On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 68 50 .576 --
Red Sox 65 53 .551 3.0
Orioles 61 56 .521 6.5
Tigers 62 58 .517 7.0
Yankees 59 59 .500 9.0
Indians 57 60 .487 10.5
Blue Jays 58 63 .479 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 51 .571 --
Royals 67 52 .563 1.0
White Sox 64 54 .542 3.5
Mariners 59 61 .492 9.5
Athletics 54 67 .446 15.0
Rangers 48 69 .410 19.0
Twins 41 78 .345 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 50 .580 --
Phillies 67 52 .563 2.0
Expos 64 55 .538 5.0
Pirates 61 58 .513 8.0
Mets 50 68 .424 18.5
Cubs 51 71 .418 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 53 .562 --
Braves 63 56 .529 4.0
Padres 63 57 .525 4.5
Giants 63 58 .521 5.0
Astros 54 65 .454 13.0
Reds 45 75 .375 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Rick Monday 4
1 Al Oliver 4
4 Buddy Bell 3
4 21 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Pedro Guerrero 2
1 Lance Parrish 2
4 Dale Berra 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 6
2 Andre Dawson 5
2 Pedro Guerrero 5
2 Jeffrey Leonard 5
5 Johnny Ray 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Ron Roenicke 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Tudor 1.00
2 Bob McClure 0.78
3 Bill Gullickson 0.75
4 Mike Krukow 0.57
5 Dan Petry 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Alan Fowlkes 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob McClure 7
1 John Tudor 7
3 Bill Gullickson 6
4 Gaylord Perry 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Bob Stanley 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Pat Underwood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .342
2 Al Oliver .334
3 Toby Harrah .326
4 Cecil Cooper .323
5 Damaso Garcia .319

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 102
2 Andre Thornton 93
3 Cecil Cooper 88
4 Al Oliver 85
4 Gorman Thomas 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Tim Raines 56
3 Omar Moreno 52
4 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 2.77

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
3 Bruce Sutter 25
5 Bill Caudill 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .438
2 Al Oliver .436
3 Reggie Smith .431
4 Larry Parrish .411
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
3 Dave Hostetler 6
3 Lance Parrish 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 18
1 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Dave Hostetler 16
4 Al Oliver 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Tim Raines 10
3 Damaso Garcia 9
3 Mookie Wilson 9
5 Miguel Dilone 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Underwood 0.00
1 Brad Lesley 0.00
1 Tom Niedenfuer 0.00
4 Bob Welch 0.53
5 Don Hood 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Bill Laskey 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 23
2 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Jim Beattie 20
3 Dave Righetti 20
5 Don Sutton 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Lee Smith 5
3 Greg Minton 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .386
2 Doug DeCinces .385
3 Wade Boggs .373
4 Leon Durham .364
5 Jim Rice .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Doug DeCinces 12
3 Gorman Thomas 10
4 Dave Hostetler 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 30
2 Dave Hostetler 29
2 Mike Schmidt 29
4 Dave Winfield 27
5 Gorman Thomas 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Damaso Garcia 19
3 Tim Raines 16
4 Mookie Wilson 15
5 4 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.88
2 John Candelaria 1.22
3 Dale Murray 1.38
4 Richard Dotson 1.72
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 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 49
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Steve Carlton 41
4 Don Sutton 37
5 Bob Welch 36

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 .339
2 Cecil Cooper .333
3 Toby Harrah .332
4 Al Oliver .322
5 Bill Madlock .321

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 116
3 Gary Carter 113
4 Bill Buckner 109
4 Greg Luzinski 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 129
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Omar Moreno 68
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 36
3 Dan Quisenberry 33
4 Greg Minton 31
5 2 tied 28