On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 83 56 .597 --
Orioles 78 59 .569 4.0
Red Sox 77 61 .558 5.5
Tigers 71 67 .514 11.5
Yankees 70 67 .511 12.0
Indians 66 71 .482 16.0
Blue Jays 65 75 .464 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 79 60 .568 --
Angels 77 62 .554 2.0
White Sox 74 64 .536 4.5
Mariners 65 73 .471 13.5
Athletics 59 81 .421 20.5
Rangers 56 83 .403 23.0
Twins 49 90 .353 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 78 60 .565 --
Phillies 78 61 .561 0.5
Pirates 74 65 .532 4.5
Expos 74 65 .532 4.5
Cubs 61 79 .436 18.0
Mets 54 83 .394 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 77 62 .554 --
Dodgers 77 63 .550 0.5
Padres 73 67 .521 4.5
Giants 71 68 .511 6.0
Astros 65 74 .468 12.0
Reds 52 87 .374 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Claudell Washington 5
2 Dale Berra 4
2 Chet Lemon 4
2 Rafael Ramirez 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Dale Berra 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Hodges 4
1 Dave Kingman 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
4 Cecil Cooper 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 2
1 Gary Redus 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Doug DeCinces 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.33
2 John Tudor 1.12
3 Vida Blue 1.00
4 Jim Beattie 0.88
5 Richard Dotson 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Tudor 9
2 Jim Beattie 7
2 Richard Dotson 7
2 Joe Niekro 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Paul Mirabella 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .335
2 Al Oliver .331
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Toby Harrah .322
5 Bill Madlock .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 34
1 Dave Kingman 34
1 Dale Murphy 34
1 Gorman Thomas 34
5 Mike Schmidt 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 118
2 Andre Thornton 107
3 Cecil Cooper 106
4 Dale Murphy 103
5 Gorman Thomas 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 65
3 Lonnie Smith 62
4 Omar Moreno 55
5 Mookie Wilson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.25
2 Joe Niekro 2.63
3 John Candelaria 2.64
4 Bill Laskey 2.65
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
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 227
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 Keith Hernandez .442
2 Wade Boggs .426
3 Ron Hodges .417
4 Terry Kennedy .400
5 Reid Nichols .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Downing 7
1 Dave Winfield 7
3 Dwight Evans 6
3 Eddie Murray 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 21
2 Eddie Murray 17
3 Cecil Cooper 16
4 Bob Horner 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 8
2 Andre Dawson 7
2 Pedro Guerrero 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.00
1 Tommy Boggs 0.00
3 Larry McWilliams 0.56
4 Jeff Reardon 0.63
5 Kevin Hickey 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 4
1 Mike Flanagan 4
3 Vida Blue 3
3 Mike Caldwell 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Mario Soto 23
3 Fernando Valenzuela 23
5 Fred Breining 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
4 Gene Garber 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .404
2 Bill Buckner .398
3 George Brett .386
4 Bill Madlock .379
5 Al Oliver .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 12
2 Eddie Murray 10
2 Jason Thompson 10
4 Brian Downing 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 31
2 Eddie Murray 30
3 Garry Maddox 28
4 Brian Downing 27
4 Dale Murphy 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Mookie Wilson 15
3 Tim Raines 14
3 Lonnie Smith 14
5 Damaso Garcia 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Breining 1.10
2 Joe Niekro 1.41
3 Richard Dotson 1.43
4 Albert Williams 1.65
5 Steve Rogers 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Larry Gura 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 44
2 Fernando Valenzuela 43
3 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Mario Soto 42
5 Dave Righetti 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 Greg Minton 7
3 Jeff Reardon 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .333
2 Lonnie Smith .333
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Toby Harrah .328
5 Carney Lansford .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Dave Kingman 37
4 Gorman Thomas 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 124
2 Cecil Cooper 123
3 Eddie Murray 114
4 Dale Murphy 113
4 Gorman Thomas 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 137
2 Tim Raines 69
2 Lonnie Smith 69
4 Omar Moreno 62
5 Mookie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.27
2 Don Sutton 2.57
3 Joe Niekro 2.57
4 John Candelaria 2.64
5 Bill Laskey 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Larry Gura 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
2 Pete Vuckovich 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 277
2 Mario Soto 271
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Floyd Bannister 202
5 Fernando Valenzuela 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
1 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Rollie Fingers 35
4 Greg Minton 32
5 Rich Gossage 29