On This Day

Tuesday, September 22, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 26 16 .619 --
Red Sox 24 17 .585 1.5
Brewers 25 18 .581 1.5
Orioles 21 19 .525 4.0
Yankees 21 20 .512 4.5
Blue Jays 19 20 .487 5.5
Indians 20 22 .476 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 23 18 .561 --
Athletics 21 18 .538 1.0
Twins 20 22 .476 3.5
Rangers 18 21 .462 4.0
Mariners 17 24 .415 6.0
White Sox 16 25 .390 7.0
Angels 14 25 .359 8.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 18 .550 --
Expos 22 19 .537 0.5
Mets 20 21 .488 2.5
Cubs 18 21 .462 3.5
Phillies 17 23 .425 5.0
Pirates 17 24 .415 5.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 27 14 .659 --
Reds 24 17 .585 3.0
Giants 22 18 .550 4.5
Dodgers 22 19 .537 5.0
Braves 20 20 .500 6.5
Padres 13 30 .302 15.0

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 Jesse Barfield 4
1 Jim Spencer 4
3 Bo Diaz 3
3 George Foster 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Wockenfuss 2
2 Rick Cerone 1
2 Leon Durham 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 5
2 Ted Simmons 4
3 Wayne Gross 3
3 Larry Herndon 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Bobby Grich 2
2 Willie Wilson 2
4 Jesse Barfield 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ross Baumgarten 1.40
1 Juan Berenguer 1.40
3 Pete Vuckovich 1.14
4 Ken Clay 1.00
4 Don Sutton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 George Cappuzzello 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 10
2 Pete Vuckovich 8
3 Ross Baumgarten 7
3 Juan Berenguer 7
3 Juan Eichelberger 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .357
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bill Madlock .341
4 Carney Lansford .338
5 Bo Diaz .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Andre Dawson 23
3 Tony Armas 21
3 Dave Kingman 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 80
2 Mike Schmidt 73
3 Tony Armas 69
4 Eddie Murray 68
5 Ben Oglivie 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Rickey Henderson 51
3 Julio Cruz 43
4 Omar Moreno 37
5 Ron LeFlore 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.10
2 Nolan Ryan 1.85
3 Rick Camp 1.92
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.93
5 Bob Knepper 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 13
1 Steve McCatty 13
1 Jack Morris 13
1 Tom Seaver 13
1 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 168
2 Steve Carlton 159
3 Mario Soto 134
4 Len Barker 122
5 Nolan Ryan 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Bruce Sutter 23
3 Rich Gossage 20
4 Neil Allen 17
4 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Parrish .450
2 Hubie Brooks .415
3 Mickey Rivers .408
4 Garry Templeton .400
5 Carney Lansford .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 5
1 Jim Morrison 5
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Gary Matthews 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 15
1 Ted Simmons 15
3 Gary Matthews 13
3 Tony Perez 13
5 Al Oliver 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Manning 9
1 Willie Wilson 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Ron LeFlore 8
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
3 Joe Niekro 0.57
4 Larry Gura 0.66
5 Jerry Reuss 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Steve McCatty 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 Albert Williams 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 30
2 Len Barker 21
3 Bruce Berenyi 20
3 Charlie Hough 20
3 Pete Vuckovich 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Tom Hume 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .389
2 Alan Ashby .388
3 Cecil Cooper .383
4 Mike Hargrove .381
5 Kirk Gibson .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Willie Aikens 7
2 Eddie Murray 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 28
2 Gary Carter 25
2 Cecil Cooper 25
2 Ted Simmons 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 17
2 Rick Manning 15
2 Willie Wilson 15
4 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Ron LeFlore 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.93
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 John Denny 1.09
4 Larry Gura 1.11
5 Vern Ruhle 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 6
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Steve McCatty 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 55
2 Bruce Berenyi 48
3 Fernando Valenzuela 41
4 Len Barker 38
4 2 others tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Neil Allen 6
3 Doug Corbett 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .332
2 Andre Dawson .328
3 Carney Lansford .322
4 Cecil Cooper .320
5 Al Oliver .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Andre Dawson 25
3 Tony Armas 23
4 George Foster 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 85
2 Mike Schmidt 84
3 Eddie Murray 82
4 Ben Oglivie 79
5 Tony Armas 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Rickey Henderson 63
3 Julio Cruz 47
4 Omar Moreno 44
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve McCatty 2.22
2 Jerry Reuss 2.29
3 Steve Carlton 2.31
4 Joe Niekro 2.32
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve McCatty 15
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
3 Steve Carlton 14
3 Dennis Martinez 14
3 Jack Morris 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 182
2 Fernando Valenzuela 179
3 Nolan Ryan 142
3 Mario Soto 142
5 Len Barker 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Rich Gossage 23
4 Rick Camp 19
5 Greg Minton 18