On This Day

Thursday, May 21, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 12 .647 --
Indians 19 12 .613 1.5
Yankees 22 14 .611 1.0
Brewers 20 15 .571 2.5
Red Sox 20 16 .556 3.0
Tigers 18 18 .500 5.0
Blue Jays 12 26 .316 12.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 16 .610 --
White Sox 19 15 .559 2.5
Rangers 19 16 .543 3.0
Angels 21 20 .512 4.0
Mariners 13 24 .351 10.0
Twins 11 25 .306 11.5
Royals 9 21 .300 10.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 10 .677 --
Phillies 23 14 .622 1.0
Expos 20 16 .556 3.5
Pirates 14 16 .467 6.5
Mets 9 24 .273 13.0
Cubs 6 27 .182 16.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 11 .711 --
Reds 22 15 .595 4.5
Giants 21 20 .512 7.5
Braves 18 18 .500 8.0
Astros 19 20 .487 8.5
Padres 15 24 .385 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leon Durham 4
2 Ray Knight 3
2 Tom Paciorek 3
2 Gary Ward 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 2
2 Leon Durham 1
2 Dan Ford 1
2 Jim Rice 1
2 Dave Roberts 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 5
2 Leon Durham 3
2 Jerry Narron 3
2 Jim Rice 3
5 Dave Henderson 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 Leon Durham 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.71
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Brian Kingman 0.67
4 Pete Vuckovich 0.60
5 Jim Palmer 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Martin 1
1 Randy Martz 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Brian Kingman 6
2 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Pete Vuckovich 6
5 Jim Palmer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Larry Andersen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .368
2 Jerry Remy .365
3 Joel Youngblood .357
4 Larry Herndon .353
5 Dwight Evans .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Gorman Thomas 11
3 Andre Dawson 10
4 Tony Armas 9
4 Dwight Evans 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 32
2 Mike Schmidt 30
3 Steve Garvey 28
4 Jose Cruz 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 34
2 Rickey Henderson 26
3 Julio Cruz 20
4 Bill North 19
5 Rodney Scott 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.91
2 Bob Knepper 1.03
3 Nolan Ryan 1.12
4 Doyle Alexander 1.49
5 Jerry Reuss 1.56

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 73
3 Mario Soto 53
4 Nolan Ryan 48
5 Len Barker 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Greg Minton 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .487
2 Art Howe .446
3 Juan Bonilla .444
4 Jerry Remy .434
5 Gary Roenicke .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Pedro Guerrero 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Gorman Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 15
2 Reggie Jackson 13
2 Carney Lansford 13
4 Ron Cey 12
4 Jose Cruz 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Bill North 8
2 Rodney Scott 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.40
4 Scott McGregor 0.50
5 Ken Forsch 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Steve Howe 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Len Barker 27
3 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Fernando Valenzuela 24
5 Mario Soto 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
3 Don Aase 3
3 Steve Comer 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .400
2 Art Howe .393
3 Gary Roenicke .378
4 Hubie Brooks .366
4 Broderick Perkins .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Gorman Thomas 9
3 Ron Cey 8
4 Andre Dawson 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 26
2 Dave Concepcion 24
2 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Don Baylor 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 28
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Rodney Scott 14
4 Julio Cruz 13
4 Eddie Miller 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.91
2 Len Barker 1.02
3 Charlie Lea 1.07
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.21
5 Nolan Ryan 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Ken Forsch 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5
1 Fernando Valenzuela 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Fernando Valenzuela 49
3 Len Barker 44
4 Nolan Ryan 39
4 Mario Soto 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Greg Minton 7
4 Gary Lucas 6
4 Tippy Martinez 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .397
2 Mike Easler .344
3 Mickey Rivers .335
4 Cecil Cooper .334
5 Ken Singleton .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 51
2 Gorman Thomas 43
3 Tony Armas 38
3 Bob Horner 38
3 Reggie Jackson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 124
2 Ben Oglivie 117
3 Ken Singleton 116
4 Reggie Jackson 113
5 4 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Ron LeFlore 95
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 79
5 Willie Wilson 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.22
2 Jerry Reuss 2.29
3 Steve Carlton 2.42
4 Vida Blue 2.60
5 Don Sutton 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Scott McGregor 23
2 Mike Norris 23
4 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Steve Stone 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 298
2 Mario Soto 214
3 Len Barker 199
4 Nolan Ryan 198
5 Bert Blyleven 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 29
3 Rollie Fingers 27
4 Greg Minton 26
4 Bruce Sutter 26