Baseball44 On This Day: Thursday, August 13, 1981

On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Brewers	4	1	.800	--
Yankees	3	1	.750	0.5
Orioles	3	1	.750	0.5
Blue Jays	2	1	.667	1.0
Red Sox	2	2	.500	1.5
Tigers	1	3	.250	2.5
Indians	1	4	.200	3.0

Games

Red Sox 9, White Sox 6

Yankees 3, Tigers 0

Brewers 8, Indians 5

Orioles 2, Royals 1

AL West: 2nd Half

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Mariners	3	1	.750	--
White Sox	2	2	.500	1.0
Twins	2	2	.500	1.0
Angels	1	2	.333	1.5
Athletics	1	2	.333	1.5
Rangers	1	2	.333	1.5
Royals	1	3	.250	2.0

Games

Mariners 11, Twins 1

Red Sox 9, White Sox 6

Orioles 2, Royals 1

NL East: 2nd Half

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	3	1	.750	--
Mets	3	1	.750	0.0
Expos	3	1	.750	0.0
Pirates	1	3	.250	2.0
Cubs	1	3	.250	2.0
Phillies	1	3	.250	2.0

Games

Cubs 6, Mets 1

Expos 7, Pirates 2

Cardinals 5, Phillies 2

NL West: 2nd Half

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Braves	4	0	1.000	--
Dodgers	2	2	.500	2.0
Astros	2	2	.500	2.0
Giants	1	2	.333	2.5
Reds	1	2	.333	2.5
Padres	1	3	.250	3.0

Games

Padres 9, Astros 1

Braves 9, Dodgers 1

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	Cecil Cooper	4
2	Bruce Bochte	3
2	Miguel Dilone	3
2	Rufino Linares	3
2	Tom Paciorek	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Almon	1
1	Harold Baines	1
1	Hubie Brooks	1
1	Gary Carter	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Andre Dawson	4
2	Bill Almon	3
2	Jody Davis	3
2	Terry Kennedy	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bobby Bonds	1
1	Miguel Dilone	1
1	Ken Landreaux	1
1	Garry Maddox	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ron Guidry	2.00
2	Greg Harris	0.75
2	John Martin	0.75
4	Steve Rogers	0.67
5	6 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doug Bird	1
1	Tommy Boggs	1
1	Mark Clear	1
1	Mike Flanagan	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ron Guidry	8
2	Steve Carlton	5
2	Mark Clear	5
2	Sid Monge	5
5	Steve Rogers	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Andersen	1
1	Bill Campbell	1
1	Ron Davis	1
1	Rollie Fingers	1
1	4 others tied	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bo Diaz	.349
2	Joel Youngblood	.348
3	Dane Iorg	.344
4	Johnny Bench	.343
5	Ken Singleton	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Andre Dawson	16
1	Mike Schmidt	16
3	George Foster	15
3	Dave Kingman	15
3	Gorman Thomas	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Foster	53
2	Dave Concepcion	45
3	Mike Schmidt	44
4	Buddy Bell	43
4	Gorman Thomas	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tim Raines	50
2	Rickey Henderson	35
3	Julio Cruz	28
4	Bill North	26
5	Rodney Scott	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rich Gossage	0.56
2	Dave LaRoche	0.62
3	Kevin Saucier	1.23
4	Rick Camp	1.27
5	Nolan Ryan	1.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Steve Carlton	9
1	Ken Forsch	9
1	Jack Morris	9
1	Mike Norris	9
1	Fernando Valenzuela	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fernando Valenzuela	106
2	Steve Carlton	99
3	Mario Soto	88
4	Nolan Ryan	76
5	Len Barker	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rich Gossage	17
2	Rollie Fingers	13
2	Bruce Sutter	13
4	Gary Lucas	10
4	Greg Minton	10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cecil Cooper	3
1	Andre Dawson	3
1	George Hendrick	3
1	Richie Zisk	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gorman Thomas	9
2	Tom Paciorek	7
3	Hubie Brooks	6
3	Andre Dawson	6
5	6 tied	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Landreaux	4
2	Miguel Dilone	3
2	Frank Taveras	3
4	Bill Almon	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
None

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Sambito	2
2	Don Aase	1
2	Neil Allen	1
2	Len Barker	1
2	45 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Righetti	9
2	Ron Guidry	8
3	Sid Monge	7
3	Joe Niekro	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Andersen	2
1	Steve Howe	2
1	Roy Lee Jackson	2
1	Tim Stoddard	2
1	Bruce Sutter	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cecil Cooper	3
1	Andre Dawson	3
1	George Hendrick	3
1	Richie Zisk	3
5	12 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Gorman Thomas	9
2	Tom Paciorek	7
3	Hubie Brooks	6
3	Andre Dawson	6
5	6 tied	5

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ken Landreaux	4
2	Miguel Dilone	3
2	Frank Taveras	3
4	Bill Almon	2
4	10 others tied	2

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
None

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe Sambito	2
2	Don Aase	1
2	Neil Allen	1
2	Len Barker	1
2	45 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dave Righetti	9
2	Ron Guidry	8
3	Sid Monge	7
3	Joe Niekro	7
5	3 tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Andersen	2
1	Steve Howe	2
1	Roy Lee Jackson	2
1	Tim Stoddard	2
1	Bruce Sutter	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cecil Cooper	.336
2	Ken Singleton	.329
3	Al Oliver	.329
4	Mike Hargrove	.323
5	Bill Buckner	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Schmidt	35
2	Gorman Thomas	29
3	Tony Armas	24
3	George Foster	24
5	Dave Kingman	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Schmidt	87
2	George Foster	85
3	Gorman Thomas	82
4	Ben Oglivie	77
5	Tony Armas	76

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rickey Henderson	77
2	Tim Raines	51
3	Omar Moreno	50
4	Julio Cruz	42
4	Rodney Scott	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Nolan Ryan	2.24
2	Tom Seaver	2.34
3	Jerry Reuss	2.36
4	Vida Blue	2.56
5	Bill Gullickson	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Norris	16
2	Steve Carlton	15
2	Joe Niekro	15
2	Dick Ruthven	15
5	Scott McGregor	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Carlton	185
2	Len Barker	155
3	Mario Soto	154
4	Nolan Ryan	148
5	Bill Gullickson	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rich Gossage	34
2	Rick Camp	22
3	Rollie Fingers	21
4	Doug Corbett	19
4	Dan Quisenberry	19