On This Day

Tuesday, August 25, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 4 .733 --
Orioles 9 6 .600 2.0
Brewers 10 7 .588 2.0
Red Sox 7 8 .467 4.0
Blue Jays 7 8 .467 4.0
Yankees 6 9 .400 5.0
Indians 6 11 .353 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 6 .600 --
Athletics 8 6 .571 0.5
Angels 7 7 .500 1.5
Rangers 7 7 .500 1.5
Royals 7 9 .438 2.5
Mariners 7 9 .438 2.5
Twins 6 10 .375 3.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 8 5 .615 --
Mets 9 6 .600 0.0
Expos 7 6 .538 1.0
Cubs 8 7 .533 1.0
Phillies 6 8 .429 2.5
Pirates 6 10 .375 3.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 10 6 .625 --
Dodgers 9 6 .600 0.5
Giants 8 7 .533 1.5
Reds 7 7 .500 2.0
Astros 7 7 .500 2.0
Padres 3 13 .188 7.0

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 Bill Madlock 4
1 Steve Sax 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Bruce Benedict 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 6
2 Chris Chambliss 5
3 Bruce Benedict 4
4 Dale Berra 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 3
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Ken Oberkfell 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Lamp 3.00
2 Ken Kravec 2.00
3 Len Barker 1.50
4 Nolan Ryan 1.00
5 Greg Harris 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Darrell Jackson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 9
2 Pascual Perez 7
2 Nolan Ryan 7
4 Ken Kravec 6
4 Dennis Lamp 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Tom Niedenfuer 1
1 Jeff Schneider 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dane Iorg .357
2 Bill Madlock .352
3 Joel Youngblood .350
4 Bo Diaz .349
5 Johnny Bench .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 21
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
1 Mike Schmidt 59
3 Tony Armas 54
4 Buddy Bell 52
5 Ben Oglivie 50

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 0.77
2 Nolan Ryan 1.19
3 Rollie Fingers 1.24
4 Kevin Saucier 1.42
5 Rick Camp 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 10
1 Ken Forsch 10
1 Fernando Valenzuela 10
4 Burt Hooton 9
4 5 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 127
2 Steve Carlton 111
3 Mario Soto 102
4 Nolan Ryan 94
5 Len Barker 93

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 Kirk Gibson .486
2 Bill Madlock .442
3 Jim Sundberg .415
4 Doug DeCinces .408
5 Bobby Grich .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 7
1 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Chris Chambliss 5
3 Cecil Cooper 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 18
2 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Chris Chambliss 15
3 Bobby Grich 15
3 Ben Oglivie 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 7
1 Tom Herr 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
4 Dave Collins 6
4 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
1 Neil Allen 0.00
1 Dave Rozema 0.00
5 Doc Medich 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
4 Neil Allen 2
4 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 24
2 Len Barker 23
3 Ron Guidry 22
4 Ken Kravec 21
4 Dave Righetti 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Greg Minton 5
1 Kevin Saucier 5
5 2 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .380
2 Mike Hargrove .362
3 Jorge Orta .338
4 Toby Harrah .302
5 Ben Oglivie .284

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 7
1 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Eddie Murray 6
4 Chris Chambliss 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
2 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Ben Oglivie 17
4 Jeff Burroughs 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Wilcox 1.26
2 Dennis Lamp 1.42
3 Juan Berenguer 2.33
4 Bert Blyleven 2.43
5 Jim Palmer 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Dennis Lamp 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 24
2 Len Barker 23
3 Ron Guidry 22
4 Ken Kravec 21
4 Dave Righetti 21

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 .348
2 Al Oliver .334
3 Rickey Henderson .320
4 Rod Carew .319
5 Cecil Cooper .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Tony Armas 26
2 Dave Kingman 26
2 Gorman Thomas 26
5 Eddie Murray 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 87
2 George Foster 86
3 Eddie Murray 85
4 Tony Armas 82
4 Ben Oglivie 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Tim Raines 55
3 Omar Moreno 49
4 Julio Cruz 42
5 Willie Wilson 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.12
2 Vida Blue 2.22
3 Jerry Reuss 2.52
4 Mario Soto 2.58
5 Bill Gullickson 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 173
2 Mario Soto 157
3 Len Barker 149
4 Nolan Ryan 146
5 Fernando Valenzuela 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 28
2 Rick Camp 25
3 Rollie Fingers 24
4 Ed Farmer 18
4 Greg Minton 18