On This Day

Friday, September 11, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 11 .645 --
Yankees 18 13 .581 2.0
Orioles 18 13 .581 2.0
Brewers 18 15 .545 3.0
Red Sox 16 14 .533 3.5
Indians 17 16 .515 4.0
Blue Jays 14 16 .467 5.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 14 .517 --
Royals 16 15 .516 0.0
Rangers 13 16 .448 2.0
Twins 14 18 .438 2.5
White Sox 13 18 .419 3.0
Mariners 13 19 .406 3.5
Angels 11 18 .379 4.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 12 .571 --
Cubs 16 15 .516 1.5
Mets 15 16 .484 2.5
Expos 14 15 .483 2.5
Phillies 13 17 .433 4.0
Pirates 12 21 .364 6.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 20 11 .645 --
Dodgers 18 13 .581 2.0
Giants 17 13 .567 2.5
Braves 17 13 .567 2.5
Reds 16 14 .533 3.5
Padres 9 23 .281 11.5

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 Pat Putnam 4
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 2
1 Pat Putnam 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Jeff Burroughs 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Putnam 4
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Mickey Klutts 3
2 Keith Moreland 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darrell Brown 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Terry Francona 1
1 Kiko Garcia 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Righetti 1.57
2 Mario Soto 1.33
3 Don Sutton 1.00
4 Dennis Martinez 0.86
5 Ray Burris 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Righetti 11
2 Mario Soto 8
3 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Don Sutton 6
5 Ray Burris 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Johnny Bench .347
3 Bill Madlock .346
4 Bo Diaz .340
4 Richie Zisk .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 25
2 Andre Dawson 22
3 Tony Armas 21
4 George Foster 19
4 Dave Kingman 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 72
2 Mike Schmidt 70
3 Tony Armas 64
4 Bill Buckner 60
4 2 others tied 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 68
2 Rickey Henderson 45
3 Julio Cruz 40
4 Omar Moreno 32
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.63
2 Rollie Fingers 1.14
3 Dave Righetti 1.59
4 Rick Camp 1.62
5 Nolan Ryan 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 12
1 Dennis Martinez 12
1 Jack Morris 12
1 Fernando Valenzuela 12
5 6 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 152
2 Steve Carlton 132
3 Mario Soto 124
4 Nolan Ryan 108
5 Bert Blyleven 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 23
2 Rich Gossage 20
2 Bruce Sutter 20
4 Neil Allen 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .441
2 Keith Hernandez .429
3 Dave Winfield .422
4 Willie Wilson .408
5 Rickey Henderson .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 5
2 Tony Armas 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 16
1 Cliff Johnson 16
3 Dave Concepcion 14
3 Eddie Murray 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Andre Dawson 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Rick Manning 7
2 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Griffin 0.00
1 Dave Smith 0.00
3 John Denny 0.26
4 Steve Carlton 0.31
5 Fernando Valenzuela 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Mike Jones 3
2 Dennis Martinez 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 31
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Bruce Berenyi 21
3 Steve Carlton 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Doug Corbett 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .416
2 Kirk Gibson .410
3 Keith Hernandez .391
4 Bill Madlock .386
5 Richie Zisk .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Tony Armas 8
3 Jack Clark 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 32
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Gary Carter 25
3 Ben Oglivie 25
5 Cliff Johnson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 18
2 Omar Moreno 13
2 Willie Wilson 13
4 Julio Cruz 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.49
2 Larry Gura 1.03
3 Ron Guidry 1.18
4 Dan Petry 1.24
5 Dan Spillner 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Larry Gura 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 46
2 Ron Guidry 44
3 Bruce Berenyi 41
3 John Denny 41
5 Dave Righetti 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 11
2 Neil Allen 9
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Dan Quisenberry 6
4 Kevin Saucier 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rickey Henderson .338
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Ken Singleton .321
4 Bill Buckner .319
5 Mike Schmidt .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Andre Dawson 25
2 Eddie Murray 25
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 91
2 Eddie Murray 85
3 George Foster 83
3 Ben Oglivie 83
5 Tony Armas 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
2 Tim Raines 69
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Omar Moreno 43
5 Willie Wilson 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 2.12
2 Steve McCatty 2.29
3 Steve Carlton 2.32
4 Tom Seaver 2.40
5 Jerry Reuss 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
1 Jack Morris 15
3 Ron Guidry 14
3 Steve McCatty 14
3 Fernando Valenzuela 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 168
2 Steve Carlton 166
3 Mario Soto 152
4 Nolan Ryan 140
5 Len Barker 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 27
2 Rollie Fingers 26
3 Rick Camp 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 Doug Corbett 17