On This Day

Wednesday, April 6, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 2 0 1.000 --
Blue Jays 1 0 1.000 0.5
Indians 1 1 .500 1.0
Orioles 1 1 .500 1.0
Red Sox 0 1 .000 1.5
Yankees 0 2 .000 2.0
Brewers 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 2 0 1.000 --
Rangers 3 0 1.000 -0.5
Mariners 2 0 1.000 0.0
Athletics 1 1 .500 1.0
Royals 1 1 .500 1.0
Twins 0 2 .000 2.0
White Sox 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 1 0 1.000 --
Mets 1 0 1.000 0.0
Expos 1 0 1.000 0.0
Cardinals 0 1 .000 1.0
Cubs 0 1 .000 1.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 2 0 1.000 --
Padres 2 0 1.000 0.0
Reds 1 1 .500 1.0
Braves 1 1 .500 1.0
Giants 0 2 .000 2.0
Astros 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chet Lemon 4
2 Tony Bernazard 3
2 Todd Cruz 3
2 John Lowenstein 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Cruz 2
1 Al Oliver 2
3 Chili Davis 1
3 Doug DeCinces 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Cruz 4
2 Gary Gaetti 3
2 John Lowenstein 3
2 Al Oliver 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 0.86
2 Bruce Berenyi 0.80
3 Pascual Perez 0.67
3 Dan Petry 0.67
5 Dennis Leonard 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jay Howell 9
2 Bruce Berenyi 8
3 Pascual Perez 6
3 Steve Rogers 6
5 Dennis Leonard 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Mike Stanton 1
1 Dave Tobik 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Henderson .750
2 Chet Lemon .714
3 Doug DeCinces .571
4 Dwayne Murphy .556
5 6 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Todd Cruz 2
1 Chili Davis 2
1 Larry Herndon 2
1 Al Oliver 2
1 Dave Winfield 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Landreaux 8
2 Pedro Guerrero 5
3 Bob Brenly 4
3 Todd Cruz 4
3 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Sample 3
2 Dusty Baker 2
2 Steve Henderson 2
2 Bill Russell 2
2 Steve Sax 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.00
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
1 Bruce Hurst 0.00
1 16 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Butcher 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bryan Clark 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 19 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 10
2 Steve Carlton 9
2 Jay Howell 9
4 Bruce Berenyi 8
5 Dave Stieb 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .335
2 Al Oliver .334
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Rod Carew .319
5 Bill Madlock .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 39
1 Gorman Thomas 39
1 Dave Winfield 39
4 Dave Kingman 37
5 Dale Murphy 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 135
2 Cecil Cooper 123
3 Andre Thornton 120
4 Robin Yount 114
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 131
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Lonnie Smith 69
4 Omar Moreno 61
5 Mookie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.33
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.47
3 Joe Niekro 2.60
4 Eric Show 2.64
5 Mario Soto 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Steve Rogers 20
3 Larry Gura 19
3 LaMarr Hoyt 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 295
2 Mario Soto 269
3 Nolan Ryan 245
4 Floyd Bannister 215
5 Fernando Valenzuela 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Dan Quisenberry 35
3 Gene Garber 30
3 Rich Gossage 30
3 Greg Minton 30