On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 9 3 .750 --
Blue Jays 7 5 .583 2.0
Brewers 8 6 .571 2.0
Red Sox 6 6 .500 3.0
Orioles 6 6 .500 3.0
Yankees 5 7 .417 4.0
Indians 4 10 .286 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 7 4 .636 --
White Sox 7 5 .583 0.5
Mariners 7 6 .538 1.0
Royals 6 7 .462 2.0
Angels 5 6 .455 2.0
Rangers 5 6 .455 2.0
Twins 4 9 .308 4.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 6 4 .600 --
Mets 7 5 .583 0.0
Expos 6 5 .545 0.5
Cubs 5 7 .417 2.0
Pirates 5 8 .385 2.5
Phillies 4 7 .364 2.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 8 5 .615 --
Dodgers 7 5 .583 0.5
Giants 7 5 .583 0.5
Astros 7 5 .583 0.5
Reds 6 5 .545 1.0
Padres 3 10 .231 5.0

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 Bob Horner 6
2 Warren Cromartie 5
3 Jim Rice 4
4 Hubie Brooks 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 2
1 Keith Moreland 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Bud Bulling 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 5
2 Dave Kingman 4
3 Tony Bernazard 3
3 Bud Bulling 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Bell 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 John Castino 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.50
2 Britt Burns 1.00
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.88
4 Rick Langford 0.67
4 Frank Pastore 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dan Boitano 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 12
2 Rick Honeycutt 7
3 Frank Pastore 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 Britt Burns 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Dane Iorg .350
3 Bo Diaz .349
4 Johnny Bench .343
5 Tom Paciorek .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 19
1 Mike Schmidt 19
3 Andre Dawson 17
3 Gorman Thomas 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 58
2 Tony Armas 51
2 Mike Schmidt 51
4 Buddy Bell 47
4 Ben Oglivie 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 54
2 Rickey Henderson 38
3 Julio Cruz 35
4 Bill North 26
5 Omar Moreno 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 0.52
2 Kevin Saucier 1.24
3 Rollie Fingers 1.28
4 Nolan Ryan 1.29
5 Rick Camp 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Forsch 10
1 Fernando Valenzuela 10
3 Steve Carlton 9
3 Jack Morris 9
3 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 127
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 Greg Minton 14
3 Bruce Sutter 14
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .452
2 Bobby Grich .419
3 Tony Pena .409
4 George Foster .400
5 2 tied .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 6
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Jack Clark 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 14
1 Eddie Murray 14
1 Ben Oglivie 14
4 Tom Paciorek 13
5 Gorman Thomas 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 7
2 Tom Herr 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
2 Mookie Wilson 6
2 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
2 Larry Gura 0.43
3 Britt Burns 0.45
4 Dan Spillner 0.46
5 Bill Gullickson 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
2 Don Aase 2
2 Juan Berenguer 2
2 Doug Bird 2
2 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 24
2 Dave Righetti 21
3 Larry Christenson 17
4 Mario Soto 16
5 5 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 5
1 Greg Minton 5
1 Kevin Saucier 5
4 Rick Camp 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 6
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Jack Clark 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 14
1 Eddie Murray 14
1 Ben Oglivie 14
4 Tom Paciorek 13
5 Gorman Thomas 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 7
2 Tom Herr 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
2 Mookie Wilson 6
2 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
2 Don Aase 2
2 Juan Berenguer 2
2 Doug Bird 2
2 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 24
2 Dave Righetti 21
3 Larry Christenson 17
4 Mario Soto 16
5 5 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 5
1 Greg Minton 5
1 Kevin Saucier 5
4 Rick Camp 4
4 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .334
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Rod Carew .328
4 Rickey Henderson .317
5 Cecil Cooper .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Gorman Thomas 28
3 Dave Kingman 26
4 Tony Armas 25
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 85
2 Mike Schmidt 82
3 Eddie Murray 81
4 Ben Oglivie 80
5 Tony Armas 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Tim Raines 55
3 Omar Moreno 51
4 Julio Cruz 44
5 Willie Wilson 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.13
2 Vida Blue 2.22
3 Jerry Reuss 2.52
4 Mario Soto 2.53
5 Bill Gullickson 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 15
1 Dick Ruthven 15
3 Steve Carlton 14
3 Mike Norris 14
3 Tom Seaver 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 179
2 Mario Soto 159
3 Len Barker 147
4 Nolan Ryan 145
5 Fernando Valenzuela 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 30
2 Rick Camp 24
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Ed Farmer 19
5 Greg Minton 18