On This Day

Friday, September 17, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 87 60 .592 --
Orioles 85 62 .578 2.0
Red Sox 80 67 .544 7.0
Tigers 75 71 .514 11.5
Yankees 73 74 .497 14.0
Indians 72 74 .493 14.5
Blue Jays 69 78 .469 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 63 .571 --
Angels 82 65 .558 2.0
White Sox 78 67 .538 5.0
Mariners 69 77 .473 14.5
Athletics 60 86 .411 23.5
Rangers 58 89 .395 26.0
Twins 54 93 .367 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 63 .568 --
Phillies 80 66 .548 3.0
Expos 79 67 .541 4.0
Pirates 78 68 .534 5.0
Cubs 64 83 .435 19.5
Mets 57 88 .393 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 64 .568 --
Braves 80 67 .544 3.5
Giants 77 70 .524 6.5
Padres 75 73 .507 9.0
Astros 68 79 .463 15.5
Reds 55 92 .374 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Hendrick 4
1 Robin Yount 4
3 Alan Bannister 3
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Jesse Barfield 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Von Hayes 4
1 Robin Yount 4
3 Steve Garvey 3
3 Brian Harper 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 2
1 Tom Herr 2
1 Lloyd Moseby 2
1 Gary Redus 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 1.50
2 Ed Lynch 1.00
2 Eric Rasmussen 1.00
4 Mike Caldwell 0.75
5 Steve Carlton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Dave Dravecky 1
1 Brad Havens 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 9
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Rick Sutcliffe 6
4 Jim Clancy 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .339
2 Al Oliver .338
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Bill Madlock .320
5 Lonnie Smith .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 37
2 Gorman Thomas 36
3 Dale Murphy 35
3 Dave Winfield 35
5 Reggie Jackson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 122
2 Cecil Cooper 112
2 Andre Thornton 112
4 Dale Murphy 106
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 69
3 Lonnie Smith 64
4 Mookie Wilson 57
5 Omar Moreno 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.31
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.56
3 Joe Niekro 2.61
4 Mario Soto 2.81
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 18
3 Larry Gura 17
3 Jerry Reuss 17
3 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 250
2 Steve Carlton 245
3 Nolan Ryan 221
4 Floyd Bannister 185
5 Fernando Valenzuela 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
4 Greg Minton 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bruce Benedict .438
2 Wade Boggs .431
3 Chet Lemon .412
4 Howard Johnson .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 9
2 Roy Smalley 8
3 Dave Kingman 6
4 Willie Aikens 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Smalley 21
2 Dave Winfield 19
3 Steve Garvey 18
4 Eddie Murray 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 7
1 Lonnie Smith 7
3 Gary Redus 6
3 Willie Wilson 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.00
1 Ed Whitson 0.00
3 Bruce Kison 0.64
4 Albert Williams 0.67
5 Bob Stoddard 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Reuss 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Fred Breining 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Floyd Bannister 27
3 Scott Sanderson 24
4 Dave Stieb 22
4 John Tudor 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 5
2 Greg Minton 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
4 Salome Barojas 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .432
2 Bill Buckner .413
3 Pedro Guerrero .382
4 Keith Hernandez .380
5 Bill Madlock .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 13
2 Eddie Murray 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 Roy Smalley 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 35
2 Dave Winfield 30
3 Bill Buckner 27
4 Brian Downing 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 15
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Lonnie Smith 13
3 Mookie Wilson 13
5 Paul Molitor 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.59
2 Albert Williams 1.04
3 Joe Niekro 1.19
4 Bob Stoddard 1.32
5 Bruce Kison 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
1 Jerry Reuss 6
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 Jim Palmer 5
3 Albert Williams 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 52
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Mario Soto 41
4 Floyd Bannister 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Gene Garber 7
2 Greg Minton 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
5 2 tied 6