On This Day

Tuesday, April 14, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 3 1 .750 --
Orioles 2 1 .667 0.5
Brewers 2 1 .667 0.5
Yankees 2 2 .500 1.0
Blue Jays 2 2 .500 1.0
Red Sox 1 2 .333 1.5
Indians 1 2 .333 1.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 6 0 1.000 --
White Sox 2 1 .667 2.5
Angels 3 3 .500 3.0
Royals 1 2 .333 3.5
Rangers 1 3 .250 4.0
Twins 1 4 .200 4.5
Mariners 1 4 .200 4.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 2 1 .667 --
Cardinals 1 1 .500 0.5
Expos 1 1 .500 0.5
Phillies 2 2 .500 0.5
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.0
Cubs 1 2 .333 1.0

Games

No Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 5 0 1.000 --
Reds 4 2 .667 1.5
Braves 3 2 .600 2.0
Giants 2 4 .333 3.5
Padres 2 4 .333 3.5
Astros 1 4 .200 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 John Castino 3
1 Ron LeFlore 3
1 Steve Yeager 3
5 32 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Jackson 2
2 Jim Anderson 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 4
2 Ron Cey 3
3 Alan Ashby 2
3 Dave Concepcion 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Ken Landreaux 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.67
2 Vida Blue 0.75
3 Bruce Berenyi 0.67
4 Mike Norris 0.50
5 Joe Niekro 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 10
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Mike Norris 6
4 Bruce Berenyi 4
4 Joe Niekro 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .500
2 Joe Simpson .455
3 Buddy Bell .444
3 Pete Rose .444
5 Jeff Burroughs .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 3
2 Tom Brunansky 2
2 Bucky Dent 2
2 Dwight Evans 2
2 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 8
2 Tony Armas 6
2 Alfredo Griffin 6
2 Fred Lynn 6
5 3 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 5
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Larry Herndon 3
2 Ron LeFlore 3
2 Gene Richards 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Berenyi 0.00
1 Matt Keough 0.00
1 Steve McCatty 0.00
1 Greg Minton 0.00
1 18 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Norris 2
1 Fernando Valenzuela 2
3 Don Aase 1
3 Doyle Alexander 1
3 47 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 15
2 Steve Carlton 14
3 Vida Blue 12
4 Tommy John 9
4 3 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Littlefield 2
2 Neil Allen 1
2 Larry Bradford 1
2 Rick Camp 1
2 15 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .392
2 Cecil Cooper .350
3 Mike Easler .339
4 Buddy Bell .338
5 Miguel Dilone .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 49
2 Ben Oglivie 41
3 Reggie Jackson 40
4 Gorman Thomas 39
5 Tony Armas 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 125
2 Cecil Cooper 118
3 Ben Oglivie 117
3 Al Oliver 117
5 George Brett 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
1 Ron LeFlore 100
3 Omar Moreno 93
4 Dave Collins 77
5 Willie Wilson 76

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 2.26
2 Don Sutton 2.30
3 Rudy May 2.41
4 Vern Ruhle 2.48
5 Mike Norris 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 26
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Tommy John 23
3 Mike Norris 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 294
2 Nolan Ryan 197
3 Mario Soto 187
4 Len Barker 180
5 Mike Norris 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Rich Gossage 33
3 Ed Farmer 29
4 Bruce Sutter 27
5 2 tied 25