On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 1982

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 86 60 .589 --
Orioles 85 61 .582 1.0
Red Sox 80 66 .548 6.0
Tigers 74 71 .510 11.5
Yankees 73 73 .500 13.0
Indians 71 74 .490 14.5
Blue Jays 68 78 .466 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 62 .575 --
Angels 82 64 .562 2.0
White Sox 78 67 .538 5.5
Mariners 68 77 .469 15.5
Athletics 60 86 .411 24.0
Rangers 58 88 .397 26.0
Twins 53 93 .363 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 81 63 .563 --
Phillies 80 65 .552 1.5
Expos 79 66 .545 2.5
Pirates 77 68 .531 4.5
Cubs 63 83 .432 19.0
Mets 57 86 .399 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 64 .565 --
Braves 80 66 .548 2.5
Giants 77 69 .527 5.5
Padres 74 73 .503 9.0
Astros 68 78 .466 14.5
Reds 54 92 .370 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4
3 Mike Davis 3
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 Al Oliver 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chili Davis 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 Larry Parrish 1
1 Glenn Wilson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 4
2 Terry Kennedy 3
2 Larry Parrish 3
4 Bobby Brown 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Mike Davis 1
2 Bill Fahey 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Stieb 1.40
2 Scott Sanderson 1.22
3 Floyd Bannister 1.17
4 Milt Wilcox 1.12
5 Fred Breining 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanderson 11
2 Milt Wilcox 9
3 Floyd Bannister 7
3 Dave Stieb 7
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kevin Hickey 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Mike Stanton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .340
2 Al Oliver .339
3 Robin Yount .326
4 Bill Madlock .320
5 Lonnie Smith .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 36
2 Dale Murphy 35
2 Gorman Thomas 35
2 Dave Winfield 35
5 Reggie Jackson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 122
2 Andre Thornton 112
3 Cecil Cooper 110
4 Dale Murphy 106
5 Dave Winfield 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 124
2 Tim Raines 69
3 Lonnie Smith 64
4 Omar Moreno 56
4 Mookie Wilson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.31
2 Joaquin Andujar 2.56
3 Joe Niekro 2.61
4 Bill Laskey 2.73
5 Mario Soto 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 18
3 Larry Gura 17
3 Steve Rogers 17
3 Pete Vuckovich 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 241
2 Steve Carlton 239
3 Nolan Ryan 221
4 Floyd Bannister 185
5 Fernando Valenzuela 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
4 Greg Minton 28

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .436
2 Howard Johnson .436
3 Keith Hernandez .429
4 Al Oliver .408
5 Jody Davis .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 9
2 Roy Smalley 8
3 Brian Downing 5
3 Bob Horner 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Smalley 21
2 Dave Winfield 19
3 Steve Garvey 15
3 Eddie Murray 15
5 Claudell Washington 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 7
1 Lonnie Smith 7
3 Willie Wilson 6
4 Julio Cruz 5
4 Paul Molitor 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.00
2 Ed Whitson 0.42
3 Bruce Kison 0.64
4 Albert Williams 0.67
5 Bob Forsch 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Fred Breining 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Floyd Bannister 27
3 Scott Sanderson 24
4 Dave Stieb 22
4 John Tudor 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Dale Murray 4
1 Jeff Reardon 4
4 Salome Barojas 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wade Boggs .430
2 Bill Buckner .426
3 Keith Hernandez .398
4 Al Oliver .387
5 Bill Madlock .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 15
2 Eddie Murray 11
3 Brian Downing 9
3 Roy Smalley 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 38
2 Dave Winfield 33
3 Bill Buckner 28
4 Brian Downing 27
4 Bob Horner 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
1 Tim Raines 15
3 Lonnie Smith 13
4 Paul Molitor 12
4 Mookie Wilson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Albert Williams 1.04
2 Joe Niekro 1.19
3 Bruce Kison 1.33
4 Fred Breining 1.34
5 Ben Hayes 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Jerry Reuss 6
3 Mike Caldwell 5
3 Jim Palmer 5
3 Albert Williams 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 47
2 Steve Carlton 46
3 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Floyd Bannister 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Gene Garber 7
2 Greg Minton 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
5 Jeff Reardon 6