On This Day

Tuesday, September 15, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 12 .647 --
Yankees 20 15 .571 2.5
Brewers 21 16 .568 2.5
Orioles 19 15 .559 3.0
Red Sox 18 15 .545 3.5
Blue Jays 16 17 .485 5.5
Indians 17 19 .472 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 20 15 .571 --
Athletics 16 17 .485 3.0
Twins 17 19 .472 3.5
Rangers 15 18 .455 4.0
White Sox 14 21 .400 6.0
Mariners 14 21 .400 6.0
Angels 12 21 .364 7.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 13 .594 --
Expos 17 16 .515 2.5
Cubs 16 18 .471 4.0
Mets 15 18 .455 4.5
Pirates 15 21 .417 6.0
Phillies 13 19 .406 6.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 13 .629 --
Dodgers 20 15 .571 2.0
Giants 19 15 .559 2.5
Reds 19 15 .559 2.5
Braves 18 16 .529 3.5
Padres 11 25 .306 11.5

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 Lefebvre 4
1 Al Oliver 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
1 Bump Wills 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Ayala 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 4
2 Benny Ayala 3
2 Terry Kennedy 3
2 Lenny Randle 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Manning 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Bruce Benedict 1
2 George Brett 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.60
2 Juan Eichelberger 1.00
3 Jerry Koosman 0.75
4 Tom Brennan 0.71
5 Charlie Hough 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Juan Eichelberger 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Atlee Hammaker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Eichelberger 10
2 Luis Tiant 8
3 Charlie Hough 7
4 Jerry Koosman 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .356
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bill Madlock .343
4 Pete Rose .334
5 3 tied .333

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 75
2 Mike Schmidt 71
3 Tony Armas 65
4 Bill Buckner 63
5 2 tied 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 69
2 Rickey Henderson 46
3 Julio Cruz 42
4 Omar Moreno 34
5 Ron LeFlore 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.09
2 Dave Righetti 1.59
3 Bob Knepper 1.75
4 Nolan Ryan 1.77
5 Sammy Stewart 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 13
2 Steve Carlton 12
2 Jack Morris 12
2 Fernando Valenzuela 12
2 Pete Vuckovich 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 156
2 Steve Carlton 132
3 Mario Soto 124
4 Nolan Ryan 112
5 Len Barker 109

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 25
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Rich Gossage 20
4 Neil Allen 16
4 2 others tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Bowa .457
2 Terry Kennedy .453
3 Bill Buckner .446
4 Dave Concepcion .444
5 Jerry Remy .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Dale Murphy 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 14
1 George Foster 14
1 Cliff Johnson 14
4 Reggie Jackson 13
4 Eddie Murray 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Rick Manning 8
1 Willie Wilson 8
4 Lee Lacy 7
4 Tim Raines 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 0.35
2 Steve Carlton 0.39
3 Larry Andersen 0.61
4 Darrell Jackson 0.69
5 Bob Knepper 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Luis Leal 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
4 Bruce Berenyi 2
4 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 25
2 Bruce Berenyi 22
3 Dan Petry 21
4 Mike Krukow 19
4 Fernando Valenzuela 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Rod Scurry 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .412
2 Mike Hargrove .388
3 Bill Madlock .376
4 Mike Schmidt .365
5 Ken Griffey .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Gary Carter 7
3 Jack Clark 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 30
2 Cliff Johnson 25
2 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Bill Buckner 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 19
2 Julio Cruz 14
3 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Omar Moreno 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.63
2 Steve Rogers 0.90
3 John Denny 0.92
4 Larry Gura 1.16
5 Ed Lynch 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 51
2 Fernando Valenzuela 50
3 John Denny 39
3 Ron Guidry 39
3 Dave Righetti 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 12
2 Neil Allen 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .329
2 Al Oliver .328
3 Carney Lansford .321
4 Pete Rose .319
5 Bill Buckner .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Andre Dawson 25
4 George Foster 22
4 Gorman Thomas 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 89
2 George Foster 86
3 Ben Oglivie 80
4 Tony Armas 77
4 Eddie Murray 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 70
2 Rickey Henderson 67
3 Julio Cruz 47
4 Omar Moreno 44
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.14
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.25
3 Steve Carlton 2.38
4 Steve McCatty 2.43
5 Tom Seaver 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 15
1 Jack Morris 15
3 Steve Carlton 14
3 Dennis Martinez 14
3 Fernando Valenzuela 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 172
2 Steve Carlton 161
3 Mario Soto 149
4 Nolan Ryan 144
5 Len Barker 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Rich Gossage 26
3 Bruce Sutter 24
4 Rick Camp 20
5 2 tied 17