On This Day

Wednesday, April 22, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 6 3 .667 --
Yankees 7 4 .636 0.0
Red Sox 6 4 .600 0.5
Tigers 7 5 .583 0.5
Brewers 5 4 .556 1.0
Orioles 3 4 .429 2.0
Blue Jays 3 9 .250 4.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 14 1 .933 --
White Sox 5 3 .625 5.5
Angels 6 7 .462 7.0
Rangers 5 6 .455 7.0
Mariners 4 9 .308 9.0
Royals 2 7 .222 9.0
Twins 2 9 .182 10.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 8 2 .800 --
Cardinals 7 2 .778 0.5
Phillies 7 5 .583 2.0
Pirates 4 4 .500 3.0
Mets 4 4 .500 3.0
Cubs 1 10 .091 7.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 10 2 .833 --
Braves 6 5 .545 3.5
Reds 5 6 .455 4.5
Giants 5 8 .385 5.5
Padres 5 8 .385 5.5
Astros 3 9 .250 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dwight Evans 4
2 Dan Ford 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 Bob Horner 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 5
2 Bob Horner 4
2 Pat Putnam 4
4 Buddy Bell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 2
2 Shooty Babitt 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lary Sorensen 1.75
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.10
3 Len Barker 0.90
4 Howard Bailey 0.80
5 Gaylord Perry 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Juan Eichelberger 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
2 Len Barker 9
3 Lary Sorensen 7
4 Bill Gullickson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jeff Jones 1
1 Gary Lucas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .472
2 Dave Collins .452
3 Pete Rose .431
4 Tim Raines .425
5 Steve Kemp .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 6
2 Carlton Fisk 4
2 Roy Smalley 4
2 Jason Thompson 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 19
2 Carlton Fisk 12
3 Tom Herr 11
4 Fred Lynn 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Julio Cruz 7
3 Bill North 7
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Rincon 0.00
2 Fernando Valenzuela 0.25
3 Matt Keough 0.33
4 Scott Sanderson 0.60
5 Bob Knepper 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 4
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 Matt Keough 3
2 Rudy May 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 36
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Mario Soto 23
4 Vida Blue 16
4 3 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Castillo 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3
4 Neil Allen 2
4 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Cecil Cooper .343
3 Mike Easler .337
4 Buddy Bell .333
5 Rod Carew .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 49
2 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Ben Oglivie 41
4 Tony Armas 40
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 123
2 Tony Armas 121
3 Al Oliver 120
4 Ben Oglivie 119
5 Cecil Cooper 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 103
2 Ron LeFlore 96
3 Omar Moreno 95
4 Dave Collins 78
5 Willie Wilson 74

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.13
2 Steve Carlton 2.24
3 Don Sutton 2.30
4 Rudy May 2.35
5 Jerry Reuss 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Mike Norris 23
4 Tommy John 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 293
2 Mario Soto 202
3 Nolan Ryan 201
4 Len Barker 189
5 Mike Norris 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 35
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Ed Farmer 27
3 Bruce Sutter 27
5 Doug Corbett 25