On This Day

Saturday, May 29, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 16 .644 --
Tigers 27 16 .628 1.0
Yankees 23 20 .535 5.0
Orioles 22 23 .489 7.0
Indians 21 23 .477 7.5
Brewers 21 23 .477 7.5
Blue Jays 19 26 .422 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 31 16 .660 --
White Sox 28 16 .636 1.5
Royals 24 20 .545 5.5
Mariners 23 26 .469 9.0
Athletics 22 25 .468 9.0
Rangers 13 28 .317 15.0
Twins 12 37 .245 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 29 18 .617 --
Expos 24 19 .558 3.0
Mets 25 21 .543 3.5
Phillies 23 21 .523 4.5
Cubs 21 26 .447 8.0
Pirates 17 26 .395 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 27 18 .600 --
Padres 24 20 .545 2.5
Dodgers 23 24 .489 5.0
Astros 21 26 .447 7.0
Giants 21 27 .438 7.5
Reds 18 27 .400 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal McRae 5
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 2
2 Benny Ayala 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 6
2 Dave Revering 5
3 Benny Ayala 4
4 Gary Carter 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Herndon 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Niekro 1.80
2 Dick Ruthven 1.00
3 Steve Rogers 0.75
4 Phil Niekro 0.62
4 Tom Seaver 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Niekro 9
2 Dick Ruthven 8
3 Don Robinson 7
4 Steve Rogers 6
4 Rick Sutcliffe 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Eric Show 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Dan Spillner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Toby Harrah .384
2 Ruppert Jones .351
3 Hal McRae .345
4 Cecil Cooper .343
5 Jason Thompson .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 14
1 Dale Murphy 14
3 Gary Roenicke 12
3 Jason Thompson 12
3 Andre Thornton 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 41
2 Hal McRae 40
3 Dale Murphy 39
4 Dave Kingman 38
5 Greg Luzinski 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 45
2 Omar Moreno 27
3 Bob Dernier 23
4 Lonnie Smith 22
5 Mookie Wilson 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.66
2 LaMarr Hoyt 1.80
3 Don Sutton 1.96
4 Bruce Kison 2.06
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 9
2 Ron Guidry 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
2 Don Sutton 7
5 8 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 87
2 Steve Carlton 74
3 Floyd Bannister 67
4 Nolan Ryan 62
5 Steve Rogers 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 14
2 Neil Allen 12
2 Dan Quisenberry 12
4 Salome Barojas 11
4 Rich Gossage 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Herndon .440
2 Lance Parrish .417
3 Butch Wynegar .414
4 Greg Luzinski .408
5 Ruppert Jones .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brunansky 6
1 Jack Clark 6
1 Larry Herndon 6
4 John Lowenstein 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 14
1 Pedro Guerrero 14
3 Larry Herndon 13
3 John Lowenstein 13
3 Greg Luzinski 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Wiggins 13
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Steve Sax 7
4 Omar Moreno 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Leonard 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.69
3 Dick Ruthven 0.72
4 Charlie Hough 0.93
5 Bruce Kison 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Caudill 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
1 Dan Spillner 3
1 Pat Zachry 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 30
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Don Sutton 21
4 Bob Welch 20
5 Rick Rhoden 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 4
2 Salome Barojas 3
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Mark Clear 3
2 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonnell .421
2 Hal McRae .383
3 Willie Upshaw .379
4 Toby Harrah .375
4 John Lowenstein .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Lowenstein 9
1 Dale Murphy 9
1 Gary Roenicke 9
4 Gary Carter 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 30
2 Hal McRae 25
3 Jack Clark 24
3 Pedro Guerrero 24
3 Andre Thornton 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Bob Dernier 20
3 Omar Moreno 17
3 Alan Wiggins 17
5 Steve Sax 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Manny Sarmiento 1.08
2 Bob Stanley 1.33
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.33
4 Don Sutton 1.50
5 Dick Ruthven 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 LaMarr Hoyt 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 50
2 Steve Carlton 44
3 Nolan Ryan 39
3 Don Sutton 39
5 Dennis Eckersley 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
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 Cecil Cooper .346
2 Toby Harrah .346
3 Hal McRae .312
4 Pete Rose .308
5 Dave Concepcion .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Eddie Murray 24
3 Bobby Grich 23
4 Dale Murphy 22
4 Jason Thompson 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 84
2 Greg Luzinski 78
3 George Foster 77
4 Gary Carter 75
4 Dave Kingman 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 72
2 Omar Moreno 53
3 Tim Raines 46
4 Ron LeFlore 39
5 Mookie Wilson 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.90
2 Don Sutton 1.98
3 Mike Krukow 2.56
4 Britt Burns 2.79
5 Dave Righetti 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 15
1 Don Sutton 15
3 Ron Guidry 14
3 Scott McGregor 14
3 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 176
1 Mario Soto 176
3 Fernando Valenzuela 150
4 Nolan Ryan 148
5 Ron Guidry 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 31
2 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Neil Allen 26
4 Dan Quisenberry 25
5 Rich Gossage 20