On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 68 48 .586 --
Red Sox 63 52 .548 4.5
Orioles 60 54 .526 7.0
Tigers 59 57 .509 9.0
Yankees 56 58 .491 11.0
Blue Jays 57 61 .483 12.0
Indians 55 59 .482 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 66 49 .574 --
Angels 66 50 .569 0.5
White Sox 63 52 .548 3.0
Mariners 58 58 .500 8.5
Athletics 52 66 .441 15.5
Rangers 46 68 .404 19.5
Twins 40 77 .342 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 50 .573 --
Phillies 66 51 .564 1.0
Expos 61 55 .526 5.5
Pirates 60 57 .513 7.0
Mets 50 66 .431 16.5
Cubs 51 69 .425 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 53 .555 --
Braves 63 53 .543 1.5
Padres 63 55 .534 2.5
Giants 62 57 .521 4.0
Astros 53 63 .457 11.5
Reds 42 75 .359 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Hernandez 5
1 Mookie Wilson 5
3 Miguel Dilone 4
3 Larry Parrish 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 2
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Todd Cruz 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 5
2 Todd Cruz 4
2 George Foster 4
2 John Milner 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 3
1 Mookie Wilson 3
3 Damaso Garcia 2
3 Lonnie Smith 2
5 21 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 2.00
2 Britt Burns 1.25
3 Jim Beattie 1.17
4 Bill Laskey 1.00
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 10
2 Jim Beattie 7
2 Fernando Valenzuela 7
4 Britt Burns 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .344
2 Toby Harrah .328
3 Al Oliver .326
4 Damaso Garcia .321
5 Cecil Cooper .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 32
2 Dale Murphy 29
3 Dave Kingman 28
4 Reggie Jackson 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 98
2 Andre Thornton 91
3 Cecil Cooper 87
4 Gorman Thomas 84
5 Al Oliver 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Tim Raines 54
3 Omar Moreno 51
3 Lonnie Smith 51
5 Mookie Wilson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Laskey 2.44
2 Steve Rogers 2.48
3 John Candelaria 2.55
4 Mario Soto 2.55
5 Mike Krukow 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
2 Fernando Valenzuela 15
3 Larry Gura 14
3 LaMarr Hoyt 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 194
2 Steve Carlton 193
3 Nolan Ryan 172
4 Floyd Bannister 141
5 Fernando Valenzuela 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Dan Quisenberry 26
3 Bruce Sutter 24
4 Rich Gossage 23
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .464
2 Lou Whitaker .449
3 Doug DeCinces .423
4 Dusty Baker .407
5 Carney Lansford .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
2 Dave Hostetler 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Gorman Thomas 7
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 18
1 Dave Hostetler 18
1 Lou Whitaker 18
4 Bill Buckner 17
4 Mike Schmidt 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 12
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Damaso Garcia 9
3 Tim Raines 9
5 Miguel Dilone 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Underwood 0.00
2 Bob Welch 0.38
3 Dale Murray 0.66
3 David Palmer 0.66
5 Mark Clear 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Matt Keough 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 5
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .398
2 Lou Whitaker .397
3 Wade Boggs .380
4 Doug DeCinces .380
5 Reggie Smith .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Doug DeCinces 14
3 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Richie Zisk 10
5 Dave Hostetler 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Dave Hostetler 28
2 Fred Lynn 28
2 Gorman Thomas 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Damaso Garcia 21
3 Mookie Wilson 16
4 Tim Raines 15
5 Ryne Sandberg 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.96
2 John Candelaria 1.22
3 Dale Murray 1.32
4 Nolan Ryan 1.52
5 Rudy May 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Bill Laskey 5
1 Steve Mura 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
1 Bob Welch 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Steve Carlton 46
3 Mario Soto 41
4 Bob Welch 40
5 Britt Burns 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .336
2 Toby Harrah .332
3 Cecil Cooper .329
4 Damaso Garcia .326
5 Lonnie Smith .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Dale Murphy 36
2 Gorman Thomas 36
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 122
2 Hal McRae 112
3 Greg Luzinski 111
4 Gary Carter 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 130
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Omar Moreno 70
4 Lonnie Smith 63
5 Mookie Wilson 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.34
2 Don Sutton 2.55
3 Mario Soto 2.67
4 Mike Krukow 2.71
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Larry Gura 20
3 LaMarr Hoyt 19
3 Dave Stieb 19
3 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 273
2 Mario Soto 257
3 Nolan Ryan 233
4 Fernando Valenzuela 208
5 Len Barker 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 35
2 Bruce Sutter 35
4 Greg Minton 32
5 Neil Allen 30