On This Day

Wednesday, August 25, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 73 51 .589 --
Red Sox 68 56 .548 5.0
Orioles 66 57 .537 6.5
Tigers 64 61 .512 9.5
Yankees 63 61 .508 10.0
Indians 61 62 .496 11.5
Blue Jays 59 68 .465 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 53 .576 --
Royals 72 54 .571 0.5
White Sox 66 59 .528 6.0
Mariners 59 66 .472 13.0
Athletics 57 70 .449 16.0
Rangers 49 74 .398 22.0
Twins 44 81 .352 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 54 .571 --
Phillies 70 56 .556 2.0
Pirates 67 60 .528 5.5
Expos 66 60 .524 6.0
Cubs 57 72 .442 16.5
Mets 50 75 .400 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 57 .555 --
Braves 69 57 .548 1.0
Padres 66 62 .516 5.0
Giants 64 64 .500 7.0
Astros 60 66 .476 10.0
Reds 49 78 .386 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garry Maddox 5
2 Gary Matthews 4
3 Rick Dempsey 3
3 Leon Durham 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 2
1 Graig Nettles 2
3 Ken Griffey 1
3 Art Howe 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 5
2 Gary Matthews 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
4 Ken Griffey 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Len Barker 1.29
2 Steve Rogers 1.20
3 Shane Rawley 0.80
4 Manny Sarmiento 0.70
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Randy Martz 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 9
2 Manny Sarmiento 7
3 Steve Rogers 6
4 Ron Reed 5
4 Don Sutton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lesley 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Bert Roberge 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .339
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Robin Yount .326
4 Toby Harrah .326
5 Hal McRae .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 32
2 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Dale Murphy 31
4 Dave Kingman 30
5 3 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 112
2 Andre Thornton 98
3 Dale Murphy 93
4 Cecil Cooper 90
5 Gorman Thomas 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 117
2 Tim Raines 58
3 Lonnie Smith 55
4 Omar Moreno 53
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.33
2 Bill Laskey 2.53
3 John Candelaria 2.58
4 Mario Soto 2.76
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 17
2 Steve Carlton 16
2 Larry Gura 16
4 Pete Vuckovich 15
4 Bob Welch 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 213
2 Steve Carlton 200
3 Nolan Ryan 184
4 Floyd Bannister 153
5 Fernando Valenzuela 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 29
2 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Rich Gossage 28
4 Bruce Sutter 27
5 Gene Garber 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .453
2 Al Oliver .452
3 Larry Parrish .434
4 Dave Concepcion .417
4 Lee Lacy .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Jason Thompson 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Gary Carter 4
3 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 22
2 Garry Maddox 18
3 Steve Kemp 16
4 Tony Armas 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Damaso Garcia 10
3 Miguel Dilone 8
4 Paul Molitor 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
2 Fred Breining 0.51
3 Jim Beattie 0.60
4 Bill Campbell 0.66
5 Dan Quisenberry 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 24
2 Don Robinson 21
2 John Tudor 21
4 Richard Dotson 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Lee Smith 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .393
2 Al Oliver .388
3 Bill Buckner .384
4 Willie McGee .384
5 Rod Carew .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 12
1 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Dwight Evans 9
3 Bob Horner 9
3 Gorman Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 32
2 Doug DeCinces 29
3 Fred Lynn 27
3 Hal McRae 27
3 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Damaso Garcia 18
3 Mookie Wilson 17
4 Tim Raines 16
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Righetti 0.77
2 Dan Quisenberry 1.08
3 Bill Laskey 1.66
4 Dave Dravecky 1.72
5 Jerry Koosman 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 5
1 Larry Gura 5
1 Bill Laskey 5
1 Bob Welch 5
5 20 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 46
2 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Fernando Valenzuela 41
4 Larry McWilliams 36
4 Don Sutton 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Lee Smith 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .342
2 Toby Harrah .331
3 Lonnie Smith .326
4 Cecil Cooper .325
5 Carney Lansford .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Dale Murphy 37
2 Mike Schmidt 37
4 Gorman Thomas 36
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 125
2 Cecil Cooper 119
3 Bill Buckner 116
4 Gary Carter 114
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 135
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Lonnie Smith 67
4 Omar Moreno 66
5 Mookie Wilson 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.26
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.58
3 Mike Krukow 2.62
4 Don Sutton 2.68
5 Jim Beattie 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 20
1 Fernando Valenzuela 20
1 Pete Vuckovich 20
1 Bob Welch 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 262
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 200
5 Floyd Bannister 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 39
2 Bruce Sutter 37
3 Dan Quisenberry 35
4 Rich Gossage 31
5 Greg Minton 29