On This Day

Saturday, May 30, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 15 .651 --
Brewers 26 19 .578 3.0
Yankees 25 19 .568 3.5
Indians 22 17 .564 4.0
Red Sox 25 20 .556 4.0
Tigers 22 24 .478 7.5
Blue Jays 16 31 .340 14.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 25 16 .610 --
Athletics 30 20 .600 -0.5
Rangers 26 18 .591 0.5
Angels 22 26 .458 6.5
Royals 15 24 .385 9.0
Mariners 16 30 .348 11.5
Twins 13 32 .289 14.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 23 16 .590 --
Phillies 26 19 .578 --
Expos 25 19 .568 0.5
Pirates 20 19 .513 3.0
Mets 14 27 .341 10.0
Cubs 10 32 .238 14.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 15 .681 --
Reds 27 19 .587 4.5
Astros 24 23 .511 8.0
Braves 22 22 .500 8.5
Giants 24 25 .490 9.0
Padres 18 29 .383 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Reitz 4
2 Bob Bailor 3
2 Mark Brouhard 3
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Dick Davis 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Davis 5
1 John Mayberry 5
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Dwight Evans 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dale Berra 2
1 Miguel Dilone 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Medich 1.75
2 Albert Williams 1.20
3 Dan Spillner 0.89
4 Dick Ruthven 0.78
5 Joe Niekro 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Mike Krukow 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Spillner 8
2 Doc Medich 7
2 Dick Ruthven 7
4 Burt Hooton 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Vern Ruhle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .369
2 Jerry Remy .368
3 Joel Youngblood .361
4 Ken Singleton .358
5 Mike Easler .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Dwight Evans 12
2 Gorman Thomas 12
4 Tony Armas 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 37
2 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Tony Armas 35
3 Dave Concepcion 35
3 2 others tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 40
2 Rickey Henderson 30
3 Julio Cruz 25
4 Bill North 22
5 Rodney Scott 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.98
2 Bob Knepper 1.02
3 Sammy Stewart 1.45
4 Jerry Reuss 1.62
5 Vida Blue 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
2 Mark Clear 7
2 Burt Hooton 7
2 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 79
2 Steve Carlton 77
3 Mario Soto 62
4 Nolan Ryan 54
5 Ron Davis 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 13
2 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Greg Minton 9
4 Tippy Martinez 8
4 Bruce Sutter 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .452
2 Bill Almon .442
3 Art Howe .432
4 Andre Dawson .425
5 Pedro Guerrero .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Gary Gray 6
2 Greg Luzinski 6
4 Dave Kingman 5
4 John Mayberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 18
2 Greg Luzinski 16
3 Willie Aikens 15
3 Bill Buckner 15
5 Buddy Bell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Terry Puhl 8
2 Tim Raines 8
4 Lee Lacy 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Tobik 0.00
1 Joe Sambito 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 Bob Forsch 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Davis 21
1 Mike Flanagan 21
1 Dan Spillner 21
4 Britt Burns 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Bill Lee 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .414
2 Jerry Remy .410
3 Joel Youngblood .394
4 Gary Roenicke .390
5 Charlie Moore .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 9
1 Dwight Evans 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
4 George Foster 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 27
2 Dwight Evans 26
3 Don Baylor 24
3 Bill Buckner 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Julio Cruz 15
2 Leon Durham 15
4 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Rodney Scott 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.25
2 Nolan Ryan 0.87
3 Vida Blue 1.11
4 Bob Knepper 1.28
5 Mark Clear 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 6
1 Jack Morris 6
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 Dennis Martinez 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 40
1 Steve Carlton 40
3 Ron Davis 39
4 Fernando Valenzuela 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Rich Gossage 8
3 Tippy Martinez 6
3 Greg Minton 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .397
2 Mike Easler .342
3 Ken Singleton .334
4 Cecil Cooper .331
5 Miguel Dilone .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 48
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 120
2 Ben Oglivie 115
3 Tony Armas 114
3 Reggie Jackson 114
5 Ken Singleton 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Ron LeFlore 91
3 Omar Moreno 89
4 Dave Collins 81
5 Rodney Scott 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.24
2 Jerry Reuss 2.34
3 Don Sutton 2.52
4 Vida Blue 2.59
5 Steve Carlton 2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 283
2 Mario Soto 208
3 Len Barker 199
4 Nolan Ryan 196
5 Mike Norris 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Rollie Fingers 27
3 Greg Minton 27
5 Bruce Sutter 26