On This Day

Sunday, September 26, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 92 63 .594 --
Orioles 90 65 .581 2.0
Red Sox 85 70 .548 7.0
Tigers 78 76 .506 13.5
Indians 76 78 .494 15.5
Yankees 75 80 .484 17.0
Blue Jays 72 83 .465 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 89 67 .571 --
Royals 85 70 .548 3.5
White Sox 82 73 .529 6.5
Mariners 75 80 .484 13.5
Athletics 66 89 .426 22.5
Rangers 62 94 .397 27.0
Twins 58 97 .374 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 90 66 .577 --
Phillies 84 71 .542 5.5
Expos 83 72 .535 6.5
Pirates 81 74 .523 8.5
Cubs 69 87 .442 21.0
Mets 62 93 .400 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 70 .548 --
Giants 84 71 .542 1.0
Braves 84 71 .542 1.0
Padres 78 77 .503 7.0
Astros 74 81 .477 11.0
Reds 57 98 .368 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Washington 4
2 Luis Aguayo 3
2 Hubie Brooks 3
2 Rich Dauer 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 Larry Parrish 3
3 Hubie Brooks 2
3 Mike Davis 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Herr 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
3 Luis Aguayo 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Hough 1.33
2 Nolan Ryan 1.22
3 Len Barker 1.12
4 Bill Castro 1.00
5 John Denny 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Len Barker 9
3 Floyd Bannister 8
3 Charlie Hough 8
3 Bob Shirley 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .337
2 Willie Wilson .335
3 Robin Yount .328
4 Eddie Murray .321
5 Bill Madlock .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 39
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Reggie Jackson 36
3 Dale Murphy 36
3 Dave Winfield 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 126
2 Cecil Cooper 115
3 Andre Thornton 113
4 Gorman Thomas 112
5 Robin Yount 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 125
2 Tim Raines 74
3 Lonnie Smith 66
4 Omar Moreno 60
5 Mookie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.41
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.48
3 Joe Niekro 2.51
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 6 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 270
2 Mario Soto 259
3 Nolan Ryan 235
4 Floyd Bannister 203
5 Fernando Valenzuela 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Greg Minton 30
4 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Gene Garber 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hassey .500
2 George Hendrick .431
3 Paul Molitor .418
4 Jeff Burroughs .405
5 Garth Iorg .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 5
2 Willie Aikens 4
2 Doug DeCinces 4
2 Chet Lemon 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Speier 19
2 Robin Yount 15
3 Paul Molitor 13
3 Eddie Murray 13
3 Claudell Washington 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sutcliffe 0.00
2 Bruce Kison 0.35
3 Tim Conroy 0.59
4 Al Holland 0.64
5 Luis Sanchez 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Bobby Castillo 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 43
2 John Tudor 28
3 Floyd Bannister 25
4 Bob Shirley 22
4 Dave Stieb 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tippy Martinez 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Ed Glynn 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Howard Johnson .400
2 Keith Hernandez .376
3 Ron Hassey .364
4 Wade Boggs .361
5 Rudy Law .360

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claudell Washington 29
2 Eddie Murray 28
2 Dave Winfield 28
4 Cecil Cooper 25
5 Brian Downing 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.63
2 Al Holland 0.64
3 Bruce Kison 0.81
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.86
5 Jeff Reardon 1.03

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 70
2 Floyd Bannister 50
3 Mario Soto 46
4 John Tudor 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Jeff Reardon 6
4 Ron Davis 5
4 5 others tied 5