On This Day

Saturday, May 9, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 12 7 .632 --
Orioles 14 9 .609 --
Yankees 15 12 .556 1.0
Brewers 13 12 .520 2.0
Red Sox 11 13 .458 3.5
Tigers 12 15 .444 4.0
Blue Jays 9 17 .346 6.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 6 .800 --
White Sox 14 11 .560 7.5
Rangers 14 11 .560 7.5
Angels 14 16 .467 10.0
Twins 10 16 .385 12.0
Mariners 10 18 .357 13.0
Royals 6 15 .286 13.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 6 .714 --
Phillies 18 9 .667 --
Expos 16 9 .640 1.0
Pirates 10 11 .476 5.0
Mets 8 15 .348 8.0
Cubs 5 19 .208 11.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 19 9 .679 --
Reds 14 12 .538 4.0
Braves 15 13 .536 4.0
Giants 14 16 .467 6.0
Astros 12 16 .429 7.0
Padres 9 20 .310 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Heath 4
1 Al Oliver 4
1 Dave Revering 4
1 Gorman Thomas 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Guerrero 2
1 Gorman Thomas 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill North 6
2 Bobby Clark 5
2 Dwight Evans 5
4 Reggie Jackson 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Jim Anderson 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 4.00
2 Steve Stone 1.50
3 Steve Carlton 0.92
4 Brian Kingman 0.88
4 Jim Slaton 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Richard Dotson 7
2 Brian Kingman 7
2 Pete Redfern 7
2 Jim Slaton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .388
2 Tim Raines .371
3 Pete Rose .369
4 Dwight Evans .368
5 Doug Flynn .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Tony Armas 9
3 Gorman Thomas 8
4 Ken Singleton 7
4 Richie Zisk 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 26
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Dwight Evans 19
4 5 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 28
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Julio Cruz 18
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 Bryan Clark 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Mike Norris 6
4 Matt Keough 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 61
2 Steve Carlton 56
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 6 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .408
2 Willie Aikens .405
3 Broderick Perkins .400
4 Gary Roenicke .387
5 2 tied .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Barry Foote 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Grubb 15
1 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Dave Concepcion 14
4 Chris Chambliss 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 17
2 Julio Cruz 10
3 Leon Durham 9
3 Rickey Henderson 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 0.00
1 Jerry Augustine 0.00
3 Fernando Valenzuela 0.33
4 Danny Darwin 0.52
5 Lary Sorensen 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Fernando Valenzuela 25
3 Ron Davis 22
4 Rudy May 19
4 Pete Redfern 19

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .387
2 Mike Easler .340
3 Miguel Dilone .329
4 Cecil Cooper .329
5 Mickey Rivers .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 50
2 Gorman Thomas 42
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 121
3 Tony Armas 119
4 Al Oliver 114
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 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
1 Steve Stone 25
3 Mike Norris 24
4 Tommy John 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 305
2 Mario Soto 205
3 Nolan Ryan 192
4 Len Barker 191
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