On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 79 54 .594 --
Red Sox 74 58 .561 4.5
Orioles 73 58 .557 5.0
Tigers 68 64 .515 10.5
Yankees 67 64 .511 11.0
Indians 62 69 .473 16.0
Blue Jays 61 73 .455 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 56 .579 --
Angels 75 58 .564 2.0
White Sox 70 62 .530 6.5
Mariners 62 70 .470 14.5
Athletics 58 76 .433 19.5
Rangers 52 80 .394 24.5
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

No 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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Oglivie 3
1 Mike Squires 3
3 Harold Baines 2
3 Cecil Cooper 2
3 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Von Hayes 2
1 Lance Parrish 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Mike Hargrove 1
3 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Von Hayes 4
2 Juan Beniquez 2
2 Lamar Johnson 2
2 Mike Laga 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Von Hayes 2
2 Rudy Law 1
2 Paul Molitor 1
2 Robin Yount 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Sutcliffe 0.50
2 Ed Whitson 0.43
3 Moose Haas 0.40
4 Juan Berenguer 0.38
4 Britt Burns 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Dan Spillner 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Aurelio Lopez 5
2 Rick Sutcliffe 4
3 Juan Berenguer 3
3 Britt Burns 3
3 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Ladd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .344
2 Al Oliver .332
3 Robin Yount .328
4 Toby Harrah .321
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 95

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 Bump Wills .435
2 George Brett .424
3 Bill Buckner .420
4 Robin Yount .414
5 Gary Ward .404

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 16
2 Bob Horner 16
2 Reggie Jackson 16
2 Dale Murphy 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Paul Molitor 8
2 Mookie Wilson 8
4 Claudell Washington 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Niekro 0.00
1 Rod Scurry 0.00
3 Dan Petry 0.60
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 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .405
2 Carney Lansford .396
3 Doug DeCinces .385
4 George Brett .375
5 Al Oliver .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 34
2 Dwight Evans 26
2 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Dave Winfield 26
5 5 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Mookie Wilson 19
3 Tim Raines 16
4 Damaso Garcia 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Breining 0.98
2 Joe Niekro 1.58
3 Richard Dotson 1.68
4 Dave Dravecky 1.86
5 Bob Shirley 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Larry Gura 5
4 John Candelaria 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 44
1 Mario Soto 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 .345
2 Lonnie Smith .332
3 Robin Yount .327
4 Toby Harrah .326
5 Eddie Murray .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
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 121
2 Cecil Cooper 119
3 Bill Buckner 115
4 Eddie Murray 113
5 Gorman Thomas 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 139
2 Tim Raines 70
3 Lonnie Smith 68
4 Omar Moreno 64
5 Mookie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.32
2 Mike Krukow 2.52
3 Mario Soto 2.63
4 John Candelaria 2.64
5 Bill Laskey 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 Larry Gura 19
1 Fernando Valenzuela 19
1 Pete Vuckovich 19
1 Bob Welch 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 271
2 Steve Carlton 267
3 Nolan Ryan 242
4 Floyd Bannister 194
5 Fernando Valenzuela 191

Saves

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