On This Day

Tuesday, May 12, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 14 8 .636 --
Yankees 17 12 .586 0.5
Orioles 14 11 .560 1.5
Brewers 14 13 .519 2.5
Red Sox 13 14 .481 3.5
Tigers 13 16 .448 4.5
Blue Jays 10 19 .345 7.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 8 .750 --
Rangers 16 12 .571 6.0
White Sox 15 12 .556 6.5
Angels 16 16 .500 8.0
Twins 11 17 .393 11.0
Mariners 10 20 .333 13.0
Royals 7 16 .304 12.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 16 7 .696 --
Phillies 18 11 .621 1.0
Expos 17 11 .607 1.5
Pirates 11 13 .458 5.5
Mets 8 17 .320 9.0
Cubs 5 20 .200 12.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 9 .700 --
Braves 17 13 .567 4.0
Reds 15 14 .517 5.5
Giants 16 17 .485 6.5
Astros 14 17 .452 7.5
Padres 11 20 .355 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
2 Alan Bannister 3
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Ron Cey 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
2 Joe Charboneau 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Mickey Hatcher 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 4
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Broderick Perkins 3
2 John Wockenfuss 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 3
2 Tony Bernazard 2
2 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Tim Raines 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 1.25
2 Milt Wilcox 1.17
3 Ray Burris 1.00
3 Phil Niekro 1.00
5 Dave Stieb 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Juan Eichelberger 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 10
2 Moose Haas 8
3 Milt Wilcox 7
4 Juan Eichelberger 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Jim Kaat 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dwight Evans .374
2 Pete Rose .361
3 Larry Herndon .360
4 Richie Zisk .358
5 Ken Singleton .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Tony Armas 9
3 Gorman Thomas 8
3 Richie Zisk 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 27
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Jose Cruz 24
5 Bump Wills 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 30
2 Julio Cruz 20
3 Rickey Henderson 19
4 Bill North 17
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.29
2 Bob Knepper 0.99
3 Jerry Reuss 1.03
4 Nolan Ryan 1.29
5 Doyle Alexander 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Mike Norris 6
4 Doyle Alexander 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 61
2 Steve Carlton 56
3 Mario Soto 47
4 Bert Blyleven 34
4 Nolan Ryan 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Gary Lucas 5
2 Greg Minton 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
5 9 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .462
2 Joel Youngblood .435
3 Ron Oester .423
4 Phil Garner .417
5 Art Howe .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cruz 6
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Barry Foote 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 19
2 Dave Concepcion 14
2 Broderick Perkins 14
4 Chris Chambliss 13
4 Tom Paciorek 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 16
2 Julio Cruz 10
3 Leon Durham 9
4 Eddie Miller 8
4 Rodney Scott 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 0.00
1 Joey McLaughlin 0.00
1 Pete Falcone 0.00
4 Jerry Reuss 0.50
4 Fernando Valenzuela 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Milt Wilcox 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Danny Darwin 21
3 Ron Davis 20
4 Pete Redfern 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Don Aase 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Gary Lucas 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .390
2 Mike Easler .336
3 Cecil Cooper .331
4 Mickey Rivers .330
5 Ken Singleton .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 49
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Ben Oglivie 40
4 Tony Armas 39
4 Bob Horner 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 123
1 Mike Schmidt 123
3 Tony Armas 115
4 Al Oliver 113
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Ron LeFlore 92
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 80
5 Willie Wilson 71

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.22
2 Jerry Reuss 2.39
3 Don Sutton 2.41
4 Rudy May 2.45
5 Steve Carlton 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Steve Stone 24
3 Mike Norris