Thursday 1/31/1981 : Butch Alberts retires ... Pete Rose retires ... Reggie Baldwin retires ... Butch Benton retires ... Dwight Bernard retires ... Dan Boitano retires ... Doe Boyland retires ... Mark Budaska retires ... Sheldon Burnside retires ... Tony Castillo retires ... Cleon Jones retires ... Arturo Defreitas retires ... John Flinn retires ... Ken Berry retires ... Jesus Alou retires ... Joe Gates retires ... Jim Gaudet retires ... Bob Kammeyer retires ... Paul Schaal retires ... Dave Machemer retires ... Bob Bailey retires ... Jerry Maddox retires ... Greg Mahlberg retires ... Craig Minetto retires ... Philip Nastu retires ... Dan O'brien retires ... Duane Josephson retires ... Al Gallagher retires ... Ed Plank retires ... Bobby Ramos retires ... Bob Reece retires ... Don Reynolds retires ... Dennis Sherrill retires ... Hank Small retires ... Tom Spencer retires ... Luis Alvarado retires ... Rick Sweet retires ... Hal Mcrae retires ... Bob Heise retires ... Jim Wilhelm retires ... Johnny Jeter retires ... Sam Mcdowell retires ... Dave Mcnally retires ... Fritz Peterson retires ... Joe Coleman retires ... Mike Torrez retires ... Luke Walker retires ... Mike Nagy retires ... Joe Decker retires ... Frank Tepedino retires ... Wilbur Wood retires ... John Morris retires ... Mel Queen retires ... Jack Aker retires ... Roger Freed retires ... Mike Marshall retires ... Rick Kester retires ... John Vukovich retires ... John Strohmayer retires ... Ken Forsch retires ... Jorge Roque retires ... Rich Chiles retires ... Mickey Scott retires ... Charlie Spikes retires ... Bob Adams retires ... Dell Alston retires ... Craig Cacek retires ... Tony Chevez retires ... Dave Coleman retires ... Don Collins retires ... Bobby Cuellar retires ... Mike Davey retires ... Puchy Delgado retires ... Mike Dimmel retires ... Hal Dues retires ... Dan Dumoulin retires ... Greg Erardi retires ... Mike Fischlin retires ... John Flannery retires ... Brian Greer retires ... Randy Mcgilberry retires ... Tom Mcmillan retires ... Rob Picciolo retires ... Luis Rosado retires ... Keith Smith retires ... John Sutton retires ... Bruce Taylor retires ... John Urrea retires ... Mark Williams retires ... BOS: Darrel Chaney retires ... BOS: Don Leshnock retires ... BOS: Rob Ellis retires ... BOS: Jim Cox retires ... BOS: Mike Beard retires ... BOS: Sam Perlozzo retires ... CLE: Remy Hermoso retires ... CLE: Clay Carroll retires ... CLE: Earl Stephenson retires ... DET: Darold Knowles retires ... DET: Roe Skidmore retires ... TOR: Norm Mcrae retires ... NYY: Jose Cardenal retires ... NYY: Ralph Garr retires ... NYY: Dick Dietz retires ... NYY: Ken Macha retires ... WSH: Rico Petrocelli retires ... CWS: Richie Moloney retires ... CWS: Glenn Borgmann retires ... KC: Ike Brown retires ... MIL: Sonny Jackson retires ... MIL: Benny Ayala retires ... MIL: Bill Burbach retires ... MIL: Glenn Abbott retires ... MIL: Gary Ross retires ... MIL: Junior Kennedy retires ... MIN: Steve Kline retires ... CHI: Ken Rudolph retires ... CHI: Bob Strampe retires ... CHI: Jim Nettles retires ... CHI: Dane Iorg retires ... CHI: Joe Morgan retires ... MON: Jeff Terpko retires ... NYM: Joe Lovitto retires ... PiT: Loyd Colson retires ... PiT: Jim Strickland retires ... PiT: Mel Behney retires ... STL: Tom Phoebus retires ... STL: Sandy Alomar retires ... ATL: Marcel Lachemann retires ... ATL: John Lowenstein retires ... ATL: Rafael Robles retires ... ATL: Doug Griffin retires ... ATL: Jackie Brown retires ... ATL: Terry Ley retires ... CiN: Ken Szotkiewicz retires ... CiN: Danny Thompson retires ... HOU: Rafael Batista retires ... LA: Scipio Spinks retires ... SD: Boog Powell retires ... SD: Carlos Lopez retires ... SF: Sergio Ferrer retires ... SF: Chuck Hockenbery retires ... BOS: Fan loyalty increases to Good! DET: Fan loyalty drops to Very Good... TOR: Fan loyalty drops to Average... CAL: Fan loyalty increases to Very Good! Sea: Fan loyalty drops to Average... Chicago (N) : Team market grows to Good! MON: Fan loyalty drops to Average... NYM: Fan loyalty drops to Very Good... PHL: Fan loyalty drops to Good... Pittsburgh : Team market grows to Slightly Above Average! STL: Fan loyalty drops to Very Good... ATL: Fan loyalty drops to Good... HOU: Fan loyalty drops to Very Good...
