On This Day

Friday, April 29, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 11 8 .579 --
Red Sox 10 8 .556 0.5
Brewers 10 8 .556 0.5
Yankees 9 10 .474 2.0
Tigers 8 9 .471 2.0
Blue Jays 8 10 .444 2.5
Indians 8 11 .421 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 10 6 .625 --
Angels 12 8 .600 --
Athletics 11 9 .550 1.0
Rangers 11 9 .550 1.0
Twins 10 11 .476 2.5
White Sox 8 10 .444 3.0
Mariners 7 16 .304 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 5 .667 --
Expos 10 6 .625 0.5
Phillies 10 7 .588 1.0
Pirates 7 8 .467 3.0
Mets 6 10 .375 4.5
Cubs 5 14 .263 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 5 .737 --
Braves 13 5 .722 0.5
Reds 10 10 .500 4.5
Padres 9 11 .450 5.5
Astros 8 13 .381 7.0
Giants 6 14 .300 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chili Davis 4
1 Ken Oberkfell 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 John Castino 3
2 Dave Hostetler 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Davis 2
1 Dan Ford 2
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Atlee Hammaker 0.83
2 Craig Swan 0.75
3 Rick Camp 0.67
4 Joe Niekro 0.64
5 Steve Carlton 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aponte 1
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Steve Baker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Joe Niekro 7
3 Rick Camp 6
3 Shane Rawley 6
3 Steve Rogers 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Dawley 1
1 Steve McCatty 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Doug Sisk 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .460
2 Rod Carew .438
3 Terry Kennedy .390
4 Ron Oester .375
5 Wade Boggs .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 7
2 John Castino 6
2 Pedro Guerrero 6
2 George Hendrick 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 21
2 George Brett 20
3 George Hendrick 19
3 Terry Kennedy 19
3 Ron Kittle 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 13
2 Lee Lacy 12
3 Willie Wilson 11
4 Mike Davis 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.72
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.20
3 Charlie Lea 1.47
4 Dave Stieb 1.58
5 Bob Stanley 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 4
1 Pascual Perez 4
3 Len Barker 3
3 Rick Camp 3
3 23 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 54
2 Bruce Berenyi 34
3 Mario Soto 30
4 Dave Stieb 29
5 Bert Blyleven 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 6
2 Bill Caudill 4
2 Steve Howe 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Dan Spillner 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Robin Yount .332
4 Willie Wilson .329
5 George Brett .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Gorman Thomas 41
4 Dave Winfield 39
5 Dale Murphy 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 129
2 Cecil Cooper 123
3 Andre Thornton 117
4 Harold Baines 112
4 Robin Yount 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 117
2 Tim Raines 78
3 Damaso Garcia 60
4 Lonnie Smith 59
5 3 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.59
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.60
3 Joe Niekro 2.62
4 Steve Carlton 2.63
5 Mario Soto 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Larry Gura 20
2 Dave Stieb 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 310
2 Mario Soto 267
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 203
5 Floyd Bannister 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Greg Minton 31
2 Bruce Sutter 31
4 Gene Garber 30
5 2 tied 28