On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 24 17 .585 --
Blue Jays 23 18 .561 1.0
Brewers 21 18 .538 2.0
Orioles 23 20 .535 2.0
Yankees 20 21 .488 4.0
Indians 19 22 .463 5.0
Tigers 18 22 .450 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 24 18 .571 --
Athletics 22 20 .524 2.0
Rangers 22 20 .524 2.0
Royals 19 18 .514 2.5
Twins 21 23 .477 4.0
White Sox 16 24 .400 7.0
Mariners 17 28 .378 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 16 .579 --
Expos 21 17 .553 1.0
Phillies 18 17 .514 2.5
Pirates 16 21 .432 5.5
Cubs 16 24 .400 7.0
Mets 15 24 .385 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 12 .707 --
Braves 27 15 .643 2.5
Giants 22 20 .524 7.5
Reds 19 25 .432 11.5
Astros 19 26 .422 12.0
Padres 17 24 .415 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Benedict 3
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Jack Clark 3
1 Ray Knight 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
1 Rick Monday 2
3 Jack Clark 1
3 Mike Easler 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Easler 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 Jeffrey Leonard 3
1 Frank White 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Berra 1
1 Glenn Brummer 1
1 Johnnie LeMaster 1
1 Willie McGee 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ojeda 0.71
2 Bill Laskey 0.50
2 Paul Moskau 0.50
4 Floyd Bannister 0.45
4 Jerry Reuss 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Bill Laskey 1
1 Paul Moskau 1
1 Steve Renko 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 5
1 Paul Moskau 5
1 Bob Ojeda 5
1 Jerry Reuss 5
5 Dave Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Odell Jones 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .441
2 George Brett .384
3 Wade Boggs .357
4 Hal McRae .348
5 Andre Thornton .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 11
1 Doug DeCinces 11
1 Pedro Guerrero 11
1 Dale Murphy 11
5 7 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 36
1 Gary Ward 36
3 George Brett 34
4 Jim Rice 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 27
2 Willie Wilson 19
3 Rudy Law 16
3 Mookie Wilson 16
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Atlee Hammaker 1.07
2 Bob Stanley 1.16
3 Dave Stieb 1.51
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.67
5 John Denny 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 8
2 Craig McMurtry 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
4 8 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 77
2 Mario Soto 66
3 Dave Stieb 65
4 Larry McWilliams 62
5 Bruce Berenyi 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Bill Caudill 9
2 Bob Stanley 9
4 Ron Davis 7
4 Steve Howe 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Oberkfell .405
2 Ted Simmons .396
3 Mickey Hatcher .395
4 Gene Richards .390
5 3 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5
3 Ron Cey 4
3 Jack Clark 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Stapleton 17
2 Tom Brunansky 13
2 Ted Simmons 13
4 Dwayne Murphy 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Landreaux 8
2 Alan Wiggins 7
2 Mookie Wilson 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Scherrer 0.00
2 Bruce Kison 0.50
3 John Denny 0.60
3 Atlee Hammaker 0.60
3 2 others tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Craig McMurtry 3
1 Ken Schrom 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Berenguer 25
2 Mike Krukow 20
3 Mario Soto 19
4 Steve Rogers 18
4 Fernando Valenzuela 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Gary Lavelle 4
4 Bill Campbell 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .432
2 Darrell Evans .414
3 Ted Simmons .385
4 Ken Oberkfell .356
5 Ben Oglivie .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 8
1 Larry Parrish 8
3 Tony Armas 7
3 George Brett 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 24
1 Gary Ward 24
3 Kent Hrbek 22
3 Larry Parrish 22
5 Robin Yount 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 17
2 Johnnie LeMaster 12
2 Alan Wiggins 12
4 Rudy Law 11
4 Mookie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.78
2 Matt Young 0.84
3 John Denny 1.02
4 Atlee Hammaker 1.30
5 Mike Flanagan 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Laskey 6
1 Craig McMurtry 6
3 Steve Rogers 5
3 Dave Stieb 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 45
2 Dave Stieb 43
3 Steve Rogers 36
3 Mario Soto 36
5 Steve Carlton 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Gary Lavelle 6
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Wade Boggs .356
3 Robin Yount .339
4 Bill Madlock .331
5 Al Oliver .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Reggie Jackson 39
2 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Dwight Evans 38
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 125
2 Cecil Cooper 121
3 Hal McRae 117
4 Gary Ward 115
5 Eddie Murray 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Julio Cruz 65
4 Lonnie Smith 59
5 Damaso Garcia 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.40
2 Steve Rogers 2.50
3 Dave Stieb 2.53
4 Nolan Ryan 2.53
5 Bob Stanley 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Dave Stieb 23
3 Steve Rogers 20
4 Mike Caldwell 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 289
2 Mario Soto 263
3 Nolan Ryan 221
4 Fernando Valenzuela 200
5 Len Barker 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bill Caudill 30
2 Greg Minton 30
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Ron Davis 26