On This Day

Monday, August 24, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 10 4 .714 --
Brewers 10 6 .625 1.0
Orioles 8 6 .571 2.0
Red Sox 7 7 .500 3.0
Blue Jays 7 7 .500 3.0
Yankees 6 8 .429 4.0
Indians 5 11 .313 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 8 5 .615 --
White Sox 8 6 .571 0.5
Royals 7 8 .467 2.0
Mariners 7 8 .467 2.0
Angels 6 7 .462 2.0
Rangers 6 7 .462 2.0
Twins 5 10 .333 4.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 8 4 .667 --
Mets 8 6 .571 1.0
Expos 6 6 .500 2.0
Cubs 7 7 .500 2.0
Phillies 6 7 .462 2.5
Pirates 6 9 .400 3.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 9 6 .600 --
Dodgers 8 6 .571 0.5
Reds 7 6 .538 1.0
Astros 7 6 .538 1.0
Giants 7 7 .500 1.5
Padres 3 12 .200 6.0

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 Rickey Henderson 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
3 Shooty Babitt 3
3 Juan Bonilla 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Dauer 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
1 Rich Dauer 5
3 Mike Schmidt 4
4 Bill Buckner 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Berenyi 3.00
2 Doc Medich 0.86
3 Doyle Alexander 0.80
3 Burt Hooton 0.80
3 Silvio Martinez 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Jesse Jefferson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 12
2 Doc Medich 6
3 Tommy Boggs 5
3 Odell Jones 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dane Iorg .360
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bo Diaz .349
4 Johnny Bench .343
5 Bill Madlock .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 21
2 Dave Kingman 19
3 Tony Armas 17
3 Andre Dawson 17
3 Gorman Thomas 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 59
1 Mike Schmidt 59
3 Tony Armas 54
4 Buddy Bell 51
5 Ben Oglivie 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 54
2 Rickey Henderson 38
3 Julio Cruz 35
4 Omar Moreno 26
4 Bill North 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 0.77
2 Rollie Fingers 1.24
3 Nolan Ryan 1.29
4 Joe Sambito 1.40
5 Rick Camp 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 10
1 Ken Forsch 10
1 Fernando Valenzuela 10
4 Burt Hooton 9
4 5 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 127
2 Steve Carlton 111
3 Mario Soto 102
4 Nolan Ryan 87
5 Len Barker 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 17
1 Rich Gossage 17
3 Bruce Sutter 15
4 Greg Minton 14
5 Rick Camp 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .457
2 Bobby Grich .420
3 Keith Hernandez .394
4 Rod Carew .392
4 Tony Pena .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 7
1 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Eddie Murray 6
4 Cecil Cooper 5
4 Dave Kingman 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
2 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Ben Oglivie 17
4 Jeff Burroughs 15
4 Tom Paciorek 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 7
1 Tom Herr 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Mookie Wilson 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
3 Doc Medich 0.40
4 Larry Gura 0.43
5 Britt Burns 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
3 Don Aase 2
3 Neil Allen 2
3 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 24
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Dave Righetti 21
4 Bruce Berenyi 20
5 Larry Christenson 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 5
1 Rick Camp 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Greg Minton 5
1 Kevin Saucier 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 7
1 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Eddie Murray 6
4 Cecil Cooper 5
4 Dave Kingman 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
2 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Ben Oglivie 17
4 Jeff Burroughs 15
4 Tom Paciorek 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 7
1 Tom Herr 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Mookie Wilson 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Wilcox 1.26
2 Juan Berenguer 2.33
3 Bert Blyleven 2.43
4 Dennis Martinez 3.03
5 Larry Christenson 4.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
3 Don Aase 2
3 Neil Allen 2
3 35 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 24
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Dave Righetti 21
4 Bruce Berenyi 20
5 Larry Christenson 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 5
1 Rick Camp 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Greg Minton 5
1 Kevin Saucier 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .344
2 Al Oliver .331
3 Rickey Henderson .322
4 Rod Carew .322
5 Cecil Cooper .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Gorman Thomas 27
3 Tony Armas 26
3 Dave Kingman 26
5 Eddie Murray 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 89
2 George Foster 86
2 Eddie Murray 86
4 Tony Armas 82
4 Ben Oglivie 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Tim Raines 55
3 Omar Moreno 50
4 Julio Cruz 42
5 Willie Wilson 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.12
2 Vida Blue 2.22
3 Jerry Reuss 2.52
4 Mario Soto 2.53
5 Bill Gullickson 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
1 Dick Ruthven 15
3 Joe Niekro 14
3 Mike Norris 14
3 Tom Seaver 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 173
2 Mario Soto 159
3 Nolan Ryan 145
4 Fernando Valenzuela 143
5 Len Barker 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 29
2 Rick Camp 25
3 Rollie Fingers 24
4 Ed Farmer 18
4 Greg Minton 18