On This Day

Sunday, May 16, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 12 .657 --
Tigers 21 12 .636 1.0
Brewers 18 15 .545 4.0
Yankees 15 18 .455 7.0
Indians 14 19 .424 8.0
Orioles 14 19 .424 8.0
Blue Jays 14 20 .412 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 24 13 .649 --
White Sox 21 12 .636 1.0
Royals 19 14 .576 3.0
Athletics 20 17 .541 4.0
Mariners 16 22 .421 8.5
Rangers 10 20 .333 10.5
Twins 11 27 .289 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 14 .611 --
Phillies 19 15 .559 2.0
Mets 19 16 .543 2.5
Expos 15 17 .469 5.0
Pirates 14 18 .438 6.0
Cubs 15 20 .429 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 12 .657 --
Padres 18 15 .545 4.0
Dodgers 17 19 .472 6.5
Reds 15 19 .441 7.5
Giants 15 21 .417 8.5
Astros 15 21 .417 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hubie Brooks 3
1 Bob Dernier 3
1 Jim Gantner 3
1 Paul Molitor 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 John Castino 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Trammell 4
2 Bob Bailor 3
2 Steve Kemp 3
2 Garry Templeton 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Ruppert Jones 2
1 Lee Mazzilli 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Alan Wiggins 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 1.40
2 Doug Bird 1.33
3 Mario Soto 1.29
4 Jim Gott 1.00
4 Charlie Hough 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Juan Eichelberger 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 11
2 Mario Soto 9
3 Mike Krukow 7
4 Jim Gott 6
4 Nolan Ryan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .369
2 Toby Harrah .364
3 Cecil Cooper .354
4 Keith Moreland .351
5 Eddie Murray .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
2 Dale Murphy 11
3 Kent Hrbek 10
3 Jason Thompson 10
3 Andre Thornton 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Hal McRae 33
2 Andre Thornton 33
4 Dave Kingman 31
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 38
2 Omar Moreno 22
3 Bob Dernier 21
4 Lonnie Smith 19
5 Mookie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.43
2 Steve Rogers 1.93
3 Geoff Zahn 2.07
4 Don Aase 2.11
5 Jon Matlack 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 7
2 Don Sutton 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 Jack Morris 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 66
2 Steve Carlton 63
3 Floyd Bannister 49
4 Gaylord Perry 47
5 Steve Rogers 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Neil Allen 9
2 Salome Barojas 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
5 3 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Lowenstein .448
2 Kirk Gibson .444
2 Jason Thompson .444
4 Bob Horner .422
5 George Vukovich .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 5
1 George Hendrick 5
1 Gary Roenicke 5
1 Gorman Thomas 5
1 Andre Thornton 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 18
2 Gary Matthews 14
2 Hal McRae 14
2 Andre Thornton 14
5 7 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dernier 18
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Omar Moreno 10
4 Alan Wiggins 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.69
2 Joe Price 0.71
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.72
4 Jim Slaton 0.92
5 Bruce Berenyi 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Mario Soto 23
3 John Denny 20
3 Rich Gossage 20
3 Ron Guidry 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Mark Clear 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .394
2 Tim Raines .392
3 Bruce Bochte .362
4 Kirk Gibson .357
5 Keith Moreland .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Jason Thompson 9
3 Pedro Guerrero 8
3 Andre Thornton 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 31
2 Andre Thornton 27
3 Jason Thompson 26
4 Dale Murphy 24
5 Greg Luzinski 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 29
2 Bob Dernier 21
3 Omar Moreno 18
4 Ron LeFlore 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Bedrosian 1.03
2 LaMarr Hoyt 1.51
3 Bruce Berenyi 1.62
4 Kent Tekulve 1.67
5 Bill Laskey 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 7
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Don Sutton 5
4 Dave Beard 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Mario Soto 46
3 John Denny 37
3 Ron Guidry 37
3 Gaylord Perry 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Neil Allen 7
3 Mark Clear 7
3 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .354
2 Tom Paciorek .334
3 Toby Harrah .328
4 Pete Rose .311
5 Rickey Henderson .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Eddie Murray 25
3 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Greg Luzinski 23
5 George Hendrick 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 90
2 George Foster 81
3 Greg Luzinski 80
4 Bill Buckner 77
5 2 tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 73
2 Omar Moreno 52
2 Tim Raines 52
4 Ron LeFlore 40
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.12
2 Britt Burns 2.36
3 Don Sutton 2.47
4 Jerry Reuss 2.85
5 Ken Forsch 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 177
2 Mario Soto 170
3 Fernando Valenzuela 152
4 Nolan Ryan 147
5 Len Barker 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 31
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Dan Quisenberry 26
4 Neil Allen 23
5 Greg Minton 21