On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 27 14 .659 --
Indians 22 15 .595 3.0
Brewers 25 18 .581 3.0
Red Sox 24 19 .558 4.0
Yankees 23 19 .548 4.5
Tigers 21 23 .477 7.5
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 25 17 .595 2.0
Angels 22 25 .468 7.5
Royals 13 24 .351 11.5
Mariners 15 29 .341 13.0
Twins 13 30 .302 14.5

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 19 18 .514 3.0
Mets 13 26 .333 10.0
Cubs 9 31 .225 14.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 14 .689 --
Reds 26 18 .591 4.5
Astros 23 22 .511 8.0
Braves 21 21 .500 8.5
Giants 23 24 .489 9.0
Padres 17 28 .378 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Jackson 3
1 Lee Lacy 3
1 Rufino Linares 3
1 Ted Simmons 3
5 18 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Steve Dillard 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Steve Henderson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Howell 4
2 Dale Berra 3
2 George Foster 3
2 Leon Roberts 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 3
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 Sam Mejias 1
2 Omar Moreno 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Berenyi 1.00
2 Dan Petry 0.42
3 Gaylord Perry 0.30
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.25
5 Ed Whitson 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Gaylord Perry 1
1 Joe Price 1
1 Eddie Solomon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Berenyi 6
2 Dan Petry 5
3 Gaylord Perry 3
4 Mike Caldwell 2
4 6 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 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
1 Steve Garvey 35
3 Dave Concepcion 34
3 Mike Schmidt 34
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 40
2 Rickey Henderson 29
3 Julio Cruz 24
4 Bill North 22
5 Rodney Scott 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.98
2 Bob Knepper 1.02
3 Jerry Reuss 1.62
4 Doyle Alexander 1.84
5 Fernando Valenzuela 1.89

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 Fernando Valenzuela 79
2 Steve Carlton 77
3 Mario Soto 62
4 Nolan Ryan 54
5 Len Barker 51

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .451
2 Andre Dawson .450
3 Art Howe .442
4 Jerry Remy .435
5 Bill Almon .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 6
1 Gary Gray 6
3 Greg Luzinski 5
4 Willie Aikens 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Tim Raines 10
3 Lee Lacy 8
3 Terry Puhl 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Tobik 0.00
1 Joe Price 0.00
3 Charlie Lea 0.39
4 Nolan Ryan 0.44
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 4
2 Ross Baumgarten 3
2 Britt Burns 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 26
2 Mike Flanagan 24
3 Steve Carlton 21
4 Britt Burns 20
4 Nolan Ryan 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Joe Sambito 4
4 Bill Lee 3
4 4 others 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 .397
5 Mike Easler .372

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 24
1 Jose Cruz 24
3 Bill Buckner 23
3 Dwight Evans 23
3 Steve Garvey 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 26
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Julio Cruz 14
3 Leon Durham 14
3 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 Jack Morris 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 49
2 Ron Davis 41
3 Len Barker 40
4 Fernando Valenzuela 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Greg Minton 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 Tippy Martinez 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .400
2 Mike Easler .347
3 Ken Singleton .337
4 Cecil Cooper .334
5 Miguel Dilone .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 49
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 121
2 Ben Oglivie 116
3 Tony Armas 115
4 Reggie Jackson 114
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Ron LeFlore 91
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 Don Sutton 2.49
4 Steve Carlton 2.63
5 Vida Blue 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Norris 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Scott McGregor 22
4 Rick Langford 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 283
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 Rollie Fingers 27
3 Greg Minton 27
5 Bruce Sutter 26