On This Day

Sunday, August 23, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 10 3 .769 --
Brewers 9 6 .600 2.0
Red Sox 7 6 .538 3.0
Orioles 7 6 .538 3.0
Blue Jays 7 6 .538 3.0
Yankees 6 7 .462 4.0
Indians 5 10 .333 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 8 5 .615 --
Athletics 7 5 .583 0.5
Mariners 7 7 .500 1.5
Royals 6 8 .429 2.5
Angels 5 7 .417 2.5
Rangers 5 7 .417 2.5
Twins 4 10 .286 4.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 7 4 .636 --
Mets 8 5 .615 0.0
Expos 6 6 .500 1.5
Cubs 6 7 .462 2.0
Pirates 6 8 .429 2.5
Phillies 5 7 .417 2.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 9 5 .643 --
Dodgers 7 6 .538 1.5
Giants 7 6 .538 1.5
Astros 7 6 .538 1.5
Reds 6 6 .500 2.0
Padres 3 11 .214 6.0

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 Harold Baines 4
1 Keith Hernandez 4
3 Bill Almon 3
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 4
2 Phil Garner 3
2 Greg Luzinski 3
2 Graig Nettles 3
2 Ted Simmons 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Anderson 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.75
2 Ron Guidry 1.40
3 Steve Trout 0.75
4 Ed Whitson 0.62
5 Rod Scurry 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Doug Capilla 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 7
1 Ron Guidry 7
3 Rod Scurry 5
3 Ed Whitson 5
5 Chris Welsh 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dane Iorg .361
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bo Diaz .349
4 Johnny Bench .343
5 Bill Madlock .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Dave Kingman 19
3 Tony Armas 17
3 Andre Dawson 17
3 Gorman Thomas 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 59
2 Mike Schmidt 55
3 Tony Armas 53
4 Buddy Bell 49
5 Ben Oglivie 48

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 0.52
2 Rich Gossage 0.53
3 Kevin Saucier 1.24
4 Rollie Fingers 1.24
5 Nolan Ryan 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 10
1 Ken Forsch 10
1 Fernando Valenzuela 10
4 Jack Morris 9
4 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 127
2 Steve Carlton 111
3 Mario Soto 102
4 Nolan Ryan 87
5 Len Barker 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 17
1 Rich Gossage 17
3 Bruce Sutter 15
4 Greg Minton 14
5 Rick Camp 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .426
2 Bobby Grich .413
3 Keith Hernandez .400
3 Alan Trammell .400
5 Tony Pena .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Eddie Murray 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 16
2 Ben Oglivie 15
3 Dave Kingman 14
3 Tom Paciorek 14
3 Mike Schmidt 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
3 Larry Gura 0.43
4 Britt Burns 0.45
5 Dan Spillner 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
3 Don Aase 2
3 Neil Allen 2
3 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 24
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Dave Righetti 21
4 Steve Carlton 17
4 Larry Christenson 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 5
1 Rick Camp 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Greg Minton 5
1 Kevin Saucier 5

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Eddie Murray 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 16
2 Ben Oglivie 15
3 Dave Kingman 14
3 Tom Paciorek 14
3 Mike Schmidt 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Wilcox 1.26
2 Bert Blyleven 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
3 Don Aase 2
3 Neil Allen 2
3 30 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 24
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Dave Righetti 21
4 Steve Carlton 17
4 Larry Christenson 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 5
1 Rick Camp 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Greg Minton 5
1 Kevin Saucier 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .338
2 Al Oliver .330
3 Rod Carew .327
4 Rickey Henderson .314
5 Cecil Cooper .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Gorman Thomas 28
3 Tony Armas 26
3 Dave Kingman 26
5 Eddie Murray 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 86
2 Mike Schmidt 85
3 Eddie Murray 83
4 Tony Armas 81
5 Ben Oglivie 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Tim Raines 55
3 Omar Moreno 52
4 Julio Cruz 43
5 Willie Wilson 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.12
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 Steve Carlton 15
1 Joe Niekro 15
1 Dick Ruthven 15
4 Mike Norris 14
4 Tom Seaver 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 173
2 Mario Soto 159
3 Nolan Ryan 145
4 Fernando Valenzuela 143
5 Len Barker 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 30
2 Rick Camp 25
3 Rollie Fingers 24
4 Ed Farmer 18
4 Greg Minton 18