On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 6 3 .667 --
Tigers 4 3 .571 1.0
Orioles 4 3 .571 1.0
Blue Jays 4 3 .571 1.0
Red Sox 3 4 .429 2.0
Yankees 3 4 .429 2.0
Indians 2 7 .222 4.0

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 6 2 .750 --
Athletics 4 2 .667 1.0
White Sox 4 3 .571 1.5
Rangers 3 3 .500 2.0
Royals 4 4 .500 2.0
Twins 3 5 .375 3.0
Angels 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 4 1 .800 --
Mets 5 2 .714 0.0
Expos 3 2 .600 1.0
Cubs 3 4 .429 2.0
Pirates 2 5 .286 3.0
Phillies 2 5 .286 3.0

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 5 2 .714 --
Braves 5 2 .714 0.0
Dodgers 4 3 .571 1.0
Giants 3 4 .429 2.0
Reds 3 4 .429 2.0
Padres 1 6 .143 4.0

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 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Buck Martinez 4
1 Hal McRae 4
1 Dwayne Murphy 4
1 Tom Paciorek 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Hubie Brooks 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 6
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 George Brett 4
4 Kirk Gibson 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Toby Harrah 2
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 Dave Collins 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.12
2 Ken Kravec 1.00
2 Dave Righetti 1.00
4 Mario Soto 0.86
5 Jim Beattie 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9
2 Dave Righetti 7
3 Ken Kravec 6
3 Mario Soto 6
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 2
2 Neil Allen 1
2 Ken Brett 1
2 Kevin Hickey 1
2 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dane Iorg .351
2 Joel Youngblood .350
3 Bo Diaz .349
4 Johnny Bench .343
5 Tom Paciorek .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Gorman Thomas 17
3 Andre Dawson 16
3 George Foster 16
3 Dave Kingman 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 57
2 Mike Schmidt 47
3 Tony Armas 46
4 Dave Concepcion 45
4 Gorman Thomas 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 50
2 Rickey Henderson 37
3 Julio Cruz 30
4 Bill North 26
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 0.28
2 Rich Gossage 0.56
3 Kevin Saucier 1.13
4 Rick Camp 1.18
5 Nolan Ryan 1.38

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 115
2 Steve Carlton 99
3 Mario Soto 94
4 Nolan Ryan 79
5 Len Barker 77

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 17
2 Rollie Fingers 15
3 Bruce Sutter 14
4 Greg Minton 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .472
2 Cecil Cooper .400
3 Mike Hargrove .371
4 Willie Wilson .368
5 Jorge Orta .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 5
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Tom Paciorek 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Eddie Murray 9
5 4 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 5
2 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Ken Landreaux 4
2 Ron LeFlore 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.00
2 Larry Gura 0.75
3 Dennis Martinez 1.13
4 Milt Wilcox 1.23
5 Mike Krukow 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 2
1 Larry Gura 2
1 Rick Honeycutt 2
1 Joe Sambito 2
1 Kent Tekulve 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 16
2 Larry Christenson 13
3 Fernando Valenzuela 12
4 Mike Krukow 11
5 2 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Roy Lee Jackson 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 5
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Tom Paciorek 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Eddie Murray 9
5 4 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 5
2 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Ken Landreaux 4
2 Ron LeFlore 4
2 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 2
1 Larry Gura 2
1 Rick Honeycutt 2
1 Joe Sambito 2
1 Kent Tekulve 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 16
2 Larry Christenson 13
3 Fernando Valenzuela 12
4 Mike Krukow 11
5 2 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Roy Lee Jackson 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3
5 9 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .336
2 Ken Singleton .328
3 Cecil Cooper .322
4 Mike Hargrove .320
5 Bill Buckner .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Gorman Thomas 31
3 George Foster 25
4 Eddie Murray 24
5 Dave Kingman 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 89
2 Mike Schmidt 85
3 Gorman Thomas 82
4 Eddie Murray 78
5 Ben Oglivie 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Omar Moreno 52
3 Tim Raines 51
4 Dave Collins 44
5 Willie Wilson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.27
2 Nolan Ryan 2.34
3 Vida Blue 2.56
4 Bill Gullickson 2.57
5 Jerry Reuss 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 185
2 Mario Soto 156
3 Len Barker 152
4 Nolan Ryan 144
5 Fernando Valenzuela 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 33
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Rick Camp 22
4 Doug Corbett 19
4 2 others tied 19