On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 67 46 .593 --
Red Sox 61 51 .545 5.5
Orioles 59 52 .532 7.0
Tigers 58 55 .513 9.0
Yankees 55 56 .495 11.0
Indians 54 57 .486 12.0
Blue Jays 55 60 .478 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 48 .575 --
Royals 64 48 .571 0.5
White Sox 61 51 .545 3.5
Mariners 56 57 .496 9.0
Athletics 50 65 .435 16.0
Rangers 44 67 .396 20.0
Twins 39 75 .342 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 64 49 .566 --
Phillies 64 50 .561 0.5
Expos 60 53 .531 4.0
Pirates 59 54 .522 5.0
Mets 48 64 .429 15.5
Cubs 49 67 .422 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 51 .560 --
Braves 62 51 .549 1.5
Padres 61 54 .530 3.5
Giants 60 56 .517 5.0
Astros 51 62 .451 12.5
Reds 41 73 .360 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joel Youngblood 5
2 Barry Bonnell 4
2 Steve Henderson 4
2 Al Oliver 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 2
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 Leon Durham 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 5
2 Steve Henderson 4
2 Gorman Thomas 4
4 Ron Cey 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Rafael Ramirez 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Barry Bonnell 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Viola 2.00
2 Ed Farmer 0.83
3 Bob McClure 0.80
4 Ray Burris 0.75
5 Luis Tiant 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Viola 10
2 Ray Burris 6
3 Ed Farmer 5
3 Bob Walk 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Luis Sanchez 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 30
2 Dale Murphy 29
3 Dave Kingman 28
4 Reggie Jackson 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 97
2 Cecil Cooper 87
2 Andre Thornton 87
4 Gorman Thomas 82
5 Dale Murphy 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Tim Raines 53
3 Omar Moreno 51
4 Lonnie Smith 49
5 2 tied 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 27
2 Dan Quisenberry 26
3 Bruce Sutter 23
4 Rich Gossage 22
5 Bill Caudill 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .510
2 Reggie Smith .469
3 Lou Whitaker .424
4 Ron Hassey .407
5 Ryne Sandberg .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 12
2 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Dave Hostetler 6
4 Tony Armas 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 21
2 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Dave Hostetler 16
3 Gorman Thomas 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Tim Raines 10
3 Damaso Garcia 8
3 Mookie Wilson 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Stewart 0.52
2 Dale Murray 0.66
3 Charlie Lea 0.71
4 Bob Welch 0.75
5 Jerry Koosman 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Nolan Ryan 20
3 Jim Beattie 19
3 Don Sutton 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Dennis Lamp 4
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .413
2 Lou Whitaker .403
3 Richie Zisk .393
4 Sixto Lezcano .363
5 Reggie Smith .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Doug DeCinces 14
3 Richie Zisk 10
4 Lance Parrish 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 30
1 Mike Schmidt 30
3 Richie Zisk 27
4 Dave Hostetler 26
4 Gorman Thomas 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Damaso Garcia 18
3 Tim Raines 14
4 Omar Moreno 12
4 Ryne Sandberg 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.95
2 John Candelaria 0.99
3 Dale Murray 1.37
4 Rudy May 1.50
5 Nolan Ryan 1.52

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 9
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 Ron Reed 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .342
2 Toby Harrah .336
3 Cecil Cooper .333
4 Damaso Garcia .325
5 Lonnie Smith .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Dale Murphy 36
2 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Reggie Jackson 35
4 Dave Kingman 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 123
2 Hal McRae 115
3 Greg Luzinski 110
3 Eddie Murray 110
3 Ben Oglivie 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 129
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Omar Moreno 71
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.32
2 Don Sutton 2.59
3 Mario Soto 2.67
4 Mike Krukow 2.67
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.68

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 257
3 Nolan Ryan 236
4 Fernando Valenzuela 201
5 Len Barker 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 43
2 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Dan Quisenberry 35
4 Neil Allen 30
4 Greg Minton 30