On This Day

Sunday, September 13, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 11 .667 --
Yankees 19 14 .576 3.0
Brewers 20 15 .571 3.0
Orioles 18 15 .545 4.0
Red Sox 17 15 .531 4.5
Indians 17 18 .486 6.0
Blue Jays 15 16 .484 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 18 15 .545 --
Athletics 15 16 .484 2.0
Twins 16 18 .471 2.5
Rangers 14 17 .452 3.0
White Sox 13 20 .394 5.0
Mariners 13 20 .394 5.0
Angels 12 19 .387 5.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 12 .600 --
Expos 16 15 .516 2.5
Cubs 16 17 .485 3.5
Mets 15 18 .455 4.5
Phillies 13 19 .406 6.0
Pirates 14 21 .400 6.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 11 .667 --
Dodgers 19 14 .576 3.0
Braves 18 14 .563 3.5
Giants 17 15 .531 4.5
Reds 17 15 .531 4.5
Padres 10 24 .294 12.5

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 Bill Buckner 4
1 Andre Dawson 4
3 Juan Beniquez 3
3 Ron LeFlore 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Jody Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Von Hayes 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Gene Roof 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Bill Almon 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Vuckovich 1.75
2 Fred Kuhaulua 0.78
3 Scott Sanderson 0.75
4 Mike Jones 0.70
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Odell Jones 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Jones 7
1 Fred Kuhaulua 7
1 Pete Vuckovich 7
4 Bob Knepper 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Frank LaCorte 1
1 Larry Rothschild 1
1 Eric Show 1
1 Dave Stewart 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Johnny Bench .347
3 Bill Madlock .343
4 Richie Zisk .336
5 Rickey Henderson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 25
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 73
2 Mike Schmidt 71
3 Tony Armas 64
4 Bill Buckner 63
5 Ben Oglivie 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 69
2 Rickey Henderson 46
3 Julio Cruz 40
4 Omar Moreno 33
5 Ron LeFlore 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.13
2 Dave Righetti 1.59
3 Nolan Ryan 1.63
4 Bob Knepper 1.75
5 Sammy Stewart 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 12
1 Dennis Martinez 12
1 Jack Morris 12
1 Fernando Valenzuela 12
1 Pete Vuckovich 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 156
2 Steve Carlton 132
3 Mario Soto 124
4 Len Barker 109
5 Nolan Ryan 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 24
2 Bruce Sutter 21
3 Rich Gossage 20
4 Neil Allen 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Concepcion .448
2 Larry Bowa .444
2 Jason Thompson .444
4 Alan Ashby .436
5 Dave Winfield .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 5
2 Don Baylor 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 14
1 Cliff Johnson 14
3 Dave Concepcion 13
3 Cecil Cooper 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Willie Wilson 8
3 Lee Lacy 7
3 Eddie Miller 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Griffin 0.00
2 John Denny 0.35
3 Steve Carlton 0.39
4 Larry Andersen 0.64
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Odell Jones 3
1 Gary Lucas 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 25
2 Steve McCatty 21
3 Dave Righetti 20
4 Mike Krukow 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Doug Corbett 4
2 Rod Scurry 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .423
2 Mike Hargrove .408
3 Bill Madlock .378
4 Rickey Henderson .364
5 Richie Zisk .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 10
2 Jack Clark 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Tony Armas 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 30
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Bill Buckner 24
3 Cliff Johnson 24
3 Ben Oglivie 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 19
2 Omar Moreno 13
2 Willie Wilson 13
4 Julio Cruz 12
4 Ron LeFlore 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.56
2 Steve Carlton 0.63
3 Dan Petry 0.79
4 Steve Rogers 0.90
5 Larry Gura 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 50
2 Bruce Berenyi 41
2 John Denny 41
4 Ron Guidry 39
4 Dave Righetti 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 11
2 Neil Allen 9
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Dan Quisenberry 6
4 Kevin Saucier 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .339
2 Al Oliver .327
3 Ken Singleton .326
4 Bill Buckner .319
5 Pete Rose .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Andre Dawson 25
4 Eddie Murray 24
5 3 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 90
2 George Foster 84
2 Ben Oglivie 84
4 Eddie Murray 82
5 Tony Armas 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 70
2 Rickey Henderson 69
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Omar Moreno 44
5 Willie Wilson 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 2.25
2 Steve Carlton 2.32
3 Steve McCatty 2.41
4 Tom Seaver 2.53
5 Jerry Reuss 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
1 Ron Guidry 15
1 Jack Morris 15
4 Steve McCatty 14
4 Fernando Valenzuela 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 172
2 Steve Carlton 166
3 Mario Soto 152
4 Nolan Ryan 140
5 Len Barker 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Rich Gossage 26
3 Bruce Sutter 23
4 Rick Camp 21
5 Doug Corbett 18