On This Day

Wednesday, May 12, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 10 .688 --
Tigers 17 12 .586 3.5
Brewers 16 13 .552 4.5
Indians 14 15 .483 6.5
Yankees 13 16 .448 7.5
Blue Jays 13 17 .433 8.0
Orioles 11 18 .379 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 19 10 .655 --
Angels 20 13 .606 1.0
Royals 17 13 .567 2.5
Athletics 18 15 .545 3.0
Mariners 15 19 .441 6.5
Twins 11 23 .324 10.5
Rangers 7 19 .269 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 12 .625 --
Mets 16 15 .516 3.5
Phillies 15 15 .500 4.0
Expos 13 15 .464 5.0
Pirates 12 16 .429 6.0
Cubs 12 19 .387 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 21 10 .677 --
Padres 16 13 .552 4.0
Dodgers 16 16 .500 5.5
Giants 15 17 .469 6.5
Astros 14 18 .438 7.5
Reds 13 17 .433 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Pete Rose 4
3 Joe Charboneau 3
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Molitor 3
2 Jim Rice 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Gary Carter 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 4
2 Bill Almon 3
2 Joe Charboneau 3
2 Greg Luzinski 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Onix Concepcion 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.57
2 Mike Flanagan 0.80
3 Dennis Leonard 0.78
4 Steve Rogers 0.67
4 Bob Walk 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Bill Laskey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 11
2 Floyd Bannister 7
2 Dennis Leonard 7
4 Steve Bedrosian 4
4 6 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .381
2 Jim Sundberg .376
3 Eddie Murray .368
4 Keith Moreland .364
5 Cecil Cooper .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
2 Jason Thompson 10
2 Andre Thornton 10
4 Bob Horner 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 33
2 Dave Kingman 30
2 Hal McRae 30
2 Dale Murphy 30
5 Jason Thompson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 35
2 Bob Dernier 19
3 Omar Moreno 18
4 Lonnie Smith 17
5 Mookie Wilson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.29
2 Geoff Zahn 1.74
3 Bill Laskey 1.84
4 Steve Rogers 1.93
5 Chuck Rainey 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 6
2 Don Sutton 5
2 Geoff Zahn 5
4 Floyd Bannister 4
4 21 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 57
2 Steve Carlton 55
3 Floyd Bannister 49
4 Steve Rogers 43
5 Dennis Eckersley 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Salome Barojas 8
4 Neil Allen 7
4 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonnell .486
2 Jason Thompson .462
3 Bob Horner .432
4 Kirk Gibson .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Roenicke 6
2 Gary Carter 5
2 Bob Horner 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 20
2 Gary Roenicke 16
2 Andre Thornton 16
4 Don Baylor 15
4 Dwayne Murphy 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Bob Dernier 16
3 Omar Moreno 9
4 Tim Raines 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.54
2 Tom Burgmeier 0.55
3 Steve Bedrosian 0.61
4 Gene Garber 0.63
5 Jim Slaton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott McGregor 4
2 Dave Beard 3
2 Jim Clancy 3
2 Tim Lollar 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 John Denny 20
2 Mario Soto 20
4 Dennis Eckersley 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Greg Minton 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .400
2 Tim Raines .379
3 Andre Thornton .371
4 Keith Moreland .360
5 2 tied .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Jason Thompson 10
2 Andre Thornton 10
4 George Hendrick 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 32
2 Hal McRae 29
3 Jason Thompson 26
4 Dave Kingman 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 30
2 Bob Dernier 19
3 Omar Moreno 15
4 Lonnie Smith 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 1.01
2 LaMarr Hoyt 1.29
3 Kent Tekulve 1.38
4 Tim Lollar 1.57
5 Bill Laskey 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 6
2 Don Sutton 5
3 Dave Beard 4
3 Ron Guidry 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 49
2 Mario Soto 37
3 Tim Lollar 36
4 John Denny 35
4 Dennis Eckersley 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Salome Barojas 7
3 Rich Gossage 7
5 6 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .358
2 Eddie Murray .342
3 Carney Lansford .323
4 Toby Harrah .317
5 Dave Concepcion .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Eddie Murray 27
3 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Greg Luzinski 22
5 3 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 93
2 George Foster 84
3 Bill Buckner 77
3 Greg Luzinski 77
3 Ben Oglivie 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 72
2 Tim Raines 56
3 Omar Moreno 49
4 Ron LeFlore 43
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 2.16
2 Steve Rogers 2.26
3 Don Sutton 2.42
4 Jerry Reuss 2.69
5 Dennis Lamp 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Vuckovich 16
2 Scott McGregor 15
2 Jack Morris 15
4 Dennis Leonard 14
4 Don Sutton 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 178
2 Mario Soto 171
3 Fernando Valenzuela 153
4 Nolan Ryan 141
5 Len Barker 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
1 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Dan Quisenberry 26
4 Greg Minton 22
5 Neil Allen 21