On This Day

Sunday, May 23, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 28 13 .683 --
Tigers 25 14 .641 2.0
Yankees 20 19 .513 7.0
Brewers 20 19 .513 7.0
Orioles 18 21 .462 9.0
Blue Jays 17 23 .425 10.5
Indians 16 23 .410 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 26 13 .667 --
Angels 28 15 .651 0.0
Royals 22 17 .564 4.0
Athletics 20 23 .465 8.0
Mariners 19 25 .432 9.5
Rangers 11 25 .306 13.5
Twins 12 32 .273 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 25 17 .595 --
Mets 23 18 .561 1.5
Phillies 21 19 .525 3.0
Expos 19 19 .500 4.0
Cubs 18 24 .429 7.0
Pirates 16 22 .421 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 26 15 .634 --
Padres 21 18 .538 4.0
Dodgers 21 21 .500 5.5
Astros 19 23 .452 7.5
Giants 19 24 .442 8.0
Reds 16 24 .400 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnnie LeMaster 5
1 Jim Wohlford 5
3 Ron Hassey 4
3 Ryne Sandberg 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Hassey 3
1 Steve Kemp 3
1 Tim Raines 3
4 Cecil Cooper 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wally Backman 1
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Dale Berra 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 1.29
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
2 Randy Jones 1.00
2 Bill Laskey 1.00
2 Bob Welch 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 9
2 Bobby Castillo 7
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7
2 Bob Welch 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Toby Harrah .392
2 Jason Thompson .351
3 Ruppert Jones .343
4 Cecil Cooper .340
5 Jim Sundberg .339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 38
2 Hal McRae 37
2 Andre Thornton 37
4 Dave Kingman 36
5 Keith Moreland 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 42
2 Omar Moreno 24
3 Bob Dernier 21
4 Lonnie Smith 19
5 Mookie Wilson 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.53
2 Steve Renko 1.70
3 Steve Rogers 1.74
4 Bill Laskey 1.99
5 Bruce Kison 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 8
2 Ron Guidry 7
2 Don Sutton 7
4 Randy Jones 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 77
2 Steve Carlton 71
3 Floyd Bannister 61
4 Steve Rogers 53
5 2 tied 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 12
2 Rich Gossage 11
2 Dan Quisenberry 11
4 Neil Allen 10
4 Salome Barojas 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Greg Pryor .438
2 Gary Matthews .423
3 Tim Foli .420
4 Al Cowens .414
5 Frank White .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 6
2 Larry Herndon 5
2 Mike Ivie 5
2 John Lowenstein 5
2 Dale Murphy 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 18
2 Greg Luzinski 16
2 Jim Rice 16
4 Hal McRae 15
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.38
2 Allen Ripley 0.69
3 Rich Gossage 0.75
4 Charlie Hough 0.93
5 Dick Ruthven 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Randy Jones 3
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Mario Soto 23
3 Dennis Eckersley 22
4 John Candelaria 21
5 Nolan Ryan 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Mark Clear 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Willie Hernandez 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .394
2 Willie Upshaw .384
3 Toby Harrah .373
4 Hal McRae .368
5 Barry Bonnell .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Lowenstein 9
1 Dale Murphy 9
1 Jason Thompson 9
4 Pedro Guerrero 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 33
2 Pedro Guerrero 29
3 Dale Murphy 26
3 Jason Thompson 26
5 Jim Rice 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Bob Dernier 20
3 Omar Moreno 16
4 Alan Wiggins 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 1.07
2 Steve Rogers 1.75
2 Don Sutton 1.75
4 Steve Renko 1.75
5 John Candelaria 1.75

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 49
2 Mario Soto 46
3 John Denny 36
4 Steve Rogers 35
4 Don Sutton 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .349
2 Toby Harrah .347
3 Tom Paciorek .326
4 Al Oliver .310
5 Pete Rose .310

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 85
2 George Foster 80
3 Dave Kingman 79
4 Bill Buckner 76
5 Ben Oglivie 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Omar Moreno 54
3 Tim Raines 50
4 Ron LeFlore 38
4 Mookie Wilson 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.03
2 Don Sutton 2.09
3 Britt Burns 2.52
4 Mike Krukow 2.76
5 Dave Righetti 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 15
1 Don Sutton 15
3 Ron Guidry 14
3 LaMarr Hoyt 14
3 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 177
2 Mario Soto 175
3 Fernando Valenzuela 148
4 Nolan Ryan 143
5 Bruce Berenyi 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
1 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Dan Quisenberry 26
4 Neil Allen 24
5 Rich Gossage 20