On This Day

Thursday, June 2, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 27 20 .574 --
Red Sox 26 21 .553 1.0
Orioles 27 22 .551 1.0
Yankees 26 22 .542 1.5
Brewers 24 22 .522 2.5
Tigers 23 24 .489 4.0
Indians 23 25 .479 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 28 21 .571 --
Rangers 23 24 .489 4.0
Royals 21 22 .488 4.0
Athletics 23 26 .469 5.0
White Sox 22 25 .468 5.0
Twins 22 29 .431 7.0
Mariners 20 32 .385 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 19 .578 --
Expos 24 21 .533 2.0
Phillies 20 22 .476 4.5
Pirates 18 26 .409 7.5
Cubs 19 28 .404 8.0
Mets 16 30 .348 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 14 .708 --
Braves 32 17 .653 2.5
Giants 27 22 .551 7.5
Padres 22 26 .458 12.0
Reds 22 28 .440 13.0
Astros 22 29 .431 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Vance Law 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Mark Bradley 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 5
2 Ellis Valentine 4
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 Doug DeCinces 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Steve Sax 2
3 Rod Carew 1
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Sutcliffe 0.88
2 Luis Leal 0.75
3 Steve Trout 0.70
4 Rick Rhoden 0.67
5 Charlie Lea 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Agosto 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 7
1 Steve Trout 7
3 Richard Dotson 6
3 Luis Leal 6
3 Rick Rhoden 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Curtis 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .437
2 Wade Boggs .372
3 George Brett .366
4 Robin Yount .348
5 Hal McRae .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 13
2 Darrell Evans 12
2 Ron Kittle 12
2 Dale Murphy 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 40
2 Ron Kittle 38
3 Gary Ward 37
4 Phil Garner 35
4 4 others tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 32
2 Willie Wilson 20
3 Steve Sax 19
4 Rickey Henderson 18
4 Rudy Law 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 1.09
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.20
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.36
4 Dave Stieb 1.66
5 John Denny 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 8
1 Dave Stieb 8
3 Ron Guidry 7
3 Rick Honeycutt 7
3 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 86
2 Mario Soto 76
3 Dave Stieb 72
4 Larry McWilliams 69
5 Bert Blyleven 63

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 12
2 Bill Caudill 11
3 Bob Stanley 10
4 Gary Lavelle 8
5 6 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .467
2 Leon Durham .459
3 Ray Knight .452
4 Bill Madlock .444
5 Bob Horner .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Kittle 6
2 Tom Brunansky 5
2 Jack Clark 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
5 14 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 14
2 Lloyd Moseby 13
3 Tom Brunansky 12
3 Chris Chambliss 12
3 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 11
2 Ken Landreaux 8
3 Gary Redus 7
4 Rickey Henderson 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.00
2 Bob Stanley 0.48
3 Steve Baker 0.75
4 John Denny 1.04
5 Atlee Hammaker 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Neal Heaton 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 23
2 Larry McWilliams 20
2 Mario Soto 20
2 Rick Sutcliffe 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Lavelle 4
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
4 Bill Caudill 3
4 9 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .407
2 Darrell Evans .400
3 Bill Madlock .397
4 Ray Knight .385
5 Bob Horner .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 9
2 Jack Clark 8
3 Doug DeCinces 7
3 George Foster 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 23
2 Gary Ward 22
3 Jack Clark 21
3 Dan Ford 21
3 Dave Winfield 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 18
2 Rudy Law 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Gary Redus 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Burris 0.69
2 Bob Stanley 0.82
3 Atlee Hammaker 1.20
4 Aurelio Lopez 1.23
5 John Denny 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Laskey 6
2 Dave Dravecky 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Luis Leal 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 46
2 Larry McWilliams 39
2 Dave Stieb 39
4 Bert Blyleven 36
5 Steve Rogers 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 7
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Gary Lavelle 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
5 Aurelio Lopez 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .362
2 Rod Carew .357
3 Robin Yount .342
4 Bill Madlock .336
5 Al Oliver .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 42
2 Mike Schmidt 41
3 Reggie Jackson 40
4 Doug DeCinces 37
4 Dwight Evans 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 125
2 Cecil Cooper 119
2 Eddie Murray 119
4 Hal McRae 117
5 Dave Winfield 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 97
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Julio Cruz 70
4 Damaso Garcia 58
5 Mookie Wilson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.32
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.58
3 Steve Rogers 2.59
4 Bob Stanley 2.59
5 Nolan Ryan 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Dave Stieb 21
3 Mike Caldwell 20
4 Jerry Reuss 19
4 Steve Rogers 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 287
2 Mario Soto 256
3 Nolan Ryan 210
4 Fernando Valenzuela 199
5 Bob Welch 182

Saves

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