On This Day

Friday, September 3, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 79 55 .590 --
Red Sox 75 58 .564 3.5
Orioles 74 58 .561 4.0
Tigers 69 64 .519 9.5
Yankees 67 65 .508 11.0
Indians 63 69 .477 15.0
Blue Jays 61 74 .452 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 56 .582 --
Angels 76 58 .567 2.0
White Sox 71 62 .534 6.5
Mariners 62 71 .466 15.5
Athletics 58 77 .430 20.5
Rangers 52 81 .391 25.5
Twins 48 85 .361 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 76 57 .571 --
Phillies 74 60 .552 2.5
Pirates 71 63 .530 5.5
Expos 71 63 .530 5.5
Cubs 59 76 .437 18.0
Mets 51 81 .386 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 76 58 .567 --
Dodgers 74 61 .548 2.5
Padres 70 65 .519 6.5
Giants 67 67 .500 9.0
Astros 63 71 .470 13.0
Reds 52 82 .388 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 George Wright 4
4 Al Cowens 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Todd Cruz 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Gary Gray 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 3
1 Todd Cruz 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 Reid Nichols 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Berra 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 6.00
2 Atlee Hammaker 1.20
3 Mike Flanagan 0.86
4 Bud Anderson 0.83
5 Jerry Ujdur 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Anderson 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Jerry Ujdur 9
3 Charlie Lea 7
3 Rick Ownbey 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Tom Brennan 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Brad Lesley 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .344
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Robin Yount .326
4 Toby Harrah .321
5 Bill Madlock .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 34
2 Reggie Jackson 33
3 Dale Murphy 32
4 Dave Kingman 31
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 114
2 Andre Thornton 103
3 Cecil Cooper 98
3 Dale Murphy 98
5 Gorman Thomas 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 63
3 Lonnie Smith 57
4 Omar Moreno 55
5 Mookie Wilson 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.30
2 Mario Soto 2.62
3 John Candelaria 2.64
4 Bill Laskey 2.64
5 Joe Niekro 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 18
2 Larry Gura 17
2 Fernando Valenzuela 17
4 Don Robinson 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 230
2 Steve Carlton 223
3 Nolan Ryan 200
4 Floyd Bannister 162
5 Fernando Valenzuela 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
5 Gene Garber 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bump Wills .452
2 George Brett .432
3 Ken Griffey .417
4 Gary Ward .413
5 2 tied .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 6
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Reggie Jackson 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
1 Jason Thompson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
2 Brian Downing 16
2 Dale Murphy 16
4 Bob Horner 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Paul Molitor 8
3 Tim Raines 7
3 Claudell Washington 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rod Scurry 0.00
2 Dan Petry 0.60
3 Joe Niekro 0.67
4 Steve Rogers 0.78
5 Dave Dravecky 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Rick Camp 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Jerry Ujdur 23
4 Dave Righetti 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Rod Scurry 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .419
2 George Brett .403
3 Bill Buckner .400
4 Bill Madlock .386
5 Al Oliver .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
1 Jason Thompson 10
4 Eddie Murray 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 34
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Dave Winfield 26
4 Tony Armas 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Tim Raines 17
2 Mookie Wilson 17
4 Damaso Garcia 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Breining 1.01
2 Richard Dotson 1.49
3 Joe Niekro 1.66
4 Dave Dravecky 1.86
5 Bob Shirley 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Richard Dotson 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Larry Gura 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 45
2 Mario Soto 44
3 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Dave Righetti 41
5 Charlie Lea 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Gene Garber 8
2 Lee Smith 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .345
2 Lonnie Smith .331
3 Eddie Murray .330
4 Robin Yount .324
5 George Brett .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 39
2 Dale Murphy 38
2 Gorman Thomas 38
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Jason Thompson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 121
2 Cecil Cooper 119
3 Bill Buckner 115
4 Eddie Murray 113
5 3 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 140
2 Tim Raines 69
3 Lonnie Smith 68
4 Omar Moreno 64
5 Mookie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.32
2 Mike Krukow 2.52
3 Joe Niekro 2.63
3 Mario Soto 2.63
5 John Candelaria 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Larry Gura 19
2 Fernando Valenzuela 19
2 Pete Vuckovich 19
5 6 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 279
2 Mario Soto 271
3 Nolan Ryan 242
4 Floyd Bannister 198
5 Fernando Valenzuela 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
1 Dan Quisenberry 37
1 Bruce Sutter 37
4 Rich Gossage 31
4 Greg Minton 31