Monday 4/1/1981 : CHI: Wayne Simpson pitches a 3-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
Friday 4/5/1981 : ATL: Dale Murphy sets a new single game NL-Record for Runs with 5!!! ATL: Dale Murphy hits for the cycle against Cincinnati!
Monday 4/8/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 3B Bob Horner (CAL) !! He batted .619 in 21 AB, with 1 HR and 4 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : LF Bernie Carbo (NYM) !! He batted .476 in 21 AB, with 5 HR and 13 RBI.
Wednesday 4/10/1981 : CHI: Jim Rice hits for the cycle against Philadelphia!
Saturday 4/13/1981 : MIN: Hubie Brooks sets a new single game AL-Record for Runs with 5!!!
Monday 4/15/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 3B Dan Driessen (MIL) !! He batted .533 in 30 AB, with 1 HR and 5 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : C Dale Murphy (ATL) !! He batted .385 in 26 AB, with 2 HR and 8 RBI.
Tuesday 4/16/1981 : CWS: Randy Lerch pitches a 3-hit shutout against Toronto!!
Wednesday 4/17/1981 : SD: Doug Rau pitches a 2-hit shutout against New York (N)!!
Friday 4/19/1981 : STL: Don Sutton pitches a 3-hit shutout against San Francisco!!
Monday 4/22/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : C Gene Tenace (WSH) !! He batted .458 in 24 AB, with 4 HR and 10 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 3B George Brett (HOU) !! He batted .444 in 27 AB, with 3 HR and 12 RBI. BOS: Vida Blue pitches a 2-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Monday 4/29/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : RF Larry Parrish (BOS) !! He batted .542 in 24 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : RF Terry Crowley (NYM) !! He batted .524 in 21 AB, with 4 HR and 9 RBI.
Tuesday 5/1/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : Pete Falcone (OAK) !! He had a record of 1-0 in 4 games started, with an ERA of 0.66. AMERICAN LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : Johnny Bench (CAL) !! He batted .319 in 91 AB, with 9 homers and 27 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : Bob Moose (NYM) !! He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.60. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : Terry Crowley (NYM) !! He batted .333 in 90 AB, with 10 homers and 27 RBI.
Thursday 5/2/1981 : NYY: John Wathan sets a new single game AL-Record for Stolen Bases with 4!!!
Saturday 5/4/1981 : WSH: Ed Halicki pitches a 2-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Monday 5/6/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 3B Bob Horner (CAL) !! He batted .381 in 21 AB, with 4 HR and 10 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : P Andy Replogle (CiN) !! He won 2 games, pitched 15.2 innings with an ERA of 2.87, fanning 4.
Tuesday 5/7/1981 : BOS: Vida Blue pitches a 2-hit shutout against Milwaukee!!
Wednesday 5/8/1981 : CHI: Wayne Simpson pitches a NO-HITTER against San Francisco!!
