On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1983

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 26 19 .578 --
Red Sox 26 20 .565 0.5
Yankees 25 21 .543 1.5
Orioles 26 22 .542 1.5
Brewers 23 21 .523 2.5
Tigers 22 23 .489 4.0
Indians 21 25 .457 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 27 20 .574 --
Royals 21 20 .512 3.0
Rangers 22 24 .478 4.5
Athletics 22 25 .468 5.0
White Sox 20 25 .444 6.0
Twins 22 28 .440 6.5
Mariners 20 30 .400 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 25 18 .581 --
Expos 22 21 .512 3.0
Phillies 20 20 .500 3.5
Pirates 18 24 .429 6.5
Cubs 17 28 .378 9.0
Mets 16 28 .364 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 14 .696 --
Braves 30 17 .638 2.5
Giants 26 21 .553 6.5
Padres 21 25 .457 11.0
Reds 22 27 .449 11.5
Astros 22 28 .440 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Knight 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
3 Randy Bush 3
3 Terry Francona 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Greg Brock 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ryne Sandberg 6
2 Phil Garner 4
3 Randy Bush 3
3 Gary Gaetti 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Sweet 2
2 Mark Bradley 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 Leon Durham 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charles Hudson 2.67
2 Floyd Bannister 1.00
2 Bob Ojeda 1.00
4 Bill Laskey 0.75
4 Bill Travers 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buddy Black 1
1 Juan Eichelberger 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Frank LaCorte 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 9
2 Charles Hudson 8
3 Danny Darwin 7
4 Juan Eichelberger 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Bill Scherrer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .443
2 George Brett .371
3 Wade Boggs .369
4 Hal McRae .358
5 Bill Madlock .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 12
1 Dale Murphy 12
3 George Brett 11
3 Doug DeCinces 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 39
2 Gary Ward 37
3 Ron Kittle 36
4 Phil Garner 35
4 Jim Rice 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 32
2 Willie Wilson 20
3 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Rudy Law 18
5 4 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 1.09
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.34
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.39
4 Dave Stieb 1.66
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 8
2 Dave Dravecky 7
2 Bill Laskey 7
2 Craig McMurtry 7
2 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 79
2 Mario Soto 74
3 Dave Stieb 72
4 Larry McWilliams 69
5 Steve Rogers 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 12
2 Bill Caudill 11
3 Bob Stanley 10
4 Gary Lavelle 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Knight .487
2 Bill Madlock .465
3 Rod Carew .444
4 Leon Durham .432
5 Wade Boggs .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 5
1 Jack Clark 5
1 Leon Durham 5
1 Ron Kittle 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Durham 15
2 Tom Brunansky 13
3 Ron Cey 12
3 Phil Garner 12
3 6 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 11
2 Ken Landreaux 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Rudy Law 8
5 John Wathan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eric Show 0.00
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
3 Bob Stanley 0.43
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.67
5 Neal Heaton 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 Larry McWilliams 3
1 Ken Schrom 3
1 Mario Soto 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Juan Berenguer 22
3 Mike Boddicker 21
3 Mike Krukow 21
5 Larry McWilliams 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 4
1 Gary Lavelle 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
4 Frank DiPino 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .438
2 Bill Madlock .424
3 Darrell Evans .423
4 Ray Knight .400
5 Ted Simmons .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 9
2 Jack Clark 7
2 Darrell Porter 7
4 Tony Armas 6
4 9 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 23
2 Gary Ward 22
2 Robin Yount 22
4 Dan Ford 21
4 Eddie Murray 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 18
2 Rudy Law 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Ken Landreaux 11
4 Gary Redus 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.75
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.26
3 John Denny 1.38
4 Mario Soto 1.40
5 Eric Show 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Laskey 6
2 Craig McMurtry 5
2 Dave Stieb 5
2 John Stuper 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 44
2 Dave Stieb 43
3 Larry McWilliams 39
4 Steve Rogers 35
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Bill Caudill 7
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Gary Lavelle 7
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Wade Boggs .361
3 Robin Yount .340
4 Bill Madlock .338
5 George Brett .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
1 Dave Winfield 41
3 Reggie Jackson 40
4 Dwight Evans 37
5 Gorman Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Julio Cruz 70
4 Damaso Garcia 59
5 Lonnie Smith 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.32
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.58
3 Bob Stanley 2.59
4 Steve Rogers 2.59
5 Nolan Ryan 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Dave Stieb 22
3 Mike Caldwell 19
3 Jerry Reuss 19
3 Steve Rogers 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 280
2 Mario Soto 261
3 Nolan Ryan 210
4 Fernando Valenzuela 196
5 Floyd Bannister 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 35
2 Bill Caudill 30
2 Greg Minton 30
4 Ron Davis 26
4 2 others tied 26