On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 8 .667 --
Orioles 17 11 .607 1.0
Yankees 18 13 .581 1.5
Red Sox 16 14 .533 3.0
Brewers 15 15 .500 4.0
Tigers 15 16 .484 4.5
Blue Jays 10 22 .313 10.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 10 .714 --
Rangers 18 12 .600 4.5
White Sox 15 14 .517 7.0
Angels 18 17 .514 7.0
Twins 11 20 .355 12.0
Mariners 10 21 .323 13.0
Royals 7 18 .280 13.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 9 .654 --
Phillies 20 12 .625 --
Expos 17 14 .548 2.5
Pirates 12 14 .462 5.0
Mets 8 20 .286 10.0
Cubs 5 23 .179 13.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 9 .727 --
Reds 18 14 .563 5.5
Braves 18 14 .563 5.5
Giants 18 18 .500 7.5
Astros 16 18 .471 8.5
Padres 13 21 .382 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonner 4
1 Bake McBride 4
3 Ron Cey 3
3 Eddie Murray 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Bruce Benedict 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Hubbard 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
3 Bruce Benedict 3
4 Alan Ashby 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Bobby Bonner 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Len Barker 99.99
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
2 Frank Pastore 1.00
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.86
4 Pascual Perez 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Preston Hanna 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 11
2 Steve Carlton 9
3 Jack Morris 8
4 Fergie Jenkins 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .378
2 Tim Raines .364
3 Larry Herndon .361
4 Dwight Evans .354
5 2 tied .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Tony Armas 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
4 Andre Dawson 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 29
2 Steve Garvey 27
2 Mike Schmidt 27
4 Tony Armas 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 32
2 Rickey Henderson 21
3 Julio Cruz 20
4 Bill North 18
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.50
2 Bob Knepper 0.99
3 Nolan Ryan 1.29
4 Len Barker 1.31
4 Bryan Clark 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Matt Keough 6
3 Mike Norris 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 68
2 Steve Carlton 65
3 Mario Soto 47
4 Tom Seaver 38
5 3 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Greg Minton 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 Gary Lucas 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .436
2 Jerry Remy .436
3 Joel Youngblood .431
4 Art Howe .431
5 Gary Roenicke .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
2 Dwight Evans 5
2 Pedro Guerrero 5
2 Cliff Johnson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 17
2 Jose Cruz 15
3 Ron Cey 14
3 Chris Chambliss 14
3 George Foster 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Leon Durham 11
3 Julio Cruz 10
4 Rodney Scott 8
5 Bill North 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Hassler 0.00
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
3 Richard Dotson 0.68
4 Len Barker 0.69
5 John Urrea 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Len Barker 25
2 Fernando Valenzuela 25
4 Bert Blyleven 18
4 3 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
3 Don Aase 3
3 Steve Comer 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .368
2 Ken Singleton .368
3 Tim Raines .363
4 Larry Herndon .354
5 Art Howe .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Andre Dawson 8
3 Jose Cruz 7
3 Pedro Guerrero 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 25
2 Steve Garvey 24
3 Mike Schmidt 23
4 Jose Cruz 22
4 Ken Singleton 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 31
2 Rickey Henderson 20
3 Bill North 17
4 Julio Cruz 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.50
2 Bob Knepper 0.85
3 Bert Blyleven 1.25
4 Nolan Ryan 1.29
5 Len Barker 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Fernando Valenzuela 6
3 Ken Forsch 5
3 Matt Keough 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 53
2 Steve Carlton 51
3 Mario Soto 42
4 Len Barker 36
4 Bill Gullickson 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Gary Lucas 5
2 Greg Minton 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Mike Easler .339
3 Ken Singleton .333
4 Cecil Cooper .333
5 Mickey Rivers .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 49
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Ben Oglivie 40
4 Reggie Jackson 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 125
2 Mike Schmidt 123
3 Reggie Jackson 114
3 Ken Singleton 114
5 Al Oliver 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Ron LeFlore 94
3 Omar Moreno 89
4 Dave Collins 80
5 Willie Wilson 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.22
2 Don Sutton 2.34
3 Jerry Reuss 2.45
4 Steve Carlton 2.52
5 Vida Blue 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Mike Norris 23
2 Steve Stone 23
4 Scott McGregor 22
5 Dennis Leonard 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 299
2 Mario Soto 212
3 Len Barker 197
4 Nolan Ryan 194
5 Mike Norris 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 39
2 Dan Quisenberry 29
3 Rick Camp 25
3 Ed Farmer 25
3 2 others tied 25