Thursday 5/9/1981 : WSH: Dick Tidrow pitches a 2-hit shutout against Chicago!!
Monday 5/13/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 1B Leon Durham (Sea) !! He batted .609 in 23 AB, with 2 HR and 7 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : C Steve Nicosia (PHL) !! He batted .474 in 19 AB, with 3 HR and 6 RBI. George Bell hits a 490-foot homerun!!
Sunday 5/19/1981 : CAL: Merv Rettenmund gets his 2000th career hit!!
Monday 5/20/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 1B Gary Roenicke (NYY) !! He batted .565 in 23 AB, with 3 HR and 6 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : CF Hosken Powell (NYM) !! He batted .583 in 24 AB, with 8 RBI.
Tuesday 5/21/1981 : MON: Chuck Rainey pitches a 3-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!! LA: Dan Schatzeder pitches a 2-hit shutout against Philadelphia!!
Thursday 5/23/1981 : PiT: Pedro Guerrero sets a new single game NL-Record for Hits with 6!!! PiT: Pedro Guerrero hits for the cycle against Montreal! PiT: Pedro Guerrero has 6 hits against Montreal.
Saturday 5/25/1981 : Jeffrey Leonard hits a 493-foot homerun!! SD: Bill Parsons pitches a PERFECT GAME against Montreal!!
Monday 5/27/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 1B Cecil Cooper (MIL) !! He batted .538 in 26 AB, with 7 HR and 20 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : CF George Foster (CHI) !! He batted .484 in 31 AB, with 4 HR and 10 RBI. CAL: Bob Forsch pitches a 2-hit shutout against Chicago!!
Friday 5/31/1981 : ATL: Ken Holtzman pitches a 3-hit shutout against St. Louis!!
Friday 6/1/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : Dave Hamilton (KC) !! He had a record of 5-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.71. AMERICAN LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : Cecil Cooper (MIL) !! He batted .375 in 104 AB, with 12 homers and 36 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : Bob Moose (NYM) !! He had a record of 4-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.51 and 1 shutouts. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : George Foster (CHI) !! He batted .345 in 119 AB, with 8 homers and 17 RBI. CWS: Larry Harlow sets a new single game AL-Record for Bases on Balls with 5!!!
Monday 6/3/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : P Ed Halicki (WSH) !! He won 2 games, pitched 14.2 innings with an ERA of 0.61, fanning 3. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : P John Candelaria (PHL) !! He won 2 games, pitched 14 innings with an ERA of 0.64, fanning 8.
Saturday 6/8/1981 : PHL: Gene Richards hits for the cycle against New York (N)!
Monday 6/10/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : LF Joe Keough (OAK) !! He batted .545 in 22 AB, with 3 HR and 7 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 1B Tony Perez (LA) !! He batted .520 in 25 AB, with 2 HR and 10 RBI.
Wednesday 6/12/1981 : MIN: Jim Kremmel pitches a PERFECT GAME against Baltimore!! Danny Walton hits a 497-foot homerun!! NYM: Bob Moose pitches a 3-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
Sunday 6/16/1981 : CAL: Bill Singer pitches a 2-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Monday 6/17/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : P Bill Singer (CAL) !! He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 17 innings with an ERA of 1.59, fanning 10. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 1B Carl Yastrzemski (NYM) !! He batted .435 in 23 AB, with 4 HR and 9 RBI. ATL: Dennis Martinez pitches a 3-hit shutout against Philadelphia!! SF: Davey Lopes sets a new single game NL-Record for Runs with 5!!! SF: Bobby Bonds hits for the cycle against Montreal!
Tuesday 6/18/1981 : DET: Jack Morris pitches a 3-hit shutout against Toronto!!
Monday 6/24/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : C Gary Carter (TOR) !! He batted .500 in 16 AB, with 2 HR and 10 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 3B Ray Knight (PHL) !! He batted .542 in 24 AB, with 6 RBI.
Tuesday 6/25/1981 : CAL: Johnny Bench gets his 2000th career hit!!
