On This Day

Saturday, October 3, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 31 21 .596 --
Tigers 28 23 .549 2.5
Red Sox 28 23 .549 2.5
Orioles 27 23 .540 3.0
Indians 26 25 .510 4.5
Yankees 25 25 .500 5.0
Blue Jays 21 26 .447 7.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 29 22 .569 --
Athletics 26 22 .542 1.5
Rangers 24 25 .490 4.0
Twins 24 28 .462 5.5
Mariners 22 29 .431 7.0
White Sox 22 30 .423 7.5
Angels 19 30 .388 9.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 30 22 .577 --
Cardinals 28 23 .549 1.5
Phillies 24 27 .471 5.5
Cubs 23 27 .460 6.0
Mets 23 28 .451 6.5
Pirates 21 32 .396 9.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 32 20 .615 --
Reds 30 21 .588 1.5
Giants 28 23 .549 3.5
Dodgers 27 25 .519 5.0
Braves 25 26 .490 6.5
Padres 18 35 .340 14.5

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 Jeffrey Leonard 5
2 Steve Henderson 4
3 Tony Armas 3
3 Juan Bonilla 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 2
2 Jim Anderson 1
2 Tony Armas 1
2 George Brett 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 4
2 George Brett 3
2 George Foster 3
2 Pedro Guerrero 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brett Butler 2
1 Tom Herr 2
1 Jose Moreno 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Butcher 1.33
1 Bob Welch 1.33
3 Angel Moreno 0.86
4 Glenn Abbott 0.83
5 Al Holland 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Butcher 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Jay Howell 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Holland 9
2 John Butcher 8
3 Angel Moreno 6
3 Tom Seaver 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Boone 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Randy Martz 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Bill Madlock .341
3 Carney Lansford .336
4 Dane Iorg .329
5 Pete Rose .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 31
2 Andre Dawson 24
3 Tony Armas 22
3 George Foster 22
3 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 91
2 George Foster 90
3 Eddie Murray 76
4 Tony Armas 75
4 Bill Buckner 75

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 1.04
2 Nolan Ryan 1.69
3 Rick Camp 1.78
4 Dan Quisenberry 1.79
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 Lonnie Smith .463
2 Gary Matthews .447
3 Steve Henderson .438
4 Robin Yount .418
5 Mickey Rivers .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 6
1 John Mayberry 6
3 Mike Schmidt 5
3 Jason Thompson 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 19
2 Gary Matthews 18
3 Larry Parrish 16
4 Eddie Murray 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Willie Wilson 9
3 Rick Manning 7
4 Tom Herr 6
4 Lonnie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Reardon 0.59
2 Fred Breining 0.63
3 Larry Gura 0.67
4 Larry Christenson 0.75
5 Frank Tanana 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Bill Gullickson 24
4 Dennis Lamp 21
4 Jack Morris 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 4
2 Rick Camp 3
2 Doug Corbett 3
2 Tom Hume 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonnie Smith .441
2 Eddie Murray .380
3 George Brett .374
4 Jason Thompson .373
5 Garry Templeton .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
3 John Mayberry 7
3 Eddie Murray 7
3 Jason Thompson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 30
2 Eddie Murray 28
3 Mike Schmidt 26
4 Bill Buckner 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 17
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Rick Manning 14
4 Ron LeFlore 13
5 Lonnie Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 1.11
2 Don Sutton 1.26
3 Doug Corbett 1.29
4 Jeff Reardon 1.42
5 Dennis Leonard 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Mike Krukow 5
2 Steve McCatty 5
2 Pete Redfern 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 56
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Bruce Berenyi 37
4 Charlie Hough 36
4 Fernando Valenzuela 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 9
2 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Joey McLaughlin 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .334
2 Carney Lansford .332
3 Tom Paciorek .322
4 Rickey Henderson .316
5 2 tied .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Andre Dawson 24
3 George Foster 23
4 Tony Armas 22
4 2 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 95
2 George Foster 92
3 Bill Buckner 77
3 Eddie Murray 77
5 Tony Armas 75

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 Scott McGregor 14
1 4 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 21
3 Greg Minton 21
5 4 tied 18