On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 15 8 .652 --
Orioles 13 9 .591 1.5
Red Sox 12 10 .545 2.5
Brewers 13 11 .542 2.5
Yankees 12 11 .522 3.0
Indians 12 12 .500 3.5
Blue Jays 10 11 .476 4.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 12 11 .522 --
Angels 10 11 .476 1.0
Athletics 10 11 .476 1.0
Rangers 10 11 .476 1.0
White Sox 10 12 .455 1.5
Twins 10 14 .417 2.5
Mariners 8 15 .348 4.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 7 .650 --
Expos 12 9 .571 1.5
Cubs 11 12 .478 3.5
Mets 11 12 .478 3.5
Phillies 8 14 .364 6.0
Pirates 7 17 .292 8.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 8 .652 --
Dodgers 14 9 .609 1.0
Giants 13 9 .591 1.5
Braves 13 10 .565 2.0
Reds 11 11 .500 3.5
Padres 7 17 .292 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 Alan Ashby 4
1 Mike Hargrove 4
1 Toby Harrah 4
1 Tony Scott 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Mike Hargrove 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Hargrove 4
2 Alan Ashby 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 George Foster 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Miller 3
2 Tim Raines 2
3 Luis Aguayo 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 2.33
2 Bob Knepper 2.25
3 Ron Guidry 1.50
4 Stan Bahnsen 1.00
4 John Denny 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Cooper 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 9
1 Bob Knepper 9
3 John Denny 8
3 Mike Witt 8
5 Tom Seaver 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Alejandro Pena 1
1 Dave Rozema 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bo Diaz .352
2 Bill Madlock .350
3 Joel Youngblood .350
4 Richie Zisk .341
5 Dane Iorg .341

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 65
1 Mike Schmidt 65
3 Tony Armas 56
3 Buddy Bell 56
5 Dave Concepcion 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 65
2 Rickey Henderson 40
3 Julio Cruz 37
4 Omar Moreno 30
5 Bill North 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.70
2 John Urrea 1.10
3 Rollie Fingers 1.29
4 Nolan Ryan 1.37
5 Kevin Saucier 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 11
1 Ken Forsch 11
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
4 Dennis Martinez 10
4 4 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 Bruce Sutter 18
3 Rich Gossage 17
4 Greg Minton 14
5 3 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .462
2 Alan Ashby .441
3 Mike Hargrove .409
4 Pete Rose .407
5 4 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 5
1 Cliff Johnson 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 18
1 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Cliff Johnson 14
3 Lloyd Moseby 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Leon Durham 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 Andre Dawson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Al Holland 0.00
3 Britt Burns 0.38
4 Dan Petry 0.39
5 Steve Rogers 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Bob Ojeda 3
4 Don Aase 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 29
1 Fernando Valenzuela 29
3 Ron Guidry 24
4 John Denny 22
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Don Aase 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .431
2 Bill Madlock .392
3 Keith Hernandez .391
4 Bobby Grich .390
5 Cecil Cooper .390

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 Eddie Murray 22
3 Gary Carter 21
3 Bobby Grich 21
5 Ben Oglivie 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 15
2 Omar Moreno 11
3 Julio Cruz 9
3 Willie Wilson 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.51
2 Burt Hooton 0.58
3 Larry Gura 0.69
4 Ron Guidry 0.86
5 Tommy John 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 5
2 Ron Guidry 4
2 Bob Ojeda 4
4 Don Aase 3
4 23 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 41
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Dave Righetti 32
4 Bruce Berenyi 31
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Neil Allen 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Rick Camp 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .337
2 Ken Singleton .332
3 Bill Buckner .317
4 Rod Carew .316
5 Rickey Henderson .312

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 92
2 Ben Oglivie 82
3 Eddie Murray 81
4 George Foster 80
5 Tony Armas 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 74
2 Tim Raines 66
3 Omar Moreno 46
4 Julio Cruz 43
5 Dave Collins 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.05
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.24
3 Vida Blue 2.44
4 Steve Carlton 2.49
5 Bill Gullickson 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
1 Dick Ruthven 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
4 Ken Forsch 13
4 10 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 168
2 Fernando Valenzuela 160
3 Mario Soto 157
4 Nolan Ryan 148
5 Len Barker 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 28
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Rick Camp 23
4 Bruce Sutter 20
5 Doug Corbett 17