On This Day

Sunday, May 10, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 13 7 .650 --
Orioles 14 10 .583 1.0
Yankees 16 12 .571 1.0
Brewers 14 12 .538 2.0
Red Sox 12 13 .480 3.5
Tigers 12 16 .429 5.0
Blue Jays 9 18 .333 7.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 7 .774 --
Rangers 15 11 .577 6.5
White Sox 14 11 .560 7.0
Angels 15 16 .484 9.0
Twins 10 17 .370 12.0
Mariners 10 19 .345 13.0
Royals 6 15 .286 13.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 15 7 .682 --
Phillies 18 10 .643 0.0
Expos 17 10 .630 0.5
Pirates 11 11 .500 4.0
Mets 8 16 .333 8.0
Cubs 5 19 .208 11.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 9 .690 --
Braves 15 13 .536 4.5
Reds 14 13 .519 5.0
Giants 15 17 .469 6.5
Astros 13 16 .448 7.0
Padres 10 20 .333 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Howell 4
1 Charlie Moore 4
1 Dave Parker 4
4 George Bell 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 2
2 George Bell 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Mark Brouhard 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mark Brouhard 5
2 Carney Lansford 4
3 Jose Cruz 3
3 Joe Lefebvre 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Danny Ainge 1
3 George Bell 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Lea 2.00
2 Tom Underwood 1.40
3 Tommy Boggs 0.86
4 John Candelaria 0.67
5 Mike Witt 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Lea 8
2 Tom Underwood 7
3 Tommy Boggs 6
4 Danny Darwin 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dwight Evans .374
2 Pete Rose .371
3 Ken Singleton .369
4 Dave Collins .362
5 Tim Raines .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Tony Armas 9
3 Gorman Thomas 8
4 Dwight Evans 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 26
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Ben Oglivie 21
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 28
2 Julio Cruz 19
2 Rickey Henderson 19
4 Bill North 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.29
2 Bob Knepper 0.99
3 Jerry Reuss 1.03
4 Doyle Alexander 1.55
5 Bryan Clark 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Mike Norris 6
4 Matt Keough 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 61
2 Steve Carlton 56
3 Mario Soto 37
4 Rudy May 32
5 Tom Seaver 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
2 Gary Lucas 5
2 Greg Minton 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Oester .444
2 Broderick Perkins .438
3 Joel Youngblood .426
4 Gary Roenicke .406
5 Art Howe .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Barry Foote 5
2 Gorman Thomas 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 15
2 Don Baylor 14
2 Johnny Grubb 14
2 Mike Schmidt 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 17
2 Julio Cruz 10
3 Leon Durham 9
3 Eddie Miller 9
5 Rodney Scott 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 0.00
2 Fernando Valenzuela 0.33
3 Larry Gura 0.50
4 Jerry Reuss 1.00
5 Len Barker 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Fernando Valenzuela 25
3 Tom Underwood 23
4 Danny Darwin 21
5 Ron Davis 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Tippy Martinez 4
1 Greg Minton 4
4 Don Aase 3
4 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .388
2 Mike Easler .338
3 Cecil Cooper .331
4 Mickey Rivers .331
5 Miguel Dilone .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 50
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Tony Armas 40
3 Ben Oglivie 40
5 Bob Horner 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 124
2 Ben Oglivie 123
3 Tony Armas 119
4 Al Oliver 114
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Ron LeFlore 89
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 81
5 Willie Wilson 72

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.21
2 Jerry Reuss 2.40
3 Don Sutton 2.41
4 Rudy May 2.47
5 Steve Carlton 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 305
2 Mario Soto 205
3 Nolan Ryan 192
4 Len Barker 191
5 Mike Norris 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 38
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Rick Camp 26
3 Doug Corbett 26
3 Ed Farmer 26