On This Day

Sunday, October 25, 1981

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1981 World Series

Los Angeles leads series 3 - 2

New York Yankees 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Piniella 2
1 Steve Yeager 2
3 Steve Garvey 1
3 Pedro Guerrero 1
3 3 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 Steve Yeager 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 Lou Piniella 1
1 Steve Yeager 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Landreaux 1
1 Davey Lopes 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.50
2 Jerry Reuss 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Reuss 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 9
2 Jerry Reuss 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .450
2 Bob Watson .412
3 Ron Cey .294
4 Larry Milbourne .278
5 Pedro Guerrero .250

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Watson 2
1 Steve Yeager 2
3 Rick Cerone 1
3 Ron Cey 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 7
2 Ron Cey 5
3 Rick Cerone 3
3 Jay Johnstone 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 3
2 Ken Landreaux 1
2 Jerry Mumphrey 1
2 Lou Piniella 1
2 Dave Winfield 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.00
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Tom Niedenfuer 0.00
5 Ron Guidry 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 15
2 Jerry Reuss 8
3 Tommy John 6
3 Fernando Valenzuela 6
5 Rich Gossage 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 2

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Carter .447
2 Oscar Gamble .381
3 Bob Watson .378
4 Steve Garvey .371
5 Lou Piniella .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 4
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Pedro Guerrero 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 10
2 Bob Watson 9
3 Gary Carter 8
3 Rick Cerone 8
3 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Jerry White 4
4 Andre Dawson 3
5 3 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Joe Niekro 0.00
3 Steve Rogers 0.98
4 Matt Keough 1.08
5 Dennis Leonard 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Dave Righetti 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3
5 2 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 26
2 Ron Guidry 23
3 Dave Righetti 18
4 Jerry Reuss 17
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Jeff Reardon 2
3 Dave Beard 1
3 Rollie Fingers 1
3 2 others tied 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