On This Day

Sunday, September 27, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 27 19 .587 --
Brewers 27 20 .574 0.5
Red Sox 26 20 .565 1.0
Orioles 24 21 .533 2.5
Yankees 24 22 .522 3.0
Indians 23 24 .489 4.5
Blue Jays 20 23 .465 5.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 25 21 .543 --
Athletics 23 21 .523 1.0
Twins 23 24 .489 2.5
Mariners 21 25 .457 4.0
Rangers 19 25 .432 5.0
White Sox 20 27 .426 5.5
Angels 17 27 .386 7.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 26 20 .565 --
Cardinals 24 21 .533 1.5
Cubs 21 23 .477 4.0
Phillies 21 24 .467 4.5
Mets 21 25 .457 5.0
Pirates 18 28 .391 8.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 30 16 .652 --
Reds 28 17 .622 1.5
Giants 26 19 .578 3.5
Dodgers 24 22 .522 6.0
Braves 21 24 .467 8.5
Padres 13 34 .277 17.5

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 Bill Buckner 6
2 Steve Henderson 5
3 Harold Baines 4
3 Cliff Johnson 4
3 Chet Lemon 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Buckner 3
2 Harold Baines 2
2 Carlton Fisk 2
2 Chet Lemon 2
5 17 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 5
1 Carlton Fisk 5
1 Dave Parker 5
1 Ty Waller 5
5 2 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Jerry Dybzinski 1
1 Doug Flynn 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 3.00
2 Steve Carlton 1.38
3 Dan Petry 1.20
4 Dave Righetti 0.88
4 Dave Stieb 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Mike Jones 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Don Sutton 9
3 LaMarr Hoyt 8
4 Dave Righetti 7
4 Dave Stieb 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Johnny Bench .342
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 Carney Lansford .338
5 Pete Rose .328

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 85
2 Mike Schmidt 81
3 Tony Armas 71
4 Bill Buckner 70
5 Ben Oglivie 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Julio Cruz 43
4 Omar Moreno 39
5 2 tied 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.08
2 Nolan Ryan 1.74
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.86
4 Rick Camp 1.87
5 Joe Sambito 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
4 Steve Carlton 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 173
2 Steve Carlton 170
3 Mario Soto 139
4 Nolan Ryan 131
5 Len Barker 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Rich Gossage 20
4 Greg Minton 19
5 Neil Allen 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .458
2 Rich Gedman .417
3 Lonnie Smith .412
4 George Brett .409
4 Hubie Brooks .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Jim Morrison 5
3 Harold Baines 4
3 Dwight Evans 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 20
2 Harold Baines 13
2 George Foster 13
2 Larry Parrish 13
2 Tony Perez 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
1 Willie Wilson 11
3 Rick Manning 7
4 Ron LeFlore 6
4 Omar Moreno 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.36
3 Tom Seaver 0.83
4 Rick Mahler 1.23
5 Jim Beattie 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 38
2 Bruce Berenyi 24
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Britt Burns 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .402
2 Bill Buckner .376
3 Cecil Cooper .371
4 Gene Richards .368
5 Willie Wilson .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Gary Matthews 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 31
2 George Foster 26
3 Reggie Jackson 25
4 Cecil Cooper 24
4 Ted Simmons 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 18
1 Willie Wilson 18
3 Rick Manning 15
3 Tim Raines 15
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.89
2 Jeff Reardon 1.03
3 Don Sutton 1.08
4 Steve Carlton 1.29
5 Gene Garber 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve McCatty 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
3 John Denny 5
3 Mike Jones 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Bruce Berenyi 45
3 Mike Krukow 39
4 John Denny 38
5 Nolan Ryan 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 11
2 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Doug Corbett 8
4 Neil Allen 6
4 Rod Scurry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .330
2 Carney Lansford .329
3 Rickey Henderson .324
4 Bill Buckner .321
5 Mike Schmidt .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Andre Dawson 25
3 Dwight Evans 22
3 George Foster 22
3 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 90
1 Mike Schmidt 90
3 Eddie Murray 78
4 Bill Buckner 74
4 Ben Oglivie 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Rickey Henderson 64
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Omar Moreno 43
5 Willie Wilson 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.83
2 Steve McCatty 2.22
3 Steve Carlton 2.31
4 Jerry Reuss 2.31
5 Tom Seaver 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 15
1 Steve McCatty 15
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
4 Steve Carlton 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 187
2 Fernando Valenzuela 182
3 Nolan Ryan 148
4 Mario Soto 147
5 Len Barker 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Rich Gossage 22
4 Greg Minton 20
5 2 tied 18