On This Day

Friday, August 27, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 75 51 .595 --
Red Sox 69 58 .543 6.5
Orioles 68 58 .540 7.0
Tigers 65 62 .512 10.5
Yankees 64 62 .508 11.0
Indians 61 63 .492 13.0
Blue Jays 60 69 .465 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 54 .578 --
Royals 74 54 .578 --
White Sox 66 60 .524 7.0
Mariners 60 67 .472 13.5
Athletics 57 72 .442 17.5
Rangers 50 76 .397 23.0
Twins 45 82 .354 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 73 54 .575 --
Phillies 70 57 .551 3.0
Pirates 68 60 .531 5.5
Expos 68 60 .531 5.5
Cubs 57 73 .438 17.5
Mets 50 76 .397 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 57 .558 --
Braves 70 57 .551 1.0
Padres 66 63 .512 6.0
Giants 64 65 .496 8.0
Astros 60 68 .469 11.5
Reds 50 78 .391 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Roenicke 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Randy Bush 3
2 Damaso Garcia 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Singleton 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Rick Monday 3
1 Dwayne Murphy 3
5 23 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Damaso Garcia 2
2 Pedro Guerrero 2
4 Terry Bogener 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Wilcox 1.40
2 Jim Palmer 1.00
2 Mario Soto 1.00
2 Paul Splittorff 1.00
5 Jim Beattie 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Luis Leal 1
1 Doc Medich 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 8
1 Mario Soto 8
3 Milt Wilcox 7
4 Joaquin Andujar 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .344
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Robin Yount .329
4 Toby Harrah .325
5 Damaso Garcia .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 34
2 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Dale Murphy 31
4 Dave Kingman 30
5 5 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 112
2 Andre Thornton 98
3 Dale Murphy 94
3 Gorman Thomas 94
5 Cecil Cooper 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 122
2 Tim Raines 58
3 Lonnie Smith 55
4 Omar Moreno 53
5 Damaso Garcia 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.33
2 Bill Laskey 2.55
3 John Candelaria 2.58
4 Mario Soto 2.63
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 17
2 Steve Carlton 16
2 Larry Gura 16
4 Pete Vuckovich 15
4 Bob Welch 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 221
2 Steve Carlton 200
3 Nolan Ryan 191
4 Floyd Bannister 153
5 Fernando Valenzuela 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 30
2 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Rich Gossage 28
3 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Gene Garber 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .483
2 Bill Madlock .439
3 Al Oliver .433
4 Rod Carew .426
5 Robin Yount .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 7
2 Gary Carter 5
2 Pedro Guerrero 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 22
2 Eddie Murray 20
3 Gary Carter 17
3 Bob Horner 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Damaso Garcia 9
3 Mookie Wilson 8
4 Miguel Dilone 7
4 Dickie Thon 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
1 Rod Scurry 0.00
3 Fred Breining 0.66
3 Bill Campbell 0.66
5 Ricky Wright 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Jeff Reardon 3
1 Kent Tekulve 3
1 Pete Vuckovich 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Dave Righetti 25
3 Don Robinson 21
3 John Tudor 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Dan Quisenberry 4
4 Lee Smith 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .411
2 Bill Buckner .393
3 Al Oliver .383
4 Willie McGee .378
5 Wade Boggs .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 13
2 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Dwight Evans 10
3 Eddie Murray 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 34
2 Doug DeCinces 32
3 Dwight Evans 28
3 Bob Horner 28
3 Gorman Thomas 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Damaso Garcia 17
2 Mookie Wilson 17
4 Tim Raines 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Dravecky 1.80
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.84
3 Richard Dotson 1.94
4 Mike Witt 2.06
5 Bob Welch 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Richard Dotson 5
1 Larry Gura 5
1 Bob Welch 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 54
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Nolan Ryan 39
4 Don Sutton 36
4 Fernando Valenzuela 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Lee Smith 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .343
2 Toby Harrah .329
3 Lonnie Smith .326
4 Cecil Cooper .323
5 Carney Lansford .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Gorman Thomas 38
3 Dale Murphy 37
3 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 124
2 Cecil Cooper 120
3 Bill Buckner 116
4 Eddie Murray 112
4 Gorman Thomas 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 140
2 Tim Raines 73
3 Lonnie Smith 67
4 Omar Moreno 65
5 Mookie Wilson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.26
2 Bill Laskey 2.55
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.58
4 Mike Krukow 2.62
5 Don Sutton 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 267
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Fernando Valenzuela 200
5 Floyd Bannister 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 40
2 Bruce Sutter 37
3 Dan Quisenberry 36
4 Rich Gossage 31
5 Greg Minton 29