On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 6 3 .667 --
Brewers 7 4 .636 0.0
Orioles 5 3 .625 0.5
Blue Jays 5 4 .556 1.0
Yankees 4 5 .444 2.0
Red Sox 3 5 .375 2.5
Indians 3 7 .300 3.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 5 2 .714 --
Mariners 6 3 .667 0.0
White Sox 5 4 .556 1.0
Rangers 4 4 .500 1.5
Royals 5 5 .500 1.5
Twins 3 7 .300 3.5
Angels 1 6 .143 4.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 6 2 .750 --
Cardinals 5 2 .714 0.5
Expos 4 3 .571 1.5
Cubs 4 5 .444 2.5
Phillies 2 6 .250 4.0
Pirates 2 7 .222 4.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 6 3 .667 --
Braves 5 3 .625 0.5
Dodgers 5 4 .556 1.0
Giants 5 4 .556 1.0
Reds 4 4 .500 1.5
Padres 2 7 .222 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 Jim Sundberg 5
2 Danny Ainge 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Ruppert Jones 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Toby Harrah 1
2 Rick Leach 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonnell 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Dave Kingman 3
1 Rick Leach 3
1 Ben Oglivie 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Salazar 2
2 Danny Ainge 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 2.33
2 Burt Hooton 1.00
2 Steve Rogers 1.00
4 Rick Mahler 0.71
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 7
2 Steve Rogers 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 George Frazier 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 8 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Bo Diaz .349
3 Tom Paciorek .347
4 Dane Iorg .347
5 Johnny Bench .343

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 57
2 Tony Armas 47
2 Mike Schmidt 47
4 Buddy Bell 45
4 2 others tied 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 52
2 Rickey Henderson 37
3 Julio Cruz 31
4 Bill North 26
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 0.27
2 Rich Gossage 0.56
3 Kevin Saucier 1.09
4 Rick Camp 1.18
5 Rollie Fingers 1.33

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 104
3 Mario Soto 94
4 Nolan Ryan 79
5 Len Barker 77

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 17
2 Rollie Fingers 16
3 Bruce Sutter 14
4 Greg Minton 12
5 Dan Quisenberry 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .447
2 Dwayne Murphy .433
3 Alan Trammell .406
4 Hal McRae .405
5 Richie Zisk .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 5
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Paciorek 11
1 Gorman Thomas 11
3 Ben Oglivie 10
4 Jeff Burroughs 9
4 6 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 5
1 Mookie Wilson 5
1 Willie Wilson 5
4 Rickey Henderson 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.00
1 Burt Hooton 0.00
3 Ed Whitson 0.63
4 Kent Tekulve 0.69
5 3 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 2
1 Ray Burris 2
1 Mike Caldwell 2
1 Ron Guidry 2
1 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 16
2 Ron Guidry 15
3 Larry Christenson 13
4 Fernando Valenzuela 12
4 Milt Wilcox 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Roy Lee Jackson 4
4 Tom Hume 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 5
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Paciorek 11
1 Gorman Thomas 11
3 Ben Oglivie 10
4 Jeff Burroughs 9
4 6 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 5
1 Mookie Wilson 5
1 Willie Wilson 5
4 Rickey Henderson 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 2
1 Ray Burris 2
1 Mike Caldwell 2
1 Ron Guidry 2
1 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 16
2 Ron Guidry 15
3 Larry Christenson 13
4 Fernando Valenzuela 12
4 Milt Wilcox 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Roy Lee Jackson 4
4 Tom Hume 3
4 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .338
2 Al Oliver .331
3 Rickey Henderson .318
4 Cecil Cooper .315
5 Dwight Evans .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Gorman Thomas 30
3 Dave Kingman 25
4 George Foster 24
4 Eddie Murray 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 86
2 Mike Schmidt 82
3 Ben Oglivie 79
4 Eddie Murray 78
4 Gorman Thomas 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 76
2 Tim Raines 53
3 Omar Moreno 50
4 Dave Collins 43
5 3 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.21
2 Nolan Ryan 2.34
3 Vida Blue 2.55
4 Jerry Reuss 2.58
5 Steve McCatty 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 15
1 Mike Norris 15
1 Dick Ruthven 15
4 Steve Carlton 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 179
2 Len Barker 152
3 Mario Soto 151
4 Nolan Ryan 144
5 Fernando Valenzuela 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 32
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Rick Camp 22
4 Ed Farmer 19
4 Dan Quisenberry 19