Saturday 6/29/1981 : CHI: Wayne Simpson pitches a 3-hit shutout against Montreal!!
Sunday 7/1/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : Andy Replogle (NYY) !! He had a record of 2-0 in 3 games started, with an ERA of 0.79. AMERICAN LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : Rod Carew (CWS) !! He batted .441 in 102 AB, with 2 homers and 21 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : Jim Colborn (CHI) !! He had a record of 5-0 in 3 games started, with an ERA of 0.89. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : Bernie Carbo (NYM) !! He batted .326 in 95 AB, with 8 homers and 21 RBI. AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 2B Rod Carew (CWS) !! He batted .680 in 25 AB, with 1 HR and 6 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : P Wayne Simpson (CHI) !! He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 17 innings with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 8. These players were selected for the AL OOTP-Allstar Team : P Dave Hamilton from Kansas City P Jack Morris from Detroit P Joaquin Andujar from Chicago P Bill Singer from California P Dick Tidrow from Washington P Steve Stone from California P Roger Erickson from Milwaukee P Willie Hernandez from Seattle P Lee Smith from California P Cy Acosta from Boston C Gene Tenace from Washington C Johnny Bench from California 1B Cecil Cooper from Milwaukee 2B Rod Carew from Chicago 3B Bob Horner from California SS Todd Cruz from California LF Gary Matthews from Boston CF Steve Kemp from Milwaukee RF Al Woods from Washington 1B Leon Durham from Seattle RF Jeff Burroughs from Kansas City CF Rowland Office from Boston CF Robin Yount from Washington 3B Dan Driessen from Milwaukee 3B George Scott from Baltimore These players were selected for the NL OOTP-Allstar Team : P Wayne Simpson from Chicago (N) P John Montefusco from New York(N) P Bill Parsons from San Diego P Jack Medina from New York(N) P Ernie Mcanally from San Francisco P John Candelaria from Philadelphia P Randy Jones from San Diego P Steve Comer from Los Angeles P Doug Corbett from Philadelphia P Ken Tatum from Chicago (N) C Ed Herrmann from Chicago (N) C Keith Moreland from New York(N) 1B Carl Yastrzemski from New York(N) 2B Paul Molitor from Pittsburgh 3B Jack Clark from Los Angeles SS Freddie Patek from New York(N) LF Bernie Carbo from New York(N) CF Terry Crowley from New York(N) RF Ken Landreaux from Philadelphia 1B John Mayberry from Houston RF Bobby Bonds from San Francisco RF Sixto Lezcano from Los Angeles CF George Foster from Chicago (N) 3B Wayne Garrett from New York(N) 3B Richie Hebner from Atlanta
Thursday 7/4/1981 : BAL: Ross Grimsley pitches a 1-hit shutout against Oakland!!
Thursday 7/11/1981 : WSH: Doyle Alexander pitches a 3-hit shutout against Detroit!!
Sunday 7/14/1981 : PHL: John Candelaria pitches a NO-HITTER against Montreal!! HOU: Dickie Thon sets a new single game NL-Record for Doubles with 4!!!
Monday 7/15/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : RF Cito Gaston (CLE) !! He batted .433 in 30 AB, with 3 HR and 12 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 2B Bump Wills (STL) !! He batted .469 in 32 AB, with 1 HR and 7 RBI.
Wednesday 7/17/1981 : ATL: Roy White gets his 2000th career hit!!
Saturday 7/20/1981 : TOR: Mike Darr pitches a NO-HITTER against New York (A)!! Steve Yeager hits a 490-foot homerun!!
Monday 7/22/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : LF Tim Raines (CAL) !! He batted .520 in 25 AB, with 2 HR and 5 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : C Ed Herrmann (CAL) !! He batted .381 in 21 AB, with 4 HR and 14 RBI.
Tuesday 7/23/1981 : MIN: Moose Haas pitches a NO-HITTER against Oakland!!
Thursday 7/25/1981 : CLE: Catfish Hunter pitches a 2-hit shutout against New York (A)!!
