On This Day

Thursday, August 27, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 6 .647 --
Orioles 10 6 .625 0.5
Brewers 10 8 .556 1.5
Red Sox 8 8 .500 2.5
Blue Jays 7 9 .438 3.5
Yankees 7 10 .412 4.0
Indians 7 11 .389 4.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 6 .625 --
Athletics 8 7 .533 1.5
Rangers 8 7 .533 1.5
Royals 9 9 .500 2.0
Angels 7 8 .467 2.5
Mariners 7 10 .412 3.5
Twins 7 11 .389 4.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 10 5 .667 --
Expos 9 6 .600 1.0
Mets 10 7 .588 1.0
Cubs 9 8 .529 2.0
Phillies 6 9 .400 4.0
Pirates 6 12 .333 5.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 6 .647 --
Braves 11 6 .647 0.0
Giants 9 8 .529 2.0
Astros 8 8 .500 2.5
Reds 7 9 .438 3.5
Padres 3 15 .167 8.5

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 George Brett 4
2 Willie Aikens 3
2 Gary Carter 3
2 Mike Hargrove 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 4
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Doug DeCinces 4
1 Jorge Orta 4
1 Leon Roberts 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.67
2 Ray Burris 1.50
3 Bert Blyleven 0.88
4 Danny Darwin 0.86
5 Rick Reuschel 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 10
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Dan Petry 7
4 Danny Darwin 6
5 Rick Reuschel 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Bo Diaz .349
3 Dane Iorg .347
4 Bill Madlock .343
5 Richie Zisk .342

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 Mike Schmidt 60
2 George Foster 59
3 Tony Armas 54
4 Buddy Bell 52
5 Steve Garvey 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 56
2 Rickey Henderson 38
3 Julio Cruz 35
4 Omar Moreno 28
5 Bill North 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.76
2 Nolan Ryan 1.19
3 Rollie Fingers 1.24
4 Rick Camp 1.40
5 Kevin Saucier 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
2 Steve Carlton 10
2 Ken Forsch 10
4 Bert Blyleven 9
4 7 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 137
2 Steve Carlton 111
3 Mario Soto 105
4 Nolan Ryan 94
5 Len Barker 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 17
1 Rich Gossage 17
3 Bruce Sutter 16
4 Greg Minton 14
5 Rick Camp 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .500
2 Jim Sundberg .421
2 Richie Zisk .421
4 Claudell Washington .415
5 Doug DeCinces .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 7
2 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Chris Chambliss 5
3 Jack Clark 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 17
1 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Eddie Murray 16
4 Chris Chambliss 15
4 Doug DeCinces 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
3 Tom Herr 6
3 Tim Raines 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.00
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
1 Dan Spillner 0.00
1 Terry Leach 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
1 Bob Stanley 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 31
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Bruce Berenyi 20
4 Dave Righetti 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Kevin Saucier 5
4 Rick Camp 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .391
2 Mike Hargrove .381
3 Cecil Cooper .373
4 Jorge Orta .348
5 Tom Paciorek .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 9
2 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Eddie Murray 6
4 Chris Chambliss 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 19
1 Mike Schmidt 19
3 Gary Carter 18
4 Bobby Grich 17
4 Ben Oglivie 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Tom Herr 8
3 Julio Cruz 7
3 Ron LeFlore 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.33
2 Bill Gullickson 0.36
3 Larry Gura 0.60
4 Milt Wilcox 1.26
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 4
2 Don Aase 3
2 Ray Burris 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 34
2 Dave Righetti 28
3 Len Barker 23
4 Ron Guidry 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 6
2 Rick Camp 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Greg Minton 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .347
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Rod Carew .318
4 Rickey Henderson .315
5 Cecil Cooper .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Tony Armas 26
3 Gorman Thomas 25
4 Dave Kingman 24
4 Eddie Murray 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 88
2 George Foster 86
3 Eddie Murray 83
4 Ben Oglivie 81
5 Tony Armas 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 74
2 Tim Raines 57
3 Omar Moreno 49
4 Julio Cruz 41
5 Willie Wilson 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.21
2 Vida Blue 2.29
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.33
4 Bill Gullickson 2.54
5 Jerry Reuss 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
2 Scott McGregor 14
2 Dick Ruthven 14
4 Ron Guidry 13
4 4 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 173
2 Mario Soto 157
3 Fernando Valenzuela 153
4 Len Barker 149
5 Nolan Ryan 146

Saves

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