On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 13 .629 --
Red Sox 19 14 .576 2.0
Brewers 18 15 .545 3.0
Blue Jays 18 15 .545 3.0
Yankees 18 17 .514 4.0
Indians 17 18 .486 5.0
Tigers 14 19 .424 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 20 15 .571 --
Angels 19 16 .543 1.0
Athletics 19 17 .528 1.5
Royals 15 16 .484 3.0
Twins 16 21 .432 5.0
White Sox 13 20 .394 6.0
Mariners 13 25 .342 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 12 .613 --
Phillies 18 13 .581 1.0
Expos 16 16 .500 3.5
Pirates 13 18 .419 6.0
Cubs 13 20 .394 7.0
Mets 13 20 .394 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 10 .714 --
Braves 22 13 .629 3.0
Giants 18 17 .514 7.0
Reds 16 21 .432 10.0
Padres 15 21 .417 10.5
Astros 16 23 .410 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
3 Darrell Brown 3
3 Phil Garner 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Brock 2
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Brock 6
1 Jack Clark 6
1 Ted Simmons 6
4 Gary Ward 5
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Wathan 2
2 Dale Berra 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Julio Franco 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Storm Davis 1.25
2 Lary Sorensen 1.17
3 Bob Stoddard 1.00
4 Mike Krukow 0.86
5 Dick Ruthven 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Mike Krukow 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Ruthven 7
1 Lary Sorensen 7
3 Charlie Hough 6
3 Mike Krukow 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 Doug Sisk 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .445
2 George Brett .398
3 Robin Yount .358
4 Hal McRae .351
5 Andre Thornton .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 11
2 Doug DeCinces 10
2 Pedro Guerrero 10
4 George Brett 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 33
2 Gary Ward 32
3 George Brett 30
4 Greg Brock 29
4 Terry Kennedy 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 21
2 Lee Lacy 15
3 Omar Moreno 14
3 Mookie Wilson 14
3 Willie Wilson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 1.16
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.24
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.33
4 Bob Stanley 1.38
5 Storm Davis 1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 73
2 Dave Stieb 60
3 Mario Soto 56
4 Larry McWilliams 49
5 Bruce Berenyi 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 9
2 Bill Caudill 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
4 Steve Howe 7
5 Ron Davis 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darrell Evans .524
2 Bucky Dent .463
3 Barry Bonnell .389
4 Rod Carew .375
4 Ted Simmons .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
2 Greg Brock 5
2 Darrell Porter 5
2 Dave Winfield 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Ward 17
2 Jack Clark 14
2 Darrell Evans 14
4 Greg Brock 13
4 Dan Ford 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 6
1 Julio Franco 6
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Omar Moreno 6
1 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.00
2 Storm Davis 0.44
3 Luis Sanchez 0.56
4 Jesse Orosco 0.71
4 Mike Proly 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Frank DiPino 3
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 Luis Leal 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 27
2 Mario Soto 26
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Bruce Kison 19
3 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Odell Jones 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .464
2 Darrell Evans .423
3 George Brett .382
4 Ben Oglivie .376
5 Robin Yount .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 26
2 Gary Ward 25
3 George Brett 24
4 Greg Brock 21
5 Phil Garner 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 16
2 Mookie Wilson 13
3 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Rudy Law 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.51
2 Dave Stieb 0.83
3 Atlee Hammaker 1.26
4 Ted Power 1.33
5 Luis Sanchez 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 5
2 Steve Carlton 4
2 John Denny 4
2 Richard Dotson 4
2 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 44
2 Steve Carlton 41
3 Bert Blyleven 36
3 Larry McWilliams 36
5 Jack Morris 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Wade Boggs .353
3 Robin Yount .338
4 Al Oliver .333
5 Willie Wilson .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Reggie Jackson 40
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Dwight Evans 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 124
2 Cecil Cooper 120
3 Hal McRae 114
4 Eddie Murray 112
5 Gary Ward 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 104
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Julio Cruz 59
4 Damaso Garcia 58
5 Lonnie Smith 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.49
2 Nolan Ryan 2.56
3 Mario Soto 2.60
4 Steve Rogers 2.63
5 Steve Carlton 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Dave Stieb 22
3 Mike Flanagan 20
4 Jerry Reuss 19
4 Steve Rogers 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 296
2 Mario Soto 264
3 Nolan Ryan 231
4 Fernando Valenzuela 202
5 Len Barker 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Bill Caudill 29
2 Greg Minton 29
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 3 tied 26