On This Day

Monday, August 31, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 13 8 .619 --
Brewers 13 9 .591 0.5
Red Sox 11 9 .550 1.5
Orioles 11 9 .550 1.5
Yankees 11 10 .524 2.0
Blue Jays 9 10 .474 3.0
Indians 10 12 .455 3.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 10 9 .526 --
White Sox 10 10 .500 0.5
Royals 10 11 .476 1.0
Angels 9 10 .474 1.0
Rangers 9 10 .474 1.0
Twins 9 13 .409 2.5
Mariners 8 13 .381 3.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 6 .667 --
Expos 11 8 .579 1.5
Cubs 11 10 .524 2.5
Mets 11 10 .524 2.5
Phillies 7 13 .350 6.0
Pirates 7 15 .318 7.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 13 8 .619 --
Giants 12 8 .600 0.5
Dodgers 12 9 .571 1.0
Braves 12 9 .571 1.0
Reds 10 10 .500 2.5
Padres 5 17 .227 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 Luis Aguayo 3
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
2 Luis Aguayo 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Dave Edwards 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Hubbard 4
1 Dwayne Murphy 4
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 Tim Raines 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leon Durham 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Kravec 1.00
1 Steve Mura 1.00
1 Dave Righetti 1.00
4 Dennis Leonard 0.88
5 Don Sutton 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Mura 9
2 Don Sutton 8
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Dennis Leonard 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Don Robinson 1
1 Tom Underwood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bo Diaz .352
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bill Madlock .346
4 Richie Zisk .344
5 Dane Iorg .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 23
2 Andre Dawson 19
2 Dave Kingman 19
4 Tony Armas 18
5 Gorman Thomas 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 65
2 George Foster 61
3 Tony Armas 56
3 Buddy Bell 56
5 Ben Oglivie 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 62
2 Rickey Henderson 40
3 Julio Cruz 37
4 Omar Moreno 30
5 Bill North 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.72
2 John Urrea 0.95
3 Rollie Fingers 1.14
4 Nolan Ryan 1.37
5 Rick Camp 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
2 Steve Carlton 10
2 Ken Forsch 10
2 Dennis Martinez 10
2 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 137
2 Steve Carlton 119
3 Mario Soto 110
4 Nolan Ryan 98
5 2 tied 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 20
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 .472
2 Jim Sundberg .455
3 Bill Madlock .440
4 Luis Salazar .411
4 Claudell Washington .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 6
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Bobby Grich 5
2 Cliff Johnson 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Gary Carter 17
3 Buddy Bell 13
3 Greg Luzinski 13
3 Ben Oglivie 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Julio Cruz 7
2 Andre Dawson 7
2 Leon Durham 7
2 Omar Moreno 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.00
1 Dan Spillner 0.00
1 Al Holland 0.00
4 Dan Petry 0.45
5 Ron Guidry 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
3 Don Aase 2
3 Doug Bird 2
3 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 29
2 Bert Blyleven 22
2 Ron Guidry 22
2 Fernando Valenzuela 22
5 Steve Carlton 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Rick Camp 4
4 Jim Kern 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .388
2 Cecil Cooper .387
3 Bill Madlock .386
4 Mike Schmidt .380
5 Bobby Grich .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 10
2 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Greg Luzinski 7
4 Cecil Cooper 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 24
2 Gary Carter 20
2 Bobby Grich 20
2 Eddie Murray 20
2 Ben Oglivie 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Omar Moreno 11
3 Julio Cruz 9
4 Tom Herr 8
4 Ron LeFlore 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.33
2 Burt Hooton 0.58
3 Larry Gura 0.60
4 Tommy John 1.01
5 Milt Wilcox 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 4
1 Larry Gura 4
3 Don Aase 3
3 Doug Bird 3
3 16 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 34
2 Dave Righetti 32
3 Bruce Berenyi 31
4 Ron Guidry 30
5 Bert Blyleven 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Neil Allen 7
3 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Rick Camp 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .340
2 Al Oliver .337
3 Rickey Henderson .317
4 Cecil Cooper .315
5 Bill Buckner .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Tony Armas 26
3 Andre Dawson 24
3 Gorman Thomas 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 93
2 Ben Oglivie 84
3 Tony Armas 79
3 George Foster 79
3 Eddie Murray 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 74
2 Tim Raines 63
3 Omar Moreno 49
4 Julio Cruz 43
5 Dave Collins 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.15
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.33
3 Vida Blue 2.42
4 Bill Gullickson 2.51
5 Jerry Reuss 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
1 Scott McGregor 14
1 Dick Ruthven 14
4 Ron Guidry 13
4 10 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 173
2 Mario Soto 161
3 Fernando Valenzuela 153
4 Nolan Ryan 148
5 Len Barker 143

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 28
2 Rollie Fingers 26
3 Rick Camp 24
4 Bruce Sutter 19
5 Ed Farmer 18