On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 5 .688 --
Orioles 9 6 .600 1.5
Brewers 10 7 .588 1.5
Red Sox 7 8 .467 3.5
Blue Jays 7 8 .467 3.5
Yankees 7 9 .438 4.0
Indians 6 11 .353 5.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 6 .600 --
Athletics 8 6 .571 0.5
Angels 7 7 .500 1.5
Rangers 7 7 .500 1.5
Royals 8 9 .471 2.0
Mariners 7 9 .438 2.5
Twins 6 11 .353 4.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 5 .643 --
Expos 8 6 .571 1.0
Cubs 9 7 .563 1.0
Mets 9 7 .563 1.0
Phillies 6 9 .400 3.5
Pirates 6 11 .353 4.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 11 6 .647 --
Dodgers 10 6 .625 0.5
Astros 8 7 .533 2.0
Giants 8 8 .500 2.5
Reds 7 8 .467 3.0
Padres 3 14 .176 8.0

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 Ron Cey 5
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Jody Davis 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Durham 2
2 Dale Berra 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Steve Dillard 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 5
1 Art Howe 5
3 Gary Carter 4
4 Dale Berra 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gullickson 1.50
2 Dave Righetti 1.40
3 Don Sutton 0.57
4 Gary Lavelle 0.50
5 Gaylord Perry 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 7
2 Bill Gullickson 6
3 Dick Ruthven 5
4 Larry Gura 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dane Iorg .364
2 Bill Madlock .352
3 Joel Youngblood .350
4 Bo Diaz .349
5 Johnny Bench .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 Mike Schmidt 60
2 George Foster 59
3 Tony Armas 54
4 Buddy Bell 52
5 Ben Oglivie 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 56
2 Rickey Henderson 38
3 Julio Cruz 35
4 Omar Moreno 27
5 Bill North 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.76
2 John Urrea 0.77
3 Nolan Ryan 1.19
4 Rollie Fingers 1.24
5 Rick Camp 1.40

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 105
4 Nolan Ryan 94
5 Len Barker 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 17
1 Rich Gossage 17
3 Bruce Sutter 16
4 Greg Minton 14
5 Rick Camp 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .475
2 Bill Madlock .451
3 Jim Sundberg .436
4 Mike Hargrove .413
5 Doug DeCinces .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 7
2 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Chris Chambliss 5
3 Eddie Murray 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 18
2 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Gary Carter 16
4 Chris Chambliss 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
3 Tom Herr 6
3 Tim Raines 6
3 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
1 Dan Spillner 0.00
1 Neil Allen 0.00
5 Doc Medich 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 4
2 Don Aase 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
4 Neil Allen 2
4 36 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 23
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Ken Kravec 21
3 Fernando Valenzuela 21
5 Bruce Berenyi 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Kevin Saucier 5
3 Neil Allen 4
3 Rick Camp 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .380
2 Mike Hargrove .362
3 Jorge Orta .338
4 Willie Wilson .316
5 Omar Moreno .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 7
1 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Eddie Murray 6
4 Chris Chambliss 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
1 Mike Schmidt 19
3 Gary Carter 17
3 Ben Oglivie 17
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Herr 8
1 Omar Moreno 8
3 Julio Cruz 7
3 Mookie Wilson 7
3 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 0.36
2 Larry Gura 0.60
3 Milt Wilcox 1.26
4 Dennis Lamp 1.42
5 Juan Berenguer 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 4
2 Don Aase 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Dennis Lamp 3
2 Jerry Reuss 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 28
2 Fernando Valenzuela 24
3 Len Barker 23
4 Ron Guidry 22
5 Ken Kravec 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 5
1 Rick Camp 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Greg Minton 5
1 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .347
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Rod Carew .323
4 Rickey Henderson .313
5 Cecil Cooper .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Tony Armas 26
2 Dave Kingman 26
4 Gorman Thomas 25
5 Eddie Murray 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 88
2 George Foster 86
3 Eddie Murray 83
4 Ben Oglivie 82
5 Tony Armas 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 74
2 Tim Raines 57
3 Omar Moreno 50
4 Julio Cruz 41
5 Willie Wilson 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.21
2 Vida Blue 2.22
3 Bill Gullickson 2.54
4 Jerry Reuss 2.59
5 Steve McCatty 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
2 Joe Niekro 14
2 Dick Ruthven 14
4 Ron Guidry 13
4 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 173
2 Mario Soto 157
3 Len Barker 149
4 Nolan Ryan 146
5 Fernando Valenzuela 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 28
2 Rick Camp 25
3 Rollie Fingers 24
4 Ed Farmer 18
4 2 others tied 18