On This Day

Saturday, September 18, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 88 60 .595 --
Orioles 86 62 .581 2.0
Red Sox 81 67 .547 7.0
Tigers 75 72 .510 12.5
Yankees 73 75 .493 15.0
Indians 72 75 .490 15.5
Blue Jays 69 79 .466 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 64 .568 --
Angels 83 65 .561 1.0
White Sox 78 69 .531 5.5
Mariners 69 78 .469 14.5
Athletics 62 86 .419 22.0
Rangers 59 89 .399 25.0
Twins 55 93 .372 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 85 63 .574 --
Phillies 81 66 .551 3.5
Expos 79 68 .537 5.5
Pirates 78 69 .531 6.5
Cubs 65 83 .439 20.0
Mets 57 90 .388 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 65 .564 --
Braves 81 67 .547 2.5
Giants 78 70 .527 5.5
Padres 75 74 .503 9.0
Astros 69 79 .466 14.5
Reds 55 93 .372 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Bob Bailor 4
2 Vance Law 4
2 Bill Madlock 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Oester 2
2 Gary Allenson 1
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 Bruce Bochy 1
2 33 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Jerry Morales 4
1 Tim Wallach 4
4 John Lowenstein 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Richardt 2
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 Darrell Brown 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Falcone 1.60
2 Joe Niekro 1.50
3 Larry Christenson 0.82
4 Bob Welch 0.80
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Chris Codiroli 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Christenson 9
2 Pete Falcone 8
3 Rich Bordi 7
3 Bob McClure 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dwight Bernard 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .338
2 Al Oliver .337
3 Robin Yount .332
4 Bill Madlock .324
5 Damaso Garcia .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 122
2 Cecil Cooper 112
2 Andre Thornton 112
4 Dale Murphy 106
5 Dave Winfield 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.31
2 Joe Niekro 2.51
3 Joaquin Andujar 2.56
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
1 Bruce Sutter 33
3 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Gene Garber 28
4 2 others tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bruce Benedict .452
2 Wade Boggs .421
3 Howard Johnson .419
4 Jody Davis .415
5 Robin Yount .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 10
2 Roy Smalley 8
3 Dave Kingman 6
4 Willie Aikens 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Smalley 21
2 Dave Winfield 19
3 Steve Garvey 18
4 Gary Ward 16
5 Bill Madlock 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.00
1 Ed Whitson 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
4 Bob Stanley 0.56
5 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Reuss 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Fred Breining 3
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanderson 24
2 Floyd Bannister 23
3 Steve Carlton 22
3 Dave Stieb 22
5 Nolan Ryan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 5
2 Greg Minton 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
2 Ron Reed 4
5 9 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .422
2 Bill Buckner .396
3 Bill Madlock .390
4 Robin Yount .390
5 Keith Hernandez .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 14
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 Brian Downing 28
3 Gary Ward 28
5 Bob Horner 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.59
2 Joe Niekro 0.84
3 Gene Garber 1.04
4 Mike LaCoss 1.23
5 Bob Stoddard 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
1 Albert Williams 6
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 Joe Niekro 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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