On This Day

Tuesday, May 18, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 12 .647 --
Red Sox 23 13 .639 0.0
Brewers 18 16 .529 4.0
Yankees 16 19 .457 6.5
Indians 15 19 .441 7.0
Orioles 14 20 .412 8.0
Blue Jays 14 21 .400 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 25 13 .658 --
White Sox 23 12 .657 0.5
Royals 20 15 .571 3.5
Athletics 20 18 .526 5.0
Mariners 17 22 .436 8.5
Rangers 10 22 .313 12.0
Twins 12 27 .308 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 23 14 .622 --
Mets 20 17 .541 3.0
Phillies 19 17 .528 3.5
Expos 16 18 .471 5.5
Pirates 14 19 .424 7.0
Cubs 15 21 .417 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 24 13 .649 --
Padres 18 16 .529 4.5
Dodgers 18 19 .486 6.0
Astros 17 21 .447 7.5
Reds 16 20 .444 7.5
Giants 16 21 .432 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Almon 3
1 Bob Brenly 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Herndon 3
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Herndon 7
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Greg Luzinski 4
4 Tom Brunansky 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
1 Rafael Ramirez 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 2.25
2 Steve Renko 1.67
3 Dick Ruthven 1.25
4 Bill Laskey 1.17
5 Bob Welch 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 9
1 Bob Welch 9
3 Bill Laskey 7
3 Joe Niekro 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Gene Garber 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .374
2 Toby Harrah .373
3 Eddie Murray .350
4 Keith Moreland .348
5 Cecil Cooper .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
2 Dale Murphy 11
2 Jason Thompson 11
4 Bob Horner 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 37
2 Dale Murphy 36
3 Andre Thornton 34
4 Dave Kingman 32
5 Jason Thompson 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 38
2 Omar Moreno 22
3 Bob Dernier 21
4 Lonnie Smith 19
5 Mookie Wilson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.53
2 Bill Laskey 1.64
3 Steve Rogers 1.66
4 Steve Renko 1.86
5 Geoff Zahn 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 8
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Don Sutton 6
4 Floyd Bannister 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 66
2 Steve Carlton 63
3 Floyd Bannister 58
4 Steve Rogers 51
5 2 tied 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Neil Allen 10
2 Salome Barojas 10
4 Dan Quisenberry 9
5 4 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .444
2 John Lowenstein .438
3 Kirk Gibson .432
4 Butch Wynegar .424
5 2 tied .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 5
1 Larry Herndon 5
1 Andre Thornton 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 21
2 Hal McRae 16
3 Andre Thornton 14
4 Dusty Baker 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dernier 14
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Omar Moreno 10
4 Ron LeFlore 7
4 Alan Wiggins 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.60
2 Rich Gossage 0.73
3 Jim Slaton 0.92
4 Dick Ruthven 1.04
5 Manny Sarmiento 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Jim Slaton 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Mario Soto 23
3 John Denny 20
3 Dennis Eckersley 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Salome Barojas 4
2 Mark Clear 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .409
2 Bruce Bochte .385
3 Kirk Gibson .375
4 Ron Washington .364
5 Tim Raines .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Pedro Guerrero 9
2 Jason Thompson 9
4 Bob Horner 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 33
2 Dale Murphy 26
2 Jason Thompson 26
4 Andre Thornton 25
5 Greg Luzinski 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Bob Dernier 21
3 Omar Moreno 16
4 Ron LeFlore 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Laskey 1.64
2 LaMarr Hoyt 1.68
3 Steve Rogers 1.71
4 Tommy John 1.72
5 Kent Tekulve 1.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 Mario Soto 42
3 Steve Rogers 39
4 John Denny 37
4 Gaylord Perry 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 8
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Rich Gossage 7
5 5 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .350
2 Toby Harrah .333
3 Tom Paciorek .331
4 Rickey Henderson .311
5 Al Oliver .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Eddie Murray 25
3 Mike Schmidt 23
4 Greg Luzinski 22
4 Jason Thompson 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 86
2 Greg Luzinski 83
3 George Foster 80
4 Dave Kingman 77
5 2 tied 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Omar Moreno 52
3 Tim Raines 51
4 Ron LeFlore 41
5 Mookie Wilson 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.01
2 Don Sutton 2.47
3 Britt Burns 2.50
4 Steve Carlton 2.90
5 Jerry Reuss 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 15
1 Pete Vuckovich 15
3 LaMarr Hoyt 14
3 Scott McGregor 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 177
2 Mario Soto 164
3 Fernando Valenzuela 152
4 Nolan Ryan 139
5 Len Barker 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Neil Allen 24
3 Dan Quisenberry 24
5 Greg Minton 21