On This Day

Tuesday, May 24, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 23 16 .590 --
Red Sox 22 17 .564 1.0
Orioles 23 18 .561 1.0
Brewers 20 18 .526 2.5
Yankees 20 20 .500 3.5
Indians 19 21 .475 4.5
Tigers 17 22 .436 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 18 .561 --
Athletics 22 19 .537 1.0
Rangers 21 19 .525 1.5
Royals 17 18 .486 3.0
Twins 20 23 .465 4.0
White Sox 16 22 .421 5.5
Mariners 16 28 .364 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 16 .556 --
Expos 20 17 .541 0.5
Phillies 18 16 .529 1.0
Pirates 15 20 .429 4.5
Cubs 15 23 .395 6.0
Mets 15 23 .395 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 11 .718 --
Braves 26 14 .650 2.5
Giants 20 20 .500 8.5
Reds 19 23 .452 10.5
Padres 17 23 .425 11.5
Astros 18 25 .419 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Almon 3
1 Jeff Burroughs 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Juan Espino 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 John Castino 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buck Martinez 4
2 Kevin Bass 3
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Jerry Hairston 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 4
2 Leon Durham 2
2 Tim Raines 2
2 Luis Salazar 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Christenson 2.00
2 Alejandro Pena 1.14
3 Mike Krukow 1.11
4 Bobby Castillo 0.60
4 Larry McWilliams 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Neal Heaton 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 Matt Keough 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Krukow 10
2 Larry Christenson 8
2 Alejandro Pena 8
4 Bruce Berenyi 7
4 Juan Berenguer 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Baker 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .441
2 George Brett .393
3 Wade Boggs .358
4 Hal McRae .348
5 Andre Thornton .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 36
1 Gary Ward 36
3 George Brett 32
4 Ron Kittle 31
4 Jim Rice 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 27
2 Willie Wilson 17
3 Rudy Law 16
3 Mookie Wilson 16
5 2 tied 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 62
5 Bruce Berenyi 55

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 .417
2 Julio Franco .408
3 Gene Richards .405
4 Darrell Evans .391
5 Bucky Dent .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5
1 Glenn Wilson 5
4 Ron Cey 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Stapleton 16
2 Tom Brunansky 13
2 Ted Simmons 13
4 Dan Ford 12
4 Dwayne Murphy 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Landreaux 8
1 Mookie Wilson 8
3 Rudy Law 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Underwood 0.59
2 Atlee Hammaker 0.60
3 Dave Stieb 0.62
4 Ray Burris 0.66
5 Bruce Kison 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Craig McMurtry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Berenguer 25
2 Mario Soto 24
3 Dave Stieb 21
4 Mike Krukow 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Bill Caudill 3
2 Ron Davis 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .453
2 Darrell Evans .425
3 Ted Simmons .400
4 Steve Garvey .366
5 Ben Oglivie .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
2 Larry Parrish 8
3 Tony Armas 7
3 Doug DeCinces 7
3 Darrell Evans 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 27
2 Gary Ward 25
3 Tony Armas 20
3 Greg Brock 20
3 Andre Dawson 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 17
2 Mookie Wilson 13
3 Rudy Law 12
4 Alan Wiggins 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.83
2 Matt Young 0.84
3 Bob Stanley 0.86
4 John Denny 1.02
5 Atlee Hammaker 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Laskey 5
1 Craig McMurtry 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
4 Mike Flanagan 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 45
2 Dave Stieb 42
3 Mario Soto 41
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 Gary Lavelle 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Wade Boggs .356
3 Robin Yount .341
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Al Oliver .330

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 123
2 Cecil Cooper 120
3 Hal McRae 117
4 Gary Ward 115
5 Eddie Murray 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Julio Cruz 65
4 Lonnie Smith 59
5 2 tied 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.39
2 Dave Stieb 2.41
3 Nolan Ryan 2.53
4 Steve Rogers 2.58
5 Mario Soto 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Dave Stieb 23
3 Mike Caldwell 19
3 Mike Flanagan 19
3 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 33
2 Bill Caudill 30
3 Greg Minton 29
4 Bruce Sutter 27
5 3 tied 25