On This Day

Saturday, May 21, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 23 15 .605 --
Red Sox 21 15 .583 1.0
Blue Jays 20 16 .556 2.0
Brewers 19 16 .543 2.5
Yankees 19 18 .514 3.5
Indians 18 19 .486 4.5
Tigers 16 20 .444 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 21 17 .553 --
Angels 20 18 .526 1.0
Athletics 20 18 .526 1.0
Royals 16 17 .485 2.5
Twins 17 23 .425 5.0
White Sox 14 21 .400 5.5
Mariners 15 26 .366 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 14 .576 --
Phillies 18 14 .563 0.5
Expos 17 17 .500 2.5
Pirates 14 19 .424 5.0
Cubs 14 21 .400 6.0
Mets 14 21 .400 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 11 .694 --
Braves 24 13 .649 1.5
Giants 19 18 .514 6.5
Padres 17 21 .447 9.0
Reds 17 22 .436 9.5
Astros 17 24 .415 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Castino 3
1 Mike Hargrove 3
1 Paul Householder 3
1 Jeffrey Leonard 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 John Castino 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Allenson 3
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Leon Durham 3
1 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Norris 1.29
2 Bert Blyleven 0.80
2 Dave Stieb 0.80
4 Paul Moskau 0.57
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bryan Clark 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Norris 9
2 Bob McClure 5
2 Gene Nelson 5
4 Floyd Bannister 4
4 7 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .443
2 George Brett .394
3 Andre Thornton .357
4 Wade Boggs .350
5 Hal McRae .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 11
1 Dale Murphy 11
3 George Brett 10
3 Pedro Guerrero 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 36
2 George Brett 32
2 Gary Ward 32
4 Greg Brock 29
4 Terry Kennedy 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 23
2 Willie Wilson 16
3 Lee Lacy 15
3 Mookie Wilson 15
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 1.04
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.24
3 Bob Stanley 1.38
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.74
5 Storm Davis 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 8
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Dave Dravecky 6
2 Mike Flanagan 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 77
2 Dave Stieb 64
3 Larry McWilliams 56
3 Mario Soto 56
5 Bert Blyleven 51

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 .457
2 Wayne Tolleson .447
3 Ben Oglivie .421
4 Julio Franco .408
5 Bucky Dent .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
2 George Brett 5
2 Greg Brock 5
2 Darrell Porter 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Stapleton 16
2 Darrell Evans 13
2 Gary Ward 13
2 Dave Winfield 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 7
1 Mookie Wilson 7
3 Julio Franco 6
3 Gary Redus 6
3 John Wathan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.00
2 Storm Davis 0.44
3 Mario Soto 0.50
4 Dave Stieb 0.62
5 Luis Sanchez 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 Craig McMurtry 3
1 Dave Stieb 3
1 Matt Young 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 21
2 Larry McWilliams 18
3 Neil Allen 17
3 Mike Norris 17
3 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Gary Lavelle 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .467
2 Darrell Evans .423
3 Ben Oglivie .384
4 Ted Simmons .376
5 Mike Schmidt .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
2 Doug DeCinces 8
3 Darrell Evans 7
3 Pedro Guerrero 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 27
2 Gary Ward 24
3 Phil Garner 21
4 Greg Brock 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 15
2 Mookie Wilson 13
3 Rudy Law 11
4 Mike Davis 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.41
2 Dave Stieb 0.83
3 John Denny 1.24
4 Atlee Hammaker 1.26
5 Storm Davis 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Laskey 5
1 Craig McMurtry 5
1 Steve Rogers 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 42
2 Bert Blyleven 40
3 Larry McWilliams 39
4 Steve Rogers 37
5 Steve Carlton 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Bill Caudill 6
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 Steve Howe 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Wade Boggs .354
3 Robin Yount .340
4 Al Oliver .333
5 Bill Madlock .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 124
2 Cecil Cooper 120
3 Hal McRae 115
4 Eddie Murray 113
5 Gary Ward 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 103
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Julio Cruz 61
4 Lonnie Smith 58
5 2 tied 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.39
2 Dave Stieb 2.54
3 Nolan Ryan 2.56
4 Steve Rogers 2.57
5 Mario Soto 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Dave Stieb 23
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 Steve Rogers 20
5 Jerry Reuss 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 292
2 Mario Soto 264
3 Nolan Ryan 231
4 Fernando Valenzuela 200
5 Len Barker 185

Saves

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