On This Day

Sunday, September 12, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 84 59 .587 --
Orioles 80 61 .567 3.0
Red Sox 79 62 .560 4.0
Yankees 73 68 .518 10.0
Tigers 72 69 .511 11.0
Indians 68 73 .482 15.0
Blue Jays 65 78 .455 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 81 61 .570 --
Angels 80 62 .563 1.0
White Sox 76 65 .539 4.5
Mariners 67 74 .475 13.5
Athletics 60 83 .420 21.5
Rangers 57 85 .401 24.0
Twins 50 92 .352 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 79 62 .560 --
Phillies 79 63 .556 0.5
Expos 77 65 .542 2.5
Pirates 76 66 .535 3.5
Cubs 61 82 .427 19.0
Mets 56 84 .400 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 80 63 .559 --
Dodgers 80 64 .556 0.5
Giants 74 68 .521 5.5
Padres 74 69 .517 6.0
Astros 65 78 .455 15.0
Reds 53 90 .371 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Warren Cromartie 4
2 Willie Aikens 3
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Doug Flynn 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bruce Bochy 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 4
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Chris Speier 4
4 Gary Allenson 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dickie Thon 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Tom Brunansky 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.67
2 Rick Camp 1.00
2 LaMarr Hoyt 1.00
4 Greg Harris 0.90
5 Brad Havens 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Harris 9
2 Brad Havens 6
2 LaMarr Hoyt 6
2 Rick Sutcliffe 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Bob Owchinko 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .337
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Robin Yount .324
4 Bill Madlock .320
5 Damaso Garcia .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 36
2 Dale Murphy 35
3 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Gorman Thomas 34
5 Mike Schmidt 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 120
2 Cecil Cooper 110
3 Andre Thornton 109
4 Dale Murphy 106
5 Gorman Thomas 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 66
3 Lonnie Smith 63
4 Omar Moreno 55
5 Mookie Wilson 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.25
2 Joe Niekro 2.63
3 Joaquin Andujar 2.66
4 Bill Laskey 2.73
5 John Candelaria 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
2 Larry Gura 17
2 Steve Rogers 17
2 Fernando Valenzuela 17
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 241
2 Steve Carlton 227
3 Nolan Ryan 217
4 Floyd Bannister 178
5 Fernando Valenzuela 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Howard Johnson .438
2 Greg Luzinski .435
3 Keith Hernandez .434
4 Mike Schmidt .415
4 Gary Ward .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 9
2 Brian Downing 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Cecil Cooper 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 20
2 Cecil Cooper 17
3 Steve Garvey 16
4 Brian Downing 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 8
1 Lonnie Smith 8
3 Andre Dawson 6
3 Paul Molitor 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 0.00
2 Al Holland 0.63
3 Jeff Reardon 0.75
4 Ed Whitson 0.83
5 Joaquin Andujar 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Steve Bedrosian 22
4 Fernando Valenzuela 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .409
2 Bill Madlock .398
3 Keith Hernandez .398
4 Bill Buckner .393
5 Al Oliver .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 13
2 Eddie Murray 11
3 Brian Downing 9
3 Dwight Evans 9
3 Jason Thompson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 34
2 Bill Buckner 29
2 Dave Winfield 29
4 Bob Horner 28
5 Brian Downing 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Mookie Wilson 15
3 Lonnie Smith 14
4 Paul Molitor 13
4 Tim Raines 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Breining 1.19
2 Albert Williams 1.32
3 Joe Niekro 1.41
4 Richard Dotson 1.45
5 Steve Rogers 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Richard Dotson 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 47
2 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Fernando Valenzuela 41
4 Dave Righetti 40
5 Steve Carlton 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .334
2 Lonnie Smith .332
3 Al Oliver .328
4 Robin Yount .327
5 Cecil Cooper .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Dave Kingman 39
2 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Dale Murphy 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 126
2 Cecil Cooper 123
3 Gorman Thomas 114
4 Andre Thornton 113
5 3 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 135
2 Lonnie Smith 70
3 Tim Raines 69
4 Omar Moreno 62
5 Mookie Wilson 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.28
2 Joe Niekro 2.57
3 Joaquin Andujar 2.68
4 Bill Laskey 2.73
5 Mario Soto 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Steve Rogers 20
3 Larry Gura 19
3 Pete Vuckovich 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 274
2 Mario Soto 268
3 Nolan Ryan 249
4 Floyd Bannister 205
5 Fernando Valenzuela 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
1 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Rollie Fingers 34
4 Greg Minton 33
5 Rich Gossage 28