On This Day

Thursday, April 16, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 1 .833 --
Yankees 3 2 .600 1.5
Red Sox 2 2 .500 2.0
Orioles 2 2 .500 2.0
Indians 2 3 .400 2.5
Brewers 2 3 .400 2.5
Blue Jays 2 4 .333 3.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 8 0 1.000 --
White Sox 3 1 .750 3.0
Rangers 2 3 .400 4.5
Angels 3 5 .375 5.0
Mariners 2 4 .333 5.0
Royals 1 3 .250 5.0
Twins 1 5 .167 6.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 3 1 .750 --
Phillies 4 2 .667 --
Mets 3 2 .600 0.5
Cardinals 2 2 .500 1.0
Pirates 1 4 .200 2.5
Cubs 1 4 .200 2.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 6 0 1.000 --
Reds 5 2 .714 1.5
Braves 3 3 .500 3.0
Astros 2 4 .333 4.0
Giants 2 5 .286 4.5
Padres 2 5 .286 4.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kirk Gibson 4
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 Garry Maddox 3
2 Bill Madlock 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 Darrell Porter 1
1 Mike Schmidt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Scott Sanderson 4
2 Tony Armas 2
2 George Hendrick 2
2 Keith Hernandez 2
5 17 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Rodney Scott 2
3 Cecil Cooper 1
3 Jerry Dybzinski 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Matt Keough 0.67
2 Mike Witt 0.62
3 Milt Wilcox 0.60
4 Mike Caldwell 0.57
4 Scott Sanderson 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Matt Keough 1
1 Andy Rincon 1
1 Dick Ruthven 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 6
1 Milt Wilcox 6
3 Mike Witt 5
4 Mike Caldwell 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Dawson .571
2 Pete Rose .500
3 Chris Chambliss .471
3 Doug Flynn .471
5 Joe Simpson .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 4
2 George Foster 3
3 Tom Brunansky 2
3 Bucky Dent 2
3 12 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 11
2 Carlton Fisk 8
2 Fred Lynn 8
4 Dave Concepcion 7
4 2 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 6
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Larry Herndon 3
2 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Berenyi 0.00
1 Wayne Garland 0.00
1 Steve McCatty 0.00
1 Dave Rozema 0.00
1 20 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 2
1 Burt Hooton 2
1 LaMarr Hoyt 2
1 Matt Keough 2
1 7 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
2 Steve Carlton 14
2 Mario Soto 14
4 Vida Blue 12
4 Rick Langford 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 2
1 Bobby Castillo 2
1 John Littlefield 2
1 Bruce Sutter 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .390
2 Cecil Cooper .349
3 Buddy Bell .340
4 Mike Easler .340
5 Miguel Dilone .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 50
2 Ben Oglivie 41
3 Reggie Jackson 40
4 Tony Armas 39
4 Gorman Thomas 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 126
2 Al Oliver 119
3 Cecil Cooper 118
4 Ben Oglivie 117
5 Tony Armas 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 101
2 Ron LeFlore 99
3 Omar Moreno 95
4 Dave Collins 78
5 Willie Wilson 77

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 2.26
2 Don Sutton 2.30
3 Rudy May 2.36
4 Vern Ruhle 2.41
5 Mike Norris 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 26
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Tommy John 23
3 Mike Norris 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 294
2 Nolan Ryan 206
3 Mario Soto 194
4 Len Barker 182
5 Mike Norris 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 34
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
3 Ed Farmer 29
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Tim Stoddard 25