Monday 7/29/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 1B Chris Chambliss (WSH) !! He batted .462 in 26 AB, with 2 HR and 7 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : RF Jim Rice (CHI) !! He batted .458 in 24 AB, with 3 HR and 6 RBI.
Wednesday 8/1/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : Ross Grimsley (BAL) !! He had a record of 4-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.20 and 2 shutouts. AMERICAN LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : Cliff Johnson (MIN) !! He batted .385 in 78 AB, with 5 homers and 26 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : John Fulgham (STL) !! He had a record of 3-0 in 3 games started, with an ERA of 0.82. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : Jim Rice (CHI) !! He batted .363 in 91 AB, with 5 homers and 23 RBI.
Monday 8/5/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 3B Cal Ripken (TOR) !! He batted .476 in 21 AB, with 2 HR and 7 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : LF George Hendrick (HOU) !! He batted .565 in 23 AB, with 1 HR and 10 RBI. BAL: George Scott hits for the cycle against Chicago! DET: Mike Schmidt hits 3 homers against Toronto.
Thursday 8/8/1981 : CAL: Mark Lemongello pitches a 3-hit shutout against Baltimore!!
Monday 8/12/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 3B Mike Schmidt (DET) !! He batted .500 in 26 AB, with 6 HR and 16 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : P Randy Jones (SD) !! He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 17.2 innings with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 7.
Saturday 8/17/1981 : OAK: Tommy Boggs pitches a 3-hit shutout against Baltimore!!
Sunday 8/18/1981 : CHI: Wayne Simpson pitches a 2-hit shutout against Houston!!
Monday 8/19/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : CF Merv Rettenmund (CAL) !! He batted .370 in 27 AB, with 4 HR and 5 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : RF Dave Winfield (PiT) !! He batted .520 in 25 AB, with 1 HR and 8 RBI.
Thursday 8/22/1981 : Johnny Bench hits a 500-foot homerun!! CAL: Johnny Bench hits his 500th career homer!!
Monday 8/26/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : CF Dave Parker (CLE) !! He batted .545 in 22 AB, with 1 HR and 8 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : CF Andre Dawson (MON) !! He batted .571 in 21 AB, with 1 HR and 9 RBI.
Saturday 8/31/1981 : ATL: Ken Holtzman pitches a 2-hit shutout against New York(N)!!
Saturday 9/1/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : Ed Figueroa (CWS) !! He had a record of 5-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.31 and 2 shutouts. AMERICAN LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : Mike Schmidt (DET) !! He batted .377 in 106 AB, with 9 homers and 29 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : Rollie Fingers (CWS) !! He had a record of 4-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.53 and 1 shutouts. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : Dave Winfield (PiT) !! He batted .387 in 111 AB, with 5 homers and 33 RBI. NYM: Bernie Carbo sets a new season New York(N)-Record for Stolen Bases with 36!!!
Monday 9/2/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 1B Lance Parrish (CWS) !! He batted .464 in 28 AB, with 4 HR and 9 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : RF Dave Winfield (PiT) !! He batted .517 in 29 AB, with 3 HR and 11 RBI.
Friday 9/6/1981 : LA: Sixto Lezcano sets a new single game NL-Record for Doubles with 4!!!
Monday 9/9/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : RF Al Woods (WSH) !! He batted .522 in 23 AB, with 3 HR and 8 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : RF Sixto Lezcano (LA) !! He batted .455 in 22 AB, with 8 RBI.
Thursday 9/12/1981 : ATL: Dale Murphy sets a new season Atlanta-Record for Bases on Balls with 100!!!
Friday 9/13/1981 : PiT: Larry Dierker pitches a 1-hit shutout against San Diego!!
Sunday 9/15/1981 : PHL: Gary Ryerson pitches a 3-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Monday 9/16/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : CF Steve Kemp (MIL) !! He batted .480 in 25 AB, with 4 HR and 11 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 2B Junior Moore (PHL) !! He batted .500 in 26 AB, with 3 HR and 9 RBI.
