On This Day

Wednesday, September 29, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 94 63 .599 --
Orioles 90 67 .573 4.0
Red Sox 85 73 .538 9.5
Tigers 80 76 .513 13.5
Yankees 78 80 .494 16.5
Indians 76 80 .487 17.5
Blue Jays 74 84 .468 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 90 69 .566 --
Royals 87 71 .551 2.5
White Sox 85 74 .535 5.0
Mariners 76 83 .478 14.0
Athletics 67 91 .424 22.5
Rangers 64 95 .403 26.0
Twins 59 99 .373 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 91 68 .572 --
Phillies 86 72 .544 4.5
Expos 84 74 .532 6.5
Pirates 82 76 .519 8.5
Cubs 71 88 .447 20.0
Mets 64 94 .405 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 87 71 .551 --
Dodgers 85 73 .538 2.0
Giants 85 73 .538 2.0
Padres 80 78 .506 7.0
Astros 75 83 .475 12.0
Reds 59 99 .373 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 John Moses 4
1 Gene Richards 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Allenson 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 5
2 Jerry Mumphrey 4
2 Gary Ward 4
4 Pat Putnam 3
4 Ned Yost 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Sax 3
2 Paul Molitor 2
2 Alan Trammell 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.00
2 Don Sutton 0.78
3 Bryn Smith 0.67
4 Bruce Berenyi 0.60
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Luis DeLeon 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 7
1 John Tudor 7
3 Bruce Berenyi 6
3 Fernando Valenzuela 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Lee Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .336
2 Al Oliver .332
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Eddie Murray .319
5 Bill Madlock .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 126
2 Cecil Cooper 116
3 Andre Thornton 115
4 Gorman Thomas 112
4 Robin Yount 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 126
2 Tim Raines 76
3 Lonnie Smith 67
4 Omar Moreno 60
5 Mookie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.45
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.48
3 Joe Niekro 2.55
4 Mario Soto 2.73
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
2 Fernando Valenzuela 19
3 Larry Gura 18
3 LaMarr Hoyt 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 273
2 Mario Soto 265
3 Nolan Ryan 235
4 Floyd Bannister 203
5 Fernando Valenzuela 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Dan Quisenberry 35
3 Greg Minton 30
4 Rollie Fingers 29
4 2 others tied 29

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .455
2 Paul Molitor .440
3 Larry Herndon .435
4 Rudy Law .429
4 Lou Whitaker .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 4
1 Chet Lemon 4
1 Jerry Martin 4
1 Rafael Ramirez 4
1 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 19
2 Jerry Mumphrey 17
3 Chris Speier 15
4 Terry Kennedy 14
4 Rafael Ramirez 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 9
1 Claudell Washington 9
3 Bobby Brown 7
3 Rudy Law 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
2 Jim Kern 0.66
3 Bob Stanley 0.71
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.73
5 Phil Niekro 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Bobby Castillo 3
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 John Tudor 27
3 Floyd Bannister 25
3 Larry Christenson 25
5 Mario Soto 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lee Smith 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Salome Barojas 3
3 Ed Glynn 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Howard Johnson .393
2 Rudy Law .386
3 Chet Lemon .368
4 Jeff Burroughs .364
5 Willie Aikens .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 12
2 Brian Downing 8
2 Roy Smalley 8
4 Eddie Murray 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Mumphrey 27
2 Eddie Murray 25
2 Roy Smalley 25
2 Claudell Washington 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Rudy Law 12
3 Julio Cruz 11
3 Lonnie Smith 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.81
2 Gene Garber 1.00
3 Jeff Reardon 1.03
4 Al Holland 1.08
5 Bobby Castillo 1.49

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 62
2 John Tudor 49
3 Floyd Bannister 45
4 Nolan Ryan 44
4 Mario Soto 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Salome Barojas 6
3 Jeff Reardon 6
3 2 others tied 6