On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 26 14 .650 --
Indians 22 14 .611 2.0
Yankees 23 18 .561 3.5
Brewers 23 18 .561 3.5
Red Sox 23 19 .548 4.0
Tigers 21 21 .500 6.0
Blue Jays 13 31 .295 15.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 17 .638 --
Rangers 24 16 .600 2.5
White Sox 23 16 .590 3.0
Angels 22 24 .478 7.5
Mariners 15 28 .349 13.0
Royals 12 24 .333 12.5
Twins 12 29 .293 15.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 14 .611 --
Phillies 25 17 .595 --
Expos 23 18 .561 1.5
Pirates 17 18 .486 4.5
Mets 12 26 .316 11.0
Cubs 9 29 .237 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 22 22 .500 9.5
Braves 19 21 .475 10.5
Padres 17 27 .386 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonnell 4
1 George Brett 4
1 Rod Carew 4
4 Bruce Bochte 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Terry Crowley 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Dan Ford 1
2 Rich Gedman 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonnell 4
1 Terry Crowley 4
3 Tony Bernazard 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Joel Youngblood 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 Tim Foli 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.89
2 Mike Krukow 0.78
3 Nolan Ryan 0.75
4 Britt Burns 0.73
5 Juan Eichelberger 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 8
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Mike Krukow 7
4 Nolan Ryan 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .373
2 Ken Singleton .371
3 Joel Youngblood .368
4 Art Howe .365
5 Mike Easler .355

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 34
3 Dave Concepcion 32
3 Steve Garvey 32
5 Ken Singleton 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 40
2 Rickey Henderson 29
3 Julio Cruz 22
4 Bill North 19
4 Rodney Scott 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.98
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 Steve Carlton 77
1 Fernando Valenzuela 77
3 Mario Soto 55
4 Nolan Ryan 54
5 Len Barker 51

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 Jerry Remy .448
2 Art Howe .440
3 Andre Dawson .429
4 Mike Easler .422
5 Gary Roenicke .413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 15
1 Greg Luzinski 15
3 Buddy Bell 14
3 Doug DeCinces 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Terry Puhl 9
5 Lee Lacy 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.44
4 Brian Allard 0.56
5 Vida Blue 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 26
2 Britt Burns 22
3 Steve Carlton 21
4 Ron Davis 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Joe Sambito 4
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .421
2 Gary Roenicke .410
3 Joel Youngblood .394
4 Jerry Remy .392
5 Mike Easler .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Ron Cey 9
2 Gary Gray 9
2 Gorman Thomas 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 Mike Schmidt 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 29
2 Rickey Henderson 17
3 Leon Durham 14
3 Rodney Scott 14
5 Julio Cruz 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.84
2 Nolan Ryan 0.87
3 Bob Knepper 1.28
4 Vida Blue 1.38
5 Doyle Alexander 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 49
2 Fernando Valenzuela 41
3 Len Barker 40
3 Ron Davis 40
5 Nolan Ryan 35

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 .402
2 Mike Easler .349
3 Cecil Cooper .336
4 Ken Singleton .336
5 Miguel Dilone .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 50
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 Reggie Jackson 116
3 Tony Armas 115
3 Cecil Cooper 115
3 Ben Oglivie 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Ron LeFlore 92
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 81
5 Rodney Scott 71

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.25
2 Vern Ruhle 2.25
3 Steve Carlton 2.59
4 Vida Blue 2.65
5 Don Sutton 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Norris 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Scott McGregor 23
4 Dennis Leonard 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 294
2 Mario Soto 206
3 Nolan Ryan 203
4 Len Barker 201
5 2 tied 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Greg Minton 27
4 Rollie Fingers 26
4 Bruce Sutter 26