On This Day

Sunday, September 20, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 24 16 .600 --
Red Sox 23 16 .590 0.5
Brewers 24 17 .585 0.5
Orioles 21 17 .553 2.0
Yankees 21 18 .538 2.5
Blue Jays 19 18 .514 3.5
Indians 18 22 .450 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 22 17 .564 --
Athletics 19 18 .514 2.0
Twins 19 21 .475 3.5
Rangers 17 20 .459 4.0
White Sox 16 23 .410 6.0
Mariners 16 23 .410 6.0
Angels 12 25 .324 9.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 17 .553 --
Expos 20 19 .513 1.5
Mets 19 20 .487 2.5
Cubs 17 20 .459 3.5
Phillies 17 21 .447 4.0
Pirates 16 23 .410 5.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 26 14 .650 --
Reds 23 16 .590 2.5
Dodgers 22 18 .550 4.0
Giants 21 18 .538 4.5
Braves 20 19 .513 5.5
Padres 12 29 .293 14.5

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 Hubie Brooks 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Lenn Sakata 4
1 Tony Scott 4
1 Mookie Wilson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 2
1 Lenn Sakata 2
3 Ted Cox 1
3 Gary Gaetti 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lenn Sakata 5
2 Ted Cox 3
2 Dan Driessen 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 2
2 Mike Fischlin 1
2 Phil Garner 1
2 Tom Herr 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gullickson 3.25
2 Richard Dotson 1.50
3 Mario Soto 1.00
4 Nolan Ryan 0.73
5 Charlie Hough 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mark Bomback 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 13
2 Mario Soto 9
3 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Richard Dotson 6
4 Charlie Hough 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 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 Richie Zisk .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 27
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 73
3 Tony Armas 69
4 Eddie Murray 68
5 Ben Oglivie 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 70
2 Rickey Henderson 47
3 Julio Cruz 42
4 Omar Moreno 36
5 Ron LeFlore 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.15
2 Dave Righetti 1.75
3 Nolan Ryan 1.85
4 Rick Camp 1.92
5 Dan Quisenberry 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 13
1 Jack Morris 13
1 Fernando Valenzuela 13
1 Pete Vuckovich 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 162
2 Steve Carlton 147
3 Mario Soto 134
4 Nolan Ryan 120
5 Len Barker 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 .413
3 Al Bumbry .412
4 Tom Paciorek .409
5 Dan Driessen .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 5
2 Willie Aikens 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
2 Gary Matthews 14
3 Dwayne Murphy 12
4 Johnny Bench 11
4 6 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Rick Manning 7
2 Willie Wilson 7
4 Omar Moreno 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
2 Jerry Reuss 0.67
2 Ray Searage 0.67
4 Rollie Fingers 0.73
5 Phil Niekro 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Luis Leal 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 21
2 Bruce Berenyi 20
2 Charlie Hough 20
4 Bill Gullickson 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 6
2 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Mark Clear 3
3 Joey McLaughlin 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .403
2 Alan Ashby .377
3 Ken Griffey .372
4 Bill Madlock .371
5 2 tied .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Jack Clark 8
3 Willie Aikens 7
3 Tony Armas 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 29
1 Eddie Murray 29
3 Cecil Cooper 25
3 Mike Schmidt 25
5 Bill Buckner 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 18
2 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Omar Moreno 13
2 Willie Wilson 13
5 Rick Manning 12

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 Phil Niekro 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 6
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Bob Ojeda 5
2 Pete Vuckovich 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 48
2 Fernando Valenzuela 47
3 Steve Carlton 43
4 Bill Gullickson 40
4 Mario Soto 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Neil Allen 7
4 Doug Corbett 6
4 Dan Quisenberry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .335
2 Al Oliver .323
3 Carney Lansford .323
4 Pete Rose .321
5 Ken Griffey .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Andre Dawson 26
3 Tony Armas 25
4 Gorman Thomas 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 88
2 George Foster 86
3 Eddie Murray 84
4 Tony Armas 81
5 Ben Oglivie 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Rickey Henderson 65
3 Julio Cruz 46
4 Omar Moreno 44
5 Ron LeFlore 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.04
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.20
3 Steve McCatty 2.23
4 Jerry Reuss 2.29
5 Joe Niekro 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 15
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
3 Steve Carlton 14
3 Ron Guidry 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 173
2 Steve Carlton 170
3 Mario Soto 152
4 Nolan Ryan 148
5 Len Barker 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Rich Gossage 24
2 Bruce Sutter 24
4 Rick Camp 19
5 4 tied 17