On This Day

Saturday, April 9, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 3 1 .750 --
Blue Jays 2 1 .667 0.5
Tigers 2 2 .500 1.0
Red Sox 2 2 .500 1.0
Orioles 1 2 .333 1.5
Yankees 1 3 .250 2.0
Brewers 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 4 1 .800 --
Royals 2 1 .667 1.0
Angels 3 2 .600 1.0
Mariners 3 2 .600 1.0
Twins 2 3 .400 2.0
Athletics 2 3 .400 2.0
White Sox 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 4 0 1.000 --
Expos 4 0 1.000 0.0
Mets 2 1 .667 1.5
Cardinals 1 1 .500 2.0
Phillies 1 3 .250 3.0
Cubs 0 4 .000 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 3 1 .750 --
Braves 3 1 .750 0.0
Dodgers 2 2 .500 1.0
Padres 2 2 .500 1.0
Giants 1 3 .250 2.0
Astros 0 5 .000 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Bonilla 4
2 Brett Butler 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 John Castino 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Bruce Benedict 1
1 Bob Brenly 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Ron Oester 4
1 George Vukovich 4
4 Jesse Barfield 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 2
2 Al Cowens 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry McWilliams 3.50
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.25
3 Joe Niekro 0.75
4 Mike Smithson 0.62
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joaquin Andujar 9
2 Larry McWilliams 7
3 Joe Niekro 6
3 Ed Nunez 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Luis Sanchez 1
1 Dan Spillner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Thornton .692
2 Bruce Benedict .500
2 Wade Boggs .500
2 Andre Dawson .500
2 Chet Lemon .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 3
2 Jesse Barfield 2
2 Dale Berra 2
2 Bob Brenly 2
2 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Landreaux 9
1 Andre Thornton 9
3 Bob Brenly 6
3 Ron Oester 6
3 Gary Redus 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Lacy 6
2 Gary Redus 3
2 Billy Sample 3
2 Lou Whitaker 3
5 13 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.00
1 Larry McWilliams 0.00
1 Steve Rogers 0.00
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
1 8 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 2
1 Rod Scurry 2
1 Mario Soto 2
1 Rick Sutcliffe 2
5 44 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 15
2 John Candelaria 10
2 Mike Smithson 10
4 Joaquin Andujar 9
4 4 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 2
1 Dan Spillner 2
3 Neil Allen 1
3 Dave Beard 1
3 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .334
2 Robin Yount .330
3 Al Oliver .329
4 Rod Carew .320
5 Eddie Murray .316

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 125
3 Cecil Cooper 124
4 Robin Yount 117
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 129
2 Tim Raines 80
3 Lonnie Smith 65
4 Omar Moreno 62
5 Mookie Wilson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.33
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.46
3 Joe Niekro 2.53
4 Eric Show 2.67
5 Mario Soto 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Larry Gura 20
2 Steve Rogers 20
4 LaMarr Hoyt 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 289
2 Mario Soto 279
3 Nolan Ryan 240
4 Floyd Bannister 205
5 Fernando Valenzuela 201

Saves

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