On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 3 1 .750 --
Yankees 2 1 .667 0.5
Orioles 2 1 .667 0.5
Blue Jays 2 1 .667 0.5
Tigers 1 2 .333 1.5
Red Sox 1 2 .333 1.5
Indians 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 2 1 .667 --
Twins 2 1 .667 0.0
Mariners 2 1 .667 0.0
Angels 1 2 .333 1.0
Athletics 1 2 .333 1.0
Royals 1 2 .333 1.0
Rangers 1 2 .333 1.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 3 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 2 1 .667 1.0
Expos 2 1 .667 1.0
Pirates 1 2 .333 2.0
Phillies 1 2 .333 2.0
Cubs 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 3 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 2 1 .667 1.0
Astros 2 1 .667 1.0
Giants 1 2 .333 2.0
Reds 1 2 .333 2.0
Padres 0 3 .000 3.0

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 Hal McRae 5
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Mike Hargrove 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 2
1 George Hendrick 2
1 Joe Rudi 2
4 Gary Allenson 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Grich 4
1 Frank White 4
3 George Foster 3
3 George Hendrick 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott McGregor 1.33
2 Dave Frost 1.25
3 Ed Lynch 0.80
4 Len Barker 0.71
4 Eddie Solomon 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 5
1 Dave Frost 5
1 Bob Ojeda 5
1 Eddie Solomon 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .358
2 Bo Diaz .349
3 Dane Iorg .348
4 Johnny Bench .343
5 Ken Singleton .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 15
1 George Foster 15
1 Dave Kingman 15
1 Mike Schmidt 15
1 Gorman Thomas 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 53
2 Dave Concepcion 45
3 Buddy Bell 43
3 Mike Schmidt 43
5 3 tied 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 50
2 Rickey Henderson 35
3 Julio Cruz 28
4 Bill North 26
5 Rodney Scott 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 0.31
2 Rich Gossage 0.56
3 Dave LaRoche 0.62
4 Bob Knepper 1.15
5 Kevin Saucier 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 9
1 Ken Forsch 9
1 Jack Morris 9
1 Mike Norris 9
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 106
2 Steve Carlton 94
3 Mario Soto 88
4 Nolan Ryan 76
5 Len Barker 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 17
2 Rollie Fingers 12
2 Bruce Sutter 12
4 Gary Lucas 10
4 Greg Minton 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 3
2 Cecil Cooper 2
2 Andre Dawson 2
2 Bobby Grich 2
2 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Hubie Brooks 5
2 George Hendrick 5
2 Ken Oberkfell 5
2 3 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Landreaux 3
2 Bill Almon 2
2 Alan Bannister 2
2 Dave Collins 2
2 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Sambito 2
2 Don Aase 1
2 Neil Allen 1
2 Len Barker 1
2 35 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 9
2 Joe Niekro 7
3 Tommy John 6
3 Mike Krukow 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Howe 2
1 Roy Lee Jackson 2
3 Neil Allen 1
3 Larry Andersen 1
3 21 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 3
2 Cecil Cooper 2
2 Andre Dawson 2
2 Bobby Grich 2
2 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Hubie Brooks 5
2 George Hendrick 5
2 Ken Oberkfell 5
2 3 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Landreaux 3
2 Bill Almon 2
2 Alan Bannister 2
2 Dave Collins 2
2 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Sambito 2
2 Don Aase 1
2 Neil Allen 1
2 Len Barker 1
2 35 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 9
2 Joe Niekro 7
3 Tommy John 6
3 Mike Krukow 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Howe 2
1 Roy Lee Jackson 2
3 Neil Allen 1
3 Larry Andersen 1
3 21 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .329
2 Cecil Cooper .326
3 Al Oliver .326
4 Mike Hargrove .320
5 Bill Buckner .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Gorman Thomas 29
3 Tony Armas 24
3 George Foster 24
5 Dave Kingman 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 88
2 George Foster 85
3 Gorman Thomas 81
4 Tony Armas 77
5 Ben Oglivie 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 77
2 Tim Raines 51
3 Omar Moreno 50
4 Julio Cruz 43
4 Rodney Scott 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 2.24
2 Tom Seaver 2.34
3 Jerry Reuss 2.36
4 Vida Blue 2.56
5 Bill Gullickson 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
1 Mike Norris 16
3 Joe Niekro 15
3 Dick Ruthven 15
5 Scott McGregor 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 185
2 Len Barker 155
3 Mario Soto 154
4 Nolan Ryan 148
5 Bill Gullickson 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 34
2 Rick Camp 23
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 Doug Corbett 19
4 Dan Quisenberry 19