On This Day

Wednesday, April 28, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 7 .632 --
Red Sox 12 7 .632 --
Brewers 9 7 .563 1.5
Yankees 7 9 .438 3.5
Indians 7 9 .438 3.5
Blue Jays 7 11 .389 4.5
Orioles 5 11 .313 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 14 6 .700 --
White Sox 10 7 .588 2.5
Royals 10 7 .588 2.5
Mariners 10 11 .476 4.5
Athletics 9 11 .450 5.0
Twins 8 13 .381 6.5
Rangers 6 10 .375 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 6 .700 --
Expos 9 6 .600 2.5
Mets 10 8 .556 3.0
Pirates 7 9 .438 5.0
Cubs 7 12 .368 6.5
Phillies 5 12 .294 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 14 5 .737 --
Padres 12 5 .706 1.0
Dodgers 9 10 .474 5.0
Giants 7 11 .389 6.5
Astros 8 13 .381 7.0
Reds 7 12 .368 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 5
2 Steve Garvey 4
2 Jim Rice 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Gary Gaetti 1
1 Bob Horner 1
1 Cliff Johnson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 5
2 Dwayne Murphy 4
3 Lee Mazzilli 3
3 Dale Murphy 3
5 21 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dickie Noles 2.33
2 Scott McGregor 1.00
3 Len Barker 0.86
4 Pete Redfern 0.75
5 Tommy John 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Krukow 7
1 Dickie Noles 7
3 Len Barker 6
3 Matt Keough 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .468
2 Cecil Cooper .418
3 Toby Harrah .400
4 Randy Johnson .397
5 Ken Landreaux .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kent Hrbek 8
2 Brian Downing 7
2 Dave Kingman 7
4 Jason Thompson 6
5 9 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kent Hrbek 20
1 Dale Murphy 20
3 Ben Oglivie 18
3 Jason Thompson 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Lonnie Smith 13
3 Omar Moreno 10
4 Brett Butler 8
4 Mookie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Aase 0.86
2 Ray Burris 1.17
3 Scott Sanderson 1.23
4 Britt Burns 1.26
5 Geoff Zahn 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 4
1 Bob Forsch 4
1 LaMarr Hoyt 4
1 Jack Morris 4
5 11 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 37
2 Floyd Bannister 33
3 Steve Carlton 30
4 Gaylord Perry 26
5 Steve Rogers 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 7
2 Neil Allen 5
2 Salome Barojas 5
2 Tom Hume 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .347
2 Eddie Murray .333
3 Tom Paciorek .323
4 Carney Lansford .320
5 Bill Buckner .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 27
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 Dave Kingman 25
4 Andre Dawson 22
4 George Foster 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 92
2 George Foster 90
3 Bill Buckner 85
4 Ben Oglivie 80
5 Mike Schmidt 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 63
2 Rickey Henderson 61
3 Omar Moreno 43
4 Julio Cruz 39
4 Ron LeFlore 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.30
2 Britt Burns 2.31
3 Don Sutton 2.32
4 Nolan Ryan 2.46
5 Bob Knepper 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 17
2 Dennis Martinez 16
2 Pete Vuckovich 16
4 Dennis Leonard 14
5 5 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 181
2 Mario Soto 159
2 Fernando Valenzuela 159
4 Nolan Ryan 144
5 Len Barker 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Dan Quisenberry 22
4 Neil Allen 21
4 Greg Minton 21