On This Day

Tuesday, May 17, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 21 13 .618 --
Red Sox 19 13 .594 1.0
Blue Jays 18 14 .563 2.0
Brewers 17 15 .531 3.0
Yankees 17 17 .500 4.0
Indians 17 17 .500 4.0
Tigers 14 18 .438 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 19 15 .559 --
Rangers 19 15 .559 --
Athletics 19 16 .543 0.5
Royals 14 16 .467 3.0
Twins 15 21 .417 5.0
White Sox 13 19 .406 5.0
Mariners 12 25 .324 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 12 .600 --
Phillies 18 12 .600 --
Expos 16 15 .516 2.5
Pirates 12 18 .400 6.0
Cubs 12 20 .375 7.0
Mets 12 20 .375 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 10 .706 --
Braves 22 12 .647 2.0
Giants 17 17 .500 7.0
Reds 16 20 .444 9.0
Padres 15 20 .429 9.5
Astros 16 22 .421 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Dent 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
4 Alan Bannister 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leo Hernandez 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 Bob Brenly 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Roenicke 4
2 Jesse Barfield 3
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Randy Bush 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Davis 2
1 Brian Giles 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Rudy Law 2
1 Mookie Wilson 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Boddicker 1.33
2 Mario Soto 1.12
3 Jay Howell 1.00
4 John Denny 0.86
5 John Candelaria 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Boddicker 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 John Denny 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 9
2 Mike Boddicker 8
3 Dick Tidrow 7
4 John Candelaria 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Holland 1
1 Steve McCatty 1
1 Mike Proly 1
1 Doug Sisk 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .449
2 George Brett .404
3 Andre Thornton .357
4 Hal McRae .355
5 George Hendrick .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 33
2 George Brett 29
2 Terry Kennedy 29
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 Mookie Wilson 14
3 Willie Wilson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stieb 1.16
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.24
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.33
4 Bob Stanley 1.38
5 Luis Sanchez 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Dave Dravecky 6
2 Mike Flanagan 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 73
2 Dave Stieb 60
3 Mario Soto 56
4 Larry McWilliams 49
5 Bert Blyleven 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Bill Caudill 7
3 Steve Howe 7
5 Ron Davis 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darrell Evans .488
2 Bucky Dent .462
3 Charlie Moore .406
4 Barry Bonnell .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
2 Darrell Porter 5
2 Dave Winfield 5
4 George Brett 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 14
2 Dan Ford 13
3 George Foster 12
3 Darrell Porter 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 7
1 Rudy Law 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Mookie Wilson 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.47
2 Luis Sanchez 0.56
3 Storm Davis 0.69
3 Mike Proly 0.69
5 Jesse Orosco 0.71

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 27
2 Mario Soto 26
3 Bert Blyleven 20
4 Steve Carlton 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Bill Caudill 3
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Neal Heaton 3
2 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .477
2 Darrell Evans .417
3 George Brett .406
4 Ben Oglivie .372
5 Charlie Moore .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 27
2 George Brett 23
3 Gary Ward 21
4 Darrell Evans 20
4 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 16
2 Mookie Wilson 13
3 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Eddie Milner 11
3 Omar Moreno 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.51
2 Bob Stanley 0.68
3 Dave Stieb 0.83
4 Atlee Hammaker 1.01
5 Ted Power 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Dravecky 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
4 Steve Carlton 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 44
2 Steve Carlton 41
3 Bert Blyleven 39
4 Larry McWilliams 36
5 2 tied 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Wade Boggs .351
3 Robin Yount .336
4 Al Oliver .330
5 Willie Wilson .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Reggie Jackson 40
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Dwight Evans 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 124
2 Cecil Cooper 120
3 Hal McRae 116
4 Eddie Murray 112
5 Andre Thornton 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 104
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Julio Cruz 59
4 Damaso Garcia 58
5 2 tied 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.49
2 Steve Rogers 2.54
3 Nolan Ryan 2.56
4 Mario Soto 2.60
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Dave Stieb 22
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 231
4 Fernando Valenzuela 202
5 Len Barker 187

Saves

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