Tuesday 9/17/1981 : MIL: Cecil Cooper sets a new season Milwaukee-Record for RBI with 130!!!
Thursday 9/19/1981 : LA: Kirk Gibson sets a new season Los Angeles-Record for Runs with 106!!! PHL: Doug Corbett sets a new season NL Rookie-Record for Saves with 41!!!
Friday 9/20/1981 : TOR: Reggie Sanders sets a new season Toronto-Record for Doubles with 50!!! DET: Dave Henderson sets a new single game AL-Record for Hits with 6!!! DET: Kiko Garcia hits for the cycle against Milwaukee! DET: Dave Henderson has 6 hits against Milwaukee. Sea: George Bell sets a new season Seattle-Record for RBI with 101!!!
Saturday 9/21/1981 : NYY: Miguel Dilone sets a new season New York (A)-Record for Hits with 196!!! CiN: Steve Dunning pitches a 3-hit shutout against San Francisco!! LA: Jack Clark sets a new season Los Angeles-Record for Homeruns with 35!!! CHI: Rollie Fingers pitches a 2-hit shutout against St. Louis!!
Sunday 9/22/1981 : CLE: Doug Decinces sets a new season Cleveland-Record for RBI with 115!!!
Monday 9/23/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 2B Ryne Sandberg (MIN) !! He batted .478 in 23 AB, with 2 HR and 9 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 1B Mike Hargrove (CiN) !! He batted .625 in 24 AB, with 9 RBI.
Thursday 9/26/1981 : BOS: Gary Matthews sets a new season AL-Record for Triples with 25!!!
Friday 9/27/1981 : LA: Kirk Gibson sets a new season Los Angeles-Record for Stolen Bases with 46!!!
Sunday 9/29/1981 : TOR: Reggie Sanders sets a new season Toronto-Record for RBI with 105!!! Sea: Leon Durham sets a new season Seattle-Record for Hits with 175!!!
Monday 9/30/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : 2B Rick Burleson (BAL) !! He batted .545 in 22 AB, with 2 HR and 7 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : CF Dale Murphy (ATL) !! He batted .471 in 17 AB, with 4 HR and 9 RBI. WSH: Robin Yount sets a new season Washington-Record for RBI with 121!!! BOS: Dick Ruthven pitches a 3-hit shutout against Seattle!! SD: Chili Davis sets a new season San Diego Rookie-Record for Homeruns with 23!!!
Monday 10/1/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : Santo Alcala (CLE) !! He had a record of 3-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.23. AMERICAN LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : Lance Parrish (CWS) !! He batted .404 in 94 AB, with 7 homers and 25 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Pitcher of the Month : Gary Ryerson (PHL) !! He had a record of 4-1 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.50 and 1 shutouts. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Batter of the Month : George Brett (HOU) !! He batted .356 in 104 AB, with 4 homers and 21 RBI. CAL: Bob Horner sets a new season California-Record for Runs with 110!!! MIL: Steve Kemp sets a new season Milwaukee-Record for Runs with 125!!! BAL: Amos Otis sets a new single game AL-Record for Runs with 5!!!
Wednesday 10/2/1981 : NYY: John Wathan sets a new season New York (A)-Record for Stolen Bases with 55!!! PiT: Joe Sambito sets a new season Pittsburgh-Record for Saves with 42!!!
Thursday 10/3/1981 : MON: Andre Dawson sets a new season Montreal-Record for Hits with 175!!!
Friday 10/4/1981 : WSH: Al Woods sets a new season Washington-Record for Runs with 137!!!
Monday 10/7/1981 : AMERICAN LEAGUE-Player of the Week : LF Gary Matthews (BOS) !! He batted .464 in 28 AB, with 5 HR and 15 RBI. NATIONAL LEAGUE-Player of the Week : CF Andre Dawson (MON) !! He batted .444 in 27 AB, with 3 HR and 5 RBI.
Thursday 10/10/1981 : BOS: Gary Matthews hits for the cycle against California!