On This Day

Saturday, May 15, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 11 .676 --
Tigers 20 12 .625 2.0
Brewers 18 14 .563 4.0
Yankees 15 17 .469 7.0
Indians 14 18 .438 8.0
Blue Jays 14 19 .424 8.5
Orioles 13 19 .406 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 13 .639 --
White Sox 20 12 .625 1.0
Royals 18 14 .563 3.0
Athletics 19 17 .528 4.0
Mariners 16 21 .432 7.5
Rangers 9 20 .310 10.5
Twins 11 26 .297 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 13 .629 --
Phillies 18 15 .545 3.0
Mets 18 16 .529 3.5
Expos 15 16 .484 5.0
Pirates 14 17 .452 6.0
Cubs 14 20 .412 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 22 12 .647 --
Padres 17 15 .531 4.0
Dodgers 17 18 .486 5.5
Giants 15 20 .429 7.5
Astros 15 20 .429 7.5
Reds 14 19 .424 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Clark 3
1 Von Hayes 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 Gary Matthews 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Tom Brunansky 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Ray 5
2 Cecil Cooper 4
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 George Brett 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Ryne Sandberg 2
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 Miguel Dilone 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Clancy 1.29
2 Don Sutton 1.20
3 Rudy May 0.82
4 Charlie Lea 0.80
5 Larry Christenson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dwight Bernard 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 9
1 Rudy May 9
3 Rick Langford 6
3 Rick Rhoden 6
3 Don Sutton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .383
2 Toby Harrah .368
3 Jim Sundberg .355
4 Keith Moreland .354
5 Cecil Cooper .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
2 Dale Murphy 11
3 Kent Hrbek 10
3 Jason Thompson 10
3 Andre Thornton 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Hal McRae 33
2 Andre Thornton 33
4 Dave Kingman 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 36
2 Omar Moreno 22
3 Bob Dernier 20
4 Lonnie Smith 19
5 Mookie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.43
2 Steve Rogers 1.93
3 Geoff Zahn 2.07
4 Don Aase 2.11
5 Jon Matlack 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 7
2 Don Sutton 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 Jack Morris 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 63
2 Mario Soto 57
3 Floyd Bannister 49
4 Steve Rogers 43
5 Ron Guidry 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Neil Allen 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
4 Salome Barojas 8
4 3 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .486
2 Kirk Gibson .447
3 Bob Horner .439
4 John Lowenstein .433
5 Tim Raines .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 6
2 Gary Carter 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
2 Gary Roenicke 5
2 Andre Thornton 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 18
1 Hal McRae 18
3 Gary Matthews 15
4 Don Baylor 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dernier 17
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Omar Moreno 12
4 Ron LeFlore 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.54
2 Joe Price 0.71
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.72
4 Jim Slaton 0.95
5 Bruce Berenyi 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Dan Petry 21
3 Rich Gossage 20
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Mario Soto 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Neil Allen 4
3 Mark Clear 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .409
2 Tim Raines .379
3 Bruce Bochte .358
4 Ron Washington .357
5 Keith Moreland .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Jason Thompson 10
3 Pedro Guerrero 8
3 Andre Thornton 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 31
2 Jason Thompson 27
2 Andre Thornton 27
4 Greg Luzinski 24
4 Dale Murphy 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 28
2 Bob Dernier 20
3 Omar Moreno 18
4 Ron LeFlore 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Bedrosian 1.03
2 LaMarr Hoyt 1.51
3 Kent Tekulve 1.61
4 Bruce Berenyi 1.62
5 Bill Laskey 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 7
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Don Sutton 5
4 Dave Beard 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Ron Guidry 37
2 Mario Soto 37
4 Fernando Valenzuela 36
5 Dennis Eckersley 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Neil Allen 7
3 Mark Clear 7
3 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .355
2 Tom Paciorek .334
3 Toby Harrah .328
4 Rickey Henderson .312
5 Pete Rose .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Eddie Murray 25
3 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Greg Luzinski 23
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 90
2 George Foster 80
2 Greg Luzinski 80
4 Mike Schmidt 78
5 2 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 72
2 Omar Moreno 53
2 Tim Raines 53
4 Ron LeFlore 40
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.26
2 Britt Burns 2.36
3 Don Sutton 2.47
4 Jerry Reuss 2.61
5 Steve Carlton 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 16
1 Pete Vuckovich 16
3 Dennis Martinez 14
3 Scott McGregor 14
3 Don Sutton 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 186
2 Mario Soto 161
3 Fernando Valenzuela 152
4 Nolan Ryan 141
5 Len Barker 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Dan Quisenberry 26
4 Neil Allen 23
5 Greg Minton 21