On This Day

Wednesday, September 1, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 78 53 .595 --
Red Sox 74 58 .561 4.5
Orioles 73 58 .557 5.0
Tigers 67 64 .511 11.0
Yankees 67 64 .511 11.0
Indians 61 68 .473 16.0
Blue Jays 61 73 .455 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 56 .579 --
Angels 75 57 .568 1.5
White Sox 69 62 .527 7.0
Mariners 62 70 .470 14.5
Athletics 58 76 .433 19.5
Rangers 52 79 .397 24.0
Twins 48 84 .364 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 76 56 .576 --
Phillies 73 60 .549 3.5
Expos 71 62 .534 5.5
Pirates 70 63 .526 6.5
Cubs 59 75 .440 18.0
Mets 51 80 .389 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 75 58 .564 --
Dodgers 74 60 .552 1.5
Padres 69 65 .515 6.5
Giants 66 67 .496 9.0
Astros 63 70 .474 12.0
Reds 51 82 .383 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Garvey 4
2 Gary Allenson 3
2 Ron Cey 3
2 Julio Cruz 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 3
1 Alan Trammell 3
3 Al Bumbry 2
3 Cecil Cooper 2
3 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Lawless 2
1 Bump Wills 2
3 Bob Horner 1
3 Howard Johnson 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 1.50
2 Jerry Koosman 1.17
3 Mike Krukow 1.00
4 Doc Medich 0.70
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Brian Denman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 9
2 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Mike Krukow 7
2 Doc Medich 7
5 Milt Wilcox 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .344
2 Al Oliver .332
3 Robin Yount .328
4 Toby Harrah .322
5 Damaso Garcia .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 34
2 Reggie Jackson 33
3 Dale Murphy 32
4 Dave Kingman 31
5 Jason Thompson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 114
2 Andre Thornton 102
3 Cecil Cooper 98
3 Dale Murphy 98
5 Gorman Thomas 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 123
2 Tim Raines 62
3 Lonnie Smith 57
4 Omar Moreno 55
5 Mookie Wilson 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.30
2 Mario Soto 2.62
3 John Candelaria 2.64
4 Bill Laskey 2.64
5 Joe Niekro 2.73

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 230
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 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .434
2 Bump Wills .426
3 George Brett .424
4 Bill Madlock .415
5 Pedro Guerrero .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 6
1 Reggie Jackson 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
1 Jason Thompson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 20
2 Bill Buckner 18
3 Bob Horner 16
3 Reggie Jackson 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Tim Raines 8
2 Mookie Wilson 8
4 Paul Molitor 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rod Scurry 0.00
2 Joe Niekro 0.68
3 Dan Quisenberry 0.75
4 Steve Rogers 0.78
5 Charlie Lea 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Rick Camp 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 25
2 Dave Righetti 21
2 Nolan Ryan 21
2 Mario Soto 21
2 Fernando Valenzuela 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 7
2 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 Wade Boggs .400
3 Doug DeCinces .392
4 Carney Lansford .382
5 Glenn Wilson .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 34
2 Tony Armas 27
2 Dwight Evans 27
2 Bob Horner 27
5 5 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Mookie Wilson 19
3 Tim Raines 16
4 Damaso Garcia 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rod Scurry 0.72
2 Richard Dotson 1.68
3 Dave Dravecky 1.86
4 Bob Shirley 1.96
5 Nolan Ryan 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Larry Gura 5
4 John Candelaria 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 54
2 Dave Righetti 44
3 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Bob Welch 37
5 Fernando Valenzuela 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Gene Garber 8
3 Lee Smith 8
5 Greg Minton 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .346
2 Lonnie Smith .332
3 Toby Harrah .326
4 Robin Yount .326
5 Cecil Cooper .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Dale Murphy 38
2 Gorman Thomas 38
4 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Jason Thompson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 122
2 Cecil Cooper 120
3 Bill Buckner 116
4 Eddie Murray 114
5 3 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 139
2 Tim Raines 71
3 Lonnie Smith 68
4 Omar Moreno 64
5 Mookie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.32
2 Mike Krukow 2.55
3 Mario Soto 2.63
4 John Candelaria 2.64
5 Bill Laskey 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
1 Mario Soto 271
3 Nolan Ryan 242
4 Fernando Valenzuela 198
5 Floyd Bannister 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Rollie Fingers 37
3 Dan Quisenberry 36
4 Rich Gossage 31
4 Greg Minton 31