On This Day

Monday, September 20, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 90 60 .600 --
Orioles 88 62 .587 2.0
Red Sox 82 68 .547 8.0
Tigers 75 74 .503 14.5
Yankees 73 76 .490 16.5
Indians 72 76 .486 17.0
Blue Jays 69 81 .460 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 85 65 .567 --
Royals 84 66 .560 1.0
White Sox 79 70 .530 5.5
Mariners 71 78 .477 13.5
Athletics 62 88 .413 23.0
Rangers 60 90 .400 25.0
Twins 57 93 .380 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 87 63 .580 --
Phillies 81 68 .544 5.5
Expos 79 69 .534 7.0
Pirates 79 70 .530 7.5
Cubs 67 83 .447 20.0
Mets 57 91 .385 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 65 .567 --
Braves 82 68 .547 3.0
Giants 79 70 .530 5.5
Padres 75 75 .500 10.0
Astros 70 80 .467 15.0
Reds 55 94 .369 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Herndon 3
1 Ron Jackson 3
1 Ray Knight 3
1 Larry Parrish 3
5 33 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Bush 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Tim Foli 1
2 Mike Heath 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Richardt 4
2 Randy Bush 3
3 Buddy Bell 2
3 Al Cowens 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Damaso Garcia 2
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 Phil Garner 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dickie Noles 1.14
2 Jack Morris 1.11
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.71
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.60
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Bryan Clark 1
1 Dickie Noles 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 10
2 Dickie Noles 8
3 Joaquin Andujar 6
3 Preston Hanna 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Luis Sanchez 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1
1 Ed Vande Berg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .338
2 Al Oliver .337
3 Robin Yount .332
4 Bill Madlock .324
5 Eddie Murray .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 38
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Dave Winfield 36
4 Reggie Jackson 35
4 Dale Murphy 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 123
2 Cecil Cooper 115
3 Andre Thornton 112
4 Gorman Thomas 109
5 Dale Murphy 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 70
3 Lonnie Smith 64
4 Omar Moreno 57
4 Mookie Wilson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.44
2 Joe Niekro 2.51
3 Joaquin Andujar 2.53
4 Mario Soto 2.81
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 19
3 Pete Vuckovich 18
4 Larry Gura 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 250
2 Steve Carlton 245
3 Nolan Ryan 224
4 Floyd Bannister 185
5 Fernando Valenzuela 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Gene Garber 28
4 2 others tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bruce Benedict .452
2 Wade Boggs .407
3 Bill Madlock .380
4 Al Oliver .377
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 7
2 Roy Smalley 6
3 Bob Horner 5
3 Ben Oglivie 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 18
2 Cecil Cooper 16
3 Bill Madlock 15
3 Roy Smalley 15
3 Gary Ward 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 7
1 Tim Raines 7
3 Gary Redus 6
3 Willie Wilson 6
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stoddard 0.00
1 Ed Whitson 0.00
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.30
4 Burt Hooton 0.67
4 Luis Sanchez 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 4
1 Jerry Reuss 4
3 Bobby Castillo 3
3 Mike Flanagan 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Tudor 28
2 Floyd Bannister 23
3 Steve Carlton 22
3 Dave Stieb 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Dale Murray 4
1 Lee Smith 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .394
2 Wade Boggs .392
3 Robin Yount .378
4 Pedro Guerrero .377
4 Gary Ward .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 13
2 Dave Kingman 9
3 Brian Downing 8
3 Bob Horner 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 32
2 Dave Winfield 29
3 Brian Downing 28
4 Cecil Cooper 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 14
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Paul Molitor 12
3 Mookie Wilson 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.59
2 Joe Niekro 0.84
3 Bob Stoddard 1.32
4 Fred Breining 1.37
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Albert Williams 6
3 Joaquin Andujar 5
3 Mike Caldwell 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 Nolan Ryan 45
3 John Tudor 44
4 Mario Soto 41
5 Floyd Bannister 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Gene Garber 7
2 Lee Smith 7
4 Ron Davis 6
4 4 others tied 6