On This Day

Thursday, May 6, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 8 .692 --
Tigers 16 9 .640 1.5
Brewers 13 10 .565 3.5
Yankees 9 14 .391 7.5
Indians 9 14 .391 7.5
Orioles 9 14 .391 7.5
Blue Jays 9 15 .375 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 17 10 .630 --
White Sox 14 9 .609 1.0
Athletics 16 11 .593 1.0
Royals 14 10 .583 1.5
Mariners 13 15 .464 4.5
Twins 10 18 .357 7.5
Rangers 6 16 .273 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 9 .667 --
Expos 12 10 .545 3.5
Mets 12 14 .462 5.5
Pirates 10 13 .435 6.0
Phillies 10 14 .417 6.5
Cubs 8 18 .308 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 18 8 .692 --
Padres 15 9 .625 2.0
Dodgers 13 13 .500 5.0
Giants 12 14 .462 6.0
Astros 12 15 .444 6.5
Reds 11 14 .440 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bo Diaz 4
1 George Vukovich 4
3 Bob Bailor 3
3 Rick Dempsey 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 Lamar Johnson 1
2 Dave Kingman 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Vukovich 5
2 Ken Singleton 4
3 Dave Kingman 3
3 Ben Oglivie 3
3 Garry Templeton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Bob Dernier 1
2 Von Hayes 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Denny 1.50
2 Brad Havens 1.00
3 Jerry Reuss 0.62
4 Atlee Hammaker 0.57
5 Steve McCatty 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Steve McCatty 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 9
2 Brad Havens 8
3 Steve McCatty 5
3 Jerry Reuss 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .376
1 Jason Thompson .376
3 Toby Harrah .375
4 Keith Moreland .367
5 Randy Johnson .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
1 Jason Thompson 9
3 Kent Hrbek 8
3 Dale Murphy 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 26
2 Jason Thompson 25
3 Dave Kingman 23
3 Ben Oglivie 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 28
2 Omar Moreno 15
2 Lonnie Smith 15
4 Mookie Wilson 12
5 Bob Dernier 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.23
2 LaMarr Hoyt 1.59
3 Jerry Reuss 1.73
4 Britt Burns 1.82
5 Geoff Zahn 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 5
2 Bruce Berenyi 4
2 Roger Erickson 4
2 Bob Forsch 4
2 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 48
2 Mario Soto 43
3 Floyd Bannister 39
4 Bill Gullickson 34
4 Steve Rogers 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Salome Barojas 7
4 Neil Allen 6
4 Tom Hume 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .479
2 Dave Concepcion .432
3 Ozzie Smith .421
4 Terry Puhl .405
5 Kirk Gibson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Thompson 7
2 Bob Horner 5
3 Pedro Guerrero 4
3 George Hendrick 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Thompson 20
2 Hal McRae 17
3 Dale Murphy 14
4 Mike Easler 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Bob Dernier 9
3 Omar Moreno 7
4 Andre Dawson 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.50
2 Ross Grimsley 0.69
3 Jerry Reuss 0.74
4 Craig Swan 0.75
4 Kent Tekulve 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Roger Erickson 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Bill Gullickson 22
3 John Denny 20
4 Tim Lollar 18
5 5 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tom Hume 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
5 Dave Smith 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .350
2 Eddie Murray .334
3 Dave Concepcion .316
4 Toby Harrah .312
5 Rickey Henderson .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 27
2 Dave Kingman 26
3 Mike Schmidt 24
4 George Foster 22
5 Andre Dawson 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 92
2 George Foster 90
3 Bill Buckner 81
4 Ben Oglivie 78
5 Don Baylor 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 66
2 Tim Raines 57
3 Omar Moreno 47
4 Ron LeFlore 40
5 Julio Cruz 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 2.17
2 Jerry Reuss 2.32
3 Steve Rogers 2.33
4 Nolan Ryan 2.42
5 Don Sutton 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Vuckovich 17
2 Jack Morris 16
3 Dennis Martinez 14
4 Dennis Leonard 13
4 6 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 182
2 Mario Soto 163
3 Fernando Valenzuela 160
4 Nolan Ryan 147
5 Len Barker 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Dan Quisenberry 25
4 Neil Allen 21
5 Greg Minton 20