On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 62 44 .585 --
Red Sox 60 47 .561 2.5
Orioles 57 49 .538 5.0
Tigers 56 51 .523 6.5
Yankees 52 52 .500 9.0
Indians 53 53 .500 9.0
Blue Jays 49 58 .458 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 61 46 .570 --
Angels 61 47 .565 0.5
White Sox 56 50 .528 4.5
Mariners 54 54 .500 7.5
Athletics 47 63 .427 15.5
Rangers 42 63 .400 18.0
Twins 38 71 .349 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 45 .575 --
Cardinals 60 48 .556 2.0
Pirates 57 49 .538 4.0
Expos 56 50 .528 5.0
Mets 47 60 .439 14.5
Cubs 44 66 .400 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 45 .579 --
Dodgers 60 50 .545 3.5
Padres 58 51 .532 5.0
Giants 54 55 .495 9.0
Astros 48 59 .449 14.0
Reds 40 69 .367 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hubie Brooks 5
1 U. L. Washington 5
3 Mike Easler 4
3 Reggie Smith 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 2
1 Lance Parrish 2
1 Reggie Smith 2
1 U. L. Washington 2
5 25 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Lance Parrish 4
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 Greg Gross 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.00
2 Frank Viola 0.86
3 Dick Ruthven 0.83
4 Ross Baumgarten 0.75
4 2 others tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Frost 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Don Hood 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
2 Floyd Bannister 6
2 Ross Baumgarten 6
2 Mike Norris 6
2 Frank Viola 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .338
2 Toby Harrah .332
3 Robin Yount .326
4 Cecil Cooper .322
5 Tom Paciorek .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 28
2 Dave Kingman 27
3 Reggie Jackson 26
3 Gorman Thomas 26
5 Andre Thornton 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 96
2 Cecil Cooper 84
2 Andre Thornton 84
4 Dale Murphy 74
5 Greg Luzinski 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 104
2 Omar Moreno 50
2 Tim Raines 50
4 Lonnie Smith 48
5 Bob Dernier 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.38
2 Mario Soto 2.50
3 Bill Laskey 2.56
4 John Candelaria 2.57
5 Mike Krukow 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
2 Steve Rogers 14
2 Fernando Valenzuela 14
4 LaMarr Hoyt 13
4 Jack Morris 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 186
2 Steve Carlton 183
3 Nolan Ryan 166
4 Floyd Bannister 135
5 Fernando Valenzuela 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 26
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Rich Gossage 20
5 4 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .438
1 Joel Youngblood .438
3 Richie Zisk .407
4 Lou Whitaker .406
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 8
2 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Richie Zisk 6
4 Tony Armas 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 17
1 Fred Lynn 17
3 Doug DeCinces 16
4 Richie Zisk 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Tim Raines 10
3 Ryne Sandberg 8
4 Damaso Garcia 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Righetti 0.00
2 Rick Rhoden 0.74
3 Dale Murray 0.75
4 John Candelaria 0.90
5 Mike Armstrong 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 Bob Welch 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Mario Soto 26
3 Don Sutton 25
4 Bob Welch 24
5 Steve Carlton 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Greg Minton 4
2 Ron Reed 4
2 Dan Spillner 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .419
2 Doug DeCinces .376
3 Sixto Lezcano .375
4 Joe Morgan .359
5 Dwight Evans .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Harold Baines 10
2 Doug DeCinces 10
4 Tony Armas 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 37
2 Gary Gaetti 28
3 Harold Baines 25
3 Reggie Jackson 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Damaso Garcia 15
2 Tim Raines 15
4 Omar Moreno 12
4 Ryne Sandberg 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.91
2 John Candelaria 0.96
3 Steve Carlton 1.59
4 Mike Armstrong 1.78
5 Rick Sutcliffe 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Moose Haas 5
1 Brad Havens 5
1 Dave Stieb 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Mario Soto 45
3 Steve Carlton 41
4 Fernando Valenzuela 37
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Ron Davis 8
3 Greg Minton 7
4 Ron Reed 6
4 Dan Spillner 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .338
2 Willie Wilson .336
3 Toby Harrah .331
4 Tom Paciorek .322
5 Damaso Garcia .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Reggie Jackson 35
2 Dave Kingman 35
2 Dale Murphy 35
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 123
2 Hal McRae 114
3 Eddie Murray 110
4 Gary Carter 108
5 Greg Luzinski 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 127
2 Tim Raines 71
3 Omar Moreno 70
4 Lonnie Smith 60
5 Mookie Wilson 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.27
2 Mike Krukow 2.63
3 Don Sutton 2.69
4 Jim Beattie 2.70
5 Steve Carlton 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 Larry Gura 19
1 Scott McGregor 19
1 Steve Rogers 19
5 7 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 251
3 Nolan Ryan 230
4 Fernando Valenzuela 200
5 Len Barker 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 41
2 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Dan Quisenberry 35
4 Neil Allen 31
4 Greg Minton 31