On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 75 52 .591 --
Red Sox 70 58 .547 5.5
Orioles 69 58 .543 6.0
Tigers 65 63 .508 10.5
Yankees 64 63 .504 11.0
Indians 61 64 .488 13.0
Blue Jays 61 69 .469 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 75 54 .581 --
Angels 74 55 .574 1.0
White Sox 66 61 .520 8.0
Mariners 61 67 .477 13.5
Athletics 58 72 .446 17.5
Rangers 50 77 .394 24.0
Twins 46 82 .359 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 73 54 .575 --
Phillies 71 57 .555 2.5
Pirates 68 61 .527 6.0
Expos 68 61 .527 6.0
Cubs 57 74 .435 18.0
Mets 50 77 .394 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 57 .562 --
Braves 71 57 .555 1.0
Padres 66 63 .512 6.5
Giants 65 65 .500 8.0
Astros 61 68 .473 11.5
Reds 50 79 .388 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Steve Henderson 4
3 Gary Allenson 3
3 Ron Cey 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Claudell Washington 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Ivan de Jesus 4
1 Gary Gaetti 4
1 Wayne Gross 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 2
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 Steve Sax 2
1 Mookie Wilson 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Petry 1.00
2 Atlee Hammaker 0.83
3 Vida Blue 0.80
4 Mike Krukow 0.78
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Krukow 7
2 Charlie Lea 6
2 Dennis Martinez 6
4 Floyd Bannister 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Bob Owchinko 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .342
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Robin Yount .327
4 Toby Harrah .325
5 Damaso Garcia .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 113
2 Andre Thornton 98
3 Dale Murphy 95
4 Gorman Thomas 94
5 Cecil Cooper 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 122
2 Tim Raines 58
3 Lonnie Smith 55
4 Omar Moreno 54
5 Mookie Wilson 49

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 Mike Krukow 2.68

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 158
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 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Lacy .450
2 Bill Buckner .443
3 Bill Madlock .414
4 Al Oliver .410
5 Pedro Guerrero .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 7
2 Cal Ripken 6
3 Gary Carter 5
4 Dwight Evans 4
4 12 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 20
1 Eddie Murray 20
3 Gary Carter 17
3 Bob Horner 17
5 Hal McRae 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Damaso Garcia 9
2 Mookie Wilson 9
4 Miguel Dilone 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rod Scurry 0.00
2 Tom Burgmeier 0.61
3 Fred Breining 0.66
4 Ricky Wright 0.67
5 Joe Niekro 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Jeff Reardon 3
1 Jerry Reuss 3
1 Kent Tekulve 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Dave Righetti 25
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Charlie Lea 20
3 Fernando Valenzuela 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Greg Minton 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .414
2 Wade Boggs .386
3 Bill Buckner .385
4 Willie McGee .379
5 Al Oliver .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 13
2 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Eddie Murray 10
4 Gorman Thomas 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 34
2 Doug DeCinces 32
3 Gorman Thomas 28
4 Tony Armas 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 27
2 Mookie Wilson 18
3 Damaso Garcia 17
4 Tim Raines 15
5 Dickie Thon 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Richard Dotson 1.76
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.84
3 Dave Dravecky 1.91
4 Joe Niekro 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 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 45
2 Dave Righetti 42
3 Nolan Ryan 39
4 Don Robinson 38
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Greg Minton 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .344
2 Toby Harrah .327
3 Lonnie Smith .326
4 Cecil Cooper .325
5 Carney Lansford .324

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 123
2 Cecil Cooper 122
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 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.26
2 Mike Krukow 2.52
3 Bill Laskey 2.55
4 Don Sutton 2.62
5 Joe Niekro 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Vuckovich 20
1 Bob Welch 20
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Larry Gura 19
3 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 268
2 Mario Soto 267
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Floyd Bannister 194
5 Fernando Valenzuela 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 40
2 Bruce Sutter 37
3 Dan Quisenberry 36
4 Rich Gossage 31
5 Greg Minton 30