On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 62 45 .579 --
Red Sox 60 48 .556 2.5
Orioles 58 49 .542 4.0
Tigers 56 52 .519 6.5
Yankees 53 52 .505 8.0
Indians 54 53 .505 8.0
Blue Jays 50 58 .463 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 62 47 .569 --
Royals 61 47 .565 0.5
White Sox 57 50 .533 4.0
Mariners 54 55 .495 8.0
Athletics 48 63 .432 15.0
Rangers 42 64 .396 18.5
Twins 38 72 .345 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 46 .570 --
Cardinals 61 48 .560 1.0
Pirates 57 50 .533 4.0
Expos 56 51 .523 5.0
Mets 48 60 .444 13.5
Cubs 45 66 .405 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 62 46 .574 --
Dodgers 61 50 .550 2.5
Padres 59 51 .536 4.0
Giants 55 55 .500 8.0
Astros 48 60 .444 14.0
Reds 40 70 .364 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 4
2 Tony Bernazard 3
2 Manny Castillo 3
2 Dave Collins 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 1
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 George Brett 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 3
1 Joe Morgan 3
1 Ken Singleton 3
4 Glenn Adams 2
4 21 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 1.00
2 Larry Christenson 0.86
2 Dickie Noles 0.86
4 Gaylord Perry 0.67
4 Bob Walk 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 8
2 Larry Christenson 6
2 Richard Dotson 6
2 Dickie Noles 6
2 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kevin Hickey 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .342
2 Toby Harrah .333
3 Cecil Cooper .323
4 Robin Yount .322
5 Kent Hrbek .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 96
2 Andre Thornton 86
3 Cecil Cooper 84
4 Dale Murphy 76
5 Greg Luzinski 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 104
2 Omar Moreno 50
2 Tim Raines 50
4 Lonnie Smith 48
5 Bob Dernier 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.38
2 Mario Soto 2.55
3 Bill Laskey 2.56
4 John Candelaria 2.57
5 Mike Krukow 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
2 Steve Rogers 14
2 Fernando Valenzuela 14
4 LaMarr Hoyt 13
4 Jack Morris 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 194
2 Steve Carlton 183
3 Nolan Ryan 166
4 Floyd Bannister 135
5 Fernando Valenzuela 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 26
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Rich Gossage 20
5 4 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .435
2 Sixto Lezcano .422
3 Aurelio Rodriguez .421
4 Lou Whitaker .420
5 Ron Jackson .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 8
2 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Richie Zisk 6
4 Tony Armas 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 17
2 Doug DeCinces 16
2 Andre Thornton 16
4 Richie Zisk 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Mookie Wilson 9
3 Tim Raines 8
3 Ryne Sandberg 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Righetti 0.00
2 Dale Murray 0.63
3 Bruce Sutter 0.71
4 John Candelaria 0.90
5 Mike Armstrong 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
1 Mario Soto 27
3 Don Sutton 25
4 Bob Welch 24
5 Steve Carlton 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Dan Spillner 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .413
2 Doug DeCinces .378
3 Sixto Lezcano .375
4 Lou Whitaker .366
5 Dwight Evans .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Tony Armas 10
2 Doug DeCinces 10
4 Dave Kingman 9
4 Richie Zisk 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 34
2 Gary Gaetti 25
3 Richie Zisk 24
4 Sixto Lezcano 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Tim Raines 15
3 Damaso Garcia 14
4 Omar Moreno 12
4 Ryne Sandberg 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.86
2 Rudy May 0.91
3 Steve Carlton 1.59
4 Mike Armstrong 1.78
5 Bob Welch 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Moose Haas 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 53
2 Nolan Ryan 52
3 Steve Carlton 41
4 Bob Welch 35
5 Dan Petry 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Ron Davis 8
3 Greg Minton 6
3 Ron Reed 6
5 Dan Spillner 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .338
2 Willie Wilson .338
3 Toby Harrah .332
4 Lonnie Smith .323
5 Damaso Garcia .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Dave Kingman 36
3 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Dale Murphy 35
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 123
2 Hal McRae 114
3 Eddie Murray 110
4 Gary Carter 108
5 Greg Luzinski 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 127
2 Tim Raines 71
3 Omar Moreno 70
4 Lonnie Smith 60
5 Mookie Wilson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.27
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
1 Steve Rogers 19
5 7 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 259
3 Nolan Ryan 230
4 Fernando Valenzuela 200
5 Len Barker 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 41
2 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Dan Quisenberry 35
4 Neil Allen 31
4 Greg Minton 31