On This Day

Thursday, May 5, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 9 .591 --
Orioles 13 10 .565 0.5
Indians 13 11 .542 1.0
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 15 .423 4.0
Mariners 9 18 .333 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 8 .636 --
Cardinals 12 8 .600 1.0
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 17 6 .739 --
Dodgers 17 7 .708 0.5
Reds 13 13 .500 5.5
Padres 12 13 .480 6.0
Astros 11 16 .407 8.0
Giants 9 15 .375 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Oberkfell 4
2 Bob Horner 3
2 Willie McGee 3
2 Dale Murphy 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Hubbard 1
1 Sixto Lezcano 1
1 Dale Murphy 1
1 Lonnie Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 3
2 Glenn Hubbard 2
2 Dale Murphy 2
2 Ken Oberkfell 2
2 Andre Thornton 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
3 Julio Franco 1
3 Rick Manning 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave LaPoint 0.62
2 Rick Sutcliffe 0.45
3 Bob Knepper 0.40
3 Craig McMurtry 0.40
5 Andy Hawkins 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Craig McMurtry 1
1 Rick Sutcliffe 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave LaPoint 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
3 Bob Knepper 4
3 Rick Lysander 4
5 Andy Hawkins 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Neal Heaton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .489
2 George Brett .460
3 Andre Thornton .410
4 Andre Dawson .383
5 Terry Kennedy .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 24
2 Terry Kennedy 23
2 Mike Schmidt 23
4 George Hendrick 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 17
2 Lee Lacy 15
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Eddie Milner 11
5 3 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 Pascual Perez 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
1 Richard Dotson 4
1 Dave Dravecky 4
1 Mike Flanagan 4
1 10 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 Dale Murphy .429
3 Andre Thornton .429
5 Juan Beniquez .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
2 Doug DeCinces 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Pedro Guerrero 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 15
1 Mike Schmidt 15
3 George Hendrick 13
4 Doug DeCinces 12
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
2 Mike Davis 6
2 Eddie Milner 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
2 Mookie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Petry 0.56
1 Lary Sorensen 0.56
3 Larry McWilliams 0.77
4 Matt Young 0.82
5 John Denny 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
3 Bert Blyleven 2
3 Chris Codiroli 2
3 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Steve Carlton 21
2 Larry McWilliams 21
4 Steve Rogers 20
4 Nolan Ryan 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 5
2 Neal Heaton 3
2 Steve Howe 3
2 Dan Quisenberry 3
5 11 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
1 Mike Schmidt 41
3 Gorman Thomas 39
3 Dave Winfield 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 116
5 Harold Baines 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Lonnie Smith 58
4 Damaso Garcia 57
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 2.49
2 Steve Rogers 2.62
3 Joe Niekro 2.68
4 Bob Stanley 2.68
5 Steve Carlton 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 301
2 Mario Soto 261
3 Nolan Ryan 245
4 Fernando Valenzuela 199
5 2 tied 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Greg Minton 29
4 Gene Garber 28
5 2 tied 27