On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 9 .654 --
Brewers 16 11 .593 1.5
Orioles 14 11 .560 2.5
Yankees 14 12 .538 3.0
Red Sox 13 12 .520 3.5
Indians 14 13 .519 3.5
Blue Jays 12 12 .500 4.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 12 12 .500 --
Royals 13 13 .500 0.0
Angels 11 13 .458 1.0
Rangers 11 13 .458 1.0
White Sox 11 14 .440 1.5
Mariners 10 16 .385 3.0
Twins 10 17 .370 3.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 8 .652 --
Expos 13 11 .542 2.5
Mets 13 12 .520 3.0
Cubs 12 14 .462 4.5
Phillies 10 15 .400 6.0
Pirates 9 18 .333 8.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 9 .654 --
Giants 15 10 .600 1.5
Dodgers 15 11 .577 2.0
Braves 13 12 .520 3.5
Reds 12 13 .480 4.5
Padres 8 19 .296 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 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Lowenstein 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 4
2 Terry Crowley 3
2 Hosken Powell 3
4 Alan Ashby 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 3
2 Gary Matthews 2
3 Leon Durham 1
3 Jerry Dybzinski 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Petry 1.60
2 Ross Baumgarten 1.17
3 Mike Krukow 1.00
3 Pat Zachry 1.00
5 Steve Stone 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Brennan 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Krukow 11
2 Dan Petry 8
3 Ross Baumgarten 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
4 Mario Soto 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .355
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Richie Zisk .350
4 Bo Diaz .344
5 Dane Iorg .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 24
2 Tony Armas 21
3 Andre Dawson 20
4 George Foster 19
4 Dave Kingman 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 71
2 Mike Schmidt 67
3 Tony Armas 62
4 Ben Oglivie 57
5 3 tied 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 66
2 Rickey Henderson 42
3 Julio Cruz 39
4 Omar Moreno 30
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.68
2 John Urrea 1.10
3 Rollie Fingers 1.23
4 Nolan Ryan 1.29
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 129
3 Mario Soto 116
4 Nolan Ryan 105
5 Len Barker 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 22
2 Bruce Sutter 19
3 Rich Gossage 18
4 Neil Allen 15
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Ashby .459
2 Bill Madlock .442
3 Keith Hernandez .429
3 Mike Schmidt .429
5 Kirk Gibson .424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Johnson 18
1 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Gary Carter 16
4 Tony Armas 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Leon Durham 7
3 Andre Dawson 6
3 Omar Moreno 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Holland 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
3 Dan Petry 0.28
4 Steve Carlton 0.31
5 John Denny 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Bob Ojeda 3
1 Dan Petry 3
1 Pete Vuckovich 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 29
2 Bruce Berenyi 28
3 Steve Carlton 25
4 Ron Guidry 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Neil Allen 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Dan Quisenberry 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .427
2 Keith Hernandez .416
3 Bill Madlock .400
4 Richie Zisk .394
5 Cecil Cooper .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Tony Armas 8
4 Jack Clark 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Ben Oglivie 24
3 Eddie Murray 23
4 Gary Carter 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Julio Cruz 11
2 Omar Moreno 11
2 Willie Wilson 11
5 Leon Durham 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 0.51
2 Burt Hooton 0.58
3 Ron Guidry 0.86
4 Dan Spillner 0.91
5 Larry Gura 0.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 41
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Mike Krukow 37
3 Dave Righetti 37
5 Bruce Berenyi 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Neil Allen 9
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Kevin Saucier 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .333
2 Ken Singleton .329
3 Bill Buckner .323
4 Rickey Henderson .322
5 Keith Hernandez .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Tony Armas 27
3 Andre Dawson 25
4 George Foster 23
4 3 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 91
2 George Foster 86
3 Ben Oglivie 84
4 Tony Armas 81
4 Eddie Murray 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 73
2 Tim Raines 67
3 Julio Cruz 45
3 Omar Moreno 45
5 Willie Wilson 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.03
2 Tom Seaver 2.05
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.24
4 Steve McCatty 2.39
5 Steve Carlton 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Jack Morris 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
1 Pete Vuckovich 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 174
2 Mario Soto 161
3 Fernando Valenzuela 160
4 Nolan Ryan 155
5 Len Barker 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 29
2 Rollie Fingers 26
3 Rick Camp 22
4 Bruce Sutter 21
5 4 tied 16