On This Day

Tuesday, September 1, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 14 8 .636 --
Orioles 12 9 .571 1.5
Brewers 13 10 .565 1.5
Yankees 12 10 .545 2.0
Red Sox 11 10 .524 2.5
Blue Jays 10 10 .500 3.0
Indians 10 12 .455 4.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 10 9 .526 --
Angels 10 10 .500 0.5
Royals 11 11 .500 0.5
White Sox 10 11 .476 1.0
Rangers 9 11 .450 1.5
Twins 9 14 .391 3.0
Mariners 8 14 .364 3.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 7 .632 --
Expos 12 8 .600 0.5
Cubs 11 11 .500 2.5
Mets 11 11 .500 2.5
Phillies 8 13 .381 5.0
Pirates 7 16 .304 7.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 14 8 .636 --
Giants 13 8 .619 0.5
Dodgers 13 9 .591 1.0
Braves 12 10 .545 2.0
Reds 10 11 .476 3.5
Padres 6 17 .261 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 Dusty Baker 3
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Pedro Guerrero 3
1 Omar Moreno 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Bob Jones 1
1 Ruppert Jones 1
1 Gary Matthews 1
1 Lloyd Moseby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lloyd Moseby 4
2 Alfredo Griffin 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Bob Jones 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Ainge 1
1 Matt Alexander 1
1 Dave Bergman 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.00
1 Joe Niekro 1.00
1 Rick Wise 1.00
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.78
5 Dan Petry 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 7
1 Fernando Valenzuela 7
3 Jim Clancy 5
3 Ken Forsch 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 John Urrea 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bo Diaz .352
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bill Madlock .347
4 Richie Zisk .340
5 Dane Iorg .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 23
2 Andre Dawson 19
2 Dave Kingman 19
4 Tony Armas 18
5 Gorman Thomas 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 65
2 George Foster 62
3 Tony Armas 56
3 Buddy Bell 56
5 2 tied 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 63
2 Rickey Henderson 40
3 Julio Cruz 37
4 Omar Moreno 30
5 Bill North 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.72
2 John Urrea 1.10
3 Rollie Fingers 1.14
4 Nolan Ryan 1.37
5 Rick Camp 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 11
1 Ken Forsch 11
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
4 Dennis Martinez 10
4 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 144
2 Steve Carlton 123
3 Mario Soto 110
4 Nolan Ryan 98
5 2 tied 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 20
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 Jim Sundberg .447
2 Bill Madlock .440
3 Kirk Gibson .431
4 Luis Salazar .429
5 Don Baylor .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 18
1 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Buddy Bell 13
3 Cecil Cooper 13
3 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Julio Cruz 7
2 Leon Durham 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
5 Andre Dawson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Holland 0.00
1 Dan Spillner 0.00
3 Britt Burns 0.38
4 Dan Petry 0.39
5 Ron Guidry 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
3 Don Aase 2
3 Vida Blue 2
3 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 29
1 Fernando Valenzuela 29
3 Steve Carlton 24
4 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Ron Guidry 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .400
2 Cecil Cooper .396
3 Bill Madlock .387
4 Bobby Grich .385
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 10
2 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Greg Luzinski 7
4 Cecil Cooper 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 24
2 Gary Carter 21
2 Bobby Grich 21
2 Eddie Murray 21
5 Ben Oglivie 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Omar Moreno 11
3 Julio Cruz 9
4 Leon Durham 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.51
2 Burt Hooton 0.58
3 Larry Gura 0.69
4 Tommy John 1.01
5 Milt Wilcox 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 5
2 Ron Guidry 4
3 Don Aase 3
3 Doug Bird 3
3 18 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 41
2 Dave Righetti 32
3 Bruce Berenyi 31
4 Ron Guidry 30
5 Steve Carlton 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Neil Allen 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 .338
2 Al Oliver .337
3 Bill Buckner .318
4 Rickey Henderson .317
5 Rod Carew .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Tony Armas 26
3 Andre Dawson 24
4 Dave Kingman 23
4 2 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 93
2 Ben Oglivie 83
3 Eddie Murray 80
4 Tony Armas 79
4 George Foster 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 74
2 Tim Raines 64
3 Omar Moreno 47
4 Julio Cruz 43
5 Dave Collins 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.15
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.24
3 Vida Blue 2.44
4 Bill Gullickson 2.51
5 Steve Carlton 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
2 Dick Ruthven 14
3 Ken Forsch 13
3 Ron Guidry 13
3 11 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 177
2 Fernando Valenzuela 160
3 Mario Soto 157
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 Doug Corbett 17