On This Day

Tuesday, May 19, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 21 11 .656 --
Indians 19 10 .655 0.5
Yankees 21 14 .600 1.5
Brewers 18 15 .545 3.5
Red Sox 18 16 .529 4.0
Tigers 17 18 .486 5.5
Blue Jays 12 25 .324 11.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 14 .641 --
Rangers 19 15 .559 3.5
White Sox 18 15 .545 4.0
Angels 20 19 .513 5.0
Twins 11 23 .324 11.5
Mariners 11 24 .314 12.0
Royals 9 20 .310 11.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 9 .690 --
Phillies 23 13 .639 0.5
Expos 19 16 .543 4.0
Pirates 13 16 .448 7.0
Mets 8 24 .250 13.5
Cubs 5 26 .161 16.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 11 .703 --
Reds 21 14 .600 4.0
Giants 21 19 .525 6.5
Braves 18 17 .514 7.0
Astros 18 19 .486 8.0
Padres 15 23 .395 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
2 Bill Almon 3
2 Harold Baines 3
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Scott 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
3 Tom Brookens 3
3 Bo Diaz 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
2 Danny Ainge 1
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bibby 3.00
2 Frank Tanana 1.29
3 Dan Spillner 0.82
4 Mike Flanagan 0.80
5 Bill Gullickson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Spillner 9
1 Frank Tanana 9
3 Mike Flanagan 8
4 Fred Breining 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Luis Leal 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .370
2 Ken Singleton .364
3 Carney Lansford .360
4 Joel Youngblood .355
5 Larry Herndon .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Tony Armas 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
4 Ron Cey 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 30
2 Mike Schmidt 29
3 Steve Garvey 28
4 Ron Cey 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 34
2 Rickey Henderson 24
3 Julio Cruz 20
4 Bill North 19
5 Rodney Scott 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.91
2 Bob Knepper 1.03
3 Nolan Ryan 1.07
4 Len Barker 1.31
5 Doyle Alexander 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Ken Forsch 6
3 Burt Hooton 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 74
2 Steve Carlton 65
3 Mario Soto 53
4 Ron Davis 42
4 Nolan Ryan 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Greg Minton 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Rollie Fingers 7
5 Gary Lucas 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .481
2 Carney Lansford .448
3 Jerry Remy .447
4 Gary Roenicke .436
5 Harold Baines .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
2 Pedro Guerrero 5
3 Dwight Evans 4
3 Mike Schmidt 4
5 14 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 18
2 Ron Cey 14
3 Reggie Jackson 13
4 George Foster 12
4 Carney Lansford 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 14
2 Bill North 8
2 Rodney Scott 8
4 Julio Cruz 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
1 Jeff Reardon 0.00
5 Burt Hooton 0.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 24
2 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Nolan Ryan 22
3 Mario Soto 22
5 Steve Carlton 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Greg Minton 4
4 Don Aase 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .408
2 Art Howe .390
3 Broderick Perkins .385
4 Gary Roenicke .380
5 Ron Oester .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Ron Cey 8
3 Andre Dawson 7
3 Ken Singleton 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 25
2 Steve Garvey 24
2 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Ben Oglivie 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 30
2 Rickey Henderson 20
3 Bill North 15
4 Julio Cruz 14
5 Eddie Miller 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Len Barker 0.51
2 Bob Knepper 0.91
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.21
4 Nolan Ryan 1.29
5 Bert Blyleven 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Ken Forsch 5
1 Fernando Valenzuela 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 49
2 Steve Carlton 42
3 Mario Soto 39
4 Ron Davis 38
5 Len Barker 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Greg Minton 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Gary Lucas 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .392
2 Mike Easler .341
3 Mickey Rivers .335
4 Ken Singleton .334
5 Cecil Cooper .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 51
2 Gorman Thomas 41
3 Ben Oglivie 39
4 Tony Armas 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 124
2 Ben Oglivie 123
3 Ken Singleton 117
4 Reggie Jackson 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Ron LeFlore 94
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 79
5 Willie Wilson 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.22
2 Jerry Reuss 2.33
3 Steve Carlton 2.52
4 Vida Blue 2.60
5 Don Sutton 2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 299
2 Mario Soto 218
3 Nolan Ryan 192
4 Len Barker 189
5 Mike Norris 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Rollie Fingers 26
3 Greg Minton 26
3 Bruce Sutter 26