On This Day

Tuesday, September 7, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 82 56 .594 --
Orioles 78 58 .574 3.0
Red Sox 77 60 .562 4.5
Tigers 71 66 .518 10.5
Yankees 69 67 .507 12.0
Indians 65 71 .478 16.0
Blue Jays 64 75 .460 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 60 .565 --
Angels 77 61 .558 1.0
White Sox 73 64 .533 4.5
Mariners 65 72 .474 12.5
Athletics 59 80 .424 19.5
Rangers 55 83 .399 23.0
Twins 49 89 .355 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 77 60 .562 --
Phillies 77 61 .558 0.5
Pirates 74 64 .536 3.5
Expos 74 64 .536 3.5
Cubs 61 78 .439 17.0
Mets 53 83 .390 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 62 .554 --
Braves 76 62 .551 0.5
Padres 72 67 .518 5.0
Giants 71 67 .514 5.5
Astros 64 74 .464 12.5
Reds 52 86 .377 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 4
1 Bo Diaz 4
1 Gary Ward 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 George Brett 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 4
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Richie Hebner 3
2 Jerry Morales 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Bill Doran 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank DiPino 1.43
2 Don Sutton 1.29
3 Larry Christenson 1.00
4 Jim Clancy 0.67
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Frank DiPino 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank DiPino 10
2 Don Sutton 9
3 Larry Christenson 6
3 Jim Clancy 6
5 7 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Salome Barojas 1
1 Danny Boone 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .335
2 Robin Yount .330
3 Al Oliver .330
4 Toby Harrah .322
5 Bill Madlock .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 34
1 Gorman Thomas 34
3 Dave Kingman 33
3 Dale Murphy 33
5 Mike Schmidt 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 116
2 Andre Thornton 106
3 Cecil Cooper 103
4 Dale Murphy 100
5 Gorman Thomas 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 64
3 Lonnie Smith 62
4 Omar Moreno 55
5 Mookie Wilson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.25
2 John Candelaria 2.64
3 Bill Laskey 2.65
4 Joe Niekro 2.70
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 18
2 Larry Gura 17
2 Fernando Valenzuela 17
4 Steve Rogers 16
4 Pete Vuckovich 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 236
2 Steve Carlton 223
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Floyd Bannister 169
5 Fernando Valenzuela 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
5 Gene Garber 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Hodges .438
2 Gary Ward .418
3 Keith Hernandez .412
4 Robin Yount .411
5 Wade Boggs .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Downing 6
1 Dwight Evans 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
5 Jason Thompson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 20
2 Eddie Murray 17
3 George Brett 14
3 Dave Winfield 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Lonnie Smith 9
3 Andre Dawson 7
3 Pedro Guerrero 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Boggs 0.00
2 Jim Palmer 0.35
3 Jeff Reardon 0.63
4 Luis Aponte 0.64
5 Kevin Hickey 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Mark Clear 3
2 Storm Davis 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Mario Soto 23
3 Fernando Valenzuela 23
5 Fred Breining 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Greg Minton 4
2 Jeff Reardon 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .400
2 Bill Buckner .398
3 Keith Hernandez .390
4 George Brett .380
5 Bill Madlock .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 11
2 Dwight Evans 10
2 Eddie Murray 10
2 Jason Thompson 10
5 Mike Schmidt 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 30
2 Garry Maddox 28
2 Eddie Murray 28
4 Tony Armas 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Mookie Wilson 15
3 Tim Raines 14
3 Lonnie Smith 14
5 Damaso Garcia 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Breining 1.01
2 Richard Dotson 1.05
3 Joe Niekro 1.50
4 Albert Williams 1.65
5 Steve Rogers 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Richard Dotson 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Larry Gura 5
1 Tommy John 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 43
2 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Mario Soto 42
4 Dave Righetti 41
5 Steve Carlton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Greg Minton 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .337
2 Lonnie Smith .333
3 Robin Yount .330
4 Toby Harrah .327
5 Eddie Murray .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
2 Dale Murphy 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Gorman Thomas 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 123
2 Cecil Cooper 120
3 Eddie Murray 115
4 Bill Buckner 112
4 Gorman Thomas 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 137
2 Tim Raines 69
2 Lonnie Smith 69
4 Omar Moreno 62
5 Mookie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.27
2 Don Sutton 2.57
3 Joe Niekro 2.63
4 John Candelaria 2.64
5 Bill Laskey 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Larry Gura 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
2 Pete Vuckovich 19
5 5 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 273
2 Mario Soto 271
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Floyd Bannister 202
5 Fernando Valenzuela 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 36
1 Bruce Sutter 36
3 Rollie Fingers 35
4 Greg Minton 32
5 Rich Gossage 30