On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 72 51 .585 --
Red Sox 67 56 .545 5.0
Orioles 64 57 .529 7.0
Tigers 64 60 .516 8.5
Yankees 62 60 .508 9.5
Indians 60 61 .496 11.0
Blue Jays 59 66 .472 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 52 .581 --
Royals 70 54 .565 2.0
White Sox 65 58 .528 6.5
Mariners 59 65 .476 13.0
Athletics 56 70 .444 17.0
Rangers 49 72 .405 21.5
Twins 43 80 .350 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 52 .581 --
Phillies 69 55 .556 3.0
Expos 65 59 .524 7.0
Pirates 65 60 .520 7.5
Cubs 55 72 .433 18.5
Mets 50 73 .407 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 68 56 .548 --
Dodgers 69 57 .548 --
Padres 66 60 .524 3.0
Giants 64 62 .508 5.0
Astros 58 66 .468 10.0
Reds 48 77 .384 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Al Oliver 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 Al Cowens 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Thompson 2
2 Al Cowens 1
2 Warren Cromartie 1
2 Chili Davis 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Tenace 4
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Von Hayes 3
2 Larry Herndon 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Lawless 2
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Tudor 1.14
2 Joe Niekro 1.00
3 Mike Witt 0.75
4 Frank Pastore 0.64
5 Jerry Reuss 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Tudor 8
2 Frank Pastore 7
3 Mike Witt 6
4 Dave LaRoche 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Floyd Chiffer 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Rod Scurry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .336
2 Willie Wilson .334
3 Robin Yount .321
4 Toby Harrah .320
5 Damaso Garcia .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 109
2 Andre Thornton 93
3 Cecil Cooper 90
4 Dale Murphy 89
5 Gorman Thomas 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 115
2 Tim Raines 57
3 Omar Moreno 53
3 Lonnie Smith 53
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.38
2 Bill Laskey 2.53
3 John Candelaria 2.58
4 Mario Soto 2.76
5 Mike Krukow 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
1 Fernando Valenzuela 16
3 Larry Gura 15
4 LaMarr Hoyt 14
4 7 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
1 Rich Gossage 28
3 Dan Quisenberry 27
3 Bruce Sutter 27
5 Gene Garber 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellis Valentine .514
2 Bill Buckner .462
3 Al Oliver .459
4 Willie McGee .452
5 Carney Lansford .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Gorman Thomas 5
1 Jason Thompson 5
1 Glenn Wilson 5
1 Dave Winfield 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 19
2 Garry Maddox 18
3 Al Oliver 16
4 Tony Armas 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damaso Garcia 11
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Mookie Wilson 8
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Breining 0.00
1 Brad Lesley 0.00
3 Ricky Wright 0.63
4 Tom Niedenfuer 0.71
5 2 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 Mike Proly 3
1 Geoff Zahn 3
5 45 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 24
2 John Tudor 21
3 Charlie Lea 20
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Gene Garber 4
4 Bill Caudill 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Jackson .400
2 Willie McGee .396
3 Doug DeCinces .389
4 Al Oliver .388
5 Bill Buckner .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 12
1 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Dwight Evans 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 31
2 Doug DeCinces 30
3 Bill Buckner 27
3 Gorman Thomas 27
5 4 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Damaso Garcia 18
3 Mookie Wilson 17
4 Tim Raines 15
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dale Murray 0.67
2 Dave Righetti 0.74
3 Bill Laskey 1.66
4 Dave Dravecky 1.78
5 John Candelaria 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Larry Gura 5
1 Bill Laskey 5
1 Tippy Martinez 5
1 Bob Welch 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 46
2 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Steve Carlton 39
4 Don Sutton 38
4 Bob Welch 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Greg Minton 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .338
2 Cecil Cooper .329
3 Toby Harrah .327
4 Lonnie Smith .325
5 Carney Lansford .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Dale Murphy 36
3 Gorman Thomas 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 122
1 Hal McRae 122
3 Bill Buckner 114
4 Gary Carter 112
5 Al Oliver 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 133
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Omar Moreno 67
4 Lonnie Smith 65
5 Mookie Wilson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.26
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.63
3 Don Sutton 2.66
4 Jim Beattie 2.70
5 Joe Niekro 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Pete Vuckovich 20
3 Larry Gura 19
3 LaMarr Hoyt 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 274
2 Mario Soto 262
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 196
5 Floyd Bannister 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 40
2 Bruce Sutter 38
3 Dan Quisenberry 34
4 Rich Gossage 31
5 Greg Minton 29