On This Day

Monday, August 2, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 59 44 .573 --
Brewers 59 44 .573 --
Orioles 54 46 .540 3.5
Yankees 50 48 .510 6.5
Tigers 52 50 .510 6.5
Indians 51 51 .500 7.5
Blue Jays 49 53 .480 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 58 44 .569 --
Angels 59 45 .567 --
White Sox 52 49 .515 5.5
Mariners 52 52 .500 7.0
Athletics 45 61 .425 15.0
Rangers 40 60 .400 17.0
Twins 36 69 .343 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 59 43 .578 --
Cardinals 58 46 .558 2.0
Pirates 55 46 .545 3.5
Expos 54 48 .529 5.0
Mets 45 57 .441 14.0
Cubs 41 65 .387 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 41 .602 --
Padres 56 49 .533 7.0
Dodgers 56 50 .528 7.5
Giants 50 55 .476 13.0
Astros 47 56 .456 15.0
Reds 39 66 .371 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Herr 5
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Dale Berra 3
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alfredo Griffin 3
1 Gary Ward 3
3 Tony Armas 2
3 Bruce Bochte 2
3 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 Keith Hernandez 1
2 Willie McGee 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 1.11
2 Bill Gullickson 1.00
2 Rick Sutcliffe 1.00
4 Mike Witt 0.83
5 Matt Keough 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Matt Keough 1
1 Jeff Little 1
1 Joe Niekro 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 10
2 Bill Gullickson 8
3 Matt Keough 7
3 Dave Stieb 7
3 Rick Sutcliffe 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .340
2 Robin Yount .333
3 Toby Harrah .329
4 Kent Hrbek .321
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 93
2 Andre Thornton 81
3 Cecil Cooper 76
4 Dale Murphy 74
5 2 tied 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Omar Moreno 47
3 Tim Raines 46
4 Lonnie Smith 45
5 Bob Dernier 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.31
2 Mario Soto 2.50
3 John Candelaria 2.63
4 Bill Laskey 2.70
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 186
2 Steve Carlton 178
3 Nolan Ryan 158
4 Floyd Bannister 129
5 Fernando Valenzuela 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 25
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 .478
2 Richie Zisk .421
3 Robin Yount .411
4 Damaso Garcia .404
5 Dave Concepcion .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Sixto Lezcano 6
3 Richie Zisk 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 17
2 Fred Lynn 16
3 Gary Gaetti 15
3 Richie Zisk 15
5 Andre Thornton 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Damaso Garcia 9
3 Willie Wilson 7
4 Tom Lawless 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Manny Sarmiento 0.00
2 John Candelaria 0.47
3 Rudy May 0.61
4 Steve Carlton 0.69
4 Mike LaCoss 0.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
1 Mario Soto 26
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Larry McWilliams 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 5
2 Ron Reed 4
3 Gene Garber 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .394
2 Robin Yount .373
3 Dwight Evans .358
4 John Castino .356
5 Doug DeCinces .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Harold Baines 9
3 Gary Gaetti 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 35
2 Gary Gaetti 28
3 George Hendrick 24
4 Harold Baines 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Tim Raines 14
3 Damaso Garcia 13
4 Omar Moreno 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.66
2 John Candelaria 0.85
3 Nolan Ryan 1.26
4 Larry McWilliams 1.70
5 Steve Carlton 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
3 Vida Blue 4
3 John Candelaria 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Mario Soto 51
3 Steve Carlton 49
4 Fernando Valenzuela 38
5 Bob Welch 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 7
1 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Gene Garber 6
3 Kent Tekulve 6
5 7 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .337
2 Cecil Cooper .334
3 Toby Harrah .329
4 Damaso Garcia .323
5 Tom Paciorek .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 115
2 Hal McRae 111
3 Eddie Murray 109
4 Gary Carter 105
4 Greg Luzinski 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 123
2 Omar Moreno 67
2 Tim Raines 67
4 Lonnie Smith 57
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.22
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 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 263
2 Mario Soto 251
3 Nolan Ryan 222
4 Fernando Valenzuela 196
5 Len Barker 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 39
2 Bruce Sutter 35
3 Dan Quisenberry 34
4 Neil Allen 30
5 Greg Minton 29