On This Day

Monday, May 23, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 16 .579 --
Blue Jays 22 16 .579 0.0
Orioles 23 17 .575 0.0
Brewers 20 17 .541 1.5
Yankees 20 19 .513 2.5
Indians 18 21 .462 4.5
Tigers 17 21 .447 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 22 18 .550 --
Athletics 21 19 .525 1.0
Rangers 21 19 .525 1.0
Royals 17 18 .486 2.5
Twins 19 23 .452 4.0
White Sox 15 22 .405 5.5
Mariners 16 27 .372 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 18 15 .545 --
Cardinals 19 16 .543 0.0
Expos 19 17 .528 0.5
Pirates 14 20 .412 4.5
Mets 15 22 .405 5.0
Cubs 14 23 .378 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 11 .711 --
Braves 26 13 .667 1.5
Giants 19 20 .487 8.5
Reds 19 22 .463 9.5
Padres 17 22 .436 10.5
Astros 18 24 .429 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rudy Law 4
1 Gary Ward 4
3 Dave Parker 3
3 Rafael Ramirez 3
5 46 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
1 Tom Brunansky 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Gary Ward 2
1 Ernie Whitt 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brunansky 5
2 Gary Ward 4
3 Tony Armas 3
3 Roy Howell 3
3 Davey Lopes 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.17
2 Storm Davis 1.00
2 Joe Niekro 1.00
2 Joe Price 1.00
5 Rick Sutcliffe 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Baker 1
1 Mike Brown 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 9
2 Fernando Valenzuela 7
2 Frank Viola 7
4 John Denny 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .450
2 George Brett .383
3 Wade Boggs .361
4 Hal McRae .346
5 Ben Oglivie .341

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
1 Gary Ward 36
3 George Brett 32
4 Jim Rice 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 23
2 Willie Wilson 17
3 Rudy Law 16
4 Lee Lacy 15
4 Mookie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 1.04
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.07
3 Bob Stanley 1.29
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.74
5 John Denny 1.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 77
2 Mario Soto 66
3 Dave Stieb 64
4 Larry McWilliams 56
5 Bert Blyleven 51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Householder .438
2 Jason Thompson .405
3 Rod Carew .395
4 Darrell Evans .391
5 Ben Oglivie .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Brock 4
1 Tom Brunansky 4
1 Leon Durham 4
1 Dan Ford 4
1 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Stapleton 16
2 Tom Brunansky 12
2 Dan Ford 12
4 Dale Murphy 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Landreaux 7
1 Rudy Law 7
1 Mookie Wilson 7
4 Julio Franco 6
4 Alan Wiggins 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.00
2 Tom Underwood 0.59
3 Dave Stieb 0.62
4 Bruce Kison 0.67
5 Pete Filson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 Luis Leal 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Craig McMurtry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 24
2 Dave Stieb 21
3 Juan Berenguer 18
3 Larry McWilliams 18
3 2 others tied 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .447
2 Darrell Evans .434
3 Ted Simmons .389
4 Ben Oglivie .376
5 Wade Boggs .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
2 Tony Armas 7
2 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Darrell Evans 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 27
1 Gary Ward 27
3 Tony Armas 20
3 Greg Brock 20
3 Dan Ford 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 13
1 Rudy Law 13
3 Mookie Wilson 12
4 Alan Wiggins 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.50
2 Dave Stieb 0.83
3 Bob Stanley 0.86
4 Atlee Hammaker 1.03
5 John Denny 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Laskey 5
1 Craig McMurtry 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
4 Mike Flanagan 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 42
2 Mario Soto 41
3 Larry McWilliams 39
4 Steve Carlton 35
5 Steve Rogers 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Bob Stanley 6
4 Steve Howe 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Wade Boggs .357
3 Robin Yount .337
4 Al Oliver .332
5 Bill Madlock .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 122
1 Robin Yount 122
3 Hal McRae 116
4 Gary Ward 115
5 Eddie Murray 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 101
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Julio Cruz 61
4 Lonnie Smith 59
5 Damaso Garcia 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.39
2 Dave Stieb 2.41
3 Nolan Ryan 2.53
4 Steve Rogers 2.57
5 Mario Soto 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Dave Stieb 23
3 Steve Rogers 20
4 Mike Caldwell 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 292
2 Mario Soto 263
3 Nolan Ryan 221
4 Fernando Valenzuela 207
5 Len Barker 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Bill Caudill 30
3 Greg Minton 29
4 Bruce Sutter 27
5 Rich Gossage 26