On This Day

Friday, August 21, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 8 3 .727 --
Blue Jays 7 4 .636 1.0
Orioles 6 5 .545 2.0
Brewers 7 6 .538 2.0
Red Sox 5 6 .455 3.0
Yankees 4 7 .364 4.0
Indians 4 9 .308 5.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 6 4 .600 --
Mariners 7 5 .583 0.0
White Sox 6 5 .545 0.5
Rangers 5 5 .500 1.0
Royals 6 6 .500 1.0
Angels 4 6 .400 2.0
Twins 4 8 .333 3.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 6 3 .667 --
Expos 5 4 .556 1.0
Mets 6 5 .545 1.0
Cubs 5 6 .455 2.0
Pirates 5 7 .417 2.5
Phillies 3 7 .300 3.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 7 4 .636 --
Braves 7 4 .636 0.0
Reds 6 4 .600 0.5
Dodgers 6 5 .545 1.0
Giants 6 5 .545 1.0
Padres 2 10 .167 5.5

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 Rod Carew 5
1 Luis Salazar 5
3 Dan Ford 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 5
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Gary Carter 3
2 Ron Jackson 3
2 Dave Parker 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 1.60
2 Dave Stieb 1.00
3 Bill Gullickson 0.78
4 Larry Gura 0.75
4 Jerry Reuss 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 8
2 Len Barker 7
2 Bill Gullickson 7
2 Dave Stieb 7
5 Charlie Hough 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dane Iorg .353
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bo Diaz .349
4 Johnny Bench .343
5 Tom Paciorek .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 18
1 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Gorman Thomas 17
4 Andre Dawson 16
4 George Foster 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 58
2 Tony Armas 49
2 Mike Schmidt 49
4 Buddy Bell 47
5 Ben Oglivie 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 53
2 Rickey Henderson 38
3 Julio Cruz 34
4 Bill North 26
5 Omar Moreno 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 0.53
2 Rich Gossage 0.55
3 Rick Camp 1.27
4 Kevin Saucier 1.27
5 Nolan Ryan 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Forsch 10
2 Steve Carlton 9
2 Jack Morris 9
2 Mike Norris 9
2 Fernando Valenzuela 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 115
2 Steve Carlton 104
3 Mario Soto 102
4 Nolan Ryan 87
5 Len Barker 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 17
2 Rollie Fingers 16
3 Bruce Sutter 14
4 Greg Minton 13
5 3 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .474
2 George Foster .452
3 Bobby Grich .425
3 Tony Pena .425
5 Tom Paciorek .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 6
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 14
2 Ben Oglivie 13
2 Tom Paciorek 13
4 Bobby Grich 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 6
1 Willie Wilson 6
3 Dave Collins 5
3 Rickey Henderson 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.00
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
3 Larry Gura 0.43
4 Dan Spillner 0.47
5 Bill Gullickson 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
2 Juan Berenguer 2
2 Doug Bird 2
2 Tommy Boggs 2
2 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 21
2 Larry Christenson 17
3 Mario Soto 16
4 Ron Guidry 15
4 3 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Roy Lee Jackson 4
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Kevin Saucier 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 6
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 14
2 Ben Oglivie 13
2 Tom Paciorek 13
4 Bobby Grich 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 6
1 Willie Wilson 6
3 Dave Collins 5
3 Rickey Henderson 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
2 Juan Berenguer 2
2 Doug Bird 2
2 Tommy Boggs 2
2 23 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 21
2 Larry Christenson 17
3 Mario Soto 16
4 Ron Guidry 15
4 3 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Roy Lee Jackson 4
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Kevin Saucier 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .336
2 Ken Singleton .334
3 Rod Carew .328
4 Rickey Henderson .320
5 Cecil Cooper .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Gorman Thomas 28
3 Dave Kingman 25
4 Tony Armas 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 85
2 Mike Schmidt 83
3 Eddie Murray 82
4 Ben Oglivie 79
5 Tony Armas 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Tim Raines 54
3 Omar Moreno 50
4 Julio Cruz 44
5 Willie Wilson 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.13
2 Jerry Reuss 2.52
3 Mario Soto 2.53
4 Vida Blue 2.55
4 Bill Gullickson 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 15
2 Steve Carlton 14
2 Scott McGregor 14
2 Mike Norris 14
2 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 179
2 Mario Soto 159
3 Len Barker 147
4 Nolan Ryan 145
5 Fernando Valenzuela 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 30
2 Rick Camp 24
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Ed Farmer 20
5 Doug Corbett 18