On This Day

Saturday, September 26, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 27 19 .587 --
Tigers 26 19 .578 0.5
Red Sox 26 19 .578 0.5
Orioles 24 20 .545 2.0
Yankees 23 22 .511 3.5
Indians 22 24 .478 5.0
Blue Jays 19 23 .452 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 19 .548 --
Royals 24 21 .533 0.5
Twins 22 24 .478 3.0
Mariners 21 24 .467 3.5
Rangers 19 24 .442 4.5
White Sox 18 27 .400 6.5
Angels 17 26 .395 6.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 26 19 .578 --
Cardinals 23 21 .523 2.5
Cubs 20 22 .476 4.5
Phillies 20 23 .465 5.0
Mets 20 25 .444 6.0
Pirates 18 27 .400 8.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 29 16 .644 --
Reds 27 17 .614 1.5
Giants 25 19 .568 3.5
Dodgers 24 21 .533 5.0
Braves 21 23 .477 7.5
Padres 13 33 .283 16.5

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 Jose Cruz 3
1 Jim Essian 3
1 Terry Francona 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Hebner 2
1 Mickey Klutts 2
3 Bobby Grich 1
3 John Harris 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeffrey Leonard 5
2 John Castino 3
2 Richie Hebner 3
2 Bobby Murcer 3
2 Daryl Sconiers 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Bill Madlock 2
2 John Wathan 2
2 Willie Wilson 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 3.67
2 Britt Burns 1.12
3 Bruce Berenyi 0.90
4 Greg Harris 0.86
5 Danny Darwin 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Bruce Berenyi 9
2 Britt Burns 9
4 Danny Darwin 6
4 Greg Harris 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Johnny Bench .342
3 Bill Madlock .338
4 Carney Lansford .337
5 Bo Diaz .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 28
2 Andre Dawson 23
3 Tony Armas 21
3 Dave Kingman 21
3 Gorman Thomas 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 84
2 Mike Schmidt 80
3 Tony Armas 70
4 Ben Oglivie 69
5 Eddie Murray 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Rickey Henderson 55
3 Julio Cruz 43
4 Omar Moreno 38
5 Ron LeFlore 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.08
2 Nolan Ryan 1.74
3 Rick Camp 1.87
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.89
5 Joe Sambito 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
3 Jack Morris 13
3 Tom Seaver 13
3 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 168
2 Steve Carlton 159
3 Mario Soto 139
4 Nolan Ryan 131
5 Len Barker 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Bruce Sutter 24
3 Rich Gossage 20
4 Greg Minton 19
5 2 tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .451
2 Cecil Cooper .423
3 Rich Gedman .417
4 Dusty Baker .408
5 Garry Templeton .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 5
1 Jim Morrison 5
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Gary Matthews 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 20
2 Larry Parrish 14
3 Tony Perez 13
3 Ted Simmons 13
5 George Foster 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Willie Wilson 10
3 Rick Manning 8
4 Phil Garner 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
1 Don Sutton 0.00
3 Rollie Fingers 0.73
4 Rick Langford 1.00
5 Dennis Leonard 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Bruce Berenyi 24
3 Scott McGregor 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Doug Corbett 4
2 Tom Hume 4
2 Greg Minton 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .400
2 Cecil Cooper .376
3 Toby Harrah .367
4 Gene Richards .364
5 Mike Hargrove .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
1 Gary Matthews 7
1 Mike Schmidt 7
4 Willie Aikens 6
4 8 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 31
2 George Foster 25
3 Cecil Cooper 24
4 Eddie Murray 23
4 Ted Simmons 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
1 Willie Wilson 17
3 Rick Manning 15
3 Tim Raines 15
5 Ron LeFlore 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.89
2 Jeff Reardon 1.07
3 Don Sutton 1.10
4 Steve Carlton 1.15
5 Dave Stieb 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve McCatty 6
2 John Denny 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 48
2 Bruce Berenyi 45
3 Fernando Valenzuela 41
4 Britt Burns 38
4 John Denny 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 11
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Doug Corbett 7
4 Neil Allen 6
4 Rod Scurry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .329
2 Carney Lansford .327
3 Pete Rose .324
4 Cecil Cooper .320
5 Al Oliver .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Andre Dawson 25
3 Gorman Thomas 23
4 George Foster 22
4 Eddie Murray 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 89
1 Mike Schmidt 89
3 Eddie Murray 79
4 Ben Oglivie 78
5 2 tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Rickey Henderson 64
3 Julio Cruz 46
4 Omar Moreno 43
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.83
2 Steve McCatty 2.22
3 Jerry Reuss 2.31
4 Steve Carlton 2.32
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 15
1 Steve McCatty 15
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
4 Jack Morris 14
5 5 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 177
2 Steve Carlton 176
3 Nolan Ryan 148
4 Mario Soto 147
5 Len Barker 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Bruce Sutter 24
3 Rich Gossage 22
4 Greg Minton 20
5 4 tied 17