On This Day

Friday, April 8, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 2 1 .667 --
Indians 2 1 .667 0.0
Orioles 1 1 .500 0.5
Blue Jays 1 1 .500 0.5
Tigers 2 2 .500 0.5
Yankees 1 2 .333 1.0
Brewers 1 2 .333 1.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 3 1 .750 --
Royals 1 1 .500 1.0
Twins 2 2 .500 1.0
Angels 2 2 .500 1.0
Athletics 2 2 .500 1.0
Mariners 2 2 .500 1.0
White Sox 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 3 0 1.000 --
Mets 2 0 1.000 0.5
Expos 3 0 1.000 0.0
Cardinals 0 1 .000 2.0
Cubs 0 3 .000 3.0
Phillies 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 2 1 .667 --
Reds 2 1 .667 0.0
Braves 2 1 .667 0.0
Padres 2 1 .667 0.0
Giants 1 2 .333 1.0
Astros 0 4 .000 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Dawson 5
2 Bob Kearney 4
2 Omar Moreno 4
2 Gary Redus 4
2 Dave Stapleton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Kent Hrbek 1
1 Ken Landreaux 1
1 Lee Mazzilli 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wade Boggs 5
1 Gary Redus 5
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Kent Hrbek 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Gary Redus 2
3 Warren Cromartie 1
3 Lee Lacy 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 1.25
2 Mike Brown 1.00
2 Chris Codiroli 1.00
4 Larry Christenson 0.86
5 Rick Camp 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aponte 1
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 10
2 Mike Brown 7
3 Larry Christenson 6
3 Chris Codiroli 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Dawson .615
2 Andre Thornton .600
3 Wade Boggs .545
3 Tony Pena .545
5 2 tied .538

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 3
2 Dale Berra 2
2 Todd Cruz 2
2 Chili Davis 2
2 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Landreaux 9
2 Andre Thornton 8
3 Gary Redus 6
4 Wade Boggs 5
4 4 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Lacy 5
2 Gary Redus 3
2 Billy Sample 3
2 Lou Whitaker 3
5 10 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.00
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
1 Tom Seaver 0.00
1 Dave Righetti 0.00
1 9 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rod Scurry 2
1 Mario Soto 2
3 Luis Aponte 1
3 Jerry Augustine 1
3 34 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 15
2 John Candelaria 10
3 Steve Carlton 9
3 Jay Howell 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .335
2 Al Oliver .331
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Bill Madlock .317
5 Eddie Murray .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 40
1 Dave Winfield 40
3 Reggie Jackson 39
4 Dave Kingman 37
5 Mike Schmidt 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 135
2 Andre Thornton 124
3 Cecil Cooper 123
4 Robin Yount 116
5 Gorman Thomas 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 131
2 Tim Raines 80
3 Lonnie Smith 65
4 Omar Moreno 62
5 Mookie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.33
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.47
3 Joe Niekro 2.62
4 Eric Show 2.67
5 Mario Soto 2.79

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 279
3 Nolan Ryan 240
4 Floyd Bannister 205
5 Fernando Valenzuela 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Dan Quisenberry 35
3 Greg Minton 31
4 Gene Garber 30
4 Rich Gossage 30