On This Day

Sunday, May 15, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 19 13 .594 --
Red Sox 18 13 .581 0.5
Blue Jays 17 13 .567 1.0
Brewers 16 14 .533 2.0
Indians 17 15 .531 2.0
Yankees 15 17 .469 4.0
Tigers 14 16 .467 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 18 15 .545 --
Rangers 17 15 .531 0.5
Athletics 17 16 .515 1.0
Royals 14 15 .483 2.0
Twins 15 19 .441 3.5
White Sox 13 17 .433 3.5
Mariners 12 24 .333 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 12 .586 --
Phillies 17 12 .586 --
Expos 15 15 .500 2.5
Pirates 12 16 .429 4.5
Cubs 11 20 .355 7.0
Mets 10 20 .333 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 9 .727 --
Braves 22 11 .667 2.0
Giants 17 16 .515 7.0
Padres 15 19 .441 9.5
Astros 16 21 .432 10.0
Reds 15 20 .429 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 Gary Ward 4
3 Bruce Benedict 3
3 Dave Engle 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 2
1 Kent Hrbek 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Harper 4
2 Larry Herndon 3
2 Marc Hill 3
2 Kent Hrbek 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Ken Landreaux 1
2 Gary Matthews 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Underwood 1.00
2 Danny Darwin 0.71
3 Floyd Bannister 0.67
3 Bob Welch 0.67
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Pete Filson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moose Haas 6
2 Jim Beattie 5
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Atlee Hammaker 5
2 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Aponte 1
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .442
2 George Brett .421
3 Andre Thornton .362
4 Andre Dawson .355
5 Hal McRae .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 11
2 Doug DeCinces 10
2 Pedro Guerrero 10
4 George Brett 9
4 Darrell Evans 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 George Brett 29
3 Terry Kennedy 28
4 Ron Kittle 27
4 Gary Ward 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 21
2 Lee Lacy 15
3 Omar Moreno 14
3 Willie Wilson 14
5 Eddie Milner 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 1.20
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.24
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.38
4 Luis Sanchez 1.41
5 Bob Stanley 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Dave Dravecky 6
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Dave Stieb 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 73
2 Dave Stieb 51
3 Larry McWilliams 49
4 Bert Blyleven 47
4 Mario Soto 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
1 Bob Stanley 8
3 Bill Caudill 7
3 Steve Howe 7
5 Ron Davis 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darrell Evans .500
2 Rod Carew .429
3 Darrell Porter .406
4 Johnny Bench .404
5 Mike Schmidt .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
2 Doug DeCinces 5
2 Darrell Porter 5
4 George Brett 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 17
2 Robin Yount 15
3 Dan Ford 12
3 George Foster 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
2 Dickie Thon 7
2 Wayne Tolleson 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
2 Matt Young 0.47
3 Luis Sanchez 0.54
4 Dave Stieb 0.66
5 Frank Tanana 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Frank DiPino 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 22
2 Bert Blyleven 20
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Larry McWilliams 19
3 Milt Wilcox 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
3 Steve Bedrosian 3
3 Bill Caudill 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .457
2 George Brett .420
3 Charlie Moore .375
4 Darrell Evans .373
4 Mike Schmidt .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
2 George Brett 8
2 Doug DeCinces 8
2 Darrell Evans 8
5 Pedro Guerrero 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 26
2 Gary Ward 24
3 George Brett 23
4 Jim Rice 21
5 5 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 18
2 Eddie Milner 12
3 Omar Moreno 11
3 Mookie Wilson 11
5 Dickie Thon 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.69
2 Dave Stieb 0.84
3 Atlee Hammaker 1.01
4 Ted Power 1.33
5 Luis Sanchez 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Dave Dravecky 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 53
2 Larry McWilliams 42
2 Dave Stieb 42
4 Bert Blyleven 39
5 Milt Wilcox 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .355
2 Rod Carew .351
3 Robin Yount .335
4 Al Oliver .332
5 Willie Wilson .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Dave Winfield 39
4 Dwight Evans 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 123
2 Cecil Cooper 122
3 Hal McRae 115
4 Eddie Murray 110
5 4 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 105
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Julio Cruz 59
3 Damaso Garcia 59
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.49
2 Steve Rogers 2.54
3 Nolan Ryan 2.55
4 Mario Soto 2.60
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Dave Stieb 21
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 Steve Rogers 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 296
2 Mario Soto 264
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 197
5 Len Barker 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Bill Caudill 28
2 Greg Minton 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
5 3 tied 26