On This Day

Monday, September 14, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 12 .647 --
Yankees 20 14 .588 2.0
Brewers 20 16 .556 3.0
Red Sox 18 15 .545 3.5
Orioles 18 15 .545 3.5
Indians 17 18 .486 5.5
Blue Jays 15 17 .469 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 19 15 .559 --
Athletics 16 16 .500 2.0
Twins 17 18 .486 2.5
Rangers 14 18 .438 4.0
White Sox 14 20 .412 5.0
Mariners 13 21 .382 6.0
Angels 12 20 .375 6.0

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

No Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 22 12 .647 --
Dodgers 20 14 .588 2.0
Giants 18 15 .545 3.5
Reds 18 15 .545 3.5
Braves 18 15 .545 3.5
Padres 10 25 .286 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 Terry Kennedy 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Wayne Gross 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Steve Kemp 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 Johnny Bench 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
2 Juan Bonilla 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Berenyi 2.40
2 Floyd Bannister 0.78
3 Dennis Lamp 0.71
4 Tom Griffin 0.56
5 Vern Ruhle 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Brad Havens 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 12
2 Floyd Bannister 7
3 Vern Ruhle 6
4 Tom Griffin 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Greg Minton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .359
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bill Madlock .343
4 Richie Zisk .334
5 Pete Rose .334

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 65
4 Bill Buckner 63
5 Ben Oglivie 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 69
2 Rickey Henderson 46
3 Julio Cruz 42
4 Omar Moreno 33
5 Ron LeFlore 30

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
4 Greg Minton 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Bowa .457
2 Dave Concepcion .456
3 Jerry Remy .431
4 Bill Buckner .429
5 Greg Luzinski .423

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 14
1 Reggie Jackson 14
1 Cliff Johnson 14
4 Eddie Murray 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 8
1 Willie Wilson 8
3 Lee Lacy 7
3 Ron LeFlore 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 0.35
2 Steve Carlton 0.39
3 Larry Andersen 0.57
4 Darrell Jackson 0.69
5 Dave Stieb 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Odell Jones 3
1 Dave Righetti 3
1 Dave Stieb 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 25
2 Bruce Berenyi 22
3 Dan Petry 21
4 Dave Righetti 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .423
2 Mike Hargrove .412
3 Bill Madlock .378
4 Rickey Henderson .359
5 Bill Buckner .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 30
2 Cliff Johnson 26
3 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Bill Buckner 24
4 Ben Oglivie 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 19
2 Julio Cruz 14
3 Omar Moreno 13
4 Ron LeFlore 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 0.63
2 Steve Rogers 0.90
3 Larry Gura 1.16
4 Ed Lynch 1.21
5 Burt Hooton 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5
1 Bob Stanley 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 51
2 Fernando Valenzuela 50
3 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 7
4 Greg Minton 6
4 Dan Quisenberry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .333
2 Al Oliver .323
3 Pete Rose .321
4 Carney Lansford .318
5 Bill Buckner .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Andre Dawson 25
4 Eddie Murray 23
5 3 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 89
2 George Foster 84
3 Ben Oglivie 81
4 Eddie Murray 80
5 Tony Armas 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 70
2 Rickey Henderson 67
3 Julio Cruz 47
4 Omar Moreno 43
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 2.25
2 Steve Carlton 2.38
3 Steve McCatty 2.43
4 Tom Seaver 2.53
5 Vida Blue 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 15
1 Jack Morris 15
3 Steve Carlton 14
3 Fernando Valenzuela 14
5 5 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 172
2 Steve Carlton 161
3 Mario Soto 149
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 20
5 Doug Corbett 18