On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 74 51 .592 --
Red Sox 69 57 .548 5.5
Orioles 67 57 .540 6.5
Yankees 64 61 .512 10.0
Tigers 64 62 .508 10.5
Indians 61 62 .496 12.0
Blue Jays 59 69 .461 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 54 .575 --
Royals 73 54 .575 0.0
White Sox 66 59 .528 6.0
Mariners 60 66 .476 12.5
Athletics 57 71 .445 16.5
Rangers 49 75 .395 22.5
Twins 44 82 .349 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 54 .571 --
Phillies 70 56 .556 2.0
Expos 68 60 .531 5.0
Pirates 67 60 .528 5.5
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 68 .469 11.0
Reds 49 78 .386 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doug DeCinces 5
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Gary Carter 3
2 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Eddie Murray 2
1 Gorman Thomas 2
4 Manny Castillo 1
4 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 6
2 Gary Carter 5
2 Eddie Murray 5
4 Brian Downing 4
4 Danny Heep 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dickie Thon 2
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 Phil Garner 1
2 Rickey Henderson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 0.64
1 Nolan Ryan 0.64
3 Bill Gullickson 0.57
4 Mike Torrez 0.42
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jeff Reardon 2
2 Buddy Black 1
2 Mike Caldwell 1
2 Bill Caudill 1
2 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Storm Davis 9
2 Ron Guidry 7
2 Nolan Ryan 7
4 Bob Stanley 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .342
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Robin Yount .329
4 Toby Harrah .326
5 Eddie Murray .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 34
2 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Dale Murphy 31
4 Dave Kingman 30
5 4 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 112
2 Andre Thornton 98
3 Gorman Thomas 94
4 Dale Murphy 93
5 Cecil Cooper 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 118
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 191
4 Floyd Bannister 153
5 Fernando Valenzuela 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 30
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 .483
2 Al Oliver .455
3 Rod Carew .429
4 Bill Madlock .421
5 Dave Concepcion .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Gary Carter 5
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 22
2 Eddie Murray 19
3 Gary Carter 17
4 Gorman Thomas 16
5 6 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Damaso Garcia 8
3 Miguel Dilone 7
3 Paul Molitor 7
3 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
2 Jim Beattie 0.60
3 Dave Righetti 0.61
4 Fred Breining 0.66
4 Bill Campbell 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Mike Proly 3
1 Jeff Reardon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Robinson 21
1 John Tudor 21
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20
3 Frank Viola 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .418
2 Bill Buckner .388
3 Al Oliver .387
4 Willie McGee .384
5 Leon Durham .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 13
2 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Gorman Thomas 11
4 Dwight Evans 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 33
2 Bill Buckner 32
2 Doug DeCinces 32
4 Dwight Evans 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Damaso Garcia 17
2 Mookie Wilson 17
4 Tim Raines 16
5 Dickie Thon 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Righetti 0.77
2 Jerry Koosman 1.38
3 Dave Dravecky 1.72
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.84
5 Bill Laskey 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Richard Dotson 5
1 Larry Gura 5
1 Bob Welch 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Mario Soto 46
3 Larry McWilliams 36
3 Don Sutton 36
3 Fernando Valenzuela 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Lee Smith 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .341
2 Toby Harrah .329
3 Lonnie Smith .326
4 Cecil Cooper .325
5 Carney Lansford .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Gorman Thomas 38
3 Dale Murphy 37
3 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 125
2 Cecil Cooper 119
3 Bill Buckner 114
4 Gary Carter 113
5 Gorman Thomas 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 136
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 36
4 Rich Gossage 31
5 Greg Minton 29