On This Day

Monday, September 27, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 92 63 .594 --
Orioles 90 65 .581 2.0
Red Sox 85 71 .545 7.5
Tigers 78 76 .506 13.5
Indians 76 78 .494 15.5
Yankees 76 80 .487 16.5
Blue Jays 72 83 .465 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 90 67 .573 --
Royals 85 71 .545 4.5
White Sox 83 74 .529 7.0
Mariners 76 81 .484 14.0
Athletics 66 90 .423 23.5
Rangers 63 94 .401 27.0
Twins 58 97 .374 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 91 66 .580 --
Phillies 84 72 .538 6.5
Expos 83 73 .532 7.5
Pirates 81 75 .519 9.5
Cubs 70 87 .446 21.0
Mets 63 93 .404 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 71 .545 --
Braves 85 71 .545 0.0
Giants 84 72 .538 1.0
Padres 78 78 .500 7.0
Astros 75 81 .481 10.0
Reds 58 98 .372 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alan Ashby 3
1 Jose Cruz 3
1 Todd Cruz 3
1 Terry Kennedy 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 2
2 Luis Aguayo 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Rick Cerone 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Ashby 4
1 Greg Walker 4
3 Rick Cerone 3
3 Chris Chambliss 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leon Durham 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Rudy Law 1
1 John Moses 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.25
2 Mike Smithson 0.83
3 Gaylord Perry 0.78
4 Mario Soto 0.75
5 Frank DiPino 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Holman 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Dave LaPoint 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 7
1 Dave Righetti 7
3 Rick Langford 6
3 John Montefusco 6
3 Mario Soto 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Luis Sanchez 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .335
2 Willie Wilson .333
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 2.73
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 265
3 Nolan Ryan 235
4 Floyd Bannister 203
5 Fernando Valenzuela 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
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 .426
3 Larry Herndon .415
4 Paul Molitor .400
5 Mike Davis .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 5
2 Doug DeCinces 4
2 Paul Molitor 4
2 Rafael Ramirez 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Speier 15
1 Robin Yount 15
3 Rafael Ramirez 14
4 Eddie Murray 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
3 Bobby Brown 6
4 Andre Dawson 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sutcliffe 0.00
1 Bruce Sutter 0.00
3 Bruce Kison 0.35
4 Tim Conroy 0.59
5 Al Holland 0.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 43
2 John Tudor 28
3 Floyd Bannister 25
4 Mario Soto 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Tippy Martinez 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 Rudy Law .372
3 Ron Hassey .371
4 Keith Hernandez .366
5 Willie Aikens .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 13
2 Brian Downing 8
2 Roy Smalley 8
4 Dave Kingman 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claudell Washington 29
2 Eddie Murray 27
2 Dave Winfield 27
4 Cecil Cooper 24
4 Brian Downing 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Whitson 0.63
2 Al Holland 0.64
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.81
4 Bruce Kison 0.81
5 Jeff Reardon 0.99

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 70
2 Floyd Bannister 50
3 John Tudor 45
4 Nolan Ryan 44
4 2 others tied 44

Saves

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