On This Day

Thursday, September 24, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 26 17 .605 --
Red Sox 25 18 .581 1.0
Brewers 25 19 .568 1.5
Orioles 23 19 .548 2.5
Yankees 22 21 .512 4.0
Indians 21 23 .477 5.5
Blue Jays 19 21 .475 5.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 24 19 .558 --
Athletics 22 18 .550 0.5
Twins 21 23 .477 3.5
Mariners 19 24 .442 5.0
Rangers 18 23 .439 5.0
White Sox 17 26 .395 7.0
Angels 15 26 .366 8.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 24 19 .558 --
Cardinals 22 20 .524 1.5
Cubs 20 21 .488 3.0
Mets 20 23 .465 4.0
Phillies 19 23 .452 4.5
Pirates 17 26 .395 7.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 28 15 .651 --
Reds 25 17 .595 2.5
Giants 23 19 .548 4.5
Dodgers 23 20 .535 5.0
Braves 21 21 .500 6.5
Padres 13 31 .295 15.5

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 Warren Cromartie 4
2 Glenn Adams 3
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 2
1 Ellis Valentine 2
3 Harold Baines 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Valentine 5
2 Gary Matthews 4
2 Gene Tenace 4
4 Bob Boone 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Lamp 1.17
2 Bill Lee 0.86
3 Ron Guidry 0.67
4 Mark Davis 0.64
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Davis 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Davis 7
1 Dennis Lamp 7
3 Bill Lee 6
3 Doc Medich 6
3 Bob Welch 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .354
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 Carney Lansford .335
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 78
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 1.87
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.89
5 Bob Knepper 2.04

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 .424
2 Mickey Rivers .417
3 Rick Monday .406
4 Garry Templeton .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 16
2 Ted Simmons 15
3 Dave Engle 13
3 Tony Perez 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Rick Manning 8
1 Willie Wilson 8
4 Rickey Henderson 7
5 Toby Harrah 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
2 Rick Langford 1.00
3 Charlie Hough 1.06
4 Doug Corbett 1.20
5 Dennis Leonard 1.32

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 30
2 Len Barker 18
2 Dennis Leonard 18
2 Dennis Martinez 18
2 2 others tied 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .386
2 Alan Ashby .371
3 Dusty Baker .371
4 Toby Harrah .368
5 Kirk Gibson .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 7
1 Jason Thompson 7
3 Don Baylor 6
3 Gary Carter 6
3 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 28
2 Gary Matthews 26
3 George Foster 23
3 Eddie Murray 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 1.11
2 Steve Carlton 1.15
3 Vern Ruhle 1.43
4 Jim Beattie 1.45
5 Phil Niekro 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5
1 Steve McCatty 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
1 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 48
2 Fernando Valenzuela 41
3 Len Barker 38
3 John Denny 38
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Doug Corbett 7
4 Neil Allen 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .329
2 Andre Dawson .328
3 Carney Lansford .324
4 Pete Rose .323
5 Cecil Cooper .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 32
2 Andre Dawson 25
3 Tony Armas 22
3 George Foster 22
3 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 87
1 Mike Schmidt 87
3 Eddie Murray 80
4 Ben Oglivie 79
5 Gary Carter 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Rickey Henderson 62
3 Julio Cruz 46
4 Omar Moreno 42
5 Ron LeFlore 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve McCatty 2.22
2 Steve Carlton 2.32
3 Fernando Valenzuela 2.33
4 Britt Burns 2.41
5 Tom Seaver 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 15
1 Steve McCatty 15
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
4 Jack Morris 14
5 4 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 23
3 Rich Gossage 22
4 Rick Camp 18
4 Greg Minton 18