On This Day

Monday, August 30, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 76 53 .589 --
Red Sox 72 58 .554 4.5
Orioles 71 58 .550 5.0
Tigers 66 63 .512 10.0
Yankees 66 63 .512 10.0
Indians 61 66 .480 14.0
Blue Jays 61 71 .462 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 54 .588 --
Angels 74 56 .569 2.5
White Sox 67 62 .519 9.0
Mariners 62 68 .477 14.5
Athletics 58 74 .439 19.5
Rangers 50 79 .388 26.0
Twins 47 83 .362 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 75 55 .577 --
Phillies 73 58 .557 2.5
Expos 70 61 .534 5.5
Pirates 69 62 .527 6.5
Cubs 58 74 .439 18.0
Mets 50 79 .388 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 73 58 .557 --
Dodgers 73 59 .553 0.5
Padres 68 64 .515 5.5
Giants 65 66 .496 8.0
Astros 62 69 .473 11.0
Reds 50 81 .382 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Manny Trillo 5
3 Glenn Hubbard 4
3 Willie Wilson 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 4
2 Wade Boggs 3
2 Bob Watson 3
2 Dave Winfield 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 Tim Raines 2
5 22 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry McWilliams 1.50
2 Storm Davis 1.14
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.00
4 Bob Stoddard 0.83
5 Dick Ruthven 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Storm Davis 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Storm Davis 8
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
3 Larry McWilliams 6
3 Pete Vuckovich 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .348
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Robin Yount .328
4 Toby Harrah .324
5 Damaso Garcia .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 34
2 Dale Murphy 32
3 Reggie Jackson 31
3 Dave Kingman 31
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 114
2 Andre Thornton 101
3 Cecil Cooper 96
3 Dale Murphy 96
5 Gorman Thomas 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 123
2 Tim Raines 62
3 Lonnie Smith 56
4 Omar Moreno 55
5 Mookie Wilson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.30
2 Bill Laskey 2.55
3 Mario Soto 2.63
4 John Candelaria 2.64
5 Mike Krukow 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 17
1 Larry Gura 17
1 Fernando Valenzuela 17
4 Steve Rogers 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 221
2 Steve Carlton 211
3 Nolan Ryan 191
4 Floyd Bannister 158
5 Fernando Valenzuela 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 31
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
5 Gene Garber 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .481
2 Bump Wills .425
3 Robin Yount .411
4 Buddy Bell .407
5 Rick Manning .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 7
1 Dave Winfield 7
3 Dwight Evans 6
4 Cal Ripken 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 22
2 Bill Buckner 18
3 Garry Maddox 16
3 Hal McRae 16
3 Dave Winfield 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Tim Raines 8
3 Paul Molitor 7
3 Claudell Washington 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rod Scurry 0.00
2 Tom Burgmeier 0.61
3 Joe Niekro 0.68
4 Albert Williams 0.73
5 Steve Rogers 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Dave Righetti 25
3 Fernando Valenzuela 21
4 Charlie Lea 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .408
2 Doug DeCinces .406
3 Al Oliver .403
4 Wade Boggs .400
5 Glenn Wilson .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 11
1 Dwight Evans 11
3 Eddie Murray 10
3 Mike Schmidt 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 35
2 Tony Armas 28
2 Doug DeCinces 28
4 Dwight Evans 27
4 Mike Schmidt 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Mookie Wilson 19
3 Tim Raines 17
4 Damaso Garcia 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Richard Dotson 1.68
2 Dave Dravecky 1.76
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.04
4 Joe Niekro 2.06
5 Dan Petry 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Larry Gura 5
4 John Candelaria 4
4 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 45
2 Fernando Valenzuela 44
3 Dave Righetti 42
4 Nolan Ryan 39
5 Bob Welch 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Greg Minton 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .351
2 Toby Harrah .329
3 Lonnie Smith .329
4 Cecil Cooper .326
5 Eddie Murray .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 39
2 Dale Murphy 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Gorman Thomas 38
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 122
2 Cecil Cooper 121
3 Bill Buckner 115
4 Eddie Murray 113
5 Gorman Thomas 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 139
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Lonnie Smith 68
4 Omar Moreno 66
5 Mookie Wilson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.32
2 Mike Krukow 2.50
3 Bill Laskey 2.55
4 Don Sutton 2.62
5 John Candelaria 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Larry Gura 20
1 Pete Vuckovich 20
4 Jack Morris 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 271
2 Mario Soto 267
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 198
5 Floyd Bannister 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 39
2 Bruce Sutter 38
3 Dan Quisenberry 36
4 Rich Gossage 31
5 Greg Minton 30