On This Day

Thursday, September 3, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 16 8 .667 --
Orioles 13 10 .565 2.5
Brewers 14 11 .560 2.5
Red Sox 12 11 .522 3.5
Yankees 12 12 .500 4.0
Indians 12 12 .500 4.0
Blue Jays 10 12 .455 5.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 13 11 .542 --
Athletics 11 11 .500 1.0
White Sox 11 12 .478 1.5
Angels 10 11 .476 1.5
Rangers 10 12 .455 2.0
Twins 10 15 .400 3.5
Mariners 9 15 .375 4.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 7 .667 --
Expos 12 10 .545 2.5
Mets 11 12 .478 4.0
Cubs 11 13 .458 4.5
Phillies 8 15 .348 7.0
Pirates 8 17 .320 8.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 16 8 .667 --
Giants 14 9 .609 1.5
Dodgers 14 10 .583 2.0
Braves 13 10 .565 2.5
Reds 12 11 .522 3.5
Padres 7 18 .280 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 Jerry Remy 6
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Julio Cruz 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
2 Glenn Adams 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 5
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Cliff Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron Jackson 2
2 Jesse Barfield 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 George Brett 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doyle Alexander 1.00
2 Steve McCatty 0.73
3 Bobby Castillo 0.50
4 Tommy John 0.43
4 Steve Trout 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Bob Galasso 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve McCatty 8
2 Bruce Berenyi 5
2 Tom Burgmeier 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Kevin Saucier 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .353
2 Bo Diaz .352
3 Joel Youngblood .350
4 Richie Zisk .347
5 Pete Rose .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 24
2 Tony Armas 20
3 Andre Dawson 19
3 Dave Kingman 19
5 George Foster 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 70
2 Mike Schmidt 66
3 Tony Armas 59
4 Buddy Bell 56
4 Steve Garvey 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 66
2 Rickey Henderson 41
3 Julio Cruz 37
4 Omar Moreno 30
5 Bill North 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.70
2 John Urrea 1.10
3 Rollie Fingers 1.26
4 Nolan Ryan 1.37
5 Kevin Saucier 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 11
1 Ken Forsch 11
1 Jack Morris 11
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
1 Pete Vuckovich 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 144
2 Steve Carlton 123
3 Mario Soto 110
4 Nolan Ryan 98
5 2 tied 95

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 21
2 Bruce Sutter 19
3 Rich Gossage 17
4 Greg Minton 14
4 Dan Quisenberry 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .442
2 Ken Griffey .434
3 Pete Rose .431
4 Mike Schmidt .426
5 Alan Ashby .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Greg Luzinski 5
4 Gary Carter 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 18
1 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Cliff Johnson 16
4 Steve Garvey 15
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 14
2 Omar Moreno 7
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Andre Dawson 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.00
1 Al Holland 0.00
3 John Denny 0.36
4 Britt Burns 0.38
5 Dan Petry 0.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Bob Ojeda 3
1 Pete Vuckovich 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 29
2 Bruce Berenyi 28
3 Ron Guidry 24
4 Steve McCatty 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .427
2 Keith Hernandez .403
3 Bill Madlock .398
4 Richie Zisk .392
5 Bobby Grich .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Tony Armas 7
3 Greg Luzinski 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 25
2 Eddie Murray 22
3 Gary Carter 21
3 George Foster 21
3 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Omar Moreno 11
3 Dave Collins 9
3 Julio Cruz 9
3 Willie Wilson 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.51
2 Burt Hooton 0.58
3 Larry Gura 0.69
4 Ron Guidry 0.86
5 Dan Spillner 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 5
2 Ron Guidry 4
2 Bob Ojeda 4
4 Don Aase 3
4 27 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 41
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Bruce Berenyi 36
4 Dave Righetti 32
5 2 tied 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Neil Allen 7
4 Kevin Saucier 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .336
2 Ken Singleton .331
3 Bill Buckner .318
4 Pete Rose .315
5 Rickey Henderson .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Tony Armas 27
3 Andre Dawson 24
4 Dave Kingman 23
4 2 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 93
2 George Foster 85
3 Ben Oglivie 83
4 Tony Armas 81
4 Eddie Murray 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 75
2 Tim Raines 67
3 Omar Moreno 46
4 Julio Cruz 43
5 Dave Collins 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.05
2 Fernando Valenzuela 2.24
3 Steve McCatty 2.39
4 Steve Carlton 2.49
5 Bill Gullickson 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Jack Morris 14
1 Dick Ruthven 14
1 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 168
2 Fernando Valenzuela 160
3 Mario Soto 157
4 Nolan Ryan 148
5 Len Barker 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 28
2 Rollie Fingers 26
3 Rick Camp 23
4 Bruce Sutter 21
5 4 tied 16