On This Day

Friday, September 24, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 92 61 .601 --
Orioles 88 65 .575 4.0
Red Sox 84 69 .549 8.0
Tigers 77 75 .507 14.5
Indians 75 77 .493 16.5
Yankees 74 79 .484 18.0
Blue Jays 71 82 .464 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 88 66 .571 --
Royals 85 68 .556 2.5
White Sox 81 72 .529 6.5
Mariners 74 79 .484 13.5
Athletics 64 89 .418 23.5
Rangers 61 93 .396 27.0
Twins 57 96 .373 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 89 65 .578 --
Phillies 84 69 .549 4.5
Expos 82 71 .536 6.5
Pirates 80 73 .523 8.5
Cubs 68 86 .442 21.0
Mets 60 93 .392 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 68 .556 --
Braves 83 70 .542 2.0
Giants 82 71 .536 3.0
Padres 77 76 .503 8.0
Astros 72 81 .471 13.0
Reds 57 96 .373 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Jerry Royster 4
4 Dale Berra 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rafael Ramirez 2
1 Tim Wallach 2
1 Robin Yount 2
4 Juan Beniquez 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 6
2 Rafael Ramirez 5
2 Tim Wallach 5
4 John Lowenstein 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Tudor 1.29
2 Bruce Kison 0.89
3 Allen Ripley 0.83
4 Mike Krukow 0.80
4 Bob Welch 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Tom Brennan 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Ken Dayley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Tudor 9
2 Bruce Kison 8
2 Mike Krukow 8
4 Bruce Berenyi 6
4 Larry Gura 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Bedrosian 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Dan Spillner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .336
2 Al Oliver .336
3 Robin Yount .331
4 Eddie Murray .321
5 Bill Madlock .319

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 126
2 Cecil Cooper 115
3 Andre Thornton 113
4 Gorman Thomas 111
5 Robin Yount 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Lonnie Smith 65
4 Omar Moreno 58
4 Mookie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.41
2 Joe Niekro 2.51
3 Joaquin Andujar 2.53
4 Mario Soto 2.79
5 Rick Sutcliffe 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Fernando Valenzuela 19
3 Larry Gura 18
3 Pete Vuckovich 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 259
1 Mario Soto 259
3 Nolan Ryan 224
4 Floyd Bannister 195
5 Fernando Valenzuela 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Greg Minton 29
5 2 tied 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .424
2 Johnny Bench .417
3 Jody Davis .406
4 Garth Iorg .395
5 George Hendrick .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Lemon 5
1 Dave Winfield 5
3 Willie Aikens 4
3 Steve Kemp 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Speier 21
2 Bill Madlock 17
3 George Hendrick 14
3 Robin Yount 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 9
2 Julio Cruz 7
3 Bobby Brown 6
3 Willie Wilson 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sutcliffe 0.00
1 Al Holland 0.00
3 Bruce Kison 0.35
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.44
5 Tim Conroy 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 4
2 Joaquin Andujar 3
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Bobby Castillo 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 John Tudor 28
3 Floyd Bannister 26
4 Scott Sanderson 23
4 Mario Soto 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Al Holland 3
2 Tippy Martinez 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Howard Johnson .397
2 Keith Hernandez .374
3 Wade Boggs .373
4 Rafael Ramirez .355
5 Jody Davis .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 13
2 Brian Downing 9
3 Eddie Murray 8
3 Roy Smalley 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 29
2 Dave Winfield 28
3 Brian Downing 27
4 Claudell Washington 26
5 Cecil Cooper 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.63
2 Bruce Kison 0.73
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.83
4 Jeff Reardon 0.99
5 Joe Niekro 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
1 Mike Flanagan 6
3 Joaquin Andujar 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Mario Soto 46
3 John Tudor 45
4 Floyd Bannister 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Greg Minton 7
3 Jeff Reardon 6
3 Lee Smith 6
5 4 tied 5