On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 83 57 .593 --
Orioles 78 60 .565 4.0
Red Sox 77 61 .558 5.0
Tigers 71 67 .514 11.0
Yankees 71 67 .514 11.0
Indians 67 71 .486 15.0
Blue Jays 65 75 .464 18.0

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

No 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

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 78 62 .557 --
Dodgers 77 64 .546 1.5
Padres 74 67 .525 4.5
Giants 72 68 .514 6.0
Astros 65 75 .464 13.0
Reds 52 88 .371 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bergman 4
2 Charlie Moore 3
3 Bruce Benedict 2
3 Cecil Cooper 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Benedict 1
1 Dave Bergman 1
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 Bob Horner 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Benedict 4
2 Ben Oglivie 3
3 Ken Griffey 2
3 Ron Hassey 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Householder 1
1 Ken Landreaux 1
1 Rafael Landestoy 1
1 Max Venable 1
1 Dave Winfield 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tim Lollar 0.67
2 Bruce Berenyi 0.64
3 Mike LaCoss 0.62
4 John Denny 0.60
5 Dennis Martinez 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Anderson 1
1 Tim Lollar 1
1 Rick Mahler 1
1 Renie Martin 1
1 Rudy May 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 7
2 Mike LaCoss 5
3 Steve Bedrosian 4
3 Tim Lollar 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Greg Minton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 34
1 Dave Kingman 34
1 Dale Murphy 34
1 Gorman Thomas 34
5 2 tied 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 100

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 168

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .458
2 Ron Hodges .438
3 Wade Boggs .426
4 Gary Ward .415
5 Greg Luzinski .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 8
2 Brian Downing 7
3 Dwight Evans 6
3 Eddie Murray 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 21
2 Dave Winfield 17
3 Cecil Cooper 16
3 Eddie Murray 16
5 Claudell Washington 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 7
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Tim Raines 7
1 Lonnie Smith 7
1 Mookie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Boggs 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
1 Greg Minton 0.00
4 Larry McWilliams 0.56
5 Jeff Reardon 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Mario Soto 23
4 Fernando Valenzuela 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 5
2 Jeff Reardon 4
3 Steve Bedrosian 3
3 Gene Garber 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .404
2 Bill Madlock .396
3 Al Oliver .383
4 Bill Buckner .381
5 Gary Ward .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 30
2 Bill Buckner 29
3 Garry Maddox 28
4 Brian Downing 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Tim Raines 14
2 Lonnie Smith 14
2 Mookie Wilson 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 Flanagan 5
3 Mike Caldwell 4
3 Mark Clear 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 45
2 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Mario Soto 42
4 Dave Righetti 41
5 Steve Carlton 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
1 Greg Minton 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Jeff Reardon 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .333
2 Lonnie Smith .333
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Toby Harrah .324
5 Al Oliver .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Dale Murphy 39
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Bob Horner 37
4 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 124
2 Cecil Cooper 123
3 Gorman Thomas 114
4 Dale Murphy 113
5 Andre Thornton 111

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 196
4 Fernando Valenzuela 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 35
4 Greg Minton 33
5 Rich Gossage 29