On This Day

Saturday, August 29, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 11 7 .611 --
Tigers 11 8 .579 0.5
Red Sox 10 8 .556 1.0
Brewers 11 9 .550 1.0
Yankees 9 10 .474 2.5
Indians 9 11 .450 3.0
Blue Jays 8 10 .444 3.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 8 .556 --
Rangers 9 8 .529 0.5
Royals 10 10 .500 1.0
Angels 8 9 .471 1.5
Athletics 8 9 .471 1.5
Twins 9 11 .450 2.0
Mariners 7 12 .368 3.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 5 .706 --
Expos 11 6 .647 1.0
Mets 11 8 .579 2.0
Cubs 10 9 .526 3.0
Phillies 6 12 .333 6.5
Pirates 6 14 .300 7.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 7 .632 --
Giants 11 8 .579 1.0
Astros 11 8 .579 1.0
Braves 11 8 .579 1.0
Reds 8 10 .444 3.5
Padres 3 17 .150 9.5

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 Keith Hernandez 6
2 Juan Bonilla 5
3 Kiko Garcia 4
3 George Hendrick 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 John Castino 1
1 Rick Dempsey 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carney Lansford 4
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Kiko Garcia 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 3
2 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Tim Raines 2
2 Gene Richards 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 1.60
2 Bruce Berenyi 1.22
3 Scott Sanderson 0.80
4 Mike Scott 0.75
5 Mike Griffin 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Mike Griffin 1
1 Brad Havens 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 11
2 Burt Hooton 8
3 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Mike Torrez 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Frank LaCorte 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Bo Diaz .349
3 Bill Madlock .343
4 Johnny Bench .340
5 Richie Zisk .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 21
2 Dave Kingman 19
3 Tony Armas 18
4 Andre Dawson 17
4 Gorman Thomas 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 61
1 Mike Schmidt 61
3 Buddy Bell 56
4 Tony Armas 55
5 Steve Garvey 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 58
2 Rickey Henderson 40
3 Julio Cruz 36
4 Omar Moreno 28
5 Bill North 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.74
2 John Urrea 0.95
3 Nolan Ryan 1.19
4 Rollie Fingers 1.20
5 Rick Camp 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
2 Steve Carlton 10
2 Ken Forsch 10
2 Dennis Martinez 10
5 10 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 137
2 Steve Carlton 119
3 Mario Soto 105
4 Nolan Ryan 94
5 Len Barker 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 18
2 Rich Gossage 17
2 Bruce Sutter 17
4 Greg Minton 14
5 3 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .489
2 Jim Sundberg .419
3 Bill Madlock .417
4 Mike Hargrove .409
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 7
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
4 Gary Carter 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 17
1 Eddie Murray 17
3 Bobby Grich 15
3 Mike Schmidt 15
5 Steve Garvey 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 8
1 Omar Moreno 8
1 Tim Raines 8
4 Andre Dawson 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.00
1 Doc Medich 0.00
1 Dan Spillner 0.00
1 Al Holland 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Bob Stanley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 31
2 Bruce Berenyi 29
3 Ron Guidry 22
4 Steve Carlton 20
5 Dave Righetti 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 6
2 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Rick Camp 4
3 Greg Minton 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .382
2 Cecil Cooper .381
3 Mike Schmidt .375
4 Richie Zisk .373
5 Al Oliver .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 10
2 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Cecil Cooper 6
3 Greg Luzinski 6
3 Eddie Murray 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 20
1 Bobby Grich 20
1 Eddie Murray 20
1 Mike Schmidt 20
5 Ben Oglivie 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Julio Cruz 8
2 Tom Herr 8
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Tim Raines 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.33
2 Bill Gullickson 0.36
3 Burt Hooton 0.58
4 Larry Gura 0.60
5 Tommy John 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 4
1 Larry Gura 4
3 Don Aase 3
3 Ray Burris 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 34
2 Bruce Berenyi 31
3 Ron Guidry 30
4 Dave Righetti 28
5 Steve Carlton 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Rick Camp 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .343
2 Al Oliver .337
3 Rod Carew .315
4 Cecil Cooper .313
5 Rickey Henderson .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Tony Armas 27
3 Dave Kingman 24
3 Eddie Murray 24
3 Gorman Thomas 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 89
2 George Foster 87
3 Eddie Murray 82
3 Ben Oglivie 82
5 Tony Armas 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Tim Raines 59
3 Omar Moreno 48
4 Julio Cruz 42
5 Willie Wilson 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.19
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 14
1 Scott McGregor 14
1 Dick Ruthven 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
5 6 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 173
2 Mario Soto 157
3 Fernando Valenzuela 153
4 Nolan Ryan 146
5 Len Barker 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 28
2 Rick Camp 25
3 Rollie Fingers 24
4 Bruce Sutter 19
5 Ed Farmer 18