On This Day

Sunday, August 29, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 76 52 .594 --
Red Sox 71 58 .550 5.5
Orioles 70 58 .547 6.0
Tigers 66 63 .512 10.5
Yankees 65 63 .508 11.0
Indians 61 65 .484 14.0
Blue Jays 61 70 .466 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 76 54 .585 --
Angels 74 56 .569 2.0
White Sox 66 62 .516 9.0
Mariners 61 68 .473 14.5
Athletics 58 73 .443 18.5
Rangers 50 78 .391 25.0
Twins 47 82 .364 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 74 55 .574 --
Phillies 72 57 .558 2.0
Pirates 69 61 .531 5.5
Expos 69 61 .531 5.5
Cubs 58 74 .439 17.5
Mets 50 78 .391 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 72 57 .558 --
Dodgers 73 58 .557 --
Padres 67 64 .511 6.0
Giants 65 66 .496 8.0
Astros 61 69 .469 11.5
Reds 50 80 .385 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Richards 5
2 Ted Simmons 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 2
2 Wade Boggs 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 4
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Alan Trammell 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
4 Julio Cruz 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 2.20
2 Bob McClure 2.00
3 Tommy John 1.33
4 Bobby Castillo 0.88
5 Bob Welch 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Bob Welch 9
3 Doug Bair 7
3 Bobby Castillo 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Rod Scurry 1
1 Bryn Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .343
2 Al Oliver .336
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Toby Harrah .323
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 Andre Thornton 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 114
2 Andre Thornton 101
3 Cecil Cooper 96
4 Dale Murphy 95
5 Gorman Thomas 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 122
2 Tim Raines 60
3 Lonnie Smith 56
4 Omar Moreno 55
5 Mookie Wilson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.33
2 Bill Laskey 2.55
3 Mario Soto 2.63
4 John Candelaria 2.64
5 Mike Krukow 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 221
2 Steve Carlton 211
3 Nolan Ryan 191
4 Floyd Bannister 158
5 2 tied 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 31
2 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
5 Gene Garber 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .443
2 Robin Yount .421
3 Rick Manning .417
4 Al Oliver .410
5 Bill Madlock .407

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 22
2 Bill Buckner 21
3 Bob Horner 17
3 Hal McRae 17
5 Garry Maddox 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Mookie Wilson 9
3 Miguel Dilone 8
3 Damaso Garcia 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rod Scurry 0.00
2 Tom Burgmeier 0.61
3 Joe Niekro 0.68
4 Fred Breining 0.71
5 Albert Williams 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 5 others tied 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 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug DeCinces .404
2 Wade Boggs .400
2 Al Oliver .400
4 Bill Buckner .395
5 George Brett .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 12
2 Eddie Murray 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Dwight Evans 9
4 Gorman Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 35
2 Doug DeCinces 29
3 Gorman Thomas 27
4 Tony Armas 26
4 Dwight Evans 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Mookie Wilson 19
3 Damaso Garcia 17
3 Tim Raines 17
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 Bill Laskey 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 John Candelaria 5
2 Richard Dotson 5
2 Bob Welch 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 45
2 Steve Carlton 43
2 Bob Welch 43
4 Dave Righetti 42
5 Nolan Ryan 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Rollie Fingers 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .347
2 Lonnie Smith .329
3 Toby Harrah .326
4 Cecil Cooper .326
5 Robin Yount .323

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 122
3 Bill Buckner 117
4 Eddie Murray 114
5 Gorman Thomas 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 140
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Lonnie Smith 68
4 Omar Moreno 66
5 Mookie Wilson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.34
2 Mike Krukow 2.50
3 Bill Laskey 2.55
4 Don Sutton 2.62
5 John Candelaria 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Larry Gura 20
1 Pete Vuckovich 20
4 Jack Morris 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 271
2 Mario Soto 267
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Floyd Bannister 194
5 Fernando Valenzuela 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 39
2 Bruce Sutter 38
3 Dan Quisenberry 37
4 Rich Gossage 31
5 Greg Minton 30