On This Day

Saturday, May 8, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 19 9 .679 --
Brewers 15 10 .600 2.5
Tigers 16 11 .593 2.5
Indians 11 14 .440 6.5
Blue Jays 11 15 .423 7.0
Yankees 10 15 .400 7.5
Orioles 10 15 .400 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 16 9 .640 --
Angels 18 11 .621 0.0
Athletics 16 13 .552 2.0
Royals 14 12 .538 2.5
Mariners 14 16 .467 4.5
Twins 10 20 .333 8.5
Rangers 7 17 .292 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 10 .655 --
Expos 12 12 .500 4.5
Mets 13 15 .464 5.5
Phillies 12 14 .462 5.5
Pirates 11 14 .440 6.0
Cubs 10 18 .357 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 19 9 .679 --
Padres 15 11 .577 3.0
Dodgers 15 13 .536 4.0
Giants 13 15 .464 6.0
Reds 12 15 .444 6.5
Astros 12 17 .414 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 5
2 Willie Aikens 3
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Brett Butler 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 5
2 Don Baylor 4
2 Gorman Thomas 4
4 Gary Carter 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dernier 3
1 Rickey Henderson 3
3 Brett Butler 2
3 Oscar Gamble 2
3 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Ruthven 1.20
2 Dan Petry 1.11
3 Jon Matlack 1.00
3 Joe Niekro 1.00
5 Chuck Rainey 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Mark Bomback 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Petry 10
2 Jim Beattie 6
2 Jon Matlack 6
2 Joe Niekro 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Moreland .383
2 Jason Thompson .383
3 Toby Harrah .381
4 Eddie Murray .374
5 Randy Johnson .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Jason Thompson 9
3 Bob Horner 8
3 Kent Hrbek 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 26
1 Dale Murphy 26
1 Jason Thompson 26
4 Andre Thornton 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 31
2 Lonnie Smith 17
3 Omar Moreno 16
4 Bob Dernier 14
5 Mookie Wilson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.29
2 Jerry Reuss 1.73
3 Britt Burns 1.82
4 Geoff Zahn 1.88
5 Randy Martz 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 6
2 Floyd Bannister 4
2 Len Barker 4
2 Bruce Berenyi 4
2 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 54
2 Steve Carlton 48
3 Floyd Bannister 42
4 Steve Rogers 39
5 Bill Gullickson 35

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .481
2 Dave Concepcion .422
3 Keith Moreland .385
4 Todd Cruz .383
5 Bob Horner .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 6
1 Jason Thompson 6
3 Gary Carter 4
3 Todd Cruz 4
3 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Thompson 20
2 Hal McRae 16
3 Keith Moreland 14
4 Gary Carter 13
4 Dale Murphy 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Bob Dernier 11
3 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Omar Moreno 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.66
2 Ross Grimsley 0.69
3 Steve Bedrosian 0.73
3 Craig Swan 0.73
5 Jerry Reuss 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Randy Martz 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Mario Soto 23
3 Steve Rogers 21
4 John Denny 20
5 Dick Ruthven 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
3 Neil Allen 3
3 Bill Caudill 3
3 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .353
2 Eddie Murray .337
3 Carney Lansford .329
4 Toby Harrah .320
5 Dave Concepcion .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 93
2 George Foster 88
3 Bill Buckner 81
4 Mike Schmidt 79
5 Ben Oglivie 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 68
2 Tim Raines 58
3 Omar Moreno 47
4 Ron LeFlore 44
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 2.08
2 Jerry Reuss 2.39
3 Don Sutton 2.46
4 Steve Rogers 2.53
5 Steve McCatty 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Vuckovich 17
2 Jack Morris 16
3 Dennis Martinez 14
3 Scott McGregor 14
5 7 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 182
2 Mario Soto 168
3 Fernando Valenzuela 160
4 Nolan Ryan 148
5 Len Barker 140

Saves

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