On This Day

Saturday, September 4, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 80 55 .593 --
Orioles 75 58 .564 4.0
Red Sox 75 59 .560 4.5
Tigers 69 65 .515 10.5
Yankees 68 65 .511 11.0
Indians 64 69 .481 15.0
Blue Jays 61 75 .449 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 57 .578 --
Angels 76 59 .563 2.0
White Sox 72 62 .537 5.5
Mariners 63 71 .470 14.5
Athletics 59 77 .434 19.5
Rangers 52 82 .388 25.5
Twins 48 86 .358 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 76 58 .567 --
Phillies 75 60 .556 1.5
Pirates 72 63 .533 4.5
Expos 72 63 .533 4.5
Cubs 59 77 .434 18.0
Mets 52 81 .391 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 76 59 .563 --
Dodgers 74 62 .544 2.5
Padres 71 65 .522 5.5
Giants 68 67 .504 8.0
Astros 63 72 .467 13.0
Reds 52 83 .385 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Piniella 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Warren Cromartie 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Terry Kennedy 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Terry Kennedy 4
3 Tony Armas 3
3 Bo Diaz 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 5
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Von Hayes 1
2 Paul Householder 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 999.00
2 Jim Palmer 2.33
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.83
4 Mike Norris 1.33
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brennan 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Tim Lollar 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
2 Mike Norris 8
3 Jim Palmer 7
4 Dave Rucker 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 Charlie Puleo 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .343
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Robin Yount .327
4 Lonnie Smith .319
5 Toby Harrah .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 34
2 Reggie Jackson 33
3 Dave Kingman 32
3 Dale Murphy 32
5 3 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 114
2 Andre Thornton 103
3 Cecil Cooper 98
3 Dale Murphy 98
5 Gorman Thomas 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 63
3 Lonnie Smith 62
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 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 18
2 Larry Gura 17
2 Fernando Valenzuela 17
4 Pete Vuckovich 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 230
2 Steve Carlton 223
3 Nolan Ryan 200
4 Fernando Valenzuela 166
5 Floyd Bannister 162

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
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 .447
2 Pedro Guerrero .420
3 Gary Ward .413
4 Ron Hodges .412
5 Bill Madlock .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
1 Jason Thompson 6
4 Ken Griffey 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
2 Brian Downing 16
3 Bob Horner 15
3 Steve Kemp 15
3 Dale Murphy 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Lonnie Smith 9
3 Paul Molitor 8
4 Tim Raines 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rod Scurry 0.00
2 Dan Petry 0.60
3 Joe Niekro 0.67
4 Kevin Hickey 0.75
5 Scott Sanderson 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Rick Camp 3
2 Mark Clear 3
2 Richard Dotson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Fernando Valenzuela 23
4 Dave Righetti 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Rod Scurry 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .404
2 Bill Buckner .398
3 George Brett .394
4 Willie McGee .371
5 2 tied .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
1 Jason Thompson 10
1 Dave Winfield 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 33
2 Eddie Murray 27
2 Mike Schmidt 27
4 Tony Armas 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Tim Raines 17
2 Mookie Wilson 17
4 Lonnie Smith 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Breining 1.01
2 Richard Dotson 1.23
3 Joe Niekro 1.66
4 Albert Williams 1.69
5 Jim Palmer 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 6
2 Larry Gura 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 Jerry Ujdur 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 47
2 Mario Soto 44
3 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Dave Righetti 41
5 Steve Carlton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Lee Smith 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .343
2 Lonnie Smith .334
3 Eddie Murray .331
4 Robin Yount .324
5 George Brett .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 39
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
3 Eddie Murray 115
5 Gorman Thomas 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 139
2 Lonnie Smith 73
3 Tim Raines 68
4 Omar Moreno 64
5 Mookie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.32
2 Mike Krukow 2.52
3 Joe Niekro 2.63
3 Mario Soto 2.63
5 John Candelaria 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Larry Gura 19
2 Fernando Valenzuela 19
2 Pete Vuckovich 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 279
2 Mario Soto 271
3 Nolan Ryan 242
4 Fernando Valenzuela 202
5 Floyd Bannister 195

Saves

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