On This Day

Tuesday, September 21, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 90 61 .596 --
Orioles 88 63 .583 2.0
Red Sox 83 68 .550 7.0
Tigers 76 74 .507 13.5
Yankees 74 77 .490 16.0
Indians 73 77 .487 16.5
Blue Jays 70 81 .464 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 86 65 .570 --
Royals 84 67 .556 2.0
White Sox 79 71 .527 6.5
Mariners 72 78 .480 13.5
Athletics 63 88 .417 23.0
Rangers 60 91 .397 26.0
Twins 57 94 .377 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 87 64 .576 --
Phillies 82 68 .547 4.5
Expos 80 70 .533 6.5
Pirates 79 71 .527 7.5
Cubs 68 83 .450 19.0
Mets 58 92 .387 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 66 .563 --
Braves 82 69 .543 3.0
Giants 79 71 .527 5.5
Padres 76 75 .503 9.0
Astros 71 80 .470 14.0
Reds 56 94 .373 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Mike Hargrove 4
1 Von Hayes 4
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Ron Gardenhire 1
1 Wayne Gross 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Mumphrey 5
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 Mike Hargrove 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Barry Bonnell 1
3 Al Cowens 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.27
2 Floyd Bannister 1.25
3 John Montefusco 1.00
3 Dave Stieb 1.00
5 Craig Swan 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Tim Conroy 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 14
2 Floyd Bannister 10
3 Dave Stieb 9
4 Len Barker 7
4 Dave Righetti 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Ben Hayes 1
1 Bob Knepper 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .338
2 Al Oliver .336
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Bill Madlock .322
5 Cecil Cooper .318

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 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 72
3 Lonnie Smith 65
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 21
2 Fernando Valenzuela 19
3 Pete Vuckovich 18
4 Larry Gura 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 259
2 Mario Soto 250
3 Nolan Ryan 224
4 Floyd Bannister 195
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 Willie Aikens .405
3 Jody Davis .385
4 Lou Whitaker .383
5 Jim Gantner .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 7
2 Roy Smalley 5
3 Willie Aikens 4
3 Pedro Guerrero 4
3 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 15
1 Bill Madlock 15
3 Al Oliver 14
3 Chris Speier 14
3 Dave Winfield 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 9
2 Julio Cruz 7
2 Gary Redus 7
4 Willie Wilson 6
5 Bobby Brown 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stoddard 0.00
1 Ed Whitson 0.00
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.44
4 Ken Forsch 0.66
5 Luis Sanchez 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Bobby Castillo 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 36
2 John Tudor 28
3 Floyd Bannister 26
4 Scott Sanderson 23
5 Dave Stieb 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 4
1 Dale Murray 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Salome Barojas 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Howard Johnson .388
2 Wade Boggs .380
3 Robin Yount .378
4 Bill Buckner .364
4 Pedro Guerrero .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 30
2 Dave Winfield 29
3 Cecil Cooper 27
3 Brian Downing 27
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Lonnie Smith 12
2 Mookie Wilson 12
4 Julio Cruz 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.59
2 Joe Niekro 0.84
3 Jeff Reardon 1.05
4 Bob Stoddard 1.32
5 Al Holland 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 60
2 Floyd Bannister 50
3 Dave Righetti 44
3 John Tudor 44
5 Mario Soto 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Lee Smith 7
3 Gene Garber 6
3 Greg Minton 6
3 2 others tied 6