On This Day

Thursday, October 1, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 29 21 .580 --
Tigers 28 21 .571 0.5
Red Sox 27 22 .551 1.5
Orioles 26 22 .542 2.0
Indians 25 24 .510 3.5
Yankees 24 24 .500 4.0
Blue Jays 20 25 .444 6.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 28 21 .571 --
Athletics 25 21 .543 1.5
Rangers 22 25 .468 5.0
Twins 23 27 .460 5.5
Mariners 21 28 .429 7.0
White Sox 21 29 .420 7.5
Angels 19 28 .404 8.0

Games

No Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 28 22 .560 --
Cardinals 27 22 .551 0.5
Phillies 23 26 .469 4.5
Mets 23 26 .469 4.5
Cubs 22 26 .458 5.0
Pirates 20 31 .392 8.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 32 18 .640 --
Reds 30 19 .612 1.5
Giants 28 21 .571 3.5
Dodgers 25 25 .500 7.0
Braves 23 26 .469 8.5
Padres 16 35 .314 16.5

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 Steve Kemp 4
2 Bob Horner 3
2 Sixto Lezcano 3
2 Eddie Murray 3
2 Ty Waller 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lenn Sakata 2
1 Rusty Staub 2
3 Kirk Gibson 1
3 Bob Horner 1
3 Denny Walling 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Herndon 3
1 Larry Parrish 3
3 Phil Garner 2
3 Kirk Gibson 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Puhl 2
2 Brett Butler 1
2 Ron Jackson 1
2 Steve Kemp 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.90
3 Doyle Alexander 0.83
4 Mike Krukow 0.75
4 Craig Swan 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Fred Kuhaulua 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Fernando Valenzuela 7
3 Dennis Martinez 6
4 Doyle Alexander 5
4 Luis Tiant 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Eric Show 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .350
2 Bill Madlock .342
3 Carney Lansford .337
4 Pete Rose .329
5 Tom Paciorek .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 29
2 Andre Dawson 23
3 Dave Kingman 22
4 Tony Armas 21
4 3 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 87
2 Mike Schmidt 85
3 Eddie Murray 73
4 Tony Armas 71
4 Bill Buckner 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 71
2 Rickey Henderson 56
3 Julio Cruz 43
4 Omar Moreno 39
5 Ron LeFlore 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.06
2 Nolan Ryan 1.69
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.79
4 Rick Camp 1.82
5 Joe Sambito 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Jack Morris 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
1 Pete Vuckovich 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 180
2 Steve Carlton 170
3 Mario Soto 142
4 Nolan Ryan 140
5 Len Barker 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Rich Gossage 20
3 Greg Minton 20
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Warren Cromartie .449
2 Hal McRae .429
2 Lonnie Smith .429
4 Gary Matthews .412
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 5
2 Harold Baines 4
2 Dave Engle 4
2 Dwight Evans 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 18
2 Larry Parrish 16
3 Eddie Murray 14
3 Willie Wilson 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 11
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Rick Manning 6
4 Omar Moreno 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Reardon 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.50
3 Larry Gura 0.67
4 Fred Breining 0.73
5 Tom Seaver 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Bill Gullickson 24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 24
4 Steve Carlton 23
5 Charlie Hough 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 5
2 Greg Minton 4
3 Doug Corbett 3
3 Shane Rawley 3
3 Bruce Sutter 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .387
2 Bill Buckner .378
3 Willie Wilson .369
4 Carney Lansford .363
5 Eddie Murray .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Gary Matthews 7
3 Willie Aikens 6
3 Don Baylor 6
3 9 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 32
2 Eddie Murray 27
3 George Foster 26
4 Larry Parrish 25
5 Ted Simmons 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Rick Manning 14
4 Ron LeFlore 13
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Reardon 1.07
2 Larry Gura 1.09
3 Don Sutton 1.10
4 Steve Carlton 1.44
5 Dennis Leonard 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Steve McCatty 5
1 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Fernando Valenzuela 43
3 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Britt Burns 39
5 Mike Krukow 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 8
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Greg Minton 6
4 Rod Scurry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .333
2 Carney Lansford .332
3 Rickey Henderson .322
4 Bill Buckner .320
5 Al Oliver .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Andre Dawson 23
2 George Foster 23
4 Dave Kingman 22
5 6 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 91
1 Mike Schmidt 91
3 Eddie Murray 76
4 Bill Buckner 74
5 Ben Oglivie 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Rickey Henderson 59
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Omar Moreno 40
5 Ron LeFlore 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.73
2 Bob Knepper 2.03
3 Steve Carlton 2.20
4 Jerry Reuss 2.30
5 Steve McCatty 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
1 Dennis Martinez 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Jack Morris 14
1 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 185
2 Steve Carlton 180
3 Nolan Ryan 149
4 Mario Soto 148
5 Len Barker 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Rich Gossage 22
4 Greg Minton 21
5 2 tied 18