On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 77 53 .592 --
Red Sox 73 58 .557 4.5
Orioles 72 58 .554 5.0
Yankees 67 63 .515 10.0
Tigers 66 64 .508 11.0
Indians 61 67 .477 15.0
Blue Jays 61 72 .459 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 55 .583 --
Angels 75 56 .573 1.5
White Sox 68 62 .523 8.0
Mariners 62 69 .473 14.5
Athletics 58 75 .436 19.5
Rangers 51 79 .392 25.0
Twins 47 84 .359 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 75 56 .573 --
Phillies 73 59 .553 2.5
Pirates 70 62 .530 5.5
Expos 70 62 .530 5.5
Cubs 58 75 .436 18.0
Mets 50 80 .385 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 74 58 .561 --
Dodgers 74 59 .556 0.5
Padres 68 65 .511 6.5
Giants 66 66 .500 8.0
Astros 63 69 .477 11.0
Reds 51 81 .386 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Downing 4
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 Mike Easler 3
2 Tim Flannery 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Downing 2
1 Jason Thompson 2
3 Dan Driessen 1
3 Mike Easler 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 5
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 3
2 Jason Thompson 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pedro Guerrero 2
1 Richie Hebner 2
1 Steve Sax 2
4 Andre Dawson 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.80
2 Greg Harris 1.50
3 Bill Gullickson 1.00
4 Fred Breining 0.85
5 Ron Guidry 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Boggs 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Kevin Hickey 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Breining 11
2 Greg Harris 9
2 Nolan Ryan 9
4 Ron Guidry 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Greg Minton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .347
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Robin Yount .328
4 Toby Harrah .324
5 Damaso Garcia .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 34
2 Reggie Jackson 32
2 Dale Murphy 32
4 Dave Kingman 31
5 3 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 114
2 Andre Thornton 102
3 Dale Murphy 97
4 Cecil Cooper 96
5 Gorman Thomas 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 123
2 Tim Raines 62
3 Lonnie Smith 56
4 Omar Moreno 55
5 Mookie Wilson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.30
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 Steve Rogers 15
4 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 221
2 Steve Carlton 211
3 Nolan Ryan 200
4 Floyd Bannister 158
5 Fernando Valenzuela 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 31
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
5 Gene Garber 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .456
2 Bump Wills .422
3 Rod Carew .410
4 Bill Madlock .407
5 Robin Yount .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 7
2 Dwight Evans 6
2 Jason Thompson 6
2 Dave Winfield 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 23
2 Bill Buckner 18
3 Brian Downing 16
3 Bob Horner 16
3 Garry Maddox 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Tim Raines 8
3 Paul Molitor 7
3 Claudell Washington 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rod Scurry 0.00
2 Joe Niekro 0.68
3 Albert Williams 0.73
4 Steve Rogers 0.78
5 Bryn Smith 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Ron Guidry 25
3 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Fernando Valenzuela 21
5 Charlie Lea 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 5
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .405
2 Doug DeCinces .392
3 Al Oliver .388
4 Wade Boggs .386
5 Glenn Wilson .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 11
1 Dwight Evans 11
3 Eddie Murray 10
3 Jason Thompson 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 35
2 Tony Armas 28
2 Doug DeCinces 28
4 Dwight Evans 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Mookie Wilson 19
3 Tim Raines 17
4 Damaso Garcia 15
5 Miguel Dilone 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Richard Dotson 1.68
2 Dave Dravecky 1.86
3 Bob Shirley 1.96
4 Bill Laskey 1.97
5 Nolan Ryan 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 Geoff Zahn 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Mario Soto 45
3 Dave Righetti 42
4 Bob Welch 37
5 Fernando Valenzuela 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Gene Garber 7
3 Greg Minton 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .350
2 Toby Harrah .329
3 Lonnie Smith .329
4 Eddie Murray .324
5 Robin Yount .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Dale Murphy 38
2 Gorman Thomas 38
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 122
2 Cecil Cooper 120
3 Bill Buckner 115
4 Eddie Murray 114
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 139
2 Tim Raines 72
3 Lonnie Smith 67
4 Omar Moreno 66
5 Mookie Wilson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.32
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
3 Fernando Valenzuela 19
3 Pete Vuckovich 19
3 Bob Welch 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 271
2 Mario Soto 267
3 Nolan Ryan 242
4 Fernando Valenzuela 198
5 Floyd Bannister 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 38
1 Bruce Sutter 38
3 Dan Quisenberry 36
4 Rich Gossage 31
4 Greg Minton 31