On This Day

Tuesday, August 24, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 73 51 .589 --
Red Sox 68 56 .548 5.0
Orioles 65 57 .533 7.0
Tigers 64 61 .512 9.5
Yankees 62 61 .504 10.5
Indians 61 61 .500 11.0
Blue Jays 59 67 .468 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 53 .576 --
Royals 71 54 .568 1.0
White Sox 65 59 .524 6.5
Mariners 59 66 .472 13.0
Athletics 57 70 .449 16.0
Rangers 49 73 .402 21.5
Twins 44 80 .355 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 72 53 .576 --
Phillies 69 56 .552 3.0
Expos 66 59 .528 6.0
Pirates 66 60 .524 6.5
Cubs 56 72 .438 17.5
Mets 50 74 .403 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 69 56 .552 --
Dodgers 70 57 .551 --
Padres 66 61 .520 4.0
Giants 64 63 .504 6.0
Astros 59 66 .472 10.0
Reds 48 78 .381 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Robin Yount 4
2 Bob Bailor 3
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Jim Essian 3
2 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reid Nichols 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Tony Bernazard 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Joe Nolan 4
1 Andre Thornton 4
4 John Castino 3
4 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Chili Davis 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 1.33
2 Frank Viola 1.14
3 Dennis Martinez 1.00
3 Bob Welch 1.00
5 Bruce Berenyi 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Matt Keough 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 8
1 Craig Swan 8
1 Frank Viola 8
4 Bob Welch 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Brennan 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .338
2 Willie Wilson .337
3 Robin Yount .326
4 Toby Harrah .323
5 Hal McRae .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 32
2 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Dale Murphy 31
4 Dave Kingman 30
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 112
2 Andre Thornton 97
3 Dale Murphy 91
4 Cecil Cooper 90
5 Gorman Thomas 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 117
2 Tim Raines 58
3 Lonnie Smith 54
4 Omar Moreno 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 Larry Gura 16
1 Fernando Valenzuela 16
4 Pete Vuckovich 15
4 Bob Welch 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 213
2 Steve Carlton 200
3 Nolan Ryan 184
4 Floyd Bannister 153
5 Fernando Valenzuela 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
1 Rich Gossage 28
1 Dan Quisenberry 28
4 Bruce Sutter 27
5 Gene Garber 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .475
2 Ellis Valentine .474
3 Bill Buckner .438
4 Bill Madlock .417
5 Willie McGee .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Garry Maddox 5
1 Gorman Thomas 5
1 Jason Thompson 5
1 Glenn Wilson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 21
2 Garry Maddox 20
3 Al Oliver 16
4 Tony Armas 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Damaso Garcia 11
3 Miguel Dilone 8
4 Paul Molitor 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
2 Fred Breining 0.59
3 Jim Beattie 0.60
4 Bill Campbell 0.66
5 Larry Gura 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 Mike Proly 3
1 Pete Vuckovich 3
1 Geoff Zahn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 24
2 Don Robinson 21
2 John Tudor 21
4 Charlie Lea 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Bill Caudill 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Jackson .400
2 Al Oliver .397
3 Willie McGee .390
4 Doug DeCinces .382
5 Ellis Valentine .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 12
1 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Dwight Evans 9
3 Dave Hostetler 9
3 Gorman Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 31
2 Doug DeCinces 29
2 Fred Lynn 29
2 Hal McRae 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Damaso Garcia 18
3 Mookie Wilson 17
4 Tim Raines 16
5 Miguel Dilone 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Righetti 0.74
2 Bill Laskey 1.66
3 Dave Dravecky 1.72
4 John Candelaria 1.84
5 Jerry Koosman 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 6
2 John Candelaria 5
2 Bill Laskey 5
2 Bob Welch 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 46
2 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Steve Carlton 40
4 Don Sutton 38
5 Fernando Valenzuela 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .339
2 Toby Harrah .329
3 Cecil Cooper .328
4 Lonnie Smith .324
5 Al Oliver .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Mike Schmidt 38
3 Dale Murphy 37
4 Gorman Thomas 36
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 125
2 Cecil Cooper 122
3 Bill Buckner 118
4 Gary Carter 114
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 135
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Omar Moreno 66
3 Lonnie Smith 66
5 Mookie Wilson 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.30
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 Pete Vuckovich 21
2 Larry Gura 20
2 Bob Welch 20
4 Steve Carlton 19
4 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 262
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 196
5 Floyd Bannister 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 39
2 Bruce Sutter 37
3 Dan Quisenberry 35
4 Rich Gossage 31
5 Greg Minton 29