On This Day

Friday, May 6, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 14 9 .609 --
Orioles 14 10 .583 0.5
Blue Jays 12 11 .522 2.0
Indians 13 12 .520 2.0
Brewers 12 12 .500 2.5
Yankees 12 13 .480 3.0
Tigers 9 13 .409 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 15 10 .600 --
Royals 12 10 .545 1.5
Rangers 14 12 .538 1.5
Athletics 13 12 .520 2.0
White Sox 11 12 .478 3.0
Twins 11 16 .407 5.0
Mariners 9 19 .321 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 15 8 .652 --
Cardinals 12 9 .571 2.0
Expos 12 10 .545 2.5
Pirates 9 12 .429 5.0
Mets 7 15 .318 7.5
Cubs 7 17 .292 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 7 .720 --
Braves 17 7 .708 0.5
Reds 13 14 .481 6.0
Padres 12 14 .462 6.5
Astros 12 16 .429 7.5
Giants 10 15 .400 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Jesse Barfield 4
1 Bert Campaneris 4
1 Omar Moreno 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cal Ripken 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Cal Ripken 4
2 Mike Scioscia 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Damaso Garcia 2
1 Dickie Thon 2
1 Dave Winfield 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 2.40
2 Andy McGaffigan 1.14
3 Charlie Lea 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
5 Dave Stieb 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Aponte 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 12
2 Dave Stieb 10
3 Bruce Kison 8
3 Andy McGaffigan 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Odell Jones 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .500
2 George Brett .456
3 Andre Thornton .402
4 Andre Dawson .384
5 Terry Kennedy .379

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 Ron Kittle 24
1 Dale Murphy 24
1 Jim Rice 24
4 George Hendrick 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 19
2 Lee Lacy 15
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Damaso Garcia 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.24
2 Dave Stieb 1.26
3 Bob Stanley 1.40
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.64
5 Pascual Perez 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 5
2 Steve Carlton 4
2 Richard Dotson 4
2 Dave Dravecky 4
2 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 63
2 Dave Stieb 43
3 Mario Soto 42
4 Bruce Berenyi 38
4 Larry McWilliams 38

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 .583
2 Juan Beniquez .487
3 Mike Schmidt .475
4 Tom O'Malley .441
5 Ted Simmons .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 15
1 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Tony Perez 14
3 Jim Rice 14
5 Pat Tabler 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 10
2 Omar Moreno 7
3 Eddie Milner 6
3 Dickie Thon 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Witt 0.00
2 Dan Petry 0.56
3 Larry McWilliams 0.77
4 Dave Stieb 1.07
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
3 Luis Aponte 2
3 Bert Blyleven 2
3 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Steve Carlton 21
2 Larry McWilliams 21
2 Dave Stieb 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 5
2 Neal Heaton 3
2 Steve Howe 3
2 Dan Quisenberry 3
5 13 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .357
2 Rod Carew .353
3 Robin Yount .333
4 Al Oliver .333
5 Willie Wilson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
1 Mike Schmidt 41
3 Gorman Thomas 40
4 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 Gorman Thomas 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 111
2 Tim Raines 77
3 Damaso Garcia 59
4 Julio Cruz 58
4 Lonnie Smith 58

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 Dave Stieb 21
3 Larry Gura 20
4 Steve Rogers 19
4 Fernando Valenzuela 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 301
2 Mario Soto 273
3 Nolan Ryan 245
4 Fernando Valenzuela 201
5 Floyd Bannister 187

Saves

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