On This Day

Wednesday, September 9, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 19 11 .633 --
Orioles 17 12 .586 1.5
Brewers 18 13 .581 1.5
Yankees 17 13 .567 2.0
Red Sox 16 13 .552 2.5
Indians 16 15 .516 3.5
Blue Jays 13 15 .464 5.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 16 14 .533 --
Athletics 14 14 .500 1.0
Rangers 12 16 .429 3.0
Twins 13 18 .419 3.5
White Sox 12 17 .414 3.5
Mariners 12 18 .400 4.0
Angels 11 17 .393 4.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 12 .556 --
Expos 14 14 .500 1.5
Cubs 15 15 .500 1.5
Mets 15 15 .500 1.5
Phillies 12 17 .414 4.0
Pirates 12 20 .375 5.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 19 11 .633 --
Dodgers 18 12 .600 1.0
Giants 17 12 .586 1.5
Braves 16 13 .552 2.5
Reds 15 14 .517 3.5
Padres 9 22 .290 10.5

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 Jerry Mumphrey 5
2 Rafael Ramirez 4
2 Jim Sundberg 4
4 Hubie Brooks 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Ben Oglivie 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Dave Bergman 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Terry Crowley 3
1 Bob Horner 3
1 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 2
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.00
2 Tom Griffin 0.83
2 Frank Tanana 0.83
4 Fernando Arroyo 0.62
4 Dan Petry 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 6
2 Fernando Arroyo 5
2 Ron Davis 5
2 Tom Griffin 5
2 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .359
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Richie Zisk .348
4 Bo Diaz .343
5 Bill Madlock .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 25
2 Andre Dawson 22
3 Tony Armas 21
4 George Foster 19
4 Dave Kingman 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 72
2 Mike Schmidt 70
3 Tony Armas 64
4 Dave Concepcion 60
4 Ben Oglivie 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 68
2 Rickey Henderson 44
3 Julio Cruz 40
4 Omar Moreno 32
5 Rodney Scott 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.14
2 Dave Righetti 1.62
3 Nolan Ryan 1.63
4 Rick Camp 1.67
5 Kevin Saucier 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 12
1 Fernando Valenzuela 12
3 Bert Blyleven 11
3 Mike Caldwell 11
3 6 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 152
2 Steve Carlton 129
3 Mario Soto 116
4 Nolan Ryan 108
5 Bert Blyleven 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 23
2 Rich Gossage 19
2 Bruce Sutter 19
4 Neil Allen 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .455
2 Rick Manning .429
3 Keith Hernandez .426
4 Dave Winfield .412
4 Carl Yastrzemski .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 5
2 Tony Armas 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Johnson 16
2 Cecil Cooper 15
3 Jack Clark 14
3 Dave Concepcion 14
3 Steve Garvey 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 14
2 Andre Dawson 8
3 Rick Manning 7
3 Willie Wilson 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 0.00
1 Tom Griffin 0.00
1 Dave Smith 0.00
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.32
5 Steve Carlton 0.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Al Holland 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Petry 25
1 Fernando Valenzuela 25
3 Bert Blyleven 24
4 Ron Guidry 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Neil Allen 5
3 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Dan Quisenberry 3
4 Rod Scurry 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .400
2 Keith Hernandez .396
3 Richie Zisk .385
4 Bobby Grich .377
5 Mike Schmidt .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Andre Dawson 9
4 Tony Armas 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 32
2 Mike Schmidt 29
3 Ben Oglivie 27
4 Gary Carter 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 18
2 Willie Wilson 14
3 Omar Moreno 13
4 Julio Cruz 12
5 Rickey Henderson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.49
2 Larry Gura 1.03
3 Britt Burns 1.15
4 Ron Guidry 1.18
5 Dan Petry 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Larry Gura 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 49
2 Ron Guidry 44
3 Bruce Berenyi 41
4 Bert Blyleven 38
4 Mike Krukow 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 11
2 Neil Allen 10
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Greg Minton 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .335
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Ken Singleton .322
4 Bill Buckner .320
5 Keith Hernandez .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Tony Armas 26
3 Andre Dawson 25
4 Eddie Murray 24
5 3 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 92
2 George Foster 86
2 Ben Oglivie 86
4 Eddie Murray 84
5 Tony Armas 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Tim Raines 69
3 Julio Cruz 45
3 Omar Moreno 45
5 Willie Wilson 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.11
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.12
3 Tom Seaver 2.28
4 Steve McCatty 2.29
5 Vida Blue 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 15
2 Steve Carlton 14
2 Ron Guidry 14
2 Steve McCatty 14
2 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 168
1 Fernando Valenzuela 168
3 Mario Soto 159
4 Nolan Ryan 149
5 Len Barker 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 27
2 Rollie Fingers 26
3 Rick Camp 21
3 Bruce Sutter 21
5 5 tied 16