On This Day

Thursday, September 23, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 91 61 .599 --
Orioles 88 64 .579 3.0
Red Sox 83 69 .546 8.0
Tigers 77 74 .510 13.5
Indians 74 77 .490 16.5
Yankees 74 78 .487 17.0
Blue Jays 71 81 .467 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 87 66 .569 --
Royals 84 68 .553 2.5
White Sox 80 72 .526 6.5
Mariners 73 79 .480 13.5
Athletics 64 88 .421 22.5
Rangers 61 92 .399 26.0
Twins 57 95 .375 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 88 65 .575 --
Phillies 83 69 .546 4.5
Expos 81 71 .533 6.5
Pirates 80 72 .526 7.5
Cubs 68 85 .444 20.0
Mets 60 92 .395 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 67 .559 --
Braves 82 70 .539 3.0
Giants 81 71 .533 4.0
Padres 77 75 .507 8.0
Astros 72 80 .474 13.0
Reds 56 96 .368 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 4
2 Julio Cruz 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Larry Herndon 3
2 Rudy Law 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Herndon 2
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 Joe Ferguson 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Herndon 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Vance Law 3
2 Tom Paciorek 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 2
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 Joe Morgan 1
2 Tim Raines 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Christenson 2.00
2 Steve Rogers 0.73
3 Jerry Koosman 0.42
4 John Candelaria 0.38
4 Bob Forsch 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Ed Lynch 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 8
2 Larry Christenson 6
3 Jerry Koosman 5
4 John Candelaria 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Porfi Altamirano 1
1 Randy Niemann 1
1 Jesse Orosco 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .335
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Robin Yount .328
4 Bill Madlock .321
5 Rod Carew .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 38
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Dave Winfield 36
4 Reggie Jackson 35
4 Dale Murphy 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 123
2 Cecil Cooper 115
3 Andre Thornton 112
4 Gorman Thomas 109
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Lonnie Smith 65
4 Mookie Wilson 58
5 Omar Moreno 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.41
2 Joe Niekro 2.51
3 Joaquin Andujar 2.53
4 Mario Soto 2.79
5 Rick Sutcliffe 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Fernando Valenzuela 19
3 Pete Vuckovich 18
4 Mike Caldwell 17
4 4 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 259
1 Mario Soto 259
3 Nolan Ryan 224
4 Floyd Bannister 195
5 Fernando Valenzuela 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 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 .424
2 Bruce Bochte .410
3 Jody Davis .406
4 Rod Carew .400
5 Garth Iorg .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 6
2 Ben Oglivie 5
3 Willie Aikens 4
3 Steve Kemp 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Speier 21
2 Bill Madlock 17
3 George Hendrick 14
4 Al Oliver 13
4 Dave Winfield 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 9
2 Julio Cruz 7
3 Bobby Brown 6
4 Gary Redus 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sutcliffe 0.00
2 Joaquin Andujar 0.44
3 Bruce Kison 0.50
4 Tim Conroy 0.59
5 Ken Forsch 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Bobby Castillo 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Floyd Bannister 26
3 Scott Sanderson 23
3 Mario Soto 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Al Holland 3
2 Tippy Martinez 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Howard Johnson .391
2 Wade Boggs .369
3 Keith Hernandez .367
4 Robin Yount .360
5 Bruce Bochte .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 13
2 Brian Downing 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
4 Bob Horner 8
4 Roy Smalley 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 31
2 Dave Winfield 28
3 Brian Downing 27
4 Cecil Cooper 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 17
2 Julio Cruz 12
2 Lonnie Smith 12
2 Mookie Wilson 12
5 Andre Dawson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.63
2 Joaquin Andujar 0.83
3 Bruce Kison 0.93
4 Joe Niekro 1.01
5 Jeff Reardon 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
1 Mike Flanagan 6
3 Joaquin Andujar 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 60
2 Mario Soto 46
3 Floyd Bannister 42
4 Nolan Ryan 40
4 Dave Stieb 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Greg Minton 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Jeff Reardon 6
2 Lee Smith 6