On This Day

Monday, May 16, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 19 13 .594 --
Red Sox 18 13 .581 0.5
Blue Jays 18 13 .581 0.5
Brewers 16 15 .516 2.5
Indians 17 16 .515 2.5
Yankees 16 17 .485 3.5
Tigers 14 17 .452 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 18 15 .545 --
Rangers 18 15 .545 0.0
Athletics 18 16 .529 0.5
Royals 14 15 .483 2.0
White Sox 13 17 .433 3.5
Twins 15 20 .429 4.0
Mariners 12 24 .333 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 12 .586 --
Phillies 17 12 .586 0.0
Expos 15 15 .500 2.5
Pirates 12 17 .414 5.0
Cubs 11 20 .355 7.0
Mets 11 20 .355 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 9 .727 --
Braves 22 11 .667 2.0
Giants 17 16 .515 7.0
Padres 15 19 .441 9.5
Astros 16 21 .432 10.0
Reds 15 20 .429 10.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Roy Howell 3
3 Barry Bonnell 2
3 Hubie Brooks 2
3 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Engle 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Wayne Gross 1
1 Mickey Hatcher 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hubie Brooks 3
1 Bob Kearney 3
1 Jose Oquendo 3
4 Gary Gaetti 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Mazzilli 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.14
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.00
3 Dave Stieb 0.53
4 Len Barker 0.50
4 Mike Norris 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Ed Lynch 1
1 Mike Norris 1
1 Dave Stieb 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 9
2 Ron Guidry 8
3 Rick Honeycutt 6
4 Len Barker 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Craig Swan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .442
2 George Brett .421
3 Andre Thornton .358
4 Andre Dawson .355
5 Hal McRae .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 George Brett 29
3 Terry Kennedy 28
4 Ron Kittle 27
4 Gary Ward 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 1.16
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.24
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.33
4 Luis Sanchez 1.41
5 Bob Stanley 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Dave Dravecky 6
2 Mike Flanagan 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 73
2 Dave Stieb 60
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
3 Steve Howe 7
5 Ron Davis 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darrell Evans .487
2 Charlie Moore .406
2 Darrell Porter .406
4 Larry Bowa .400
5 Bucky Dent .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
2 Darrell Porter 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Doug DeCinces 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 14
2 Dan Ford 12
2 George Foster 12
2 Darrell Porter 12
2 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Dickie Thon 7
4 Wayne Tolleson 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.47
2 Luis Sanchez 0.56
3 Frank Tanana 0.67
4 Storm Davis 0.69
5 Luis DeLeon 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Frank DiPino 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 27
2 Bert Blyleven 20
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Larry McWilliams 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Randy Moffitt 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
4 Bill Caudill 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .466
2 Darrell Evans .394
3 Charlie Moore .375
4 Mike Schmidt .373
5 Ben Oglivie .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
2 George Brett 8
2 Doug DeCinces 8
2 Darrell Evans 8
5 Pedro Guerrero 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 26
2 George Brett 23
2 Gary Ward 23
4 Johnny Bench 20
4 3 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 16
2 Eddie Milner 11
2 Omar Moreno 11
2 Mookie Wilson 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.83
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.01
3 Ted Power 1.33
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.37
5 Luis Sanchez 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Dave Dravecky 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 53
2 Dave Stieb 44
3 Larry McWilliams 42
4 Bert Blyleven 39
5 Jack Morris 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Rod Carew .351
3 Robin Yount .335
4 Al Oliver .331
5 Willie Wilson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Dave Winfield 39
4 Dwight Evans 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 123
2 Cecil Cooper 118
3 Hal McRae 115
4 Eddie Murray 110
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 104
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Julio Cruz 59
3 Damaso Garcia 59
5 Lonnie Smith 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.49
2 Steve Rogers 2.54
3 Nolan Ryan 2.55
4 Mario Soto 2.60
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Dave Stieb 22
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 Steve Rogers 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 296
2 Mario Soto 264
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 197
5 Len Barker 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Bill Caudill 28
2 Greg Minton 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
5 3 tied 26