On This Day

Sunday, August 30, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 8 .600 --
Orioles 11 8 .579 0.5
Brewers 12 9 .571 0.5
Red Sox 10 9 .526 1.5
Yankees 10 10 .500 2.0
Indians 10 11 .476 2.5
Blue Jays 8 10 .444 3.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 9 .526 --
Angels 9 9 .500 0.5
Athletics 9 9 .500 0.5
Rangers 9 9 .500 0.5
Royals 10 10 .500 0.5
Twins 9 12 .429 2.0
Mariners 7 13 .350 3.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 6 .667 --
Expos 11 7 .611 1.0
Cubs 11 9 .550 2.0
Mets 11 9 .550 2.0
Phillies 6 13 .316 6.5
Pirates 6 15 .286 7.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 8 .600 --
Giants 12 8 .600 --
Astros 12 8 .600 --
Braves 12 8 .600 --
Reds 9 10 .474 2.5
Padres 4 17 .190 8.5

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 Joe Simpson 4
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Juan Bonilla 3
2 23 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Bando 4
1 Joe Simpson 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 Dwight Evans 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Joe Pittman 2
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.75
2 Phil Niekro 0.80
3 Tom Griffin 0.70
4 Doug Bird 0.67
5 Pete Vuckovich 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tippy Martinez 9
2 Tom Griffin 7
2 Jack Morris 7
4 Dave Goltz 5
4 Pete Vuckovich 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bo Diaz .354
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bill Madlock .343
4 Richie Zisk .342
5 Dane Iorg .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 22
2 Dave Kingman 19
3 Tony Armas 18
4 Andre Dawson 17
4 Gorman Thomas 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 62
2 George Foster 61
3 Buddy Bell 56
4 Tony Armas 55
5 2 tied 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 61
2 Rickey Henderson 40
3 Julio Cruz 36
4 Omar Moreno 28
5 Bill North 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.74
2 John Urrea 0.95
3 Rollie Fingers 1.19
4 Nolan Ryan 1.37
5 Rick Camp 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
2 Steve Carlton 10
2 Ken Forsch 10
2 Dennis Martinez 10
2 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 137
2 Steve Carlton 119
3 Mario Soto 105
4 Nolan Ryan 98
5 Len Barker 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 19
2 Rich Gossage 17
2 Bruce Sutter 17
4 Greg Minton 14
5 3 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .480
2 Jim Sundberg .442
3 Chet Lemon .432
4 Buddy Bell .417
5 Claudell Washington .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Bobby Grich 5
1 Cliff Johnson 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 17
1 Eddie Murray 17
3 Mike Schmidt 16
4 Steve Garvey 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Julio Cruz 8
3 Andre Dawson 7
4 Omar Moreno 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.00
1 Al Holland 0.00
1 Dave Smith 0.00
1 Dan Spillner 0.00
5 Dan Petry 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
4 Don Aase 2
4 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 31
2 Bruce Berenyi 29
3 Ron Guidry 22
4 Len Barker 20
4 Steve Carlton 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Neil Allen 5
3 Rick Camp 4
4 Grant Jackson 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Grich .386
2 Richie Zisk .383
3 Cecil Cooper .382
4 Buddy Bell .373
5 Mike Schmidt .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 10
2 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Cecil Cooper 6
3 Greg Luzinski 6
3 Eddie Murray 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 21
2 Gary Carter 20
2 Bobby Grich 20
2 Eddie Murray 20
5 2 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Omar Moreno 9
3 Julio Cruz 8
3 Tom Herr 8
3 Ron LeFlore 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.33
2 Burt Hooton 0.58
3 Larry Gura 0.60
4 Tommy John 1.01
5 Bill Gullickson 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 4
1 Larry Gura 4
3 Don Aase 3
3 Doug Bird 3
3 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 34
2 Bruce Berenyi 31
3 Ron Guidry 30
4 Dave Righetti 28
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 7
1 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Rick Camp 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .341
2 Al Oliver .336
3 Mike Hargrove .317
4 Cecil Cooper .315
5 Rod Carew .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Tony Armas 27
3 Eddie Murray 24
3 Gorman Thomas 24
5 Dave Kingman 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 90
2 Eddie Murray 82
2 Ben Oglivie 82
4 Tony Armas 81
4 George Foster 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 74
2 Tim Raines 62
3 Omar Moreno 47
4 Julio Cruz 42
5 Dave Collins 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.19
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.33
3 Vida Blue 2.42
4 Jerry Reuss 2.59
5 Steve Carlton 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
1 Scott McGregor 14
1 Dick Ruthven 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
5 9 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 173
2 Mario Soto 156
3 Fernando Valenzuela 153
4 Nolan Ryan 148
5 Len Barker 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 28
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Rick Camp 24
4 Bruce Sutter 19
5 Ed Farmer 18