On This Day

Friday, May 8, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 7 .611 --
Yankees 15 11 .577 0.0
Orioles 12 9 .571 0.5
Brewers 13 11 .542 1.0
Tigers 12 14 .462 3.0
Red Sox 10 13 .435 3.5
Blue Jays 9 16 .360 5.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 6 .793 --
Rangers 14 9 .609 6.0
White Sox 13 11 .542 7.5
Angels 13 16 .448 10.0
Twins 10 15 .400 11.0
Mariners 9 18 .333 13.0
Royals 6 14 .300 12.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 14 6 .700 --
Expos 16 8 .667 0.0
Phillies 17 9 .654 0.0
Pirates 10 10 .500 4.0
Mets 7 15 .318 8.0
Cubs 4 19 .174 11.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 8 .704 --
Braves 15 12 .556 4.0
Reds 13 12 .520 5.0
Giants 13 16 .448 7.0
Astros 12 15 .444 7.0
Padres 9 19 .321 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Schmidt 4
2 Hubie Brooks 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Johnnie LeMaster 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Glenn Hubbard 1
2 Ruppert Jones 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Wayne Nordhagen 3
2 Manny Trillo 3
4 Bo Diaz 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 4
2 Bill North 3
3 Leon Durham 2
3 Rodney Scott 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Scott 1.20
2 Fernando Valenzuela 0.92
3 Steve McCatty 0.86
4 Bryan Clark 0.70
5 Mike Caldwell 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bryan Clark 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Rick Mahler 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
2 Bryan Clark 7
3 John Denny 6
3 Steve McCatty 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Jim Kaat 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .394
2 Tim Raines .372
3 Dave Collins .371
4 Pete Rose .364
5 Dwight Evans .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Tony Armas 9
3 Ken Singleton 7
3 Richie Zisk 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 25
1 Dave Concepcion 25
1 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Fred Lynn 19
4 Roy Smalley 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 26
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Julio Cruz 17
4 Bill North 14
5 Rodney Scott 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.29
2 Bob Knepper 0.99
3 Jerry Reuss 1.03
4 Doyle Alexander 1.55
5 Brian Kingman 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 7
2 Mike Norris 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Matt Keough 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 61
2 Steve Carlton 45
3 Mario Soto 37
4 Rudy May 32
5 Tom Seaver 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Greg Minton 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Neil Allen 4
4 5 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .415
2 Willie Aikens .410
3 Jerry Mumphrey .397
4 Art Howe .396
5 Joel Youngblood .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Barry Foote 5
2 Dwayne Murphy 5
2 Richie Zisk 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Johnny Grubb 15
3 Chris Chambliss 13
3 Dave Concepcion 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 15
2 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Julio Cruz 10
4 Eddie Miller 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Augustine 0.00
1 John Urrea 0.00
3 Fernando Valenzuela 0.33
4 Dennis Martinez 0.49
5 Danny Darwin 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 25
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Ron Davis 20
4 Rudy May 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Greg Minton 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Tom Hume 3
3 Tippy Martinez 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .388
2 Mike Easler .340
3 Cecil Cooper .330
4 Mickey Rivers .329
5 Miguel Dilone .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 50
2 Gorman Thomas 41
3 Tony Armas 40
3 Ben Oglivie 40
5 Bob Horner 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 124
2 Ben Oglivie 120
3 Tony Armas 119
4 Al Oliver 113
5 Cecil Cooper 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Ron LeFlore 89
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 81
5 Willie Wilson 72

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.21
2 Jerry Reuss 2.40
3 Don Sutton 2.41
4 Rudy May 2.47
5 Steve Carlton 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Mike Norris 24
1 Steve Stone 24
4 Tommy John 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 294
2 Mario Soto 205
3 Nolan Ryan 192
4 Len Barker 185
5 Mike Norris 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 38
2 Dan Quisenberry 31
3 Rick Camp 26
3 Doug Corbett 26
3 Ed Farmer 26