On This Day

Monday, August 16, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 68 48 .586 --
Red Sox 64 52 .552 4.0
Orioles 60 55 .522 7.5
Tigers 60 57 .513 8.5
Yankees 58 58 .500 10.0
Blue Jays 58 61 .487 11.5
Indians 55 60 .478 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 50 .573 --
Royals 66 51 .564 1.0
White Sox 64 52 .552 2.5
Mariners 58 59 .496 9.0
Athletics 52 67 .437 16.0
Rangers 46 69 .400 20.0
Twins 40 77 .342 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 67 50 .573 --
Phillies 66 51 .564 1.0
Expos 61 55 .526 5.5
Pirates 60 57 .513 7.0
Mets 50 66 .431 16.5
Cubs 51 69 .425 17.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 53 .555 --
Braves 63 53 .543 1.5
Padres 63 55 .534 2.5
Giants 62 57 .521 4.0
Astros 53 64 .453 12.0
Reds 43 75 .364 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Allenson 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Carney Lansford 3
1 Willie Randolph 3
1 Richie Zisk 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Duane Walker 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Carney Lansford 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 3
1 Tim Foli 3
1 Carney Lansford 3
1 Gary Roenicke 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Miguel Dilone 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.20
2 Dave Righetti 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.88
4 Vida Blue 0.83
5 Rick Waits 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Jim Gott 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 8
2 Nolan Ryan 7
3 Richard Dotson 6
3 Rudy May 6
3 Rick Waits 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 2
2 Dave Goltz 1
2 Joey McLaughlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .340
2 Toby Harrah .326
3 Al Oliver .326
4 Damaso Garcia .321
5 Cecil Cooper .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 32
2 Dale Murphy 29
3 Dave Kingman 28
4 Reggie Jackson 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 100
2 Andre Thornton 91
3 Cecil Cooper 87
4 Gorman Thomas 84
5 Al Oliver 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Tim Raines 54
3 Omar Moreno 51
3 Lonnie Smith 51
5 Mookie Wilson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Laskey 2.44
2 Steve Rogers 2.48
3 John Candelaria 2.55
4 Mario Soto 2.55
5 Mike Krukow 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
2 Fernando Valenzuela 15
3 Larry Gura 14
3 LaMarr Hoyt 14
3 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 194
2 Steve Carlton 193
3 Nolan Ryan 179
4 Floyd Bannister 145
5 Fernando Valenzuela 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Dan Quisenberry 26
3 Rich Gossage 25
4 Bruce Sutter 24
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Reggie Smith .490
2 Carney Lansford .438
3 Lou Whitaker .433
4 Doug DeCinces .417
5 Larry Parrish .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 9
2 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Gorman Thomas 7
4 Dwight Evans 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Bill Buckner 15
2 Doug DeCinces 15
2 Dwight Evans 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mookie Wilson 11
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Damaso Garcia 9
4 Miguel Dilone 8
4 Tim Raines 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Hood 0.00
1 Tom Underwood 0.00
3 Bob Welch 0.38
4 Jack Morris 0.62
5 2 tied 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 4
2 Matt Keough 3
2 Bill Laskey 3
2 Gary Lavelle 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 23
2 Richard Dotson 21
2 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Jim Beattie 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Lee Smith 5
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Greg Minton 4
3 Jeff Reardon 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .400
2 Doug DeCinces .392
3 Reggie Smith .383
4 Lou Whitaker .377
5 Wade Boggs .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Doug DeCinces 14
3 Gorman Thomas 10
4 Dave Hostetler 9
4 Richie Zisk 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Dave Hostetler 28
3 Fred Lynn 27
3 Gorman Thomas 27
5 Doug DeCinces 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Damaso Garcia 18
3 Mookie Wilson 15
4 Tim Raines 14
5 Ryne Sandberg 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.96
2 John Candelaria 1.22
3 Dale Murray 1.32
4 Rudy May 1.75
5 Dave Dravecky 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Laskey 5
1 Steve Mura 5
1 Dave Stieb 5
1 Bob Welch 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 44
2 Steve Carlton 41
2 Mario Soto 41
4 Bob Welch 40
5 Britt Burns 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Ron Davis 7
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Ron Reed 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .334
2 Toby Harrah .333
3 Cecil Cooper .329
4 Lonnie Smith .323
5 Dusty Baker .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Dale Murphy 36
2 Gorman Thomas 36
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 121
2 Hal McRae 114
3 Greg Luzinski 111
4 Gary Carter 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 129
2 Tim Raines 75
3 Omar Moreno 68
4 Lonnie Smith 63
5 Mookie Wilson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.34
2 Don Sutton 2.63
3 Mario Soto 2.67
4 Mike Krukow 2.75
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
1 Larry Gura 20
3 LaMarr Hoyt 19
3 Jack Morris 19
3 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 273
2 Mario Soto 257
3 Nolan Ryan 240
4 Fernando Valenzuela 208
5 Floyd Bannister 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 42
2 Bruce Sutter 35
3 Dan Quisenberry 34
4 Greg Minton 31
5 Neil Allen 29