On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 16 9 .640 --
Orioles 18 11 .621 0.0
Yankees 19 13 .594 0.5
Red Sox 16 15 .516 3.0
Brewers 16 15 .516 3.0
Tigers 16 16 .500 3.5
Blue Jays 11 22 .333 9.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 11 .694 --
Rangers 18 13 .581 4.5
White Sox 16 14 .533 6.0
Angels 18 18 .500 7.0
Twins 11 21 .344 12.0
Mariners 10 22 .313 13.0
Royals 8 18 .308 12.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 18 9 .667 --
Phillies 20 13 .606 1.0
Expos 18 14 .563 2.5
Pirates 12 15 .444 6.0
Mets 8 21 .276 11.0
Cubs 5 24 .172 14.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 9 .735 --
Reds 19 14 .576 5.5
Braves 18 15 .545 6.5
Giants 18 19 .486 8.5
Astros 17 18 .486 8.5
Padres 14 21 .400 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Craig Reynolds 4
3 Rick Dempsey 3
3 Ruppert Jones 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gray 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Gray 4
1 Craig Reynolds 4
3 Ron Cey 3
3 George Hendrick 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Ivan de Jesus 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Rodney Scott 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Griffin 1.29
2 Charlie Lea 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.89
4 Larry Christenson 0.78
5 Burt Hooton 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Dave Ford 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Griffin 9
2 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Larry Christenson 7
4 Charlie Lea 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .373
2 Tim Raines .365
3 Larry Herndon .358
4 Art Howe .354
5 Richie Zisk .349

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 30
2 Steve Garvey 28
3 Mike Schmidt 27
4 Tony Armas 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 32
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Julio Cruz 20
4 Bill North 18
5 Rodney Scott 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.50
2 Bob Knepper 0.99
3 Nolan Ryan 1.07
4 Len Barker 1.31
4 Bryan Clark 1.31

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 68
2 Steve Carlton 65
3 Mario Soto 47
4 Nolan Ryan 42
5 Tom Seaver 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Greg Minton 6
5 Gary Lucas 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .460
2 Art Howe .439
3 Gary Roenicke .421
4 Jerry Remy .419
5 Broderick Perkins .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Dwight Evans 5
2 Pedro Guerrero 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Gorman Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 17
2 Ron Cey 16
3 Chris Chambliss 13
3 Darrell Evans 13
3 6 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Leon Durham 11
3 Julio Cruz 10
4 Rodney Scott 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
1 Andy Hassler 0.00
4 Burt Hooton 0.37
5 Richard Dotson 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Len Barker 25
2 Fernando Valenzuela 25
4 Nolan Ryan 22
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
3 Don Aase 3
3 Steve Comer 3
3 Greg Minton 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .368
2 Ken Singleton .367
3 Joel Youngblood .363
4 Jerry Remy .362
5 Tim Raines .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Andre Dawson 8
3 Ron Cey 7
3 Jose Cruz 7
3 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 25
2 Dave Concepcion 23
2 Ben Oglivie 23
2 Mike Schmidt 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 30
2 Rickey Henderson 22
3 Bill North 17
4 Julio Cruz 14
4 Rodney Scott 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.50
2 Len Barker 0.51
3 Bob Knepper 0.85
4 Bert Blyleven 1.25
5 Nolan Ryan 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Fernando Valenzuela 6
3 Ken Forsch 5
3 Matt Keough 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 53
2 Steve Carlton 51
3 Bill Gullickson 36
4 Len Barker 34
5 3 tied 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Mike Easler .338
3 Cecil Cooper .336
4 Ken Singleton .333
5 Miguel Dilone .330

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 126
2 Mike Schmidt 123
3 Reggie Jackson 116
4 Al Oliver 114
4 Ken Singleton 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Ron LeFlore 94
3 Omar Moreno 89
4 Dave Collins 80
5 Willie Wilson 71

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 Nolan Ryan 202
4 Len Barker 197
5 Mike Norris 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 40
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Bruce Sutter 26
4 Rick Camp 25
4 2 others tied 25