On This Day

Monday, September 7, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 19 9 .679 --
Orioles 16 11 .593 2.5
Brewers 17 12 .586 2.5
Yankees 16 12 .571 3.0
Red Sox 14 13 .519 4.5
Indians 15 14 .517 4.5
Blue Jays 13 13 .500 5.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 13 13 .500 --
Royals 14 14 .500 0.0
Angels 11 15 .423 2.0
Rangers 11 15 .423 2.0
White Sox 11 16 .407 2.5
Mariners 11 17 .393 3.0
Twins 11 18 .379 3.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 10 .600 --
Expos 14 12 .538 1.5
Cubs 13 15 .464 3.5
Mets 13 15 .464 3.5
Pirates 12 18 .400 5.5
Phillies 10 17 .370 6.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 19 9 .679 --
Dodgers 17 11 .607 2.0
Giants 16 11 .593 2.5
Reds 14 13 .519 4.5
Braves 14 13 .519 4.5
Padres 8 21 .276 11.5

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 Omar Moreno 5
2 Bill Buckner 4
2 Al Bumbry 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Willie Wilson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Graig Nettles 2
4 Willie Aikens 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Manny Trillo 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Von Hayes 2
3 Dale Berra 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.50
2 Darrell Jackson 1.29
3 Mark Davis 1.00
3 Ron Guidry 1.00
3 Odell Jones 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darrell Jackson 9
2 Jack Morris 6
3 Mark Davis 5
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Andersen 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Mark Lee 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .357
2 Richie Zisk .354
3 Joel Youngblood .350
4 Bo Diaz .344
5 Bill Madlock .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 24
2 Andre Dawson 22
3 Tony Armas 21
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 64
4 Dave Concepcion 59
5 Ben Oglivie 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 67
2 Rickey Henderson 43
3 Julio Cruz 39
4 Omar Moreno 32
5 Rodney Scott 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.66
2 Rollie Fingers 1.19
3 Nolan Ryan 1.29
4 Kevin Saucier 1.51
5 Dave Righetti 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 12
1 Fernando Valenzuela 12
3 Steve Carlton 11
3 Ken Forsch 11
3 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 152
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 Rich Gossage 19
2 Bruce Sutter 19
4 Neil Allen 15
4 Greg Minton 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .453
2 Keith Hernandez .434
3 Alan Ashby .425
4 Dave Concepcion .407
5 Kirk Gibson .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Bobby Grich 5
1 Cliff Johnson 5
4 Willie Aikens 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Johnson 17
2 Bill Buckner 15
2 Gary Carter 15
2 Cecil Cooper 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Andre Dawson 8
3 Leon Durham 7
4 Rick Manning 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 0.00
1 Dave Smith 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
1 Al Holland 0.00
5 Fernando Valenzuela 0.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Mike Jones 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 28
2 Fernando Valenzuela 25
3 Ron Guidry 22
3 Mike Krukow 22
5 John Denny 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Dan Quisenberry 3
4 Rod Scurry 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .422
2 Kirk Gibson .411
3 Richie Zisk .404
4 Cecil Cooper .383
5 Bobby Grich .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Andre Dawson 9
4 Tony Armas 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 27
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 Ben Oglivie 25
4 Tony Armas 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 17
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Willie Wilson 12
4 Julio Cruz 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.58
2 Dan Spillner 0.91
3 Larry Gura 0.94
4 Dan Petry 1.04
5 Nolan Ryan 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Larry Gura 5
3 Doug Bird 4
3 Ray Burris 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 49
2 Ron Guidry 44
3 Mike Krukow 37
3 Dave Righetti 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .331
2 Rickey Henderson .327
3 Bill Buckner .323
4 Keith Hernandez .323
5 Ken Singleton .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Andre Dawson 27
3 Tony Armas 26
4 Eddie Murray 24
5 3 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 90
2 George Foster 86
3 Eddie Murray 85
4 Ben Oglivie 84
5 Tony Armas 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 72
2 Tim Raines 68
3 Omar Moreno 47
4 Julio Cruz 44
5 2 tied 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 2.12
2 Tom Seaver 2.28
3 Steve McCatty 2.39
4 Vida Blue 2.48
5 Steve Carlton 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 15
2 Steve Carlton 14
2 Ron Guidry 14
2 Steve McCatty 14
2 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 168
1 Fernando Valenzuela 168
3 Mario Soto 159
4 Nolan Ryan 146
5 Len Barker 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 29
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Rick Camp 22
4 Bruce Sutter 21
5 Greg Minton 17