On This Day

Saturday, May 14, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 19 12 .613 --
Red Sox 17 13 .567 1.5
Blue Jays 17 13 .567 1.5
Brewers 16 13 .552 2.0
Indians 17 15 .531 2.5
Yankees 15 16 .484 4.0
Tigers 13 16 .448 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 18 14 .563 --
Rangers 16 15 .516 1.5
Royals 14 14 .500 2.0
Athletics 16 16 .500 2.0
Twins 14 19 .424 4.5
White Sox 12 17 .414 4.5
Mariners 12 23 .343 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 12 .571 --
Phillies 16 12 .571 0.0
Expos 15 14 .517 1.5
Pirates 12 16 .429 4.0
Cubs 11 19 .367 6.0
Mets 10 20 .333 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 9 .719 --
Braves 21 11 .656 2.0
Giants 16 16 .500 7.0
Padres 15 18 .455 8.5
Astros 16 20 .444 9.0
Reds 15 19 .441 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Sundberg 5
2 Larry Herndon 4
2 Jerry Mumphrey 4
2 George Wright 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 3
2 Darrell Evans 2
2 Frank White 2
4 George Brett 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 5
1 Frank White 5
3 Billy Sample 4
3 Dave Stapleton 4
3 George Wright 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 2
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 Jerry Dybzinski 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Reuss 1.20
2 Bill Laskey 0.75
2 Matt Young 0.75
4 Bob Shirley 0.71
4 Eric Show 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Bill Laskey 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Laskey 6
1 Jerry Reuss 6
1 Matt Young 6
4 Steve Rogers 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .450
2 George Brett .429
3 Hal McRae .369
4 George Hendrick .365
5 Andre Thornton .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 11
2 Doug DeCinces 10
3 George Brett 9
3 Darrell Evans 9
5 Pedro Guerrero 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 George Brett 28
2 Terry Kennedy 28
4 Ron Kittle 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 1.20
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.24
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.38
4 Luis Sanchez 1.41
5 Bob Stanley 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 6
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Dave Stieb 6
4 Steve Carlton 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 70
2 Dave Stieb 51
3 Larry McWilliams 49
4 Bert Blyleven 47
4 Mario Soto 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
1 Bob Stanley 8
3 Bill Caudill 7
4 Steve Howe 6
5 4 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darrell Evans .511
2 Rod Carew .472
3 Mike Schmidt .450
4 Charlie Moore .438
5 Johnny Bench .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
3 Doug DeCinces 5
3 Darrell Porter 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 17
1 Robin Yount 17
3 Dale Murphy 14
4 Johnny Bench 12
4 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 8
2 Eddie Milner 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 Wayne Tolleson 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
2 Matt Young 0.47
3 Luis Sanchez 0.49
4 Dave Stieb 0.66
5 Frank Tanana 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank DiPino 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 24
2 Dave Stieb 22
3 Bert Blyleven 20
4 Jack Morris 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Neal Heaton 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
4 Steve Bedrosian 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .467
2 Mike Schmidt .400
3 Charlie Moore .397
4 Ben Oglivie .395
5 Hal McRae .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
2 George Brett 8
2 Doug DeCinces 8
2 Darrell Evans 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 26
2 Gary Ward 23
3 George Brett 22
4 Darrell Evans 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 18
2 Eddie Milner 12
3 Mookie Wilson 11
4 Omar Moreno 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.69
2 Dave Stieb 0.84
3 Atlee Hammaker 0.96
4 Luis Sanchez 1.38
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
4 Steve Carlton 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Larry McWilliams 42
2 Dave Stieb 42
4 Bert Blyleven 39
5 Jack Morris 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Bill Caudill 5
4 Luis DeLeon 4
4 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .353
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Al Oliver .334
4 Robin Yount .334
5 George Brett .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 123
2 Cecil Cooper 122
3 Hal McRae 114
4 Eddie Murray 110
5 4 tied 108

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 Jim Palmer 2.45
2 Steve Rogers 2.54
3 Nolan Ryan 2.55
4 Steve Carlton 2.57
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Dave Stieb 21
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 Steve Rogers 20
5 3 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 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Bill Caudill 28
2 Greg Minton 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Rich Gossage 27