On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 61 44 .581 --
Red Sox 60 46 .566 1.5
Orioles 57 47 .548 3.5
Tigers 55 51 .519 6.5
Indians 53 52 .505 8.0
Yankees 51 52 .495 9.0
Blue Jays 49 57 .462 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 59 46 .562 --
Angels 60 47 .561 0.0
White Sox 55 50 .524 4.0
Mariners 54 53 .505 6.0
Athletics 46 63 .422 15.0
Rangers 42 62 .404 16.5
Twins 38 70 .352 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 44 .581 --
Cardinals 60 47 .561 2.0
Pirates 56 48 .538 4.5
Expos 55 50 .524 6.0
Mets 46 59 .438 15.0
Cubs 43 66 .394 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 44 .585 --
Dodgers 59 50 .541 4.5
Padres 57 51 .528 6.0
Giants 53 55 .491 10.0
Astros 48 58 .453 14.0
Reds 40 68 .370 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Raines 5
2 Larry Herndon 4
2 Alan Trammell 4
2 Ernie Whitt 4
2 Lou Whitaker 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Hostetler 4
1 Ken Oberkfell 4
1 Tim Wallach 4
4 Jerry Turner 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 Tim Foli 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.75
2 Luis Tiant 0.86
3 Charlie Lea 0.83
3 Steve Mura 0.83
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Bill Laskey 1
1 Charlie Lea 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Luis Leal 6
2 Luis Tiant 6
4 Charlie Lea 5
4 Steve Mura 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Brad Lesley 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Bryn Smith 1
1 Dave Tobik 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .340
2 Toby Harrah .331
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Kent Hrbek .321
5 Cecil Cooper .321

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 49
3 Tim Raines 48
3 Lonnie Smith 48
5 Bob Dernier 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.31
2 Mario Soto 2.50
3 Bill Laskey 2.56
4 John Candelaria 2.57
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 Fernando Valenzuela 123

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .447
2 Rick Dempsey .424
3 Lou Whitaker .415
4 Richie Zisk .407
5 Dwight Evans .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 8
2 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Richie Zisk 6
4 Tony Armas 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 17
2 Doug DeCinces 15
2 Fred Lynn 15
4 Gary Gaetti 14
4 Andre Thornton 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Damaso Garcia 9
3 Tim Raines 8
4 Miguel Dilone 6
4 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Murray 0.73
2 Rick Rhoden 0.74
3 John Candelaria 0.90
4 Rudy May 0.96
5 Mike Armstrong 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Charlie Hough 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 Steve Carlton 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 5
2 Greg Minton 4
2 Ron Reed 4
2 Dan Spillner 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .409
2 Doug DeCinces .376
3 Sixto Lezcano .371
4 Lou Whitaker .366
5 Wade Boggs .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Harold Baines 10
2 Doug DeCinces 10
4 Tony Armas 9
4 Richie Zisk 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 35
2 Gary Gaetti 28
3 Harold Baines 25
4 Dave Hostetler 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Damaso Garcia 15
3 Tim Raines 13
4 Omar Moreno 11
4 Ryne Sandberg 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.83
2 John Candelaria 0.96
3 Nolan Ryan 1.54
4 Steve Carlton 1.59
5 Steve Mura 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Brad Havens 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 45
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Steve Carlton 41
4 Larry McWilliams 37
4 Fernando Valenzuela 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .337
2 Willie Wilson .337
3 Toby Harrah .331
4 Tom Paciorek .322
5 Lonnie Smith .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
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 108
5 Greg Luzinski 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 126
2 Omar Moreno 69
2 Tim Raines 69
4 Lonnie Smith 60
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 200
5 Len Barker 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 40
2 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Dan Quisenberry 34
4 Greg Minton 31
5 Neil Allen 30