On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 63 45 .583 --
Red Sox 61 48 .560 2.5
Orioles 59 49 .546 4.0
Tigers 56 54 .509 8.0
Yankees 54 53 .505 8.5
Indians 54 54 .500 9.0
Blue Jays 52 58 .473 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 63 47 .573 --
Royals 61 48 .560 1.5
White Sox 57 51 .528 5.0
Mariners 54 56 .491 9.0
Athletics 49 63 .438 15.0
Rangers 43 65 .398 19.0
Twins 38 73 .342 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 47 .565 --
Cardinals 61 49 .555 1.0
Pirates 58 50 .537 3.0
Expos 57 51 .528 4.0
Mets 48 61 .440 13.5
Cubs 46 66 .411 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 47 .569 --
Dodgers 62 50 .554 1.5
Padres 60 51 .541 3.0
Giants 57 55 .509 6.5
Astros 48 62 .436 14.5
Reds 40 71 .360 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Whitaker 5
2 Chili Davis 4
2 Johnny Grubb 4
2 Toby Harrah 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 3
2 Jay Johnstone 2
3 Gary Allenson 1
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Terry Crowley 4
1 Doug DeCinces 4
1 Jay Johnstone 4
1 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Landreaux 2
1 Terry Puhl 2
3 Dave Collins 1
3 Chili Davis 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 0.80
2 Mike Krukow 0.71
3 Rick Camp 0.67
4 Dave Dravecky 0.60
5 Rich Gale 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Bernard 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Knepper 8
2 Mike Krukow 5
2 Gary Lavelle 5
2 Shane Rawley 5
5 9 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .343
2 Toby Harrah .339
3 Robin Yount .321
4 Cecil Cooper .320
5 Kent Hrbek .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
1 Dale Murphy 28
3 Gorman Thomas 27
4 Reggie Jackson 26
5 Andre Thornton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 96
2 Andre Thornton 87
3 Cecil Cooper 84
4 Dale Murphy 76
5 Jack Clark 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 105
2 Omar Moreno 51
2 Tim Raines 51
4 Lonnie Smith 48
5 Bob Dernier 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.38
2 Mario Soto 2.55
3 Bill Laskey 2.56
4 John Candelaria 2.57
5 Mike Krukow 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 194
2 Steve Carlton 183
3 Nolan Ryan 166
4 Floyd Bannister 135
5 Len Barker 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
1 Dan Quisenberry 26
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Rich Gossage 21
5 4 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .457
2 Sixto Lezcano .442
3 Lou Whitaker .438
4 Ron Jackson .417
4 Reggie Smith .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 11
2 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Richie Zisk 7
4 Dwight Evans 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 19
2 Andre Thornton 17
3 Dwight Evans 15
3 Fred Lynn 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Tim Raines 9
2 Mookie Wilson 9
4 Ryne Sandberg 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.00
1 Dave Righetti 0.00
3 Dale Murray 0.71
4 Bob Welch 0.75
4 Bruce Sutter 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
1 Mario Soto 27
3 Don Sutton 25
4 Steve Carlton 23
5 Rick Sutcliffe 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Greg Minton 4
2 Dan Spillner 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .411
2 Sixto Lezcano .393
3 Lou Whitaker .391
4 Doug DeCinces .385
5 Jim Rice .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 30
2 Richie Zisk 25
3 Doug DeCinces 24
3 Gary Gaetti 24
3 Mike Schmidt 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Damaso Garcia 14
2 Tim Raines 14
4 Omar Moreno 13
5 Ryne Sandberg 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.86
2 Rudy May 1.04
3 Steve Carlton 1.59
4 Bob Welch 1.60
5 Dale Murray 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Moose Haas 5
3 Britt Burns 4
3 Mike Caldwell 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Mario Soto 47
3 Steve Carlton 41
4 Bob Welch 39
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Ron Reed 6
4 Rich Gossage 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .338
2 Toby Harrah .336
3 Cecil Cooper .336
4 Lonnie Smith .323
5 2 tied .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Dave Kingman 36
3 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Dale Murphy 35
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 123
2 Hal McRae 114
3 Eddie Murray 111
4 Gary Carter 108
4 Greg Luzinski 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 128
2 Tim Raines 72
3 Omar Moreno 71
4 Lonnie Smith 60
5 Mookie Wilson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.27
2 Mike Krukow 2.64
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 8 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 259
3 Nolan Ryan 230
4 Fernando Valenzuela 200
5 Len Barker 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 42
2 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Dan Quisenberry 35
4 Neil Allen 31
4 Greg Minton 31