On This Day

Monday, May 31, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 30 17 .638 --
Tigers 29 17 .630 0.5
Yankees 24 21 .533 5.0
Indians 23 23 .500 6.5
Orioles 23 24 .489 7.0
Brewers 22 24 .478 7.5
Blue Jays 21 26 .447 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 31 18 .633 --
White Sox 28 18 .609 1.5
Royals 25 21 .543 4.5
Mariners 25 26 .490 7.0
Athletics 23 27 .460 8.5
Rangers 14 29 .326 14.0
Twins 12 39 .235 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 31 18 .633 --
Mets 27 21 .563 3.5
Expos 25 20 .556 4.0
Phillies 25 21 .543 4.5
Cubs 21 28 .429 10.0
Pirates 18 27 .400 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 27 20 .574 --
Padres 25 21 .543 1.5
Dodgers 25 24 .510 3.0
Astros 21 28 .429 7.0
Giants 21 29 .420 7.5
Reds 19 28 .404 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 Willie McGee 4
1 Ellis Valentine 4
1 Claudell Washington 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 2
1 Dan Driessen 2
1 Paul Serna 2
1 Tim Wallach 2
1 Robin Yount 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Von Hayes 5
2 Rick Miller 4
2 Keith Moreland 4
2 Tim Wallach 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 7.00
2 Charlie Lea 1.25
3 Charlie Puleo 1.00
4 Dave Stieb 0.80
5 Mike Witt 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Charlie Lea 1
1 Dennis Martinez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Puleo 10
2 Mario Soto 7
3 Charlie Lea 5
3 Bo McLaughlin 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Toby Harrah .388
2 Cecil Cooper .359
3 Jason Thompson .354
4 Ruppert Jones .350
5 Hal McRae .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 14
1 Dale Murphy 14
1 Andre Thornton 14
4 Jason Thompson 13
5 Gary Roenicke 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 46
2 Hal McRae 41
3 Keith Moreland 39
3 Dale Murphy 39
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 49
2 Omar Moreno 30
3 Bob Dernier 24
4 Lonnie Smith 23
5 Mookie Wilson 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.66
2 LaMarr Hoyt 1.80
3 Charlie Lea 1.98
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.14
5 Steve Renko 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 9
2 Ron Guidry 7
2 Jack Morris 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
2 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 94
2 Steve Carlton 85
3 Floyd Bannister 67
4 Nolan Ryan 62
5 Steve Rogers 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 14
2 Neil Allen 13
3 Dan Quisenberry 12
4 Salome Barojas 11
4 Rich Gossage 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Toby Harrah .449
2 Garry Maddox .421
3 Lance Parrish .412
4 Ruppert Jones .409
5 Larry Herndon .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 6
2 Jack Clark 5
2 Bobby Grich 5
2 Larry Herndon 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 13
1 Larry Herndon 13
1 Greg Luzinski 13
1 Andre Thornton 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Alan Wiggins 10
3 Omar Moreno 8
4 Steve Sax 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
2 Mike Flanagan 0.56
3 Dick Ruthven 0.72
4 Mario Soto 0.82
5 Steve Rogers 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
1 Dan Spillner 3
4 Len Barker 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 28
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Dave Righetti 20
4 Bob Welch 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .393
2 Barry Bonnell .389
3 Toby Harrah .382
4 Willie Upshaw .381
5 Bob Horner .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 9
2 Gary Carter 8
2 John Lowenstein 8
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 31
2 Andre Thornton 27
3 Hal McRae 26
4 Pedro Guerrero 24
4 Keith Moreland 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Bob Dernier 21
3 Omar Moreno 20
4 Alan Wiggins 17
5 Steve Sax 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Ruthven 1.18
2 Manny Sarmiento 1.29
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.33
4 Bob Stanley 1.42
5 Charlie Lea 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 LaMarr Hoyt 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
1 Fernando Valenzuela 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 57
2 Steve Carlton 47
3 Nolan Ryan 39
4 Dennis Eckersley 36
4 Rich Gossage 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Neil Allen 8
3 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Bruce Sutter 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .355
2 Toby Harrah .354
3 Hal McRae .319
4 Dave Concepcion .309
5 Pete Rose .302

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 26
2 Bobby Grich 24
2 Eddie Murray 24
4 Jason Thompson 23
5 Dale Murphy 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 84
2 Greg Luzinski 77
3 Cecil Cooper 75
3 George Foster 75
3 Ben Oglivie 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Omar Moreno 54
3 Tim Raines 48
4 Ron LeFlore 39
5 Mookie Wilson 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.90
2 Don Sutton 2.22
3 Mike Krukow 2.61
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.78
5 Larry Gura 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 15
1 Don Sutton 15
3 Ron Guidry 14
3 Scott McGregor 14
3 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 187
2 Mario Soto 183
3 Fernando Valenzuela 159
4 Nolan Ryan 148
5 Len Barker 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 31
2 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Neil Allen 27
4 Dan Quisenberry 23
5 3 tied 18