On This Day

Wednesday, August 4, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 61 44 .581 --
Red Sox 60 46 .566 1.5
Orioles 56 47 .544 4.0
Tigers 53 51 .510 7.5
Indians 53 52 .505 8.0
Yankees 51 51 .500 8.5
Blue Jays 49 55 .471 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 59 45 .567 --
Angels 60 46 .566 --
White Sox 55 50 .524 4.5
Mariners 54 53 .505 6.5
Athletics 46 63 .422 15.5
Rangers 41 62 .398 17.5
Twins 37 70 .346 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 43 .587 --
Cardinals 59 47 .557 3.0
Pirates 56 47 .544 4.5
Expos 54 50 .519 7.0
Mets 46 58 .442 15.0
Cubs 42 66 .389 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 43 .590 --
Dodgers 58 50 .537 5.5
Padres 57 50 .533 6.0
Giants 52 55 .486 11.0
Astros 48 57 .457 14.0
Reds 39 68 .364 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Cabell 4
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 4
4 Tony Armas 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Wallach 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 George Brett 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Wallach 4
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Brian Downing 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Hubie Brooks 2
2 Miguel Dilone 2
2 Johnny Ray 2
5 22 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Britt Burns 1.50
2 Dan Petry 1.20
3 Don Sutton 1.00
4 Ron Guidry 0.78
5 Steve McCatty 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bud Anderson 1
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 8
2 Ron Guidry 7
3 Dan Petry 6
4 Steve Carlton 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .340
2 Toby Harrah .331
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Al Oliver .322
5 Kent Hrbek .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 94
2 Andre Thornton 84
3 Cecil Cooper 81
4 Dale Murphy 74
5 2 tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 103
2 Omar Moreno 48
3 Lonnie Smith 47
4 Tim Raines 46
5 Bob Dernier 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.31
2 Mario Soto 2.50
3 John Candelaria 2.57
4 Bill Laskey 2.70
5 Mike Krukow 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
2 Fernando Valenzuela 14
3 LaMarr Hoyt 13
3 Steve Rogers 13
5 7 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 186
2 Steve Carlton 183
3 Nolan Ryan 158
4 Floyd Bannister 129
5 2 tied 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 25
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Rich Gossage 20
5 2 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .500
2 Frank White .432
3 Richie Zisk .414
4 Doug DeCinces .404
4 Leon Durham .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Richie Zisk 6
4 Tony Armas 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 18
2 Gary Gaetti 15
2 Fred Lynn 15
2 Andre Thornton 15
2 Richie Zisk 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Damaso Garcia 8
3 Willie Wilson 7
4 Miguel Dilone 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.51
2 Rick Rhoden 0.74
3 John Candelaria 0.90
4 Bob Welch 1.13
5 Nolan Ryan 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Britt Burns 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 26
2 Don Sutton 25
3 Bob Welch 24
4 Britt Burns 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Ron Reed 4
1 Dan Spillner 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .398
2 Richie Zisk .392
3 Sixto Lezcano .370
4 Robin Yount .360
5 Wade Boggs .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Harold Baines 10
2 Doug DeCinces 10
4 Tony Armas 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 37
2 Gary Gaetti 27
3 Harold Baines 26
4 Sixto Lezcano 24
4 Ted Simmons 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Damaso Garcia 14
3 Tim Raines 13
4 Omar Moreno 11
5 Ryne Sandberg 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.59
2 John Candelaria 0.96
3 Nolan Ryan 1.54
4 Steve Carlton 1.59
5 Larry McWilliams 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Brad Havens 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
1 Dave Stieb 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 45
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Bob Welch 43
4 Steve Carlton 41
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Ron Davis 7
3 Greg Minton 6
3 Ron Reed 6
3 Dan Spillner 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .337
2 Willie Wilson .337
3 Toby Harrah .331
4 Damaso Garcia .322
5 Tom Paciorek .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Dale Murphy 35
3 Bob Horner 34
3 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Dave Kingman 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 120
2 Hal McRae 112
3 Eddie Murray 110
4 Gary Carter 106
4 Greg Luzinski 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 126
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Tim Raines 67
4 Lonnie Smith 59
5 Mookie Wilson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.22
2 Mike Krukow 2.63
3 Don Sutton 2.69
4 Jim Beattie 2.70
5 Steve Carlton 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 Larry Gura 19
1 Scott McGregor 19
4 LaMarr Hoyt 18
4 6 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 251
3 Nolan Ryan 222
4 Fernando Valenzuela 196
5 Len Barker 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 40
2 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Dan Quisenberry 34
4 Neil Allen 30
4 Greg Minton 30