On This Day

Friday, May 27, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 17 .595 --
Blue Jays 23 19 .548 2.0
Orioles 24 20 .545 2.0
Brewers 21 19 .525 3.0
Yankees 21 21 .500 4.0
Tigers 20 22 .476 5.0
Indians 19 23 .452 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 25 18 .581 --
Athletics 22 21 .512 3.0
Rangers 22 21 .512 3.0
Royals 19 19 .500 3.5
Twins 21 25 .457 5.5
White Sox 17 24 .415 7.0
Mariners 18 28 .391 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 23 16 .590 --
Expos 22 17 .564 1.0
Phillies 18 18 .500 3.5
Pirates 16 22 .421 6.5
Cubs 17 24 .415 7.0
Mets 15 25 .375 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 13 .690 --
Braves 27 16 .628 2.5
Giants 23 20 .535 6.5
Reds 20 25 .444 10.5
Padres 18 24 .429 11.0
Astros 19 27 .413 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Cabell 5
2 Bobby Mitchell 4
2 Glenn Wilson 4
4 Bill Buckner 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jody Davis 2
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 Jim Gantner 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Henderson 4
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Chet Lemon 3
2 Milt May 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 3
2 Dave Collins 2
2 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Gene Richards 2
5 8 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Tudor 2.67
2 Bob McClure 1.20
3 Mario Soto 1.14
4 Ron Guidry 1.00
4 Eric Show 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Bailey 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 8
1 Mario Soto 8
1 John Tudor 8
4 Juan Berenguer 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .444
2 George Brett .380
3 Hal McRae .359
4 Wade Boggs .357
5 Robin Yount .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 11
1 Doug DeCinces 11
1 Pedro Guerrero 11
1 Dale Murphy 11
5 Jim Rice 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 37
1 Gary Ward 37
3 George Brett 34
3 Jim Rice 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 30
2 Willie Wilson 19
3 Rudy Law 16
3 Mookie Wilson 16
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 1.16
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.34
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.43
4 Dave Stieb 1.51
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 8
2 Craig McMurtry 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
2 Mario Soto 7
5 10 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 79
2 Mario Soto 74
3 Dave Stieb 65
4 Larry McWilliams 62
5 Bruce Berenyi 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 10
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
3 Bob Stanley 9
4 Ron Davis 7
4 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bruce Benedict .400
2 Wade Boggs .386
3 Mickey Hatcher .385
4 Ted Simmons .383
5 Dave Engle .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5
3 Ron Cey 4
3 Jack Clark 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Stapleton 16
2 Tom Brunansky 14
3 Leon Durham 12
3 Dan Ford 12
3 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
2 Ken Landreaux 8
3 Alan Wiggins 7
4 Rudy Law 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Scherrer 0.00
1 Terry Forster 0.00
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
4 John Denny 0.60
5 Matt Young 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Craig McMurtry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Juan Berenguer 25
3 Ron Guidry 21
4 Bob Welch 19
5 4 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Gary Lavelle 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .437
2 Darrell Evans .429
3 Ted Simmons .389
4 Hal McRae .362
5 Ben Oglivie .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 8
2 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Darrell Evans 7
2 Dale Murphy 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Ward 25
2 Kent Hrbek 23
3 Larry Parrish 22
4 Dan Ford 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 19
2 Johnnie LeMaster 12
2 Alan Wiggins 12
4 Rudy Law 11
4 Mookie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.78
2 Matt Young 0.84
3 John Denny 1.02
4 Aurelio Lopez 1.31
5 Mario Soto 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Laskey 6
1 Craig McMurtry 6
3 Steve Rogers 5
3 Dave Stieb 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 44
2 Larry McWilliams 37
3 Steve Rogers 36
3 Dave Stieb 36
5 Juan Berenguer 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Gary Lavelle 7
3 Bill Caudill 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Wade Boggs .356
3 Robin Yount .340
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Al Oliver .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Reggie Jackson 39
2 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Dwight Evans 38
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 125
2 Cecil Cooper 121
3 Hal McRae 118
4 Eddie Murray 116
4 Gary Ward 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Julio Cruz 68
4 Damaso Garcia 57
4 Lonnie Smith 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.40
2 Steve Rogers 2.50
3 Nolan Ryan 2.53
4 Bob Stanley 2.57
5 Dave Stieb 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Dave Stieb 22
3 Steve Rogers 20
4 Mike Caldwell 19
4 Mike Flanagan 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 291
2 Mario Soto 261
3 Nolan Ryan 221
4 Fernando Valenzuela 200
5 Len Barker 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bill Caudill 30
2 Greg Minton 30
4 Bruce Sutter 27
5 2 tied 26