On This Day

Monday, May 25, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 25 14 .641 --
Indians 21 14 .600 2.0
Yankees 23 17 .575 2.5
Red Sox 23 18 .561 3.0
Brewers 22 18 .550 3.5
Tigers 21 20 .512 5.0
Blue Jays 12 31 .279 15.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 16 .652 --
Rangers 23 16 .590 3.5
White Sox 22 16 .579 4.0
Angels 22 23 .489 7.5
Mariners 15 27 .357 13.0
Royals 11 24 .314 13.5
Twins 12 28 .300 15.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 13 .629 --
Phillies 24 17 .585 1.0
Expos 22 18 .550 2.5
Pirates 16 18 .471 5.5
Mets 12 25 .324 11.0
Cubs 9 28 .243 14.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 12 .721 --
Reds 24 18 .571 6.5
Giants 23 22 .511 9.0
Astros 21 22 .488 10.0
Braves 19 21 .475 10.5
Padres 17 26 .395 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Gray 5
2 Mike Hargrove 4
2 Lynn Jones 4
4 Benny Ayala 3
4 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 2
1 Gary Gray 2
1 Steve Henderson 2
4 Rick Auerbach 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 5
2 Gary Gray 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
4 Tony Armas 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Lacy 2
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Terry Puhl 2
4 Dusty Baker 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Berenguer 1.00
2 Frank Pastore 0.83
3 Mike Witt 0.80
4 Brian Allard 0.71
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Allard 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Geoff Combe 1
1 Jerry Don Gleaton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Juan Berenguer 6
1 Greg Harris 6
1 Steve McCatty 6
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Jackson Todd 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .368
2 Art Howe .367
3 Jerry Remy .363
3 Joel Youngblood .363
5 Mike Easler .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 35
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 Dave Concepcion 32
3 Steve Garvey 32
5 Ken Singleton 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 40
2 Rickey Henderson 28
3 Julio Cruz 21
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 Burt Hooton 7
2 Mike Norris 7
5 7 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 77
2 Steve Carlton 73
3 Mario Soto 55
4 Len Barker 51
5 Nolan Ryan 48

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 .453
2 Jerry Remy .431
3 Andre Dawson .429
4 Mike Easler .409
4 Gary Roenicke .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
1 Gary Gray 6
3 Andre Dawson 5
3 Greg Luzinski 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 16
2 Ron Cey 15
2 Greg Luzinski 15
4 Doug DeCinces 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Ron LeFlore 10
3 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Terry Puhl 9
5 Lee Lacy 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.40
4 Brian Allard 0.56
5 Vida Blue 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 26
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Mike Flanagan 18
4 Mario Soto 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Greg Minton 4
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 Andy Hassler 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .421
2 Gary Roenicke .405
3 Jerry Remy .380
4 Joel Youngblood .380
5 Mike Easler .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
1 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Ron Cey 9
3 Gary Gray 9
5 Andre Dawson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 25
1 Ken Singleton 25
3 Jose Cruz 24
4 Ron Cey 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 29
2 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Julio Cruz 13
3 Leon Durham 13
3 Rodney Scott 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.84
2 Bob Knepper 1.28
3 Nolan Ryan 1.31
4 Burt Hooton 1.49
5 Doyle Alexander 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Scott McGregor 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 45
2 Fernando Valenzuela 41
3 Len Barker 40
4 Ron Davis 39
4 Nolan Ryan 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .400
2 Mike Easler .351
3 Cecil Cooper .336
4 Ken Singleton .336
5 Mickey Rivers .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 123
2 Tony Armas 115
2 Reggie Jackson 115
4 Cecil Cooper 114
4 Ben Oglivie 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Ron LeFlore 93
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 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 290
2 Mario Soto 207
3 Len Barker 201
4 Nolan Ryan 197
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