On This Day

Wednesday, May 25, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 17 .575 --
Blue Jays 23 17 .575 0.0
Orioles 23 19 .548 1.0
Brewers 21 18 .538 1.5
Yankees 20 21 .488 3.5
Indians 19 22 .463 4.5
Tigers 18 22 .450 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 24 18 .571 --
Athletics 22 20 .524 2.0
Rangers 21 20 .512 2.5
Royals 18 18 .500 3.0
Twins 21 23 .477 4.0
White Sox 16 23 .410 6.5
Mariners 17 28 .378 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 16 .568 --
Expos 21 17 .553 0.5
Phillies 18 17 .514 2.0
Pirates 15 21 .417 5.5
Cubs 15 24 .385 7.0
Mets 15 24 .385 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 11 .725 --
Braves 27 14 .659 2.5
Giants 21 20 .512 8.5
Reds 19 24 .442 11.5
Astros 19 25 .432 12.0
Padres 17 24 .415 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 3
1 Gary Gaetti 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Wayne Gross 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 George Foster 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Gross 4
1 Kent Hrbek 4
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 Pedro Guerrero 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 Dave Engle 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Britt Burns 1.40
2 Craig McMurtry 1.33
3 Bruce Hurst 1.20
4 Marty Bystrom 0.86
5 Mike Madden 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Gott 9
2 Craig McMurtry 8
3 Britt Burns 7
4 Jim Barr 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .441
2 George Brett .388
3 Wade Boggs .359
4 Hal McRae .353
5 Andre Thornton .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 11
1 Doug DeCinces 11
1 Pedro Guerrero 11
1 Dale Murphy 11
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 36
1 Gary Ward 36
3 George Brett 33
4 Kent Hrbek 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 27
2 Willie Wilson 18
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 Craig McMurtry 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
4 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 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Bill Caudill 9
2 Bob Stanley 9
4 Ron Davis 7
4 Steve Howe 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Richards .390
2 Paul Householder .385
3 Mickey Hatcher .381
4 Ken Oberkfell .378
5 Bucky Dent .375

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 Dwayne Murphy 12
4 Glenn Wilson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Landreaux 8
2 Rudy Law 7
2 Alan Wiggins 7
2 Mookie Wilson 7
5 Julio Cruz 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 0.60
1 Bob Welch 0.60
3 Dave Stieb 0.62
4 Bruce Kison 0.67
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Gary Lavelle 4
4 Bill Campbell 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .432
2 Darrell Evans .405
3 Ted Simmons .385
4 Wade Boggs .355
4 Ben Oglivie .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 8
1 Larry Parrish 8
3 Tony Armas 7
3 George Brett 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Ward 25
2 Dale Murphy 24
3 Kent Hrbek 22
4 Larry Parrish 21
4 Robin Yount 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 17
2 Alan Wiggins 12
3 Rudy Law 11
3 Johnnie LeMaster 11
3 Mookie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 0.83
2 Matt Young 0.84
3 Bob Stanley 0.92
4 John Denny 1.02
5 Atlee Hammaker 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Craig McMurtry 6
2 Bill Laskey 5
2 Steve Rogers 5
2 Dave Stieb 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 45
2 Dave Stieb 42
3 Steve Rogers 36
3 Mario Soto 36
5 Steve Carlton 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Gary Lavelle 6
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Wade Boggs .357
3 Robin Yount .340
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Al Oliver .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 125
2 Cecil Cooper 123
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 58
5 Damaso Garcia 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.39
2 Dave Stieb 2.41
3 Steve Rogers 2.50
4 Nolan Ryan 2.53
5 Mario Soto 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Dave Stieb 23
3 Steve Rogers 20
4 Mike Caldwell 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 289
2 Mario Soto 263
3 Nolan Ryan 221
4 Fernando Valenzuela 207
5 Len Barker 182

Saves

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