On This Day

Wednesday, May 27, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 27 14 .659 --
Indians 22 15 .595 3.0
Brewers 24 18 .571 3.5
Red Sox 24 19 .558 4.0
Yankees 23 19 .548 4.5
Tigers 21 22 .488 7.0
Blue Jays 14 31 .311 15.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 18 .625 --
White Sox 24 16 .600 2.0
Rangers 24 17 .585 2.5
Angels 22 25 .468 7.5
Royals 13 24 .351 11.5
Mariners 15 29 .341 13.0
Twins 13 29 .310 14.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 15 .595 --
Phillies 25 18 .581 --
Expos 24 18 .571 0.5
Pirates 18 18 .500 3.5
Mets 13 26 .333 10.0
Cubs 9 30 .231 14.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 13 .705 --
Reds 25 18 .581 5.5
Astros 23 22 .511 8.5
Giants 23 23 .500 9.0
Braves 20 21 .488 9.5
Padres 17 28 .378 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Julio Cruz 3
1 Bucky Dent 3
1 Mike Hargrove 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 2
1 Jim Rice 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Bucky Dent 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 4
2 Willie Aikens 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Rick Miller 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Zachry 1.17
2 Danny Darwin 0.86
3 Bob Knepper 0.71
4 Randy Lerch 0.67
5 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Clear 7
1 Rick Langford 7
1 Mario Soto 7
1 Pat Zachry 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .374
2 Ken Singleton .368
3 Art Howe .365
4 Joel Youngblood .364
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
3 Dwight Evans 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 35
2 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Dave Concepcion 33
3 Steve Garvey 33
5 Dwight Evans 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 40
2 Rickey Henderson 29
3 Julio Cruz 24
4 Bill North 19
4 Rodney Scott 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.98
2 Bob Knepper 1.02
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.24
4 Jerry Reuss 1.62
5 Doyle Alexander 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
2 Burt Hooton 7
2 Mike Norris 7
5 8 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 77
1 Fernando Valenzuela 77
3 Mario Soto 62
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 Andre Dawson .444
2 Art Howe .435
3 Jerry Remy .433
4 Mike Hargrove .424
5 Claudell Washington .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 6
1 Gary Gray 6
3 Andre Dawson 5
3 Greg Luzinski 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 18
2 Willie Aikens 15
2 Greg Luzinski 15
4 Buddy Bell 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Tobik 0.00
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
3 Charlie Lea 0.39
4 Nolan Ryan 0.44
5 Brian Allard 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 4
2 Ross Baumgarten 3
2 Britt Burns 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 26
2 Mike Flanagan 24
3 Britt Burns 22
4 Steve Carlton 21
4 Ron Davis 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Greg Minton 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Joe Sambito 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .413
2 Jerry Remy .402
3 Joel Youngblood .398
4 Gary Roenicke .390
5 Bill Buckner .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 9
1 Gary Gray 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Dwight Evans 8
4 Gorman Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 26
2 Jose Cruz 24
3 Bill Buckner 23
3 Dwight Evans 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 27
2 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Julio Cruz 15
4 Leon Durham 14
4 Rodney Scott 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.87
2 Charlie Lea 0.92
3 Bob Knepper 1.28
4 Vida Blue 1.38
5 Pascual Perez 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 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 Ron Davis 41
2 Fernando Valenzuela 41
4 Len Barker 40
5 2 tied 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .402
2 Mike Easler .349
3 Ken Singleton .336
4 Cecil Cooper .334
5 Miguel Dilone .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 50
2 Gorman Thomas 42
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
2 Ben Oglivie 116
4 Tony Armas 115
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Ron LeFlore 92
3 Omar Moreno 87
4 Dave Collins 80
5 Rodney Scott 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.25
2 Jerry Reuss 2.34
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
3 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Scott McGregor 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 294
2 Mario Soto 208
3 Nolan Ryan 203
4 Len Barker 199
5 Mike Norris 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 40
2 Dan Quisenberry 31
3 Greg Minton 27
4 Rollie Fingers 26
4 Bruce Sutter 26