On This Day

Sunday, October 4, 1981

Standings

AL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 31 22 .585 --
Tigers 29 23 .558 1.5
Red Sox 29 23 .558 1.5
Orioles 28 23 .549 2.0
Indians 26 26 .500 4.5
Yankees 25 26 .490 5.0
Blue Jays 21 27 .438 7.5

Games

AL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 29 23 .558 --
Athletics 27 22 .551 0.5
Rangers 24 26 .480 4.0
Twins 24 29 .453 5.5
Mariners 23 29 .442 6.0
White Sox 23 30 .434 6.5
Angels 20 30 .400 8.0

Games

NL East: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 30 23 .566 --
Cardinals 29 23 .558 0.5
Phillies 25 27 .481 4.5
Mets 24 28 .462 5.5
Cubs 23 28 .451 6.0
Pirates 21 33 .389 9.5

Games

NL West: 2nd Half

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 33 20 .623 --
Reds 31 21 .596 1.5
Giants 29 23 .558 3.5
Dodgers 27 26 .509 6.0
Braves 25 27 .481 7.5
Padres 18 36 .333 15.5

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 Don Baylor 4
1 Kent Hrbek 4
1 Mike Squires 4
4 Dwight Evans 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bud Bulling 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Hairston 6
2 Gary Ward 3
3 Chuck Baker 2
3 Don Baylor 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Howard 2
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Dave Edwards 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 3.00
2 Floyd Bannister 1.60
3 Pete Falcone 1.14
4 Bill Gullickson 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 9
2 Floyd Bannister 8
2 Pete Falcone 8
4 Lee Smith 7
5 Fred Breining 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Aponte 1
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .341
2 Carney Lansford .336
3 Kirk Gibson .328
4 Dane Iorg .327
5 Tom Paciorek .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 31
2 Andre Dawson 24
3 Tony Armas 22
3 Dwight Evans 22
3 4 others tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 91
2 George Foster 90
3 Eddie Murray 78
4 Tony Armas 76
5 Bill Buckner 75

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 1.04
2 Nolan Ryan 1.69
3 Dan Quisenberry 1.73
4 Rick Camp 1.78
5 Joe Sambito 1.84

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 179
3 Mario Soto 151
4 Nolan Ryan 140
5 Len Barker 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Greg Minton 21
4 Rich Gossage 20
5 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonnie Smith .460
2 Steve Henderson .442
3 Gary Matthews .429
4 George Brett .419
5 Robin Yount .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 6
2 Dwight Evans 5
2 John Mayberry 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 19
2 Larry Parrish 16
3 Gary Matthews 15
4 Dwight Evans 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Willie Wilson 8
3 Tom Herr 7
3 Rick Manning 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeff Reardon 0.67
2 Mike Krukow 0.82
3 Frank Tanana 0.83
4 Burt Hooton 0.86
5 2 tied 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mario Soto 4
2 Floyd Bannister 3
2 Bill Gullickson 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Bill Gullickson 26
3 Mario Soto 26
5 Jack Morris 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 5
2 Rick Camp 3
2 Doug Corbett 3
2 Tom Hume 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lonnie Smith .449
2 Eddie Murray .390
3 Mickey Rivers .385
4 Garry Templeton .369
5 Jason Thompson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 8
1 Eddie Murray 8
3 John Mayberry 7
3 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Jason Thompson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 30
1 Eddie Murray 30
3 Bill Buckner 25
3 Mike Schmidt 25
5 Larry Parrish 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 17
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Rick Manning 14
4 Ron LeFlore 13
5 Lonnie Smith 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.26
2 Jeff Reardon 1.42
3 Dennis Leonard 1.48
4 Mike Krukow 1.65
5 Larry Gura 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Mike Krukow 5
2 Pete Redfern 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 56
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Mario Soto 41
4 Bill Gullickson 37
5 Fernando Valenzuela 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Greg Minton 7
4 Joey McLaughlin 6
4 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .331
2 Tom Paciorek .325
3 Rickey Henderson .318
4 Dusty Baker .316
5 Cecil Cooper .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 32
2 Andre Dawson 24
3 Dwight Evans 23
3 George Foster 23
5 4 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 93
2 George Foster 92
3 Eddie Murray 79
4 Bill Buckner 77
5 Tony Armas 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 72
2 Rickey Henderson 58
3 Julio Cruz 44
4 Ron LeFlore 39
4 Omar Moreno 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.73
2 Bob Knepper 2.18
3 Jerry Reuss 2.23
4 Steve McCatty 2.33
5 Steve Carlton 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 14
1 Dennis Martinez 14
1 Steve McCatty 14
1 Scott McGregor 14
1 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 182
2 Steve Carlton 179
3 Mario Soto 151
4 Nolan Ryan 149
5 Len Barker 133

Saves

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