On This Day

Wednesday, April 8, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 0 0 .000 --
Red Sox 0 0 .000 0.0
Yankees 0 0 .000 0.0
Indians 0 0 .000 0.0
Orioles 0 0 .000 0.0
Brewers 0 0 .000 0.0
Blue Jays 0 0 .000 0.0

Games

No Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 0 0 .000 --
Twins 0 0 .000 0.0
Angels 0 0 .000 0.0
Athletics 0 0 .000 0.0
Royals 0 0 .000 0.0
Rangers 0 0 .000 0.0
Mariners 0 0 .000 0.0

Games

No Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 0 0 .000 --
Cardinals 0 0 .000 0.0
Cubs 0 0 .000 0.0
Mets 0 0 .000 0.0
Expos 0 0 .000 0.0
Phillies 0 1 .000 0.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 1 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 0 0 .000 0.5
Giants 0 0 .000 0.5
Astros 0 0 .000 0.5
Braves 0 0 .000 0.5
Padres 0 0 .000 0.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Collins 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Pete Rose 3
4 Ken Griffey 2
4 Ray Knight 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 Keith Moreland 1
1 Manny Trillo 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 Gary Matthews 1
1 Mike Schmidt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 0.62
2 Tom Seaver 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hume 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Tom Seaver 4
3 Sparky Lyle 1
3 Ron Reed 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Moreland 1.000
1 Del Unser 1.000
3 Ray Knight .667
4 Dave Collins .600
4 2 others tied .600

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 Keith Moreland 1
1 Manny Trillo 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 Gary Matthews 1
1 Mike Schmidt 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.00
1 Ron Reed 0.00
3 Tom Seaver 1.13
4 Steve Carlton 1.29
5 Sparky Lyle 18.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hume 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Tom Seaver 4
3 Sparky Lyle 1
3 Ron Reed 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .390
2 Cecil Cooper .352
3 Miguel Dilone .341
4 Mickey Rivers .333
5 Rod Carew .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 48
2 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Ben Oglivie 41
4 Gorman Thomas 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 122
2 Mike Schmidt 121
3 George Brett 118
3 Ben Oglivie 118
5 Al Oliver 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Ron LeFlore 97
3 Omar Moreno 96
4 Dave Collins 79
4 Willie Wilson 79

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.20
2 Steve Carlton 2.32
3 Vern Ruhle 2.37
4 Rudy May 2.46
5 Jerry Reuss 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Tommy John 22
3 Mike Norris 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 294
2 Nolan Ryan 200
3 Len Barker 187
4 Mario Soto 182
5 Mike Norris 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 33
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Ed Farmer 30
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Tim Stoddard 26