On This Day

Saturday, September 19, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 24 16 .600 --
Tigers 23 16 .590 0.5
Red Sox 22 16 .579 1.0
Yankees 21 17 .553 2.0
Orioles 20 17 .541 2.5
Blue Jays 18 18 .500 4.0
Indians 18 21 .462 5.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 22 16 .579 --
Athletics 19 17 .528 2.0
Twins 19 20 .487 3.5
Rangers 16 20 .444 5.0
White Sox 15 23 .395 7.0
Mariners 15 23 .395 7.0
Angels 12 24 .333 9.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 16 .568 --
Expos 19 19 .500 2.5
Mets 18 20 .474 3.5
Cubs 17 19 .472 3.5
Phillies 16 21 .432 5.0
Pirates 16 22 .421 5.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 25 14 .641 --
Reds 22 16 .579 2.5
Dodgers 22 17 .564 3.0
Giants 21 17 .553 3.5
Braves 19 19 .500 5.5
Padres 12 28 .300 13.5

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 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Carney Lansford 3
1 Gary Matthews 3
1 Ben Oglivie 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Hubie Brooks 1
1 Ted Cox 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 5
2 George Foster 3
2 Jim Gantner 3
2 Dave Kingman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kim Allen 1
1 Warren Cromartie 1
1 Miguel Dilone 1
1 George Foster 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Medich 1.33
2 Ron Guidry 0.86
3 Tommy Boggs 0.80
4 Jim Clancy 0.78
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Joe Edelen 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 7
2 Jim Beattie 6
2 Ron Guidry 6
4 Dennis Lamp 5
5 11 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Cappuzzello 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Randy Martz 1
1 Shane Rawley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .358
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 Carney Lansford .334
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Andre Dawson 23
3 Tony Armas 21
4 George Foster 20
4 2 others tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 79
2 Mike Schmidt 72
3 Tony Armas 68
4 Eddie Murray 66
5 Bill Buckner 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 70
2 Rickey Henderson 47
3 Julio Cruz 42
4 Omar Moreno 35
5 Ron LeFlore 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.15
2 Dave Righetti 1.75
3 Nolan Ryan 1.77
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.93
5 Rick Camp 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 13
1 Fernando Valenzuela 13
1 Pete Vuckovich 13
4 Steve Carlton 12
4 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 162
2 Steve Carlton 147
3 Mario Soto 125
4 Len Barker 112
4 Nolan Ryan 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Rich Gossage 20
4 Neil Allen 17
4 Dan Quisenberry 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .429
2 Larry Bowa .426
2 Bill Buckner .426
4 Dave Concepcion .407
5 Terry Kennedy .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 4
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 17
2 Gary Matthews 15
3 Bill Buckner 14
4 Hubie Brooks 12
4 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Willie Wilson 8
3 Rick Manning 7
4 Rickey Henderson 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.67
2 Mike Scott 0.89
3 Dave Stieb 0.98
4 Juan Eichelberger 1.06
5 2 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Luis Leal 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 John Denny 21
2 Dave Righetti 21
4 Bruce Berenyi 20
4 Dan Petry 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 6
2 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Neil Allen 3
3 Mark Clear 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .413
2 Cecil Cooper .378
3 Alan Ashby .377
4 Carney Lansford .376
5 Bill Madlock .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Willie Aikens 7
3 Tony Armas 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 29
1 Eddie Murray 29
3 Cecil Cooper 25
4 Bill Buckner 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 18
2 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Willie Wilson 13
4 Omar Moreno 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 1.09
2 Larry Gura 1.11
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.21
4 Steve Carlton 1.23
5 Larry Andersen 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 6
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Bob Ojeda 5
2 Pete Vuckovich 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 48
2 Fernando Valenzuela 47
3 Steve Carlton 43
4 John Denny 38
4 Ron Guidry 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Neil Allen 7
4 Mark Clear 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .336
2 Carney Lansford .326
3 Al Oliver .326
4 Pete Rose .319
5 Cecil Cooper .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Andre Dawson 26
3 Tony Armas 25
4 Gorman Thomas 23
5 George Foster 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 88
2 George Foster 87
3 Eddie Murray 82
4 Tony Armas 80
4 Ben Oglivie 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Rickey Henderson 65
3 Julio Cruz 46
4 Omar Moreno 43
5 Ron LeFlore 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 2.17
2 Steve McCatty 2.23
3 Joe Niekro 2.32
4 Steve Carlton 2.43
5 Tom Seaver 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
2 Steve Carlton 14
2 Ron Guidry 14
2 Dennis Martinez 14
2 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 177
2 Steve Carlton 170
3 Mario Soto 143
4 Nolan Ryan 140
5 Len Barker 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Bruce Sutter 24
4 Rick Camp 18
4 Doug Corbett 18