On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 16 9 .640 --
Brewers 15 11 .577 1.5
Orioles 13 11 .542 2.5
Yankees 13 12 .520 3.0
Red Sox 12 12 .500 3.5
Indians 12 13 .480 4.0
Blue Jays 11 12 .478 4.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 12 11 .522 --
Royals 13 12 .520 --
Angels 11 11 .500 0.5
Rangers 11 12 .478 1.0
White Sox 11 13 .458 1.5
Mariners 10 15 .400 3.0
Twins 10 16 .385 3.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 7 .682 --
Expos 12 11 .522 3.5
Mets 12 12 .500 4.0
Cubs 11 14 .440 5.5
Phillies 9 15 .375 7.0
Pirates 8 18 .308 9.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 8 .680 --
Giants 15 9 .625 1.5
Dodgers 14 11 .560 3.0
Braves 13 11 .542 3.5
Reds 12 12 .500 4.5
Padres 8 18 .308 9.5

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 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Keith Hernandez 4
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 3
1 Mark Brouhard 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Julio Cruz 3
1 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 2.00
2 Geoff Zahn 1.67
3 Greg Harris 1.40
3 Nolan Ryan 1.40
5 Tim Lollar 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 John Littlefield 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Harris 7
1 Nolan Ryan 7
3 Len Barker 6
3 Tim Lollar 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .356
2 Richie Zisk .350
3 Joel Youngblood .350
4 Bo Diaz .346
5 Dane Iorg .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 24
2 Tony Armas 21
3 Andre Dawson 19
3 Dave Kingman 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 70
2 Mike Schmidt 67
3 Tony Armas 62
4 Ben Oglivie 57
5 3 tied 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 66
2 Rickey Henderson 41
3 Julio Cruz 39
4 Omar Moreno 30
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 1.10
2 Rollie Fingers 1.26
3 Nolan Ryan 1.29
4 Kevin Saucier 1.52
5 Rick Camp 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 11
1 Ken Forsch 11
1 Jack Morris 11
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
1 Pete Vuckovich 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 144
2 Steve Carlton 123
3 Mario Soto 110
4 Nolan Ryan 105
5 Len Barker 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 21
2 Bruce Sutter 19
3 Rich Gossage 17
4 Neil Allen 14
4 2 others tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .446
2 Keith Hernandez .444
3 Mike Schmidt .440
4 Alan Ashby .432
5 Ken Griffey .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 7
2 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Jack Clark 5
3 Greg Luzinski 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 19
2 Gary Carter 18
3 Cliff Johnson 16
4 Steve Garvey 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 14
2 Omar Moreno 7
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Andre Dawson 6
3 Leon Durham 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Al Holland 0.00
3 John Denny 0.36
4 Britt Burns 0.38
5 Dan Petry 0.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Bob Ojeda 3
1 Dave Stieb 3
1 Pete Vuckovich 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 29
2 Bruce Berenyi 28
3 Len Barker 24
3 Ron Guidry 24
5 Bill Gullickson 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Neil Allen 4
4 Jerry Koosman 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .437
2 Kirk Gibson .418
3 Bill Madlock .402
4 Richie Zisk .396
5 Cecil Cooper .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Tony Armas 8
4 Jack Clark 7
4 Greg Luzinski 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Ben Oglivie 24
3 Eddie Murray 23
4 Tony Armas 21
4 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Julio Cruz 11
2 Omar Moreno 11
4 Willie Wilson 10
5 2 tied 9

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 Dan Spillner 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 5
2 Mike Caldwell 4
2 Ron Guidry 4
2 Bob Ojeda 4
2 Dave Stieb 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 41
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Bruce Berenyi 36
4 Dave Righetti 32
5 Len Barker 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Neil Allen 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Kevin Saucier 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .336
2 Ken Singleton .327
3 Bill Buckner .320
4 Rickey Henderson .318
5 Cecil Cooper .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Tony Armas 28
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 86
3 George Foster 85
4 Tony Armas 83
5 Eddie Murray 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Tim Raines 67
3 Julio Cruz 45
3 Omar Moreno 45
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.03
2 Tom Seaver 2.05
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.24
4 Steve McCatty 2.39
5 Steve Carlton 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Jack Morris 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
1 Pete Vuckovich 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 168
2 Fernando Valenzuela 160
3 Nolan Ryan 155
3 Mario Soto 155
5 Len Barker 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 28
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Rick Camp 22
4 Bruce Sutter 21
5 4 tied 16