On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 19 10 .655 --
Orioles 17 11 .607 1.5
Brewers 17 12 .586 2.0
Yankees 16 12 .571 2.5
Red Sox 15 13 .536 3.5
Indians 15 15 .500 4.5
Blue Jays 13 14 .481 5.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 14 13 .519 --
Royals 15 14 .517 0.0
White Sox 12 16 .429 2.5
Angels 11 16 .407 3.0
Rangers 11 16 .407 3.0
Twins 12 18 .400 3.5
Mariners 11 18 .379 4.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 11 .577 --
Expos 14 13 .519 1.5
Cubs 14 15 .483 2.5
Mets 14 15 .483 2.5
Phillies 11 17 .393 5.0
Pirates 12 19 .387 5.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 19 10 .655 --
Dodgers 18 11 .621 1.0
Giants 16 12 .571 2.5
Braves 15 13 .536 3.5
Reds 14 14 .500 4.5
Padres 9 21 .300 10.5

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 Glenn Hoffman 4
1 Rick Manning 4
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 Doug DeCinces 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garry Maddox 5
2 Eddie Murray 4
3 Doug DeCinces 3
3 Broderick Perkins 3
3 Carl Yastrzemski 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Lacy 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Dave Bergman 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve McCatty 2.33
2 Charlie Hough 1.40
3 Dave Stieb 1.00
4 Floyd Bannister 0.86
4 Brad Havens 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Juan Eichelberger 1
1 Dave Geisel 1
1 Brad Havens 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 7
1 Steve McCatty 7
3 Floyd Bannister 6
3 Brad Havens 6
3 Dave Stieb 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .357
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Richie Zisk .349
4 Bo Diaz .341
5 Bill Madlock .338

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 2 tied 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 Rollie Fingers 1.19
2 Nolan Ryan 1.29
3 Kevin Saucier 1.51
4 Dave Righetti 1.62
5 Rick Camp 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 12
1 Fernando Valenzuela 12
3 Steve Carlton 11
3 Ken Forsch 11
3 4 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 104

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 22
2 Rich Gossage 19
2 Bruce Sutter 19
4 Neil Allen 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Ashby .425
2 Rick Manning .417
3 Carney Lansford .412
4 Keith Hernandez .400
4 Willie Wilson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 5
1 Andre Dawson 5
3 Willie Aikens 4
3 Tony Armas 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 17
2 Dave Concepcion 14
2 Cliff Johnson 14
4 Bill Buckner 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 0.00
1 Dave Smith 0.00
3 Fernando Valenzuela 0.32
4 Dan Petry 0.35
5 2 tied 0.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Mike Jones 3
1 Steve McCatty 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 25
2 Ron Guidry 22
2 Steve McCatty 22
4 Bruce Berenyi 21
4 John Denny 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .411
2 Keith Hernandez .398
3 Richie Zisk .389
4 Cecil Cooper .383
5 Bobby Grich .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Andre Dawson 9
4 Tony Armas 8
4 Eddie Murray 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 31
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 Ben Oglivie 25
4 Gary Carter 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.49
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 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 49
2 Ron Guidry 44
3 Bruce Berenyi 41
4 Mike Krukow 37
4 Dave Righetti 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 10
1 Rollie Fingers 10
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Greg Minton 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .331
2 Al Oliver .330
3 Ken Singleton .324
4 Bill Buckner .323
5 Keith Hernandez .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Tony Armas 26
3 Andre Dawson 25
3 Eddie Murray 25
5 3 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 90
2 Eddie Murray 88
3 George Foster 86
4 Ben Oglivie 84
5 Tony Armas 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 71
2 Tim Raines 68
3 Omar Moreno 45
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 2.29
4 Vida Blue 2.41
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 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 28
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Rick Camp 21
3 Bruce Sutter 21
5 4 tied 16