On This Day

Monday, August 9, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 64 45 .587 --
Red Sox 61 49 .555 3.5
Orioles 59 50 .541 5.0
Yankees 55 53 .509 8.5
Tigers 56 55 .505 9.0
Indians 54 55 .495 10.0
Blue Jays 53 58 .477 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 63 47 .573 --
Royals 62 48 .564 1.0
White Sox 58 51 .532 4.5
Mariners 54 57 .486 9.5
Athletics 50 63 .442 14.5
Rangers 43 66 .394 19.5
Twins 38 73 .342 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 62 48 .564 --
Cardinals 62 49 .559 0.5
Pirates 59 51 .536 3.0
Expos 57 52 .523 4.5
Mets 48 62 .436 14.0
Cubs 47 66 .416 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 48 .564 --
Dodgers 63 50 .558 0.5
Padres 60 52 .536 3.0
Giants 58 55 .513 5.5
Astros 49 62 .441 13.5
Reds 40 72 .357 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Lee Lacy 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 2
1 Bill Buckner 2
3 Luis Aguayo 1
3 Jeff Burroughs 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Easler 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
1 Robin Yount 4
4 Willie Aikens 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Manny Castillo 1
1 Marshall Edwards 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Steve Henderson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ricky Wright 1.00
2 Jim Beattie 0.90
3 Scott Sanderson 0.78
4 Bruce Berenyi 0.71
5 Jim Barr 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Beattie 9
2 Scott Sanderson 7
3 Fergie Jenkins 6
4 Bruce Berenyi 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .343
2 Toby Harrah .336
3 Cecil Cooper .322
4 Robin Yount .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 97
2 Andre Thornton 87
3 Cecil Cooper 84
4 Dale Murphy 76
4 Gorman Thomas 76

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 John Candelaria 2.54
3 Mario Soto 2.55
4 Bill Laskey 2.56
5 Mike Krukow 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
2 Steve Rogers 14
2 Fernando Valenzuela 14
4 Larry Gura 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 194
2 Steve Carlton 188
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 Rich Gossage 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 4 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .488
2 Reggie Smith .447
3 Lou Whitaker .443
4 Sixto Lezcano .442
5 Aurelio Rodriguez .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 11
2 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Dwight Evans 6
3 Richie Zisk 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 19
2 Dwight Evans 16
2 Andre Thornton 16
4 Gorman Thomas 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Mookie Wilson 10
3 Tim Raines 9
4 Ryne Sandberg 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.00
2 Dale Murray 0.71
3 Bob Welch 0.75
4 Rick Langford 1.00
5 Bill Laskey 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 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 Rick Sutcliffe 21
4 Steve Carlton 20
4 Larry McWilliams 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Dennis Lamp 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Whitaker .405
2 Sixto Lezcano .400
3 Doug DeCinces .391
4 Richie Zisk .390
5 Jerry Mumphrey .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 13
1 Mike Schmidt 13
3 Richie Zisk 10
4 Toby Harrah 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Damaso Garcia 14
2 Tim Raines 14
4 Omar Moreno 13
5 Ryne Sandberg 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.99
2 Rudy May 1.04
3 Steve Carlton 1.53
4 Bob Welch 1.60
5 Tom Underwood 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Moose Haas 5
4 Britt Burns 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 47
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Steve Carlton 41
4 Bob Welch 39
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 Ron Reed 6
3 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .339
2 Cecil Cooper .337
3 Toby Harrah .334
4 Tom Paciorek .322
5 2 tied .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
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 115
3 Eddie Murray 111
4 Greg Luzinski 109
5 Gary Carter 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 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.27
2 Don Sutton 2.64
3 Mike Krukow 2.64
4 Steve Carlton 2.77
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Larry Gura 20
3 Scott McGregor 19
3 Steve Rogers 19
5 9 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 273
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