On This Day

Monday, May 24, 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 19 21 .475 8.5
Indians 17 23 .425 10.5
Blue Jays 17 24 .415 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 27 13 .675 --
Angels 28 15 .651 0.5
Royals 22 18 .550 5.0
Athletics 20 23 .465 8.5
Mariners 19 25 .432 10.0
Rangers 11 25 .306 14.0
Twins 12 33 .267 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 17 .605 --
Mets 24 18 .571 1.5
Phillies 22 19 .537 3.0
Expos 20 19 .513 4.0
Pirates 17 22 .436 7.0
Cubs 18 25 .419 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 26 16 .619 --
Padres 22 18 .550 3.0
Dodgers 21 22 .488 5.5
Astros 19 24 .442 7.5
Giants 19 25 .432 8.0
Reds 16 25 .390 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Dernier 3
1 Dan Driessen 3
1 Ruppert Jones 3
1 Garry Maddox 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bo Diaz 1
1 Glenn Hubbard 1
1 Tony Johnson 1
1 Rick Manning 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bo Diaz 3
1 Ruppert Jones 3
1 Willie McGee 3
1 Andre Thornton 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Steve Sax 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Warren Cromartie 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Len Barker 1.17
2 Bob Knepper 1.00
3 LaMarr Hoyt 0.89
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.83
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 LaMarr Hoyt 8
2 Len Barker 7
3 Tim Lollar 6
4 Joaquin Andujar 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Toby Harrah .389
2 Ruppert Jones .357
3 Jason Thompson .351
4 Willie Upshaw .343
5 Cecil Cooper .340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 40
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Dave Kingman 37
3 Hal McRae 37
5 Keith Moreland 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 42
2 Omar Moreno 24
3 Bob Dernier 22
4 Lonnie Smith 20
5 Mookie Wilson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.45
2 Steve Renko 1.70
3 Steve Rogers 1.74
4 Bill Laskey 1.99
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 9
2 Ron Guidry 7
2 Don Sutton 7
4 Randy Jones 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 77
2 Steve Carlton 74
3 Floyd Bannister 61
4 Steve Rogers 53
5 2 tied 52

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Herndon .435
2 Ruppert Jones .426
3 Gary Matthews .423
3 Butch Wynegar .423
5 Toby Harrah .421

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 Greg Luzinski 16
1 Jim Rice 16
3 Bo Diaz 15
3 Pedro Guerrero 15
3 Hal McRae 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Alan Wiggins 9
3 Bob Dernier 8
3 Omar Moreno 8
5 Steve Sax 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.38
2 Allen Ripley 0.69
3 Charlie Hough 0.93
4 Dick Ruthven 1.08
5 Steve Rogers 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Randy Jones 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 23
2 Dennis Eckersley 22
3 John Candelaria 21
4 Nolan Ryan 20
5 4 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Willie Hernandez 4
4 Mark Clear 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Upshaw .402
2 Jason Thompson .391
3 Bob Horner .374
3 Ruppert Jones .374
5 Toby Harrah .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Lowenstein 9
1 Dale Murphy 9
1 Jason Thompson 9
4 Pedro Guerrero 8
4 Bob Horner 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 31
2 Pedro Guerrero 28
3 Bo Diaz 26
3 Jason Thompson 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Bob Dernier 19
3 Omar Moreno 16
4 Ron LeFlore 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Bedrosian 1.04
2 Steve Rogers 1.75
2 Don Sutton 1.75
4 Steve Renko 1.75
5 2 tied 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 6
1 Scott McGregor 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Jim Clancy 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 52
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 Neil Allen 7
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Toby Harrah .348
2 Cecil Cooper .347
3 Tom Paciorek .328
4 Pete Rose .310
5 Dave Concepcion .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Eddie Murray 23
3 Jason Thompson 22
4 Bobby Grich 21
4 3 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 83
2 George Foster 80
2 Dave Kingman 80
4 Bill Buckner 76
5 Ben Oglivie 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Omar Moreno 54
3 Tim Raines 47
4 Mookie Wilson 39
5 Ron LeFlore 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 Larry Gura 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 15
1 Jack Morris 15
1 Don Sutton 15
4 Ron Guidry 14
4 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 180
2 Mario Soto 173
3 Fernando Valenzuela 145
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 25
5 Rich Gossage 20