On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 24 14 .632 --
Indians 21 13 .618 1.0
Yankees 23 16 .590 1.5
Brewers 22 17 .564 2.5
Red Sox 22 18 .550 3.0
Tigers 20 20 .500 5.0
Blue Jays 12 30 .286 14.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 16 .644 --
White Sox 22 15 .595 3.0
Rangers 22 16 .579 3.5
Angels 21 23 .477 7.5
Royals 11 22 .333 12.0
Mariners 13 27 .325 13.5
Twins 12 27 .308 14.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 12 .647 --
Phillies 24 16 .600 1.0
Expos 21 18 .538 3.5
Pirates 16 17 .485 5.5
Mets 11 25 .306 12.0
Cubs 8 28 .222 15.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 12 .714 --
Reds 23 18 .561 6.5
Giants 23 21 .523 8.0
Braves 19 20 .487 9.5
Astros 20 22 .476 10.0
Padres 17 25 .405 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 5
1 Rickey Henderson 5
3 Tom Brookens 4
3 Ken Griffey 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
1 Lance Parrish 2
3 Jim Bibby 1
3 Barry Bonnell 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 4
1 Steve Kemp 4
1 Derrel Thomas 4
4 Barry Bonnell 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Tim Raines 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Gale 1.00
1 Mike Norris 1.00
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Don Sutton 0.89
5 Vida Blue 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Gale 9
2 Don Sutton 8
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Steve Trout 6
3 Tom Underwood 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Boone 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 John Henry Johnson 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .374
2 Ken Singleton .371
3 Jerry Remy .364
4 Dwight Evans .356
5 Mike Easler .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Gorman Thomas 12
3 Tony Armas 11
3 Andre Dawson 11
5 Dwight Evans 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 32
1 Dave Concepcion 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
4 Ken Singleton 31
5 Steve Garvey 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 40
2 Rickey Henderson 28
3 Julio Cruz 20
4 Bill North 19
5 Rodney Scott 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.12
2 Bob Knepper 1.17
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.24
4 Jerry Reuss 1.51
5 Doyle Alexander 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
2 Mike Norris 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 77
2 Steve Carlton 73
3 Mario Soto 55
4 Nolan Ryan 48
5 Bert Blyleven 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Greg Minton 9
3 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Bruce Sutter 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .455
1 Gary Roenicke .455
3 Jerry Remy .435
4 Harold Baines .426
5 Johnny Bench .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
2 Andre Dawson 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
4 Buddy Bell 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 14
1 Greg Luzinski 14
1 Ken Singleton 14
4 Don Baylor 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Ron LeFlore 9
4 Terry Puhl 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.40
4 Mark Clear 0.55
5 Vida Blue 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Steve Howe 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Bert Blyleven 22
3 Len Barker 21
4 Mike Flanagan 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Greg Minton 4
4 Steve Comer 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Roenicke .427
2 Art Howe .421
3 Jerry Mumphrey .382
4 Jerry Remy .382
5 Mike Easler .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Ron Cey 9
4 Andre Dawson 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 25
1 Ken Singleton 25
3 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Jose Cruz 23
4 Gorman Thomas 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 29
2 Rickey Henderson 20
3 Julio Cruz 13
3 Rodney Scott 13
5 Leon Durham 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.84
2 Bob Knepper 1.28
3 Len Barker 1.29
4 Nolan Ryan 1.31
5 Doyle Alexander 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Scott McGregor 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Fernando Valenzuela 41
3 Ron Davis 39
3 Nolan Ryan 39
5 Mike Flanagan 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Greg Minton 8
3 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Tippy Martinez 7
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .401
2 Mike Easler .347
3 Ken Singleton .336
4 Cecil Cooper .335
5 Art Howe .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 51
2 Gorman Thomas 43
3 Tony Armas 39
4 Bob Horner 38
4 Reggie Jackson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 123
2 Ken Singleton 115
3 Reggie Jackson 114
4 Tony Armas 113
4 Ben Oglivie 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Ron LeFlore 92
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 81
5 Rodney Scott 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.25
2 Vern Ruhle 2.25
3 Steve Carlton 2.50
4 Vida Blue 2.62
5 Don Sutton 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Norris 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Scott McGregor 23
4 Rick Langford 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 290
2 Mario Soto 207
3 Nolan Ryan 197
4 Len Barker 196
5 Mike Norris 171

Saves

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