On This Day

Wednesday, September 23, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 26 17 .605 --
Red Sox 25 17 .595 0.5
Brewers 25 19 .568 1.5
Orioles 22 19 .537 3.0
Yankees 22 20 .524 3.5
Blue Jays 19 21 .475 5.5
Indians 20 23 .465 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 18 .550 --
Royals 23 19 .548 0.0
Twins 21 22 .488 2.5
Rangers 18 22 .450 4.0
Mariners 18 24 .429 5.0
White Sox 16 26 .381 7.0
Angels 15 25 .375 7.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 23 19 .548 --
Cardinals 22 19 .537 0.5
Mets 20 22 .476 3.0
Cubs 19 21 .475 3.0
Phillies 18 23 .439 4.5
Pirates 17 25 .405 6.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 27 15 .643 --
Reds 25 17 .595 2.0
Giants 23 18 .561 3.5
Dodgers 22 20 .524 5.0
Braves 21 20 .512 5.5
Padres 13 31 .295 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 Enos Cabell 3
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Wayne Gross 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Gary Allenson 1
1 Dick Davis 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Allenson 4
2 Brian Downing 3
2 Keith Drumright 3
2 Gary Matthews 3
2 Mike Schmidt 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Kirk Gibson 1
1 Steve Henderson 1
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 1.50
2 Jim Clancy 0.86
2 Rick Langford 0.86
4 Rick Mahler 0.80
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Luis Aponte 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Mike Krukow 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 6
1 Mike Krukow 6
1 Rick Langford 6
1 Dennis Martinez 6
1 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Joe Price 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .354
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 82
2 Mike Schmidt 76
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 33

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 14
2 Steve McCatty 13
2 Jack Morris 13
2 Tom Seaver 13
2 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 .447
2 Rick Monday .438
3 Mickey Rivers .408
4 Garry Templeton .400
4 Gary Ward .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 6
2 Jim Morrison 5
3 Gary Matthews 4
3 John Mayberry 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 15
1 Ted Simmons 15
3 Tony Perez 13
4 Dave Engle 12
4 Al Oliver 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 10
2 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Rick Manning 8
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
1 Jesse Orosco 0.00
3 Larry Gura 0.66
4 Ray Searage 0.67
5 Rollie Fingers 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 30
2 Pete Vuckovich 20
3 Jim Clancy 19
3 Bill Gullickson 19
5 4 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 6
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 .393
2 Dusty Baker .375
3 Kirk Gibson .374
4 Alan Ashby .371
5 Gene Richards .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 26
2 Gary Carter 25
2 Cecil Cooper 25
4 Bill Buckner 23
4 George Foster 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 17
2 Willie Wilson 16
3 Rick Manning 15
4 Ron LeFlore 14
5 Rickey Henderson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Andersen 0.94
2 Larry Gura 1.11
3 Steve Carlton 1.15
4 Vern Ruhle 1.43
5 Jim Beattie 1.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 48
1 Steve Carlton 48
3 Fernando Valenzuela 41
4 Len Barker 38
4 John Denny 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Doug Corbett 7
4 Neil Allen 6
4 Dan Quisenberry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .330
2 Andre Dawson .325
3 Carney Lansford .323
4 Pete Rose .319
5 Cecil Cooper .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
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 87
2 Mike Schmidt 86
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 46
4 Omar Moreno 44
5 2 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve McCatty 2.22
2 Steve Carlton 2.32
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.33
4 Tom Seaver 2.44
5 Jerry Reuss 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 15
1 Steve McCatty 15
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
4 Jack Morris 14
5 6 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 179
2 Steve Carlton 176
3 Nolan Ryan 142
3 Mario Soto 142
5 Len Barker 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Bruce Sutter 24
3 Rich Gossage 22
4 Rick Camp 18
4 Greg Minton 18