On This Day

Saturday, May 28, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 25 18 .581 --
Blue Jays 24 19 .558 1.0
Orioles 25 20 .556 1.0
Brewers 21 20 .512 3.0
Yankees 22 21 .512 3.0
Tigers 21 22 .488 4.0
Indians 19 24 .442 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 26 18 .591 --
Athletics 22 22 .500 4.0
Rangers 22 22 .500 4.0
Royals 19 20 .487 4.5
Twins 21 26 .447 6.5
White Sox 18 24 .429 7.0
Mariners 19 28 .404 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 23 17 .575 --
Expos 22 18 .550 1.0
Phillies 19 18 .514 2.5
Pirates 16 23 .410 6.5
Cubs 17 25 .405 7.0
Mets 15 26 .366 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 13 .698 --
Braves 28 16 .636 2.5
Giants 23 21 .523 7.5
Reds 21 25 .457 10.5
Padres 19 24 .442 11.0
Astros 20 27 .426 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wade Boggs 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Bill Fahey 3
1 George Foster 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Todd Cruz 1
1 George Foster 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Paciorek 5
1 Daryl Sconiers 5
3 Juan Bonilla 3
3 Ray Knight 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Redus 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Greg Brock 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Leonard 4.00
2 Milt Wilcox 1.40
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.25
4 Dave Righetti 1.00
5 Chris Codiroli 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Ben Hayes 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Codiroli 8
1 Dave Righetti 8
3 Milt Wilcox 7
4 Charlie Hough 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Bill Scherrer 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .448
2 George Brett .368
3 Wade Boggs .367
4 Hal McRae .352
5 Robin Yount .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 11
1 Doug DeCinces 11
1 Pedro Guerrero 11
1 Dale Murphy 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 38
2 Gary Ward 37
3 George Brett 34
3 Jim Rice 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 30
2 Willie Wilson 19
3 Rudy Law 17
4 Mookie Wilson 16
5 6 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 1.16
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.34
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.43
4 Dave Stieb 1.51
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 8
2 Dave Dravecky 7
2 Craig McMurtry 7
2 Dave Righetti 7
2 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 79
2 Mario Soto 74
3 Dave Stieb 65
4 Larry McWilliams 62
5 2 tied 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 10
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
3 Bob Stanley 9
4 Ron Davis 7
4 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .452
2 Bruce Benedict .425
3 Wade Boggs .417
3 Rod Carew .417
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5
3 Ron Cey 4
3 Jack Clark 4
3 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Stapleton 17
2 Tom Brunansky 14
3 Leon Durham 13
4 Dan Ford 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
1 Ken Landreaux 9
3 Rudy Law 7
3 John Wathan 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Scherrer 0.00
2 Dick Tidrow 0.63
3 Fernando Valenzuela 0.67
4 Ray Burris 0.71
5 Matt Young 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 Craig McMurtry 3
1 Ken Schrom 3
1 Mario Soto 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Juan Berenguer 25
3 Ron Guidry 21
4 Bob Welch 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Gary Lavelle 4
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .442
2 Darrell Evans .409
3 Ted Simmons .404
4 Wade Boggs .370
5 Ken Oberkfell .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
1 Dave Kingman 7
1 Dale Murphy 7
1 Larry Parrish 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Ward 25
2 Kent Hrbek 22
2 Dale Murphy 22
4 Dan Ford 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 18
2 Rudy Law 12
2 Alan Wiggins 12
4 Johnnie LeMaster 11
4 Gary Redus 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Young 0.76
2 Bob Stanley 0.80
3 John Denny 1.08
4 Aurelio Lopez 1.31
5 Mario Soto 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Craig McMurtry 6
2 Bill Laskey 5
2 Steve Rogers 5
2 Dave Stieb 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 44
2 Larry McWilliams 37
3 Steve Rogers 36
3 Dave Stieb 36
5 3 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Gary Lavelle 7
3 Bill Caudill 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Wade Boggs .360
3 Robin Yount .341
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Al Oliver .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 41
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Reggie Jackson 39
4 Dwight Evans 37
4 Gorman Thomas 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 125
2 Cecil Cooper 119
3 Hal McRae 118
4 Gary Ward 116
5 Eddie Murray 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Julio Cruz 68
4 Damaso Garcia 57
4 Lonnie Smith 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.40
2 Steve Rogers 2.50
3 Nolan Ryan 2.53
4 Bob Stanley 2.57
5 Dave Stieb 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Dave Stieb 22
3 Steve Rogers 20
4 Mike Caldwell 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 291
2 Mario Soto 261
3 Nolan Ryan 221
4 Fernando Valenzuela 205
5 Len Barker 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bill Caudill 30
2 Greg Minton 30
4 Bruce Sutter 27
5 2 tied 26