On This Day

Saturday, October 10, 1981

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1981 Playoffs

Series tied 2 - 2

Montreal Expos 5
Philadelphia Phillies 6

Series tied 2 - 2

Houston Astros 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Series tied 2 - 2

Milwaukee Brewers 2
New York Yankees 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Carter 3
2 Gary Matthews 2
2 Bill Russell 2
2 Chris Speier 2
5 27 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 Gary Matthews 1
1 Mike Schmidt 1
1 George Vukovich 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Keith Moreland 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
4 Cecil Cooper 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dickie Noles 0.83
2 Fernando Valenzuela 0.80
2 Pete Vuckovich 0.80
4 Rick Reuschel 0.60
5 Scott Sanderson 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1
1 Pete Vuckovich 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dickie Noles 5
2 Fernando Valenzuela 4
2 Pete Vuckovich 4
4 Rick Reuschel 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dwayne Murphy .545
1 Chris Speier .545
3 Tony Armas .500
3 Gary Carter .500
3 Bob Watson .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 4
2 Steve Garvey 2
2 Mike Schmidt 2
4 Alan Ashby 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 8
2 Ted Simmons 5
3 Mike Schmidt 4
4 Tony Armas 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Jerry White 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Rickey Henderson 2
5 5 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 0.00
1 Joe Niekro 0.00
1 Dave Righetti 0.00
1 Renie Martin 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 10
1 Fernando Valenzuela 10
3 Larry Christenson 8
3 Nolan Ryan 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 2
1 Jeff Reardon 2
3 Dave Beard 1
3 Rollie Fingers 1
3 Bruce Sutter 1

Final Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 31 22 .585 --
Tigers 29 23 .558 1.5
Red Sox 29 23 .558 1.5
Orioles 28 23 .549 2.0
Indians 26 27 .491 5.0
Yankees 25 26 .490 5.0
Blue Jays 21 27 .438 7.5

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 30 23 .566 --
Athletics 27 22 .551 1.0
Rangers 24 26 .480 4.5
Twins 24 29 .453 6.0
Mariners 23 29 .442 6.5
White Sox 23 30 .434 7.0
Angels 20 30 .400 8.5

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 30 23 .566 --
Cardinals 29 23 .558 0.5
Phillies 25 27 .481 4.5
Mets 24 28 .462 5.5
Cubs 23 28 .451 6.0
Pirates 21 33 .389 9.5

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 33 20 .623 --
Reds 31 21 .596 1.5
Giants 29 23 .558 3.5
Dodgers 27 26 .509 6.0
Braves 25 27 .481 7.5
Padres 18 36 .333 15.5

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