On This Day

Wednesday, September 16, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 14 .611 --
Brewers 22 16 .579 1.0
Red Sox 20 15 .571 1.5
Orioles 19 15 .559 2.0
Yankees 20 16 .556 2.0
Indians 17 19 .472 5.0
Blue Jays 16 18 .471 5.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 21 15 .583 --
Athletics 17 17 .500 3.0
Twins 18 19 .486 3.5
Rangers 15 19 .441 5.0
White Sox 15 21 .417 6.0
Mariners 14 22 .389 7.0
Angels 12 22 .353 8.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 14 .588 --
Expos 18 17 .514 2.5
Cubs 16 18 .471 4.0
Mets 16 19 .457 4.5
Pirates 15 21 .417 6.0
Phillies 14 20 .412 6.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 23 13 .639 --
Dodgers 21 15 .583 2.0
Giants 20 15 .571 2.5
Reds 19 16 .543 3.5
Braves 18 17 .514 4.5
Padres 11 26 .297 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 Dwight Evans 5
2 Lance Parrish 4
2 Mickey Rivers 4
2 Gene Roof 4
5 20 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Castino 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Oberkfell 5
2 Carney Lansford 3
2 Gary Matthews 3
2 Hosken Powell 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kirk Gibson 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Bob Dernier 1
2 Phil Garner 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Britt Burns 1.50
2 Steve Carlton 1.25
3 Danny Darwin 0.88
4 Mike Norris 0.83
5 Dave Righetti 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 15
2 Britt Burns 9
3 Danny Darwin 7
4 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Dick Ruthven 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .356
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bill Madlock .343
4 Bo Diaz .333
4 Carney Lansford .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Andre Dawson 22
3 Tony Armas 21
4 George Foster 19
4 2 others tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 75
2 Mike Schmidt 72
3 Tony Armas 65
4 Bill Buckner 63
5 2 tied 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 69
2 Rickey Henderson 47
3 Julio Cruz 42
4 Omar Moreno 34
5 Ron LeFlore 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.06
2 Bob Knepper 1.75
3 Dave Righetti 1.75
4 Nolan Ryan 1.77
5 Sammy Stewart 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 13
2 Steve Carlton 12
2 Jack Morris 12
2 Fernando Valenzuela 12
2 Pete Vuckovich 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 156
2 Steve Carlton 147
3 Mario Soto 125
4 Nolan Ryan 112
5 Len Barker 109

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Rich Gossage 20
4 Neil Allen 17
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Bowa .452
2 Dave Concepcion .436
3 Terry Kennedy .434
4 Bill Buckner .423
4 Jason Thompson .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 5
2 Don Baylor 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Dale Murphy 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Johnson 14
2 Bill Buckner 13
2 George Foster 13
4 Eddie Murray 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Rick Manning 8
3 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Lee Lacy 7
3 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 0.35
2 Larry Andersen 0.54
3 Darrell Jackson 0.69
4 Rollie Fingers 0.71
5 Bob Knepper 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Luis Leal 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Bruce Berenyi 22
4 Dave Righetti 21
5 3 tied 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .396
2 Bill Madlock .385
3 Mike Hargrove .383
4 Bill Buckner .363
5 Carney Lansford .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Jack Clark 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Gary Carter 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 26
2 Cliff Johnson 25
2 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Cecil Cooper 24
4 Eddie Murray 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 19
2 Ron LeFlore 13
3 Julio Cruz 12
4 Andre Dawson 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.90
2 John Denny 0.92
3 Larry Gura 1.11
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
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 51
2 Steve Carlton 48
3 Fernando Valenzuela 41
4 John Denny 39
4 Ron Guidry 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 11
2 Neil Allen 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .328
2 Al Oliver .325
3 Carney Lansford .322
4 Pete Rose .314
5 Mike Schmidt .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Andre Dawson 25
4 Gorman Thomas 23
5 George Foster 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 90
2 George Foster 86
3 Ben Oglivie 80
4 Tony Armas 77
4 Eddie Murray 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 70
2 Rickey Henderson 67
3 Julio Cruz 47
4 Omar Moreno 44
5 Ron LeFlore 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 2.28
2 Steve McCatty 2.43
3 Steve Carlton 2.51
4 Vida Blue 2.55
5 Britt Burns 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 15
1 Jack Morris 15
3 Steve Carlton 14
3 Dennis Martinez 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 176
2 Fernando Valenzuela 171
3 Mario Soto 150
4 Nolan Ryan 140
5 Len Barker 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Rich Gossage 26
3 Bruce Sutter 24
4 Rick Camp 20
5 3 tied 17