On This Day

Tuesday, September 29, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 28 20 .583 --
Brewers 28 21 .571 0.5
Red Sox 27 21 .563 1.0
Orioles 25 22 .532 2.5
Indians 25 24 .510 3.5
Yankees 24 24 .500 4.0
Blue Jays 20 24 .455 6.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 27 21 .563 --
Athletics 24 21 .533 1.5
Twins 23 26 .469 4.5
Rangers 21 25 .457 5.0
Mariners 21 27 .438 6.0
Angels 19 27 .413 7.0
White Sox 20 29 .408 7.5

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 26 21 .553 --
Expos 26 22 .542 0.5
Cubs 22 25 .468 4.0
Phillies 22 25 .468 4.0
Mets 22 26 .458 4.5
Pirates 20 29 .408 7.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 31 17 .646 --
Reds 29 18 .617 1.5
Giants 27 20 .574 3.5
Dodgers 25 23 .521 6.0
Braves 22 25 .468 8.5
Padres 14 35 .286 17.5

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 Dale Berra 4
1 Bob Horner 4
1 Ken Oberkfell 4
1 Dave Stapleton 4
5 2 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 2
1 Dave Stapleton 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Falcone 3
1 Rich Gedman 3
1 Steve Henderson 3
1 Rick Leach 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Berra 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Underwood 1.67
2 Ron Guidry 1.40
3 Mike Torrez 1.14
4 Al Holland 1.00
4 Jack Morris 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Underwood 10
2 Mike Torrez 8
3 Tommy Boggs 7
3 Ron Guidry 7
5 Bob Knepper 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Bill Madlock .343
3 Johnny Bench .337
4 Carney Lansford .333
5 Pete Rose .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 28
2 Andre Dawson 23
3 Dave Kingman 22
4 Tony Armas 21
4 Gorman Thomas 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 86
2 Mike Schmidt 82
3 Eddie Murray 72
4 Tony Armas 71
4 Bill Buckner 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Julio Cruz 43
4 Omar Moreno 39
5 Ron LeFlore 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.08
2 Nolan Ryan 1.74
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.79
4 Rick Camp 1.82
5 Sammy Stewart 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Jack Morris 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
1 Pete Vuckovich 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 173
2 Steve Carlton 170
3 Mario Soto 139
4 Nolan Ryan 131
5 Len Barker 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Rich Gossage 20
4 Greg Minton 19
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .458
2 Lonnie Smith .429
3 Warren Cromartie .407
4 Dave Stapleton .404
5 George Brett .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 John Mayberry 5
1 John Wockenfuss 5
4 Harold Baines 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 20
2 Harold Baines 13
2 George Foster 13
2 Jeffrey Leonard 13
2 Eddie Murray 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 11
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Rick Manning 8
4 Omar Moreno 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.36
3 Mike Krukow 0.72
4 Greg Minton 0.75
5 Tom Seaver 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 38
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Jack Morris 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .369
2 Dusty Baker .362
3 Bill Buckner .360
4 Toby Harrah .357
4 Gene Richards .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Don Baylor 7
2 Gary Matthews 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7
5 9 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 32
2 Eddie Murray 26
3 George Foster 25
4 Reggie Jackson 24
4 Ted Simmons 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Rick Manning 14
4 Tim Raines 13
5 Ron LeFlore 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.89
2 Don Sutton 1.08
3 Gene Garber 1.40
4 Steve Carlton 1.44
5 Dave Stieb 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve McCatty 6
2 John Denny 5
2 Mike Krukow 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 John Denny 37
2 Dennis Leonard 37
2 Nolan Ryan 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Doug Corbett 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Rod Scurry 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .335
2 Carney Lansford .327
3 Rickey Henderson .323
4 Bill Buckner .319
5 Mike Schmidt .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 32
2 Andre Dawson 25
3 Eddie Murray 23
4 Dwight Evans 22
4 3 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 90
2 Mike Schmidt 89
3 Eddie Murray 80
4 Bill Buckner 75
5 Ben Oglivie 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Rickey Henderson 60
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Omar Moreno 41
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.83
2 Bob Knepper 2.03
3 Steve Carlton 2.20
4 Jerry Reuss 2.33
5 Steve McCatty 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 15
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
3 Steve Carlton 14
3 Steve McCatty 14
3 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 182
2 Steve Carlton 180
3 Nolan Ryan 148
4 Mario Soto 145
5 Len Barker 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Rich Gossage 22
4 Greg Minton 20
5 2 tied 18