On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 3 1 .750 --
Brewers 4 2 .667 0.0
Yankees 3 2 .600 0.5
Orioles 3 2 .600 0.5
Tigers 2 3 .400 1.5
Red Sox 2 3 .400 1.5
Indians 1 5 .167 3.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 4 2 .667 --
White Sox 3 2 .600 0.5
Athletics 2 2 .500 1.0
Rangers 2 2 .500 1.0
Twins 3 3 .500 1.0
Royals 2 3 .400 1.5
Angels 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 4 1 .800 --
Mets 3 2 .600 1.0
Expos 3 2 .600 1.0
Phillies 2 3 .400 2.0
Pirates 1 3 .250 2.5
Cubs 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 4 1 .800 --
Dodgers 3 2 .600 1.0
Astros 3 2 .600 1.0
Giants 2 3 .400 2.0
Reds 2 3 .400 2.0
Padres 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 22 .607 --
Orioles 31 23 .574 2.0
Brewers 31 25 .554 3.0
Tigers 31 26 .544 3.5
Red Sox 30 26 .536 4.0
Indians 26 24 .520 5.0
Blue Jays 16 42 .276 19.0

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 37 23 .617 --
Rangers 33 22 .600 1.5
White Sox 31 22 .585 2.5
Angels 31 29 .517 6.0
Royals 20 30 .400 12.0
Mariners 21 36 .368 14.5
Twins 17 39 .304 18.0

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 34 21 .618 --
Cardinals 30 20 .600 1.5
Expos 30 25 .545 4.0
Pirates 25 23 .521 5.5
Mets 17 34 .333 15.0
Cubs 15 37 .288 17.5

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 36 21 .632 --
Reds 35 21 .625 0.5
Astros 28 29 .491 8.0
Braves 25 29 .463 9.5
Giants 27 32 .458 10.0
Padres 23 33 .411 12.5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeffrey Leonard 5
2 Sam Mejias 4
2 Gary Ward 4
2 Willie Wilson 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Gorman Thomas 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Jack Clark 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
2 Keith Moreland 5
3 Jeffrey Leonard 4
4 Darrell Evans 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Richard Dotson 1.33
2 Larry Christenson 1.29
3 Steve McCatty 1.00
4 Dave Goltz 0.80
4 Milt Wilcox 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Jerry Garvin 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Christenson 9
2 Steve McCatty 7
3 Richard Dotson 4
3 Jerry Don Gleaton 4
3 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Renie Martin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dane Iorg .351
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bo Diaz .349
4 Johnny Bench .343
5 Ken Singleton .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 17
1 Gorman Thomas 17
3 Andre Dawson 16
3 George Foster 16
3 Dave Kingman 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 56
2 Mike Schmidt 46
3 Dave Concepcion 45
3 Gorman Thomas 45
5 Buddy Bell 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 50
2 Rickey Henderson 35
3 Julio Cruz 28
4 Bill North 26
5 Rodney Scott 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 0.30
2 Rich Gossage 0.56
3 Kevin Saucier 1.21
4 Rick Camp 1.27
5 Nolan Ryan 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 9
1 Ken Forsch 9
1 Jack Morris 9
1 Mike Norris 9
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 106
2 Steve Carlton 99
3 Mario Soto 88
4 Nolan Ryan 79
5 Len Barker 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 17
2 Bruce Sutter 14
3 Rollie Fingers 13
4 Gary Lucas 10
4 Greg Minton 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Tom Paciorek 8
4 Darrell Evans 7
4 3 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Landreaux 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
3 Alan Bannister 3
3 Miguel Dilone 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Wilcox 1.23
2 Scott Sanderson 2.13
3 Bert Blyleven 2.81
4 Mike Scott 6.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Sambito 2
2 Don Aase 1
2 Neil Allen 1
2 Joaquin Andujar 1
2 59 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Christenson 13
2 Dave Righetti 9
3 Ron Guidry 8
4 Steve McCatty 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Lee Jackson 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3
3 Larry Andersen 2
3 Ed Farmer 2
3 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Tom Paciorek 8
4 Darrell Evans 7
4 3 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Landreaux 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
3 Alan Bannister 3
3 Miguel Dilone 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Sambito 2
2 Don Aase 1
2 Neil Allen 1
2 Joaquin Andujar 1
2 59 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Christenson 13
2 Dave Righetti 9
3 Ron Guidry 8
4 Steve McCatty 7
4 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Lee Jackson 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3
3 Larry Andersen 2
3 Ed Farmer 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .335
2 Ken Singleton .332
3 Al Oliver .330
4 Mike Hargrove .319
5 Dwight Evans .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Gorman Thomas 31
3 George Foster 25
4 Tony Armas 24
4 Dave Kingman 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 88
1 Mike Schmidt 88
3 Gorman Thomas 83
4 Tony Armas 76
4 Ben Oglivie 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Tim Raines 51
3 Omar Moreno 50
4 Willie Wilson 43
5 Rodney Scott 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.21
2 Tom Seaver 2.34
3 Jerry Reuss 2.36
4 Vida Blue 2.56
5 Bill Gullickson 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Norris 16
2 Steve Carlton 15
2 Joe Niekro 15
2 Dick Ruthven 15
5 Scott McGregor 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 185
2 Len Barker 155
3 Nolan Ryan 151
4 Mario Soto 150
5 Bill Gullickson 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 34
2 Rick Camp 22
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Doug Corbett 19
4 2 others tied 19