On This Day

Monday, May 17, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 12 .657 --
Tigers 21 12 .636 1.0
Brewers 18 15 .545 4.0
Yankees 15 19 .441 7.5
Indians 14 19 .424 8.0
Orioles 14 19 .424 8.0
Blue Jays 14 20 .412 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 24 13 .649 --
White Sox 22 12 .647 0.5
Royals 20 14 .588 2.5
Athletics 20 17 .541 4.0
Mariners 16 22 .421 8.5
Rangers 10 21 .323 11.0
Twins 11 27 .289 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 14 .611 --
Phillies 19 16 .543 2.5
Mets 19 17 .528 3.0
Expos 16 17 .485 4.5
Pirates 14 18 .438 6.0
Cubs 15 20 .429 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 13 .639 --
Padres 18 15 .545 3.5
Dodgers 17 19 .472 6.0
Reds 16 19 .457 6.5
Astros 16 21 .432 7.5
Giants 15 21 .417 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Garner 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Terry Francona 3
2 Ray Knight 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 4
2 Harold Baines 3
2 George Wright 3
4 George Brett 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Bob Horner 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 2.00
2 Larry Gura 0.62
2 Charlie Leibrandt 0.62
4 Bob Walk 0.60
5 Roger Erickson 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Charlie Leibrandt 1
1 Steve Rogers 1
1 Vern Ruhle 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 8
2 Bob Walk 6
3 Roger Erickson 5
3 Larry Gura 5
3 Charlie Leibrandt 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .369
2 Toby Harrah .364
3 Cecil Cooper .354
4 Keith Moreland .351
5 Eddie Murray .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
2 Dale Murphy 11
3 Kent Hrbek 10
3 Jason Thompson 10
3 Andre Thornton 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 35
2 Dale Murphy 34
3 Andre Thornton 33
4 Dave Kingman 32
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 38
2 Omar Moreno 22
3 Bob Dernier 21
4 Lonnie Smith 19
5 Mookie Wilson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.43
2 Steve Rogers 1.66
3 Geoff Zahn 2.07
4 Don Aase 2.11
5 Jon Matlack 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 7
2 Don Sutton 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 Jack Morris 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 66
2 Steve Carlton 63
3 Steve Rogers 51
4 Floyd Bannister 49
5 Gaylord Perry 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Salome Barojas 10
3 Neil Allen 9
3 Dan Quisenberry 9
5 3 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .455
2 John Lowenstein .448
3 Lonnie Smith .444
4 Jason Thompson .441
5 Phil Garner .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 5
1 George Hendrick 5
1 Gary Roenicke 5
1 Andre Thornton 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 17
2 Hal McRae 16
3 Andre Thornton 14
4 Dusty Baker 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Dernier 16
2 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Omar Moreno 10
4 Ron LeFlore 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.60
2 Dan Quisenberry 0.69
3 Jim Slaton 0.92
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.13
5 LaMarr Hoyt 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Slaton 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Mario Soto 23
3 John Denny 20
3 Rich Gossage 20
5 Gaylord Perry 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Salome Barojas 4
2 Mark Clear 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jason Thompson .398
2 Kirk Gibson .375
2 Keith Moreland .375
4 Tim Raines .373
5 Leon Durham .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Jason Thompson 9
3 Pedro Guerrero 8
3 Andre Thornton 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 32
2 Andre Thornton 27
3 Jason Thompson 26
4 Dale Murphy 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 28
2 Bob Dernier 21
3 Omar Moreno 16
4 Ron LeFlore 13
5 Tim Raines 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1.51
2 Bruce Berenyi 1.62
3 Steve Rogers 1.71
4 Kent Tekulve 1.80
5 Bill Laskey 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 7
2 Don Sutton 5
3 Dave Beard 4
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Mario Soto 42
3 Steve Rogers 39
4 John Denny 37
4 Gaylord Perry 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Neil Allen 7
3 Salome Barojas 7
3 3 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .353
2 Tom Paciorek .336
3 Toby Harrah .331
4 Rickey Henderson .312
5 Pete Rose .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Eddie Murray 25
3 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Greg Luzinski 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 88
2 George Foster 80
3 Greg Luzinski 79
4 Dave Kingman 77
5 2 tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Omar Moreno 52
2 Tim Raines 52
4 Ron LeFlore 41
5 Mookie Wilson 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.01
2 Don Sutton 2.47
3 Britt Burns 2.50
4 Jerry Reuss 2.85
5 Ken Forsch 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 15
1 Pete Vuckovich 15
3 Dennis Leonard 14
3 Scott McGregor 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 177
2 Mario Soto 170
3 Fernando Valenzuela 152
4 Nolan Ryan 139
5 Len Barker 126

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Dan Quisenberry 25
4 Neil Allen 23
5 Greg Minton 21