On This Day

Wednesday, September 30, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 20 .583 --
Brewers 29 21 .580 --
Red Sox 27 22 .551 1.5
Orioles 25 22 .532 2.5
Indians 25 24 .510 3.5
Yankees 24 24 .500 4.0
Blue Jays 20 25 .444 6.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 28 21 .571 --
Athletics 25 21 .543 1.5
Rangers 22 25 .468 5.0
Twins 23 27 .460 5.5
Mariners 21 28 .429 7.0
White Sox 21 29 .420 7.5
Angels 19 28 .404 8.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 27 22 .551 --
Cardinals 26 22 .542 0.5
Phillies 23 25 .479 3.5
Mets 23 26 .469 4.0
Cubs 22 26 .458 4.5
Pirates 20 30 .400 7.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 31 18 .633 --
Reds 30 18 .625 0.5
Giants 27 21 .563 3.5
Dodgers 25 24 .510 6.0
Braves 23 25 .479 7.5
Padres 15 35 .300 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 Robin Yount 4
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 Carney Lansford 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 Bob Horner 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Dane Iorg 3
2 Carney Lansford 3
2 Mike Schmidt 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Anderson 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 1.33
2 Doug Bird 1.20
3 Charlie Hough 1.14
4 Bill Gullickson 1.00
4 Mike Norris 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Danny Boone 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 8
2 Doug Bird 6
2 Bill Gullickson 6
2 Charlie Puleo 6
2 Ed Whitson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Bill Madlock .342
3 Carney Lansford .337
4 Johnny Bench .331
5 Pete Rose .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 29
2 Andre Dawson 23
3 Dave Kingman 22
4 Tony Armas 21
4 3 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 87
2 Mike Schmidt 85
3 Eddie Murray 72
4 Tony Armas 71
4 Bill Buckner 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Julio Cruz 43
4 Omar Moreno 39
5 Ron LeFlore 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.06
2 Nolan Ryan 1.74
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.79
4 Rick Camp 1.82
5 Joe Sambito 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Jack Morris 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
1 Pete Vuckovich 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 173
2 Steve Carlton 170
3 Mario Soto 142
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 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonnie Smith .435
2 Mickey Rivers .432
3 Warren Cromartie .418
4 Gary Matthews .415
5 Hal McRae .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 John Mayberry 5
1 John Wockenfuss 5
4 Harold Baines 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 20
2 Dwight Evans 14
2 Larry Parrish 14
2 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Willie Wilson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 11
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Rick Manning 6
4 Kirk Gibson 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Puleo 0.00
1 Jeff Reardon 0.00
3 Don Sutton 0.36
4 Larry Gura 0.67
5 Mike Krukow 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 38
2 Britt Burns 25
3 Bill Gullickson 24
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Jack Morris 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 5
2 Doug Corbett 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Greg Minton 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .378
2 Bill Buckner .366
3 Toby Harrah .362
3 Carney Lansford .362
5 Dusty Baker .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Gary Matthews 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7
4 Willie Aikens 6
4 10 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 32
2 George Foster 26
2 Eddie Murray 26
4 Ted Simmons 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Rick Manning 14
4 Ron LeFlore 13
5 Omar Moreno 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.08
2 Larry Gura 1.09
3 Steve Carlton 1.44
4 Dave Stieb 1.55
5 Jim Beattie 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Steve McCatty 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Britt Burns 39
3 John Denny 37
3 Dennis Leonard 37
3 Mario Soto 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Doug Corbett 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Rod Scurry 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .334
2 Carney Lansford .333
3 Tom Paciorek .324
4 Mike Schmidt .322
5 Rickey Henderson .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Andre Dawson 24
3 George Foster 23
4 Dwight Evans 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 92
2 George Foster 91
3 Eddie Murray 78
4 Ben Oglivie 75
5 Bill Buckner 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Omar Moreno 41
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.83
2 Bob Knepper 2.03
3 Steve Carlton 2.20
4 Jerry Reuss 2.33
5 Steve McCatty 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
2 Steve Carlton 14
2 Dennis Martinez 14
2 Steve McCatty 14
2 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 182
2 Steve Carlton 180
3 Nolan Ryan 148
3 Mario Soto 148
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