On This Day

Friday, May 21, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 26 13 .667 --
Tigers 24 13 .649 1.0
Brewers 20 17 .541 5.0
Yankees 18 19 .486 7.0
Orioles 17 20 .459 8.0
Blue Jays 16 22 .421 9.5
Indians 15 22 .405 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 25 12 .676 --
Angels 27 14 .659 0.0
Royals 21 16 .568 4.0
Athletics 20 21 .488 7.0
Mariners 17 25 .405 10.5
Rangers 10 24 .294 13.5
Twins 12 30 .286 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 25 15 .625 --
Mets 21 18 .538 3.5
Phillies 19 19 .500 5.0
Expos 17 19 .472 6.0
Cubs 17 22 .436 7.5
Pirates 15 21 .417 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 26 13 .667 --
Padres 20 17 .541 5.0
Dodgers 19 21 .475 7.5
Astros 19 21 .475 7.5
Giants 17 23 .425 9.5
Reds 16 22 .421 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 Tim Foli 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Berra 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 Ken Oberkfell 3
1 Tony Phillips 3
4 Alan Ashby 2
4 23 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leon Durham 2
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Ron Gardenhire 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 1.22
2 Charlie Lea 1.00
2 Dennis Leonard 1.00
2 Bob McClure 1.00
5 John Montefusco 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 11
2 Don Sutton 7
3 Charlie Lea 6
3 Bob McClure 6
5 Rollie Fingers 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Toby Harrah .389
2 Jason Thompson .358
3 Keith Moreland .356
4 Eddie Murray .350
5 Tom Paciorek .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Dale Murphy 12
3 Jason Thompson 11
3 Andre Thornton 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 37
1 Dale Murphy 37
3 Andre Thornton 36
4 Dave Kingman 35
5 Keith Moreland 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 39
2 Omar Moreno 23
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 Bruce Kison 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 8
2 Don Sutton 7
3 Ron Guidry 6
4 Floyd Bannister 5
4 11 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 77
2 Steve Carlton 71
3 Floyd Bannister 58
4 Steve Rogers 51
5 Gaylord Perry 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 12
2 Neil Allen 10
2 Salome Barojas 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Herndon .429
2 Hal McRae .420
3 Tim Foli .412
3 Phil Garner .412
3 2 others tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Herndon 5
1 Mike Ivie 5
1 Jim Rice 5
1 Andre Thornton 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 18
2 Chris Chambliss 16
2 Hal McRae 16
4 Keith Moreland 15
4 Jim Rice 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dernier 11
1 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Alan Wiggins 10
4 Omar Moreno 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
2 Dick Ruthven 1.04
3 Charlie Hough 1.06
4 Manny Sarmiento 1.08
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 34
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Dennis Eckersley 20
4 Floyd Bannister 19
4 Don Sutton 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Mark Clear 5
3 Neil Allen 4
3 Rollie Fingers 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .400
2 Ron Washington .369
3 Larry Herndon .367
4 Hal McRae .366
5 Phil Garner .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 9
1 Jason Thompson 9
3 Bob Horner 8
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 33
2 Pedro Guerrero 26
2 Jason Thompson 26
4 Dale Murphy 25
5 Jim Rice 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Bob Dernier 21
3 Omar Moreno 16
4 Alan Wiggins 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Laskey 1.64
2 Kent Tekulve 1.71
3 Steve Rogers 1.71
4 Don Sutton 1.75
5 LaMarr Hoyt 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 6
2 Jim Clancy 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Scott McGregor 5
2 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 54
2 Mario Soto 53
3 Steve Rogers 39
4 Dennis Eckersley 36
4 Ron Guidry 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Neil Allen 7
4 Mark Clear 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .351
2 Toby Harrah .340
3 Tom Paciorek .336
4 Pete Rose .310
5 Bill Buckner .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Eddie Murray 24
3 Jason Thompson 22
4 Bobby Grich 21
4 3 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 85
2 George Foster 79
3 Dave Kingman 78
4 Greg Luzinski 77
5 Bill Buckner 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Omar Moreno 53
3 Tim Raines 50
4 Ron LeFlore 39
5 Mookie Wilson 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.01
2 Don Sutton 2.09
3 Britt Burns 2.50
4 Steve McCatty 2.89
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 15
1 Pete Vuckovich 15
3 LaMarr Hoyt 14
3 Dennis Leonard 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 177
2 Mario Soto 175
3 Fernando Valenzuela 148
4 Nolan Ryan 139
5 Bruce Berenyi 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
1 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Dan Quisenberry 25
4 Neil Allen 24
5 2 tied 19