On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 70 50 .583 --
Red Sox 65 55 .542 5.0
Orioles 62 57 .521 7.5
Tigers 63 58 .521 7.5
Yankees 60 59 .504 9.5
Indians 58 60 .492 11.0
Blue Jays 58 64 .475 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 69 52 .570 --
Royals 69 52 .570 --
White Sox 64 56 .533 4.5
Mariners 59 62 .488 10.0
Athletics 55 68 .447 15.0
Rangers 48 70 .407 19.5
Twins 42 79 .347 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 69 52 .570 --
Phillies 68 53 .562 1.0
Expos 64 57 .529 5.0
Pirates 62 59 .512 7.0
Cubs 53 71 .427 17.5
Mets 50 70 .417 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 54 .561 --
Braves 65 56 .537 3.0
Padres 64 58 .525 4.5
Giants 64 59 .520 5.0
Astros 56 65 .463 12.0
Reds 46 76 .377 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bo Diaz 4
1 Rick Manning 4
1 Lonnie Smith 4
1 George Vukovich 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Brian Giles 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 3
1 Jeffrey Leonard 3
1 Hal McRae 3
1 Larry Milbourne 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry McWilliams 2.25
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.80
3 John Montefusco 0.60
4 Dick Ruthven 0.58
5 Shane Rawley 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry McWilliams 9
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9
3 Dick Ruthven 7
4 Brad Havens 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Armstrong 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Pete Ladd 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .340
2 Al Oliver .334
3 Toby Harrah .326
4 Robin Yount .321
5 Damaso Garcia .320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 105
2 Andre Thornton 93
3 Cecil Cooper 88
4 Al Oliver 86
4 Gorman Thomas 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 111
2 Tim Raines 56
3 Lonnie Smith 53
4 Omar Moreno 52
5 Mookie Wilson 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.38
2 Bill Laskey 2.44
3 John Candelaria 2.48
4 Mario Soto 2.52
5 Mike Krukow 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
1 Fernando Valenzuela 16
3 Larry Gura 15
4 LaMarr Hoyt 14
4 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 209
2 Steve Carlton 199
3 Nolan Ryan 179
4 Floyd Bannister 145
5 Fernando Valenzuela 143

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .446
2 Willie McGee .444
3 Larry Parrish .442
4 Carney Lansford .431
5 Bill Buckner .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
1 Glenn Wilson 6
1 Dave Winfield 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 20
2 Al Oliver 16
2 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Glenn Wilson 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 10
2 Damaso Garcia 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Tim Raines 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 0.51
2 Don Hood 0.56
3 Tom Underwood 0.57
4 Jack Morris 0.62
5 3 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 23
2 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Dave Righetti 20
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20
5 Frank Viola 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .383
2 Leon Durham .381
3 Doug DeCinces .379
3 Al Oliver .379
5 Sixto Lezcano .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Doug DeCinces 12
3 Gorman Thomas 10
4 Tony Armas 9
4 Dave Hostetler 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 29
2 Mike Schmidt 28
3 Dave Hostetler 27
3 Gorman Thomas 27
3 Dave Winfield 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Damaso Garcia 18
3 Tim Raines 16
3 Mookie Wilson 16
5 Dickie Thon 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Righetti 0.59
2 John Candelaria 1.38
2 Dale Murray 1.38
4 Richard Dotson 1.72
5 Dave Dravecky 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 5
1 Bill Laskey 5
1 Tippy Martinez 5
1 Steve Mura 5
1 Bob Welch 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 49
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Fernando Valenzuela 40
4 Steve Carlton 39
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Greg Minton 7
3 Ron Davis 6
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .341
2 Toby Harrah .332
3 Cecil Cooper .331
4 Lonnie Smith .324
5 Carney Lansford .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Dale Murphy 35
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 122
2 Hal McRae 118
3 Gary Carter 115
4 Bill Buckner 111
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 130
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Omar Moreno 68
4 Lonnie Smith 65
5 Mookie Wilson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.26
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.61
3 Don Sutton 2.66
4 Mario Soto 2.68
5 Mike Krukow 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Larry Gura 20
1 Fernando Valenzuela 20
1 Pete Vuckovich 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 274
2 Mario Soto 266
3 Nolan Ryan 232
4 Fernando Valenzuela 208
5 Len Barker 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 39
2 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Dan Quisenberry 34
4 Greg Minton 31
5 Rich Gossage 29