On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 21 11 .656 --
Yankees 18 14 .563 3.0
Orioles 18 14 .563 3.0
Brewers 19 15 .559 3.0
Red Sox 17 14 .548 3.5
Indians 17 17 .500 5.0
Blue Jays 15 16 .484 5.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 17 15 .531 --
Athletics 15 15 .500 1.0
Rangers 14 16 .467 2.0
Twins 15 18 .455 2.5
White Sox 13 19 .406 4.0
Mariners 13 20 .394 4.5
Angels 11 19 .367 5.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 12 .586 --
Expos 15 15 .500 2.5
Cubs 16 16 .500 2.5
Mets 15 17 .469 3.5
Phillies 13 18 .419 5.0
Pirates 13 21 .382 6.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 21 11 .656 --
Braves 18 13 .581 2.5
Dodgers 18 14 .563 3.0
Giants 17 14 .548 3.5
Reds 17 14 .548 3.5
Padres 9 24 .273 12.5

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 Alan Ashby 3
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Leon Durham 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Lefebvre 3
1 Rick Monday 3
1 Ted Simmons 3
4 Bill Fahey 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Garner 2
1 Alan Trammell 2
3 Jesse Barfield 1
3 Brett Butler 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 4.00
2 Bob Ojeda 2.33
3 Dennis Leonard 1.25
4 Dave Stieb 1.00
5 Doug Bird 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 8
2 Bob Ojeda 7
3 Doug Bird 6
4 Len Barker 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mark Mercer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Johnny Bench .347
3 Bill Madlock .344
4 Bo Diaz .340
5 Rickey Henderson .336

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 71
3 Tony Armas 64
4 Dave Concepcion 61
5 2 tied 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 69
2 Rickey Henderson 45
3 Julio Cruz 40
4 Omar Moreno 33
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.63
2 Rollie Fingers 1.13
3 Rick Camp 1.57
4 Dave Righetti 1.59
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 156
2 Steve Carlton 132
3 Mario Soto 124
4 Len Barker 109
5 Nolan Ryan 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 24
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 Alan Ashby .447
2 Dave Winfield .439
3 Jason Thompson .433
4 Greg Luzinski .423
5 Larry Bowa .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 14
1 Cliff Johnson 14
1 Eddie Murray 14
4 Bill Buckner 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Andre Dawson 7
2 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Lee Lacy 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Griffin 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
3 John Denny 0.35
4 Steve Carlton 0.39
5 Jeff Reardon 0.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 25
2 Bruce Berenyi 21
3 Dave Righetti 20
4 Steve McCatty 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Doug Corbett 4
2 Rod Scurry 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kirk Gibson .416
2 Mike Hargrove .389
3 Bill Madlock .376
4 Rickey Henderson .368
5 Richie Zisk .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Jack Clark 9
2 Bobby Grich 9
4 Tony Armas 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 30
2 Mike Schmidt 28
3 Gary Carter 25
4 Cecil Cooper 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 19
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Julio Cruz 12
3 Willie Wilson 12
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.49
2 Ed Lynch 1.05
3 Larry Gura 1.16
4 Ron Guidry 1.18
5 Steve Rogers 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 50
2 Ron Guidry 44
3 Bruce Berenyi 41
3 John Denny 41
5 Dave Righetti 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 12
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 .337
2 Al Oliver .330
3 Ken Singleton .328
4 Carney Lansford .317
5 Mike Schmidt .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
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 George Foster 83
2 Eddie Murray 83
2 Ben Oglivie 83
5 Tony Armas 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 70
1 Tim Raines 70
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Omar Moreno 44
5 Willie Wilson 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 2.25
2 Steve McCatty 2.29
3 Steve Carlton 2.32
4 Tom Seaver 2.53
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 172
2 Steve Carlton 166
3 Mario Soto 152
4 Nolan Ryan 140
5 Len Barker 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
1 Rich Gossage 27
3 Rick Camp 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 Doug Corbett 18