On This Day

Friday, May 20, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 23 14 .622 --
Red Sox 20 15 .571 2.0
Brewers 19 15 .559 2.5
Blue Jays 19 16 .543 3.0
Yankees 18 18 .500 4.5
Indians 17 19 .472 5.5
Tigers 15 20 .429 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 21 16 .568 --
Angels 20 17 .541 1.0
Athletics 20 17 .541 1.0
Royals 15 17 .469 3.5
Twins 17 22 .436 5.0
White Sox 14 20 .412 5.5
Mariners 14 26 .350 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 13 .594 --
Phillies 18 14 .563 1.0
Expos 17 16 .515 2.5
Pirates 14 18 .438 5.0
Mets 14 21 .400 6.5
Cubs 13 21 .382 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 11 .694 --
Braves 23 13 .639 2.0
Giants 18 18 .500 7.0
Reds 17 21 .447 9.0
Padres 17 21 .447 9.0
Astros 16 24 .400 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Tom Brunansky 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 John Castino 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Berra 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 5
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Gary Gaetti 3
2 Lloyd Moseby 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Landreaux 2
1 Frank White 2
3 Jamie Allen 1
3 Barry Bonnell 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 1.50
2 Andy Hawkins 1.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
2 Larry McWilliams 1.00
5 Neil Allen 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 9
2 Neil Allen 7
2 Danny Darwin 7
2 Larry McWilliams 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Rick Lysander 1
1 Steve McCatty 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .449
2 George Brett .406
3 Robin Yount .358
4 Andre Thornton .355
5 Hal McRae .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 11
1 Dale Murphy 11
3 George Brett 10
3 Pedro Guerrero 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 33
2 George Brett 32
2 Gary Ward 32
4 Greg Brock 29
4 Terry Kennedy 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 22
2 Lee Lacy 15
2 Mookie Wilson 15
2 Willie Wilson 15
5 2 tied 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 Storm Davis 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Dave Dravecky 6
2 Mike Flanagan 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 77
2 Dave Stieb 60
3 Larry McWilliams 56
3 Mario Soto 56
5 2 tied 48

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Darrell Evans .477
2 Ben Oglivie .410
3 Bucky Dent .400
4 Julio Franco .396
5 3 tied .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
2 George Brett 5
2 Greg Brock 5
2 Dan Ford 5
2 Darrell Porter 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Ward 15
2 Greg Brock 13
2 Darrell Evans 13
2 Dan Ford 13
2 Dave Stapleton 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 7
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Dave Winfield 6
4 Julio Cruz 5
4 11 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.00
1 Tim Conroy 0.00
3 Storm Davis 0.44
4 Bob McClure 0.45
5 Rick Honeycutt 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank DiPino 3
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 Craig McMurtry 3
1 Chuck Rainey 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 27
2 Mario Soto 26
3 Milt Wilcox 23
4 Bruce Kison 19
5 Larry McWilliams 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Odell Jones 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .477
2 Darrell Evans .411
3 George Brett .394
4 Ben Oglivie .388
5 Ted Simmons .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 26
2 Dale Murphy 24
2 Gary Ward 24
4 Greg Brock 20
5 4 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 15
2 Mookie Wilson 14
3 Mike Davis 10
3 Rickey Henderson 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.41
2 Dave Stieb 0.83
3 John Denny 1.24
4 Atlee Hammaker 1.26
5 Storm Davis 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Craig McMurtry 5
1 Steve Rogers 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
4 Steve Carlton 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 45
2 Dave Stieb 44
3 Larry McWilliams 43
4 Steve Rogers 37
5 Bert Blyleven 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Wade Boggs .353
3 Robin Yount .341
4 Al Oliver .333
5 Bill Madlock .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 124
2 Cecil Cooper 120
3 Hal McRae 113
3 Eddie Murray 113
5 Gary Ward 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 103
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Damaso Garcia 57
4 2 others tied 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.39
2 Nolan Ryan 2.56
3 Steve Rogers 2.57
4 Mario Soto 2.60
5 Steve Carlton 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Dave Stieb 22
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 Steve Rogers 20
5 Jerry Reuss 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 292
2 Mario Soto 264
3 Nolan Ryan 231
4 Fernando Valenzuela 202
5 Len Barker 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Bill Caudill 29
2 Greg Minton 29
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 3 tied 25