On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 68 49 .581 --
Red Sox 64 53 .547 4.0
Orioles 61 55 .526 6.5
Tigers 61 58 .513 8.0
Yankees 58 59 .496 10.0
Indians 57 60 .487 11.0
Blue Jays 58 63 .479 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 50 .576 --
Royals 67 51 .568 1.0
White Sox 64 53 .547 3.5
Mariners 59 60 .496 9.5
Athletics 53 67 .442 16.0
Rangers 47 69 .405 20.0
Twins 40 78 .339 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 68 50 .576 --
Phillies 66 52 .559 2.0
Expos 63 55 .534 5.0
Pirates 61 57 .517 7.0
Mets 50 67 .427 17.5
Cubs 51 70 .421 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 53 .558 --
Braves 63 55 .534 3.0
Padres 63 56 .529 3.5
Giants 62 58 .517 5.0
Astros 54 64 .458 12.0
Reds 44 75 .370 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Mike Hargrove 5
3 Larry Bowa 4
3 Bill Buckner 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Lemon 2
1 Willie Upshaw 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
1 Robin Yount 2
5 29 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Fred Lynn 4
3 Chris Bando 3
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 3.75
2 Rick Rhoden 1.00
3 Vern Ruhle 0.80
3 Luis Tiant 0.80
5 Charlie Lea 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bryan Clark 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Rick Langford 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 15
2 Luis Tiant 8
3 Charlie Lea 7
4 Mike Flanagan 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Don Hood 1
1 Dave Tobik 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .343
2 Al Oliver .329
3 Toby Harrah .326
4 Cecil Cooper .324
5 Robin Yount .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 32
2 Dale Murphy 29
3 Dave Kingman 28
4 Reggie Jackson 27
4 Andre Thornton 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 101
2 Andre Thornton 93
3 Cecil Cooper 88
4 Gorman Thomas 85
5 Al Oliver 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Tim Raines 54
3 Omar Moreno 51
3 Lonnie Smith 51
5 Mookie Wilson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Laskey 2.44
2 Steve Rogers 2.48
3 Mario Soto 2.52
4 John Candelaria 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 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 209
2 Steve Carlton 193
3 Nolan Ryan 179
4 Floyd Bannister 145
5 Fernando Valenzuela 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Dan Quisenberry 26
3 Rich Gossage 25
4 Bruce Sutter 24
5 Bill Caudill 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .471
2 Carney Lansford .438
3 Doug DeCinces .422
4 Wade Boggs .400
5 Gorman Thomas .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 8
2 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Gorman Thomas 7
4 Dave Hostetler 6
4 Chet Lemon 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Hostetler 17
1 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Bill Buckner 16
4 Al Oliver 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 11
2 Damaso Garcia 10
2 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Miguel Dilone 8
4 Tim Raines 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Underwood 0.00
1 Fred Breining 0.00
3 Bob Welch 0.38
4 Mike Witt 0.50
5 Don Hood 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 4
2 Danny Darwin 3
2 Bill Laskey 3
2 Gary Lavelle 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 23
1 Mario Soto 23
3 Richard Dotson 21
3 Nolan Ryan 21
5 Jim Beattie 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Lee Smith 5
3 Bill Caudill 4
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .398
2 Doug DeCinces .389
3 Reggie Smith .376
4 Richie Zisk .365
5 Wade Boggs .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Doug DeCinces 14
3 Dave Hostetler 10
3 Gorman Thomas 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Hostetler 31
2 Fred Lynn 30
2 Mike Schmidt 30
4 Dave Winfield 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Damaso Garcia 19
3 Mookie Wilson 15
4 Tim Raines 14
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.96
2 John Candelaria 1.22
3 Dale Murray 1.55
4 Rudy May 1.75
5 Nolan Ryan 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Laskey 5
1 Steve Mura 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
1 Bob Welch 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 49
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Steve Carlton 41
4 Bob Welch 40
5 Don Sutton 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .337
2 Cecil Cooper .334
3 Toby Harrah .332
4 Lonnie Smith .321
5 Bill Madlock .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Dale Murphy 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 122
2 Hal McRae 115
3 Gary Carter 111
3 Greg Luzinski 111
5 3 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 129
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Omar Moreno 67
4 Lonnie Smith 63
5 Mookie Wilson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.34
2 Don Sutton 2.63
3 Mario Soto 2.68
4 Fernando Valenzuela 2.70
5 Mike Krukow 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Larry Gura 19
2 LaMarr Hoyt 19
2 Jack Morris 19
2 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 273
2 Mario Soto 266
3 Nolan Ryan 240
4 Fernando Valenzuela 199
5 Floyd Bannister 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 40
2 Bruce Sutter 35
3 Dan Quisenberry 34
4 Greg Minton 31
5 2 tied 28