On This Day

Wednesday, September 15, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 86 60 .589 --
Orioles 84 61 .579 1.5
Red Sox 80 65 .552 5.5
Tigers 73 71 .507 12.0
Yankees 73 72 .503 12.5
Indians 71 74 .490 14.5
Blue Jays 67 78 .462 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 61 .579 --
Angels 82 63 .566 2.0
White Sox 77 67 .535 6.5
Mariners 67 77 .465 16.5
Athletics 60 85 .414 24.0
Rangers 57 88 .393 27.0
Twins 53 92 .366 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 63 .563 --
Phillies 80 65 .552 1.5
Expos 79 65 .549 2.0
Pirates 77 68 .531 4.5
Cubs 63 83 .432 19.0
Mets 56 86 .394 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 64 .565 --
Braves 80 66 .548 2.5
Giants 76 69 .524 6.0
Padres 74 72 .507 8.5
Astros 68 78 .466 14.5
Reds 54 92 .370 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 5
2 Mike Davis 4
2 Gary Gaetti 4
2 Lonnie Smith 4
2 Lou Whitaker 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Smalley 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
2 George Hendrick 4
2 Lloyd Moseby 4
2 Roy Smalley 4
2 Chris Speier 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Leal 1.40
2 Joaquin Andujar 1.00
2 Renie Martin 1.00
4 Bob Shirley 0.89
5 Bobby Castillo 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shirley 8
2 Luis Leal 7
2 Rick Ownbey 7
2 Pete Vuckovich 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dwight Bernard 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .340
2 Al Oliver .336
3 Robin Yount .326
4 Bill Madlock .320
5 Lonnie Smith .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 36
2 Dale Murphy 35
2 Gorman Thomas 35
4 Reggie Jackson 34
4 Dave Winfield 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 122
2 Andre Thornton 112
3 Cecil Cooper 110
4 Dale Murphy 106
5 Dave Winfield 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 69
3 Lonnie Smith 64
4 Omar Moreno 56
5 Mookie Wilson 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.31
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.56
3 Joe Niekro 2.61
4 Bill Laskey 2.73
5 Mario Soto 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 18
3 Larry Gura 17
3 Steve Rogers 17
3 Pete Vuckovich 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 241
2 Steve Carlton 239
3 Nolan Ryan 221
4 Floyd Bannister 178
5 Fernando Valenzuela 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
5 2 tied 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Howard Johnson .500
2 Wade Boggs .418
3 Keith Hernandez .417
4 Jody Davis .405
5 Lonnie Smith .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Smalley 8
1 Dave Winfield 8
3 Brian Downing 5
3 Bob Horner 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Smalley 21
2 Dave Winfield 18
3 Steve Garvey 15
3 Claudell Washington 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 8
2 Tim Raines 7
3 Willie Wilson 6
4 Julio Cruz 5
4 Paul Molitor 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
2 Ed Whitson 0.42
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.62
4 Bruce Kison 0.64
5 Bob Forsch 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Mike Krukow 23
3 John Tudor 22
4 Nolan Ryan 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Reardon 5
2 Dale Murray 4
3 Salome Barojas 3
3 Bill Caudill 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .427
2 Bill Buckner .426
3 Keith Hernandez .398
4 Bill Madlock .379
5 Al Oliver .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 15
2 Eddie Murray 11
3 Brian Downing 9
3 Roy Smalley 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 37
2 Dave Winfield 34
3 Bill Buckner 28
4 Brian Downing 27
4 Bob Horner 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
1 Tim Raines 15
3 Lonnie Smith 13
4 Paul Molitor 12
5 Mookie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Albert Williams 1.04
2 Joe Niekro 1.19
3 Tim Lollar 1.27
4 Fred Breining 1.32
5 Bruce Kison 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Jerry Reuss 6
3 Mike Caldwell 5
3 Richard Dotson 5
3 Albert Williams 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Mario Soto 47
3 Steve Carlton 46
4 Dave Righetti 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Gene Garber 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Greg Minton 6
4 Jeff Reardon 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .341
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Lonnie Smith .334
4 Robin Yount .331
5 Eddie Murray .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 39
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Bob Horner 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 127
2 Cecil Cooper 122
3 Eddie Murray 115
3 Andre Thornton 115
5 Gorman Thomas 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 134
2 Tim Raines 71
3 Lonnie Smith 70
4 Omar Moreno 62
5 Mookie Wilson 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.38
2 Joe Niekro 2.58
3 Joaquin Andujar 2.59
4 Bill Laskey 2.73
5 Mike Krukow 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Larry Gura 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
2 Fernando Valenzuela 19
2 Pete Vuckovich 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 286
2 Mario Soto 268
3 Nolan Ryan 253
4 Floyd Bannister 198
4 Fernando Valenzuela 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
1 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Rollie Fingers 33
4 Greg Minton 32
5 Rich Gossage 28