On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 71 50 .587 --
Red Sox 65 56 .537 6.0
Orioles 63 57 .525 7.5
Tigers 63 59 .516 8.5
Yankees 60 60 .500 10.5
Indians 58 61 .487 12.0
Blue Jays 59 64 .480 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 52 .574 --
Royals 70 52 .574 --
White Sox 64 57 .529 5.5
Mariners 59 63 .484 11.0
Athletics 56 68 .452 15.0
Rangers 48 71 .403 20.5
Twins 43 79 .352 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 70 52 .574 --
Phillies 68 54 .557 2.0
Expos 64 58 .525 6.0
Pirates 63 59 .516 7.0
Cubs 53 72 .424 18.5
Mets 50 71 .413 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 55 .556 --
Braves 66 56 .541 2.0
Padres 65 58 .528 3.5
Giants 64 60 .516 5.0
Astros 57 65 .467 11.0
Reds 47 76 .382 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Garner 4
1 Bill Madlock 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Bob Brenly 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 2
1 Bob Boone 2
1 Bob Brenly 2
4 Willie Aikens 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 4
1 Doug DeCinces 4
3 Bob Boone 3
3 Chris Chambliss 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Dick Davis 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.67
2 Doc Medich 1.25
3 Tim Lollar 1.20
4 Jim Clancy 1.00
5 Richard Dotson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Dave LaPoint 1
1 Tim Lollar 1
1 Doc Medich 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 10
2 Bob Shirley 7
2 Ricky Wright 7
4 Charlie Hough 6
4 Tim Lollar 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .339
2 Al Oliver .331
3 Toby Harrah .325
4 Damaso Garcia .320
5 Cecil Cooper .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 32
2 Dave Kingman 29
2 Dale Murphy 29
4 Reggie Jackson 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 107
2 Andre Thornton 93
3 Cecil Cooper 88
4 Gorman Thomas 87
5 Al Oliver 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 114
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 John Candelaria 2.48
3 Mario Soto 2.52
4 Bill Laskey 2.53
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 5 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 209
2 Steve Carlton 199
3 Nolan Ryan 184
4 Floyd Bannister 145
5 Fernando Valenzuela 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Dan Quisenberry 27
3 Rich Gossage 26
3 Bruce Sutter 26
5 3 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellis Valentine .472
2 Larry Parrish .463
3 Carney Lansford .431
4 Al Oliver .429
5 Rod Carew .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
1 Glenn Wilson 6
4 Tony Armas 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 17
1 Bill Buckner 17
3 Glenn Wilson 16
4 Jeffrey Leonard 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Damaso Garcia 9
2 Mookie Wilson 9
4 Dickie Thon 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Breining 0.00
2 Vern Ruhle 0.51
3 Ricky Wright 0.63
4 Dale Murray 0.71
4 Tom Underwood 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 23
2 Richard Dotson 22
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20
4 Jim Beattie 19
5 Nolan Ryan 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Dale Murray 4
2 Lee Smith 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Jackson .400
2 Doug DeCinces .386
3 Al Oliver .383
4 Lou Whitaker .379
5 Leon Durham .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Doug DeCinces 12
3 Tony Armas 10
3 Gorman Thomas 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 31
2 Doug DeCinces 28
2 Gorman Thomas 28
4 Tony Armas 27
5 Mike Schmidt 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
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 Dale Murray 0.72
3 John Candelaria 1.38
4 Jerry Koosman 1.64
5 Bill Laskey 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 5
1 Bill Laskey 5
1 Tippy Martinez 5
1 Bob Welch 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 49
2 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Steve Carlton 39
4 Don Sutton 38
4 Bob Welch 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Greg Minton 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .340
2 Cecil Cooper .331
3 Toby Harrah .331
4 Lonnie Smith .327
5 Bill Madlock .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
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 120
3 Gary Carter 116
4 Bill Buckner 111
5 3 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 133
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 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 208
5 Len Barker 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 40
2 Bruce Sutter 37
3 Dan Quisenberry 34
4 Greg Minton 31
5 Rich Gossage 29