 4
2 Steve Bedrosian 3
2 Kevin Hickey 3
2 Tom Hume 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .462
2 Robin Yount .376
3 Hal McRae .373
3 Mike Schmidt .373
5 Larry Bowa .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 8
1 Dale Murphy 8
3 George Brett 7
4 Steve Garvey 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 25
2 Jim Rice 24
3 Terry Kennedy 23
3 Gary Ward 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 18
2 Eddie Milner 12
3 Damaso Garcia 10
3 Omar Moreno 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.33
2 Dave Stieb 0.84
3 Atlee Hammaker 1.24
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.40
5 John Denny 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 Richard Dotson 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Dave Stieb 42
3 Bert Blyleven 39
3 Larry McWilliams 39
5 Jack Morris 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 8
2 Steve Howe 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
4 Bill Caudill 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Robin Yount .336
4 Al Oliver .332
5 Willie Wilson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
1 Dave Winfield 40
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Gorman Thomas 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 124
2 Cecil Cooper 123
3 Hal McRae 117
4 Dale Murphy 111
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 105
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Julio Cruz 59
3 Damaso Garcia 59
5 Lonnie Smith 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.52
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.53
3 Nolan Ryan 2.55
4 Jim Palmer 2.56
5 Steve Carlton 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Dave Stieb 21
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 Steve Rogers 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 301
2 Mario Soto 264
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 203
5 Len Barker 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Greg Minton 28
4 Bill Caudill 27
4 Gene Garber 27