On This Day

Friday, October 2, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 30 21 .588 --
Tigers 28 22 .560 1.5
Red Sox 27 23 .540 2.5
Orioles 26 23 .531 3.0
Indians 26 24 .520 3.5
Yankees 25 24 .510 4.0
Blue Jays 20 26 .435 7.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 29 21 .580 --
Athletics 25 22 .532 2.5
Rangers 23 25 .479 5.0
Twins 24 27 .471 5.5
Mariners 22 28 .440 7.0
White Sox 21 30 .412 8.5
Angels 19 29 .396 9.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 29 22 .569 --
Cardinals 27 23 .540 1.5
Phillies 24 26 .480 4.5
Mets 23 27 .460 5.5
Cubs 22 27 .449 6.0
Pirates 21 31 .404 8.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 32 19 .627 --
Reds 30 20 .600 1.5
Giants 28 21 .571 3.0
Dodgers 26 25 .510 6.0
Braves 24 26 .480 7.5
Padres 16 35 .314 16.0

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 Miguel Dilone 4
1 Dan Meyer 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Steve Garvey 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Warren Cromartie 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claudell Washington 5
2 Bobby Grich 4
2 Pat Kelly 4
2 Jason Thompson 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 2
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 3.00
2 Moose Haas 1.33
3 Don Sutton 1.00
4 Jerry Koosman 0.89
5 Pascual Perez 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Clay 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
1 Steve Rogers 9
3 Moose Haas 8
3 Jerry Koosman 8
3 Pascual Perez 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Bill Madlock .342
3 Carney Lansford .336
4 Pete Rose .329
5 Tom Paciorek .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 30
2 Andre Dawson 24
3 Bobby Grich 22
3 Dave Kingman 22
5 3 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 88
2 George Foster 87
3 Bill Buckner 74
4 Eddie Murray 73
5 Ben Oglivie 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Julio Cruz 43
4 Omar Moreno 39
5 Ron LeFlore 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.06
2 Nolan Ryan 1.69
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.79
4 Rick Camp 1.82
5 Joe Sambito 1.87

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 180
2 Steve Carlton 179
3 Mario Soto 142
4 Nolan Ryan 140
5 Len Barker 127

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Matthews .460
2 Lonnie Smith .453
3 Warren Cromartie .449
4 Hubie Brooks .409
5 Hal McRae .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 5
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Dave Engle 4
2 Dwight Evans 4
2 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 19
2 Larry Parrish 16
2 Mike Schmidt 16
4 Willie Wilson 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 11
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Rick Manning 7
4 Omar Moreno 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Reardon 0.00
2 Larry Gura 0.67
3 Fred Breining 0.73
3 Dave Geisel 0.73
5 2 tied 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Redfern 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Bill Gullickson 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Bill Gullickson 24
4 Charlie Hough 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 4
1 Tom Hume 4
1 Greg Minton 4
4 Shane Rawley 3
4 Bruce Sutter 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonnie Smith .433
2 Garry Templeton .375
3 Eddie Murray .373
4 Mickey Rivers .367
5 Willie Wilson .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
1 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Willie Aikens 6
3 Don Baylor 6
3 11 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 30
2 Eddie Murray 26
3 George Foster 25
3 Larry Parrish 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 18
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Rick Manning 15
4 Ron LeFlore 13
5 Lonnie Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 1.11
2 Don Sutton 1.26
3 Dennis Leonard 1.48
4 Mike Krukow 1.65
5 Joe Niekro 1.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 56
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Bruce Berenyi 37
3 John Denny 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 9
2 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Greg Minton 6
4 Rod Scurry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .336
2 Carney Lansford .332
3 Tom Paciorek .324
4 Rickey Henderson .320
5 Bill Buckner .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Andre Dawson 24
3 George Foster 22
3 Bobby Grich 22
3 Dave Kingman 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 93
2 George Foster 89
3 Bill Buckner 77
4 Eddie Murray 74
5 Ben Oglivie 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Rickey Henderson 58
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Ron LeFlore 39
4 Omar Moreno 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.73
2 Bob Knepper 2.03
3 Jerry Reuss 2.23
4 Steve McCatty 2.33
5 Fernando Valenzuela 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 14
1 Dennis Martinez 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Jack Morris 14
1 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 185
2 Steve Carlton 179
3 Nolan Ryan 149
4 Mario Soto 148
5 Len Barker 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Rich Gossage 22
4 Greg Minton 21
5 3 tied 18