On This Day

Sunday, May 1, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 12 9 .571 --
Red Sox 11 9 .550 0.5
Brewers 11 9 .550 0.5
Yankees 10 11 .476 2.0
Indians 10 11 .476 2.0
Blue Jays 9 10 .474 2.0
Tigers 8 11 .421 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 13 9 .591 --
Athletics 13 9 .591 --
Royals 10 8 .556 1.0
Rangers 12 10 .545 1.0
Twins 11 12 .478 2.5
White Sox 8 11 .421 3.5
Mariners 8 17 .320 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 11 6 .647 --
Phillies 12 7 .632 --
Expos 11 8 .579 1.0
Pirates 8 9 .471 3.0
Mets 6 12 .333 5.5
Cubs 6 15 .286 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 15 5 .750 --
Dodgers 15 6 .714 0.5
Reds 12 11 .522 4.5
Padres 10 12 .455 6.0
Astros 8 15 .348 8.5
Giants 7 15 .318 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Dan Driessen 4
1 Tim Wallach 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 5
2 Barry Bonnell 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
4 Andre Dawson 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Milner 3
2 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Bob Brenly 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.17
2 Mike Norris 1.14
3 Larry Christenson 1.00
4 Tom Seaver 0.83
5 Dave Stieb 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Norris 8
2 Larry Christenson 7
2 Don Sutton 7
4 Phil Niekro 6
4 Dave Righetti 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Steve McCatty 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .470
2 George Brett .460
3 Tony Perez .391
4 Terry Kennedy .390
5 Andre Thornton .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 7
1 Dale Murphy 7
3 John Castino 6
3 Doug DeCinces 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 22
2 George Hendrick 21
2 Terry Kennedy 21
2 Fred Lynn 21
5 George Brett 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 14
2 Lee Lacy 13
2 Willie Wilson 13
4 Eddie Milner 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.72
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.20
3 Dave Stieb 1.29
4 Bob Stanley 1.46
5 Dave LaPoint 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 4
1 Pascual Perez 4
1 Dave Righetti 4
1 Dave Stieb 4
1 Don Sutton 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 54
2 Bruce Berenyi 38
3 Dave Stieb 33
4 Larry McWilliams 30
4 2 others tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 6
2 Dan Spillner 5
3 Bill Caudill 4
3 Steve Howe 4
3 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .528
2 George Brett .515
3 Terry Kennedy .429
4 Kent Hrbek .412
5 Robin Yount .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Gary Carter 4
3 Steve Garvey 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 16
2 George Brett 14
2 Fred Lynn 14
4 George Hendrick 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
2 Eddie Milner 8
3 Mookie Wilson 6
3 Willie Wilson 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
2 Rick Honeycutt 0.40
3 Matt Young 0.57
4 Dave Stieb 0.69
5 Atlee Hammaker 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 Randy Moffitt 3
1 Don Sutton 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 22
2 Mike Norris 21
3 Bruce Berenyi 20
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20
5 Bert Blyleven 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Luis DeLeon 3
3 Tom Burgmeier 2
3 Bill Caudill 2
3 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .364
2 Rod Carew .345
3 Robin Yount .334
4 Willie Wilson .330
5 Al Oliver .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Gorman Thomas 41
4 Dave Winfield 39
5 Dale Murphy 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 129
2 Cecil Cooper 123
3 Andre Thornton 115
3 Robin Yount 115
5 Gorman Thomas 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 114
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Lonnie Smith 60
4 Damaso Garcia 59
5 Omar Moreno 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 2.53
2 Steve Rogers 2.59
3 Joe Niekro 2.62
4 Bob Stanley 2.63
5 Mario Soto 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Larry Gura 20
2 Dave Stieb 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 302
2 Mario Soto 267
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 206
5 Floyd Bannister 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Greg Minton 31
4 Gene Garber 29
5 Rich Gossage 28