On This Day

Sunday, May 3, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 10 5 .667 --
Yankees 13 8 .619 0.0
Brewers 11 8 .579 1.0
Orioles 9 9 .500 2.5
Tigers 10 12 .455 3.5
Red Sox 7 12 .368 5.0
Blue Jays 8 14 .364 5.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 5 .800 --
White Sox 12 8 .600 5.5
Rangers 11 9 .550 6.5
Angels 11 13 .458 8.5
Twins 9 12 .429 9.0
Royals 5 11 .313 10.5
Mariners 6 16 .273 12.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 12 3 .800 --
Expos 13 6 .684 1.0
Phillies 14 7 .667 1.0
Pirates 8 8 .500 4.5
Mets 6 12 .333 7.5
Cubs 3 15 .167 10.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 6 .727 --
Reds 11 10 .524 4.5
Braves 11 11 .500 5.0
Giants 10 14 .417 7.0
Astros 9 13 .409 7.0
Padres 8 16 .333 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shooty Babitt 4
1 Joel Youngblood 4
3 Willie Aikens 3
3 Bill Almon 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 4
2 Tim Blackwell 3
2 Gary Gray 3
2 Amos Otis 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Scott 3
2 Davey Lopes 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.40
2 Rudy May 1.00
3 Dave Roberts 0.88
4 Mark Bomback 0.80
4 Rick Wise 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Bomback 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 9
2 Bill Gullickson 8
3 Dave Roberts 7
3 Fernando Valenzuela 7
5 8 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .433
2 Richie Zisk .386
3 Dave Collins .378
4 Tim Raines .373
5 Steve Henderson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Ken Singleton 7
3 Richie Zisk 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 24
2 Dave Concepcion 23
3 Fred Lynn 19
4 Mike Schmidt 18
4 Roy Smalley 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 20
2 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Julio Cruz 12
4 Bill North 11
5 Davey Lopes 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.33
2 Pete Falcone 0.92
3 Jerry Reuss 1.04
4 Doyle Alexander 1.07
5 Andy Rincon 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 6
2 Matt Keough 5
2 Mike Norris 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 50
2 Steve Carlton 37
3 Mario Soto 31
4 Bill Gullickson 29
4 Matt Keough 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Doug Corbett 4
3 Ed Farmer 4
3 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .467
2 Billy Sample .457
3 Richie Zisk .414
4 Gary Matthews .406
5 Johnny Grubb .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
1 Ken Singleton 6
1 Richie Zisk 6
4 Dave Kingman 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 15
1 Johnny Grubb 15
1 Ken Singleton 15
4 Ben Oglivie 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Eddie Miller 9
4 Davey Lopes 8
5 Bill North 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.00
1 Lary Sorensen 0.00
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.33
5 Len Barker 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Bomback 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Matt Keough 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 25
2 Rudy May 21
3 Bill Gullickson 19
3 Matt Keough 19
5 Rod Scurry 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Gary Lucas 4
3 Ed Farmer 3
3 Woodie Fryman 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Cecil Cooper .336
3 Mike Easler .333
4 Buddy Bell .331
5 Rod Carew .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 51
2 Ben Oglivie 41
3 Tony Armas 40
3 Gorman Thomas 40
5 Bob Horner 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 125
2 Ben Oglivie 121
3 Tony Armas 119
4 Cecil Cooper 117
5 Al Oliver 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 111
2 Ron LeFlore 92
2 Omar Moreno 92
4 Dave Collins 82
5 Willie Wilson 73

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.20
2 Don Sutton 2.36
3 Steve Carlton 2.38
4 Rudy May 2.42
5 Jerry Reuss 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Mike Norris 24
1 Steve Stone 24
4 Tommy John 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 297
2 Mario Soto 206
3 Nolan Ryan 194
4 Len Barker 191
5 Mike Norris 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 37
2 Dan Quisenberry 32
3 Ed Farmer 28
4 Doug Corbett 27
5 Bruce Sutter 26