On This Day

Sunday, May 29, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 19 .568 --
Blue Jays 25 19 .568 0.0
Orioles 25 21 .543 1.0
Yankees 23 21 .523 2.0
Brewers 21 21 .500 3.0
Tigers 22 22 .500 3.0
Indians 19 25 .432 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 27 18 .600 --
Royals 20 20 .500 4.5
Athletics 22 23 .489 5.0
Rangers 22 23 .489 5.0
White Sox 19 24 .442 7.0
Twins 21 27 .438 7.5
Mariners 20 28 .417 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 24 17 .585 --
Expos 22 19 .537 2.0
Phillies 20 18 .526 2.5
Pirates 17 23 .425 6.5
Cubs 17 26 .395 8.0
Mets 16 26 .381 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 14 .682 --
Braves 29 16 .644 1.5
Giants 24 21 .533 6.5
Reds 21 26 .447 10.5
Padres 19 25 .432 11.0
Astros 20 28 .417 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Pena 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Damaso Garcia 3
2 Dave Henderson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jamie Quirk 4
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Phil Garner 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
2 Dave Anderson 1
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Gott 1.40
2 Jay Howell 1.00
3 Larry McWilliams 0.88
4 Jerry Koosman 0.86
5 Tim Lollar 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Gott 7
1 Larry McWilliams 7
1 Jack Morris 7
4 Larry Christenson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .453
2 George Brett .372
3 Wade Boggs .365
4 Hal McRae .356
5 Robin Yount .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 11
1 Doug DeCinces 11
1 Pedro Guerrero 11
1 Dale Murphy 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 38
2 Gary Ward 37
3 Ron Kittle 35
4 George Brett 34
4 2 others tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 32
2 Willie Wilson 20
3 Rudy Law 18
4 Mookie Wilson 16
5 6 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 1.16
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.34
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.39
4 Dave Stieb 1.51
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 8
2 Dave Dravecky 7
2 Craig McMurtry 7
2 Dave Righetti 7
2 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 79
2 Mario Soto 74
3 Larry McWilliams 69
4 Dave Stieb 65
5 2 tied 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 11
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
3 Bob Stanley 9
4 Ron Davis 7
4 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .460
2 Bill Madlock .457
3 Wade Boggs .432
4 Ted Simmons .417
5 Bruce Benedict .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Jack Clark 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5
4 Ron Cey 4
4 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 14
2 Leon Durham 13
2 Ted Simmons 13
2 Dave Stapleton 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 11
2 Ken Landreaux 9
3 Rudy Law 8
4 John Wathan 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eric Show 0.00
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
3 Steve Rogers 0.50
4 Bob Stanley 0.51
5 Fernando Valenzuela 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Craig McMurtry 3
1 Larry McWilliams 3
1 Mario Soto 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Juan Berenguer 22
3 Ron Guidry 21
3 Mike Krukow 21
5 Larry McWilliams 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 4
1 Gary Lavelle 4
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 Aurelio Lopez 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .451
2 Darrell Evans .408
3 Ted Simmons .402
4 Wade Boggs .366
5 Ken Oberkfell .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 7
1 Darrell Evans 7
1 George Foster 7
1 Dave Kingman 7
1 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Ward 25
2 Kent Hrbek 23
2 Larry Parrish 23
4 Dale Murphy 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 20
2 Rudy Law 13
3 Johnnie LeMaster 11
3 Gary Redus 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.80
2 John Denny 1.08
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.26
4 Mario Soto 1.40
5 Eric Show 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Craig McMurtry 6
2 Bill Laskey 5
2 Steve Rogers 5
2 Dave Stieb 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 44
1 Mario Soto 44
3 Steve Rogers 36
3 Dave Stieb 36
5 3 tied 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Wade Boggs .359
3 Robin Yount .340
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Al Oliver .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
1 Dave Winfield 41
3 Reggie Jackson 40
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 119
4 Gary Ward 115
5 Eddie Murray 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Julio Cruz 70
4 Damaso Garcia 58
5 Lonnie Smith 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.40
2 Steve Rogers 2.50
3 Bob Stanley 2.57
4 Nolan Ryan 2.60
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 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 291
2 Mario Soto 261
3 Nolan Ryan 210
4 Fernando Valenzuela 205
5 Len Barker 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Bill Caudill 31
3 Greg Minton 30
4 Ron Davis 26
4 2 others tied 26