On This Day

Sunday, August 22, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 72 50 .590 --
Red Sox 66 56 .541 6.0
Orioles 64 57 .529 7.5
Tigers 63 60 .512 9.5
Yankees 61 60 .504 10.5
Indians 59 61 .492 12.0
Blue Jays 59 65 .476 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 52 .577 --
Royals 70 53 .569 1.0
White Sox 65 57 .533 5.5
Mariners 59 64 .480 12.0
Athletics 56 69 .448 16.0
Rangers 48 72 .400 21.5
Twins 43 80 .350 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 71 52 .577 --
Phillies 69 54 .561 2.0
Expos 65 58 .528 6.0
Pirates 64 59 .520 7.0
Cubs 54 72 .429 18.5
Mets 50 72 .410 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 56 .552 --
Braves 67 56 .545 1.0
Padres 65 59 .524 3.5
Giants 64 61 .512 5.0
Astros 57 66 .463 11.0
Reds 47 77 .379 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cal Ripken 5
2 Willie McGee 4
2 Rafael Ramirez 4
4 Bill Almon 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Bando 1
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Jody Davis 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Henderson 4
1 Garry Maddox 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Ellis Valentine 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 David Green 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Jerry Royster 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Righetti 1.50
2 Luis Tiant 1.25
3 Moose Haas 1.00
3 Charlie Lea 1.00
5 Floyd Bannister 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Brian Denman 1
1 Carlos Diaz 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 9
2 Floyd Bannister 8
3 Jerry Koosman 7
3 Charlie Lea 7
5 Moose Haas 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .338
2 Al Oliver .330
3 Toby Harrah .323
4 Robin Yount .319
5 Cecil Cooper .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 32
2 Dave Kingman 30
2 Dale Murphy 30
4 Reggie Jackson 29
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 108
2 Andre Thornton 93
3 Cecil Cooper 90
4 Dale Murphy 88
4 Gorman Thomas 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 114
2 Tim Raines 57
3 Lonnie Smith 53
4 Omar Moreno 52
5 Mookie Wilson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.38
2 John Candelaria 2.48
3 Bill Laskey 2.53
4 Mario Soto 2.76
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 6 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 213
2 Steve Carlton 199
3 Nolan Ryan 184
4 Floyd Bannister 153
5 Fernando Valenzuela 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Rich Gossage 27
2 Dan Quisenberry 27
4 Bruce Sutter 26
5 Gene Garber 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellis Valentine .472
2 Carney Lansford .442
3 Larry Parrish .426
4 Willie McGee .421
4 Al Oliver .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 6
2 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Glenn Wilson 5
2 Dave Winfield 5
5 15 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garry Maddox 18
2 Bill Buckner 17
3 Tony Armas 16
3 Al Oliver 16
3 Gorman Thomas 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damaso Garcia 10
1 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Mookie Wilson 8
4 Paul Molitor 7
4 Tim Raines 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Breining 0.00
2 Ricky Wright 0.63
3 Tom Niedenfuer 0.66
4 Tom Underwood 0.71
5 Tom Burgmeier 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Dave Dravecky 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 24
2 Charlie Lea 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 20
4 Jim Beattie 19
4 Mario Soto 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Gene Garber 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 Al Oliver .378
3 Doug DeCinces .370
4 Willie McGee .368
5 Lou Whitaker .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 29
2 Gorman Thomas 29
4 Tony Armas 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 25
2 Damaso Garcia 17
2 Tim Raines 17
2 Mookie Wilson 17
5 Dickie Thon 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Righetti 0.72
2 John Candelaria 1.38
3 Bill Laskey 1.66
4 Dave Dravecky 1.78
5 2 tied 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 5
1 Bill Laskey 5
1 Tippy Martinez 5
1 Bob Welch 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 53
2 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Steve Carlton 39
4 Don Sutton 38
4 Bob Welch 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Greg Minton 7
2 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .341
2 Toby Harrah .330
3 Cecil Cooper .329
4 Lonnie Smith .326
5 Carney Lansford .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Reggie Jackson 38
3 Dale Murphy 36
3 Gorman Thomas 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 122
2 Hal McRae 121
3 Gary Carter 113
4 Bill Buckner 112
5 4 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 132
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Omar Moreno 67
4 Lonnie Smith 65
5 Mookie Wilson 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.26
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.61
3 Don Sutton 2.66
4 Mike Krukow 2.76
5 Jim Beattie 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Fernando Valenzuela 20
1 Pete Vuckovich 20
4 Larry Gura 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 274
2 Mario Soto 262
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 208
5 Floyd Bannister 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 40
2 Bruce Sutter 37
3 Dan Quisenberry 34
4 Rich Gossage 30
4 Greg Minton 30