On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 65 46 .586 --
Red Sox 61 51 .545 4.5
Orioles 59 52 .532 6.0
Tigers 58 55 .513 8.0
Yankees 55 55 .500 9.5
Blue Jays 55 58 .487 11.0
Indians 54 57 .486 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 64 48 .571 --
Royals 64 48 .571 0.0
White Sox 60 51 .541 3.5
Mariners 56 57 .496 8.5
Athletics 50 65 .435 15.5
Rangers 44 67 .396 19.5
Twins 39 74 .345 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 64 48 .571 --
Cardinals 63 49 .563 1.0
Pirates 59 53 .527 5.0
Expos 58 53 .523 5.5
Mets 48 63 .432 15.5
Cubs 48 67 .417 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 51 .557 --
Braves 62 50 .554 0.5
Padres 60 54 .526 3.5
Giants 60 55 .522 4.0
Astros 51 62 .451 12.0
Reds 41 73 .360 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Tom Brookens 3
1 Lee Lacy 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 4
2 Garry Maddox 3
2 Ben Oglivie 3
4 Tony Armas 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Damaso Garcia 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Lee Lacy 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.50
2 Charlie Lea 1.00
3 Dave Righetti 0.78
4 Eric Show 0.75
5 Richard Dotson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Don Hood 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 7
2 Floyd Bannister 6
2 Charlie Lea 6
2 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Eric Show 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Brad Lesley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .347
2 Toby Harrah .336
3 Cecil Cooper .324
4 Robin Yount .321
5 Damaso Garcia .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 29
2 Dave Kingman 28
2 Gorman Thomas 28
4 Reggie Jackson 26
5 Andre Thornton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 97
2 Cecil Cooper 87
2 Andre Thornton 87
4 Greg Luzinski 79
4 Dale Murphy 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Omar Moreno 51
2 Tim Raines 51
4 Lonnie Smith 48
5 Bob Dernier 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.45
2 Bill Laskey 2.52
3 John Candelaria 2.54
4 Mario Soto 2.55
5 Mike Krukow 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
2 Fernando Valenzuela 15
3 Steve Rogers 14
4 Britt Burns 13
4 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 194
2 Steve Carlton 188
3 Nolan Ryan 172
4 Floyd Bannister 141
5 Fernando Valenzuela 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
1 Dan Quisenberry 26
3 Rich Gossage 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 Bill Caudill 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .521
2 Reggie Smith .449
3 Lou Whitaker .437
4 Ron Jackson .432
5 Ron Hassey .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 11
2 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Dwight Evans 6
3 Dave Hostetler 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 20
2 Dwight Evans 17
3 Dave Hostetler 16
3 Mike Schmidt 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Mookie Wilson 9
3 Tim Raines 8
3 Ryne Sandberg 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 0.00
2 Jerry Koosman 0.69
2 Dale Murray 0.69
4 Charlie Lea 0.71
5 Bob Welch 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Breining 3
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Rick Sutcliffe 21
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Nolan Ryan 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Dennis Lamp 4
2 Ron Reed 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .416
2 Lou Whitaker .403
3 Richie Zisk .393
4 Sixto Lezcano .372
5 Damaso Garcia .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Doug DeCinces 13
3 Richie Zisk 10
4 Lance Parrish 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 30
2 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Richie Zisk 27
4 Dave Hostetler 26
5 Doug DeCinces 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Damaso Garcia 17
3 Omar Moreno 12
3 Tim Raines 12
3 Ryne Sandberg 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.95
2 John Candelaria 0.99
3 Nolan Ryan 1.52
4 Steve Carlton 1.53
5 Rudy May 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
4 Britt Burns 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Steve Carlton 41
2 Mario Soto 41
4 Britt Burns 34
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 Ron Reed 6
5 Kent Tekulve 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .342
2 Cecil Cooper .340
3 Toby Harrah .335
4 Damaso Garcia .324
5 Tom Paciorek .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Dale Murphy 36
3 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Dave Kingman 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 126
2 Hal McRae 115
3 Greg Luzinski 111
4 Eddie Murray 110
4 Ben Oglivie 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 129
2 Tim Raines 72
3 Omar Moreno 71
4 Lonnie Smith 60
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.32
2 Don Sutton 2.59
3 Mike Krukow 2.67
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.73
5 Steve Carlton 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Larry Gura 20
3 Scott McGregor 19
3 Steve Rogers 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 273
2 Mario Soto 259
3 Nolan Ryan 236
4 Fernando Valenzuela 204
5 Len Barker 181

Saves

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