On This Day

Monday, September 6, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 81 56 .591 --
Orioles 77 58 .570 3.0
Red Sox 77 59 .566 3.5
Tigers 71 65 .522 9.5
Yankees 69 66 .511 11.0
Indians 64 71 .474 16.0
Blue Jays 63 75 .457 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 59 .569 --
Angels 77 60 .562 1.0
White Sox 72 64 .529 5.5
Mariners 64 72 .471 13.5
Athletics 59 79 .428 19.5
Rangers 55 82 .401 23.0
Twins 48 89 .350 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 59 .566 --
Phillies 76 61 .555 1.5
Pirates 73 64 .533 4.5
Expos 73 64 .533 4.5
Cubs 61 77 .442 17.0
Mets 53 82 .393 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 76 61 .555 --
Dodgers 76 62 .551 0.5
Padres 72 66 .522 4.5
Giants 70 67 .511 6.0
Astros 63 74 .460 13.0
Reds 52 85 .380 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Terry Bogener 3
2 Tom Brunansky 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Benny Ayala 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 5
1 Steve Garvey 5
1 Jim Rice 5
4 Jim Sundberg 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Todd Cruz 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Dave Edler 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Boggs 2.00
2 Dave Stieb 1.80
3 Floyd Bannister 1.40
4 Pete Falcone 0.75
4 Scott McGregor 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 9
2 Floyd Bannister 7
2 Doc Medich 7
4 Pete Falcone 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Lee Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .339
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Robin Yount .327
4 Toby Harrah .319
5 Damaso Garcia .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 34
1 Gorman Thomas 34
3 Dave Kingman 33
4 Dale Murphy 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 116
2 Andre Thornton 106
3 Cecil Cooper 100
4 Dale Murphy 99
5 Gorman Thomas 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 63
3 Lonnie Smith 62
4 Omar Moreno 55
5 Mookie Wilson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.25
2 John Candelaria 2.64
3 Bill Laskey 2.65
4 Joe Niekro 2.70
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 18
2 Larry Gura 17
2 Fernando Valenzuela 17
4 Steve Rogers 16
4 Pete Vuckovich 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 236
2 Steve Carlton 223
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Floyd Bannister 169
5 Fernando Valenzuela 166

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 .485
2 Pedro Guerrero .420
3 Keith Hernandez .400
4 Robin Yount .393
5 Bill Buckner .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Downing 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
1 Jason Thompson 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 20
2 Eddie Murray 17
3 Bob Horner 15
3 Dave Winfield 15
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Lonnie Smith 9
3 Andre Dawson 7
3 Mookie Wilson 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rod Scurry 0.00
1 Tommy Boggs 0.00
3 Jim Palmer 0.35
4 Dan Petry 0.60
5 2 tied 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Rick Camp 3
2 Storm Davis 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Mario Soto 23
3 Fernando Valenzuela 23
5 Fred Breining 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .407
2 Carney Lansford .404
3 Ellis Valentine .388
4 Al Oliver .386
5 Keith Hernandez .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 11
2 Eddie Murray 10
3 Dwight Evans 9
3 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Jason Thompson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 32
2 Eddie Murray 28
3 Tony Armas 27
3 Dave Winfield 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Mookie Wilson 17
3 Lonnie Smith 14
4 Damaso Garcia 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Breining 1.01
2 Richard Dotson 1.23
3 Joe Niekro 1.66
4 Albert Williams 1.69
5 Steve Rogers 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 Tommy John 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 50
2 Fernando Valenzuela 43
3 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Dave Righetti 41
5 Steve Carlton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Lee Smith 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .339
2 Lonnie Smith .332
3 Robin Yount .326
4 Eddie Murray .324
5 Toby Harrah .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Dale Murphy 38
3 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Gorman Thomas 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 123
2 Cecil Cooper 119
3 Eddie Murray 115
4 Bill Buckner 112
4 3 others tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 138
2 Lonnie Smith 69
3 Tim Raines 68
4 Omar Moreno 64
5 Mookie Wilson 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.27
2 Joe Niekro 2.63
3 John Candelaria 2.64
4 Bill Laskey 2.65
5 Don Sutton 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Larry Gura 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
2 Fernando Valenzuela 19
2 Pete Vuckovich 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 273
2 Mario Soto 271
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Floyd Bannister 202
4 Fernando Valenzuela 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
1 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Rollie Fingers 35
4 Greg Minton 32
5 Rich Gossage 30