On This Day

Wednesday, May 4, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 9 .591 --
Orioles 13 10 .565 0.5
Indians 12 11 .522 1.5
Brewers 12 11 .522 1.5
Blue Jays 11 11 .500 2.0
Yankees 11 13 .458 3.0
Tigers 9 12 .429 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 14 10 .583 --
Royals 12 9 .571 0.5
Athletics 13 11 .542 1.0
Rangers 13 12 .520 1.5
White Sox 10 12 .455 3.0
Twins 11 14 .440 3.5
Mariners 9 18 .333 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 8 .636 --
Cardinals 11 8 .579 1.5
Expos 12 9 .571 1.5
Pirates 9 11 .450 4.0
Mets 6 15 .286 7.5
Cubs 6 17 .261 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 16 6 .727 --
Dodgers 17 7 .708 --
Padres 12 12 .500 5.0
Reds 13 13 .500 5.0
Astros 11 15 .423 7.0
Giants 9 15 .375 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 4
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
4 Warren Cromartie 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Todd Cruz 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mario Ramirez 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
3 Doug DeCinces 3
3 Bo Diaz 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.00
1 Steve Rogers 1.00
3 Shane Rawley 0.89
4 Larry McWilliams 0.80
5 Bob McClure 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 Bruce Hurst 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
1 Steve Rogers 9
3 Larry McWilliams 8
3 Shane Rawley 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kevin Hickey 1
1 Roy Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .489
2 George Brett .460
3 Andre Thornton .400
4 Terry Kennedy .389
5 Andre Dawson .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 8
2 Pedro Guerrero 7
2 Fred Lynn 7
2 Dale Murphy 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Kennedy 23
1 Mike Schmidt 23
3 George Hendrick 22
3 Dale Murphy 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 17
2 Lee Lacy 15
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Eddie Milner 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.24
2 Dave Stieb 1.29
3 Bob Stanley 1.40
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.64
5 Dave LaPoint 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Richard Dotson 4
1 Dave Dravecky 4
1 Mike Flanagan 4
1 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 63
2 Bruce Berenyi 38
2 Larry McWilliams 38
4 Bert Blyleven 37
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Steve Howe 5
3 Dan Spillner 5
5 4 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .566
2 Mike Schmidt .474
3 Juan Beniquez .425
4 Steve Garvey .421
5 Mookie Wilson .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 George Brett 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 George Brett 14
3 George Hendrick 13
3 Dale Murphy 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 10
2 Eddie Milner 8
3 Mookie Wilson 7
4 Mike Davis 6
4 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Petry 0.56
2 Dave Stieb 0.69
3 Matt Young 0.82
4 John Denny 1.00
5 Craig McMurtry 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
3 Bert Blyleven 2
3 Steve Carlton 2
3 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 31
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Larry McWilliams 25
4 Jack Morris 22
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 5
2 Steve Howe 3
2 Dan Quisenberry 3
4 Bill Caudill 2
4 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .360
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Robin Yount .336
4 Willie Wilson .330
5 Al Oliver .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
1 Mike Schmidt 41
3 Dave Winfield 40
4 Gorman Thomas 39
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 124
2 Hal McRae 123
3 Robin Yount 121
4 Andre Thornton 115
5 Harold Baines 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Lonnie Smith 59
4 Damaso Garcia 57
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 2.56
2 Steve Rogers 2.62
3 Joe Niekro 2.68
4 Bob Stanley 2.68
5 Mario Soto 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 311
2 Mario Soto 261
3 Nolan Ryan 245
4 Fernando Valenzuela 206
5 2 tied 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Greg Minton 29
4 Gene Garber 28
5 2 tied 27