On This Day

Saturday, August 14, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 68 47 .591 --
Red Sox 62 52 .544 5.5
Orioles 60 53 .531 7.0
Tigers 59 56 .513 9.0
Yankees 56 57 .496 11.0
Blue Jays 56 61 .479 13.0
Indians 54 59 .478 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 49 .574 --
Royals 65 49 .570 0.5
White Sox 62 52 .544 3.5
Mariners 57 58 .496 9.0
Athletics 51 66 .436 16.0
Rangers 46 67 .407 19.0
Twins 40 76 .345 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 65 50 .565 --
Phillies 65 51 .560 0.5
Expos 61 54 .530 4.0
Pirates 60 55 .522 5.0
Mets 49 65 .430 15.5
Cubs 50 68 .424 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 52 .559 --
Braves 63 52 .548 1.5
Padres 62 55 .530 3.5
Giants 61 57 .517 5.0
Astros 52 63 .452 12.5
Reds 42 74 .362 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Matthews 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 Rich Dauer 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jody Davis 4
1 Al Oliver 4
1 Bill Robinson 4
4 Tony Armas 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leon Durham 3
2 Ron LeFlore 2
3 Chris Chambliss 1
3 Jim Dwyer 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 0.78
2 Mike Moore 0.75
3 Brad Havens 0.62
4 Bruce Berenyi 0.57
5 3 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 7
2 Mike Moore 6
3 Mike Caldwell 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .342
2 Toby Harrah .330
3 Al Oliver .326
4 Damaso Garcia .322
5 Kent Hrbek .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 31
2 Dale Murphy 29
3 Dave Kingman 28
4 Reggie Jackson 27
5 Andre Thornton 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 97
2 Andre Thornton 91
3 Cecil Cooper 87
4 Al Oliver 83
4 Gorman Thomas 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Tim Raines 54
3 Omar Moreno 51
4 Lonnie Smith 49
5 2 tied 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.45
2 Bill Laskey 2.52
3 John Candelaria 2.55
4 Mario Soto 2.55
5 Mike Krukow 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
2 Fernando Valenzuela 15
3 Larry Gura 14
3 LaMarr Hoyt 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 194
2 Steve Carlton 193
3 Nolan Ryan 172
4 Floyd Bannister 141
5 Bob Welch 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Dan Quisenberry 26
3 Bruce Sutter 24
4 Rich Gossage 23
5 Bill Caudill 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .462
2 Lou Whitaker .449
3 Reggie Smith .444
4 Al Oliver .407
5 Eddie Murray .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
2 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Dave Hostetler 6
3 Gorman Thomas 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 18
1 Lou Whitaker 18
3 Dave Hostetler 17
4 Mike Schmidt 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Tim Raines 9
1 Mookie Wilson 9
4 Damaso Garcia 7
4 Dickie Thon 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Underwood 0.00
2 Bob Welch 0.38
3 David Palmer 0.66
4 Mark Clear 0.69
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Matt Keough 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 20
2 Bob Welch 19
3 Floyd Bannister 18
3 Mario Soto 18
3 Frank Viola 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Ron Davis 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Dennis Lamp 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .400
2 Lou Whitaker .398
3 Sixto Lezcano .375
4 Richie Zisk .372
5 Jim Rice .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Doug DeCinces 14
3 Richie Zisk 10
4 Lance Parrish 9
4 Gorman Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 31
1 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Dave Hostetler 27
3 Gorman Thomas 27
3 Richie Zisk 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Damaso Garcia 19
3 Tim Raines 15
4 Mookie Wilson 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.96
2 John Candelaria 1.25
3 Dale Murray 1.37
4 Rudy May 1.50
5 Dave Dravecky 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Stieb 6
2 John Candelaria 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Bob Welch 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Steve Carlton 46
3 Mario Soto 41
4 Bob Welch 40
5 Dan Petry 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Rich Gossage 7
4 Ron Reed 6
4 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .339
2 Toby Harrah .333
3 Damaso Garcia .328
4 Cecil Cooper .327
5 Dusty Baker .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Gorman Thomas 37
3 Reggie Jackson 36
3 Dale Murphy 36
5 Dave Kingman 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 122
2 Hal McRae 112
3 Greg Luzinski 110
4 Gary Carter 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 129
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Omar Moreno 70
4 Lonnie Smith 61
5 Mookie Wilson 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.32
2 Don Sutton 2.59
3 Mario Soto 2.67
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.68
5 Mike Krukow 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Larry Gura 20
3 LaMarr Hoyt 19
3 Dave Stieb 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 273
2 Mario Soto 257
3 Nolan Ryan 236
4 Fernando Valenzuela 201
5 Len Barker 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 42
2 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Dan Quisenberry 35
4 Greg Minton 31
5 Neil Allen 30