On This Day

Tuesday, April 27, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 6 .667 --
Red Sox 12 6 .667 0.0
Brewers 8 7 .533 2.5
Yankees 6 9 .400 4.5
Indians 6 9 .400 4.5
Blue Jays 6 11 .353 5.5
Orioles 4 10 .286 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 14 5 .737 --
White Sox 10 6 .625 2.5
Royals 9 7 .563 3.5
Mariners 10 10 .500 4.5
Athletics 8 10 .444 5.5
Rangers 6 9 .400 6.0
Twins 7 13 .350 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 6 .684 --
Expos 9 5 .643 1.5
Mets 9 8 .529 3.0
Pirates 7 8 .467 4.0
Cubs 6 12 .333 6.5
Phillies 4 12 .250 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Padres 12 4 .750 --
Braves 13 5 .722 0.0
Dodgers 9 9 .500 4.0
Astros 8 12 .400 6.0
Reds 7 11 .389 6.0
Giants 6 11 .353 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Phil Garner 3
1 Ruppert Jones 3
1 Steve Kemp 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Thompson 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 George Brett 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron LeFlore 4
1 Tony Pena 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 Jason Thompson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damaso Garcia 2
1 Ken Landreaux 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Thad Bosley 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 0.78
2 Steve Mura 0.71
3 Angel Moreno 0.67
4 John Curtis 0.62
5 Bruce Berenyi 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 7
2 Bruce Berenyi 5
2 John Curtis 5
2 Steve Mura 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 Ed Vande Berg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .509
2 Cecil Cooper .431
3 Toby Harrah .418
4 Ken Landreaux .389
5 Randy Johnson .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 8
2 Brian Downing 7
2 Dave Kingman 7
4 Jason Thompson 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 20
2 Dave Kingman 17
2 Dale Murphy 17
2 Ben Oglivie 17
2 Andre Thornton 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Lonnie Smith 13
3 Omar Moreno 9
4 Brett Butler 8
4 Mookie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Aase 0.86
2 Britt Burns 0.87
3 Ray Burris 1.17
4 Scott Sanderson 1.23
5 Geoff Zahn 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 4
1 LaMarr Hoyt 4
1 Jack Morris 4
4 Floyd Bannister 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 37
2 Floyd Bannister 33
3 Steve Carlton 30
4 Gaylord Perry 26
5 Steve Rogers 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Neil Allen 5
2 Salome Barojas 5
2 Tom Hume 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .348
2 Eddie Murray .333
3 Tom Paciorek .324
4 Carney Lansford .319
5 Bill Buckner .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 26
1 Mike Schmidt 26
3 Dave Kingman 25
4 Andre Dawson 22
4 George Foster 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 91
2 George Foster 90
3 Bill Buckner 84
4 Ben Oglivie 80
5 Mike Schmidt 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 63
2 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Omar Moreno 42
4 Julio Cruz 40
5 Ron LeFlore 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.30
2 Don Sutton 2.32
3 Nolan Ryan 2.46
4 Ken Forsch 2.73
5 Bob Knepper 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 17
2 Dennis Martinez 16
2 Pete Vuckovich 16
4 Dennis Leonard 13
4 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 181
2 Fernando Valenzuela 166
3 Mario Soto 159
4 Nolan Ryan 144
5 Len Barker 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Dan Quisenberry 22
4 Neil Allen 21
4 Greg Minton 21