On This Day

Monday, September 28, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 28 20 .583 --
Tigers 27 20 .574 0.5
Red Sox 26 21 .553 1.5
Orioles 25 21 .543 2.0
Yankees 24 23 .511 3.5
Indians 24 24 .500 4.0
Blue Jays 20 23 .465 5.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 26 21 .553 --
Athletics 23 21 .523 1.5
Twins 23 25 .479 3.5
Mariners 21 26 .447 5.0
Rangers 20 25 .444 5.0
White Sox 20 28 .417 6.5
Angels 18 27 .400 7.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 26 21 .553 --
Cardinals 25 21 .543 0.5
Cubs 22 24 .478 3.5
Phillies 22 24 .478 3.5
Mets 21 26 .447 5.0
Pirates 19 29 .396 7.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 31 16 .660 --
Reds 28 18 .609 2.5
Giants 27 19 .587 3.5
Dodgers 24 23 .511 7.0
Braves 22 24 .478 8.5
Padres 13 35 .271 18.5

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 Buddy Bell 3
1 Miguel Dilone 3
1 Dave Engle 3
1 Ron Gardenhire 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Benny Ayala 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Mark Brouhard 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Steve Henderson 3
2 Keith Moreland 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Leonard 1.33
2 Rick Rhoden 1.17
3 Dennis Lamp 1.00
3 Pete Vuckovich 1.00
5 Rick Mahler 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Brennan 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Dave Geisel 1
1 Alan Hargesheimer 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 8
2 Rick Rhoden 7
3 Dennis Lamp 6
4 Larry Christenson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Randy Martz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Bill Madlock .342
3 Carney Lansford .335
4 Johnny Bench .333
5 Pete Rose .332

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 82
3 Eddie Murray 72
4 Tony Armas 71
5 Bill Buckner 70

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 Rick Camp 1.82
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.86
5 Sammy Stewart 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
1 Pete Vuckovich 14
5 3 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 Lonnie Smith .447
3 Hubie Brooks .425
4 Garry Templeton .410
5 Gene Richards .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Dave Engle 4
2 Dwight Evans 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 20
2 Harold Baines 13
2 Reggie Jackson 13
2 Eddie Murray 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Willie Wilson 10
3 Rick Manning 8
4 Omar Moreno 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
1 Greg Minton 0.00
3 Don Sutton 0.36
4 Mike Krukow 0.72
5 Tom Seaver 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 38
2 Bruce Berenyi 24
3 Dennis Lamp 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 Dennis Leonard 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Richards .378
2 Carney Lansford .370
3 Willie Wilson .368
4 Bill Buckner .360
5 3 tied .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Gary Matthews 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7
4 Willie Aikens 6
4 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 32
2 Eddie Murray 27
3 Reggie Jackson 26
4 George Foster 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 1.44
4 Gene Garber 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve McCatty 6
2 Mike Jones 5
2 Mike Krukow 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Bruce Berenyi 45
3 Dennis Leonard 37
3 Nolan Ryan 37
5 Fernando Valenzuela 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
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 .333
2 Carney Lansford .327
3 Rickey Henderson .320
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Mike Schmidt .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 32
2 Andre Dawson 25
3 Eddie Murray 23
4 Dwight Evans 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 90
1 Mike Schmidt 90
3 Eddie Murray 80
4 Bill Buckner 74
4 Ben Oglivie 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Omar Moreno 42
5 Willie Wilson 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.83
2 Steve Carlton 2.20
3 Steve McCatty 2.22
4 Jerry Reuss 2.33
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 Fernando Valenzuela 182
2 Steve Carlton 180
3 Nolan Ryan 148
4 Mario Soto 145
5 Len Barker 130

Saves

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