On This Day

Friday, August 28, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 7 .611 --
Orioles 10 7 .588 0.5
Brewers 11 8 .579 0.5
Red Sox 9 8 .529 1.5
Blue Jays 8 9 .471 2.5
Yankees 8 10 .444 3.0
Indians 8 11 .421 3.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 7 .588 --
Angels 8 8 .500 1.5
Athletics 8 8 .500 1.5
Rangers 8 8 .500 1.5
Royals 9 10 .474 2.0
Twins 8 11 .421 3.0
Mariners 7 11 .389 3.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 5 .667 --
Expos 10 6 .625 0.5
Mets 10 8 .556 1.5
Cubs 9 9 .500 2.5
Phillies 6 10 .375 4.5
Pirates 6 13 .316 6.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 6 .667 --
Braves 11 7 .611 1.0
Giants 10 8 .556 2.0
Astros 9 8 .529 2.5
Reds 8 9 .471 3.5
Padres 3 15 .167 9.0

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 Rick Burleson 4
1 Ron Cey 4
3 Tony Bernazard 3
3 Bucky Dent 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Brenly 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Rich Gedman 3
1 Jerry Mumphrey 3
1 Gary Ward 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Berra 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Brett Butler 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 2.67
2 Ron Guidry 2.00
3 Ed Whitson 0.75
3 Mike Witt 0.75
5 John Denny 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
1 Ron Guidry 8
3 John Denny 6
3 Bob Owchinko 6
3 Mike Witt 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Dave Stewart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Bo Diaz .349
3 Dane Iorg .347
4 Richie Zisk .343
5 Bill Madlock .343

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 61
2 Mike Schmidt 60
3 Tony Armas 54
4 Buddy Bell 53
5 Steve Garvey 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 56
2 Rickey Henderson 38
3 Julio Cruz 36
4 Omar Moreno 28
5 Bill North 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.74
2 Nolan Ryan 1.19
3 Rollie Fingers 1.20
4 Rick Camp 1.40
5 Kevin Saucier 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
2 Steve Carlton 10
2 Ken Forsch 10
4 Bert Blyleven 9
4 10 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 137
2 Steve Carlton 119
3 Mario Soto 105
4 Nolan Ryan 94
5 Len Barker 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 18
2 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 .524
2 Jim Sundberg .439
3 Richie Zisk .418
4 Bill Madlock .417
5 Mike Hargrove .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 7
2 Jack Clark 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Willie Aikens 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 16
1 Eddie Murray 16
1 Mike Schmidt 16
4 Steve Garvey 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 8
1 Omar Moreno 8
3 Tom Herr 6
3 Tim Raines 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.00
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
1 Dan Spillner 0.00
1 Terry Leach 0.00
5 Doc Medich 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
1 Bob Stanley 3
1 Ed Whitson 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 31
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Bruce Berenyi 20
3 Steve Carlton 20
5 Dave Righetti 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .394
2 Mike Hargrove .385
3 Cecil Cooper .380
4 Jack Clark .354
5 Chris Chambliss .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 9
2 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Cecil Cooper 6
3 Eddie Murray 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 19
1 Eddie Murray 19
1 Mike Schmidt 19
4 Bobby Grich 17
4 Ben Oglivie 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Julio Cruz 8
2 Tom Herr 8
4 Ron LeFlore 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.33
2 Bill Gullickson 0.36
3 Larry Gura 0.60
4 Milt Wilcox 1.26
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 4
1 Larry Gura 4
3 Don Aase 3
3 Ray Burris 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 34
2 Ron Guidry 30
3 Dave Righetti 28
4 Steve Carlton 25
5 Len Barker 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 6
1 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Rick Camp 5
3 Jerry Koosman 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .346
2 Al Oliver .336
3 Rod Carew .319
4 Cecil Cooper .316
5 Rickey Henderson .314

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 88
1 Mike Schmidt 88
3 Eddie Murray 83
4 Ben Oglivie 81
5 Tony Armas 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 74
2 Tim Raines 57
3 Omar Moreno 49
4 Julio Cruz 42
5 Willie Wilson 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.19
2 Vida Blue 2.29
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.33
4 Bill Gullickson 2.54
5 Jerry Reuss 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
1 Ron Guidry 14
1 Scott McGregor 14
1 Dick Ruthven 14
1 Tom Seaver 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 173
2 Mario Soto 157
3 Fernando Valenzuela 153
4 Nolan Ryan 146
5 Len Barker 141

Saves

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