On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 58 42 .580 --
Red Sox 58 43 .574 0.5
Orioles 54 44 .551 3.0
Yankees 50 47 .515 6.5
Tigers 51 49 .510 7.0
Indians 49 50 .495 8.5
Blue Jays 48 52 .480 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 58 44 .569 --
Royals 56 44 .560 1.0
White Sox 51 49 .510 6.0
Mariners 52 50 .510 6.0
Athletics 44 60 .423 15.0
Rangers 39 59 .398 17.0
Twins 34 69 .330 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 58 42 .580 --
Cardinals 58 44 .569 1.0
Pirates 53 46 .535 4.5
Expos 53 47 .530 5.0
Mets 45 56 .446 13.5
Cubs 40 65 .381 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 61 40 .604 --
Padres 55 48 .534 7.0
Dodgers 55 49 .529 7.5
Giants 49 54 .476 13.0
Astros 46 55 .455 15.0
Reds 38 65 .369 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sixto Lezcano 6
2 Garry Templeton 5
3 Gene Richards 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sixto Lezcano 3
2 Gary Allenson 1
2 Wally Backman 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 7
2 Gary Allenson 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dickie Thon 2
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 George Hendrick 1
2 Wayne Krenchicki 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marty Bystrom 1.25
1 Larry McWilliams 1.25
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.14
4 Jack O'Connor 1.00
5 Jim Gott 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Gott 8
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
3 Floyd Bannister 6
3 Tom Seaver 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Porfi Altamirano 1
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .337
2 Robin Yount .337
3 Toby Harrah .327
4 Kent Hrbek .325
5 Tom Paciorek .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 28
2 Dave Kingman 26
3 Reggie Jackson 25
3 Gorman Thomas 25
5 Andre Thornton 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 91
2 Andre Thornton 78
3 Cecil Cooper 75
4 Dale Murphy 74
5 Greg Luzinski 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 99
2 Omar Moreno 47
3 Tim Raines 45
4 Lonnie Smith 44
5 Bob Dernier 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.17
2 Mario Soto 2.58
3 Joaquin Andujar 2.61
4 John Candelaria 2.63
5 Bill Laskey 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
1 Fernando Valenzuela 14
3 LaMarr Hoyt 13
3 Steve Rogers 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 178
2 Mario Soto 176
3 Nolan Ryan 152
4 Floyd Bannister 129
5 Fernando Valenzuela 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 24
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Bruce Sutter 21
4 Gene Garber 19
4 Rich Gossage 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .468
2 Richie Zisk .466
3 Robin Yount .429
4 Joe Morgan .396
5 Frank White .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Sixto Lezcano 7
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Richie Zisk 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 16
1 Mike Schmidt 16
3 George Hendrick 14
4 Ron Cey 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Damaso Garcia 9
3 Omar Moreno 8
4 Tom Lawless 7
4 Ryne Sandberg 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tippy Martinez 0.00
2 John Candelaria 0.47
3 Rudy May 0.52
4 Nolan Ryan 0.64
5 Mike Armstrong 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Luis Leal 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Britt Burns 25
3 Mario Soto 23
4 Jim Gott 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Reed 4
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .414
2 Wade Boggs .387
3 Richie Zisk .385
4 Joe Morgan .370
5 Leon Durham .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
4 Harold Baines 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 30
2 George Hendrick 25
2 Ted Simmons 25
4 Dwight Evans 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Damaso Garcia 16
3 Tim Raines 13
4 Omar Moreno 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.66
2 Nolan Ryan 1.10
3 John Candelaria 1.43
4 Mike Armstrong 1.61
5 Steve Carlton 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Larry McWilliams 5
4 Steve Carlton 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 49
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Larry McWilliams 41
3 Mario Soto 41
5 Fernando Valenzuela 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Gene Garber 7
1 Kent Tekulve 7
4 Rich Gossage 6
5 6 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .335
2 Cecil Cooper .333
3 Toby Harrah .328
4 Tom Paciorek .322
5 Damaso Garcia .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Dale Murphy 35
3 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Dave Kingman 34
5 Ben Oglivie 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 114
2 Hal McRae 109
3 Eddie Murray 108
4 Greg Luzinski 105
5 Ben Oglivie 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 122
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Tim Raines 66
4 Lonnie Smith 56
5 Willie Wilson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.12
2 Don Sutton 2.60
3 Mike Krukow 2.63
4 Steve Carlton 2.72
5 Jim Beattie 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 19
1 Scott McGregor 19
3 Steve Carlton 18
3 LaMarr Hoyt 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 263
2 Mario Soto 241
3 Nolan Ryan 216
4 Fernando Valenzuela 196
5 Len Barker 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 39
2 Bruce Sutter 35
3 Dan Quisenberry 33
4 Neil Allen 30
5 Greg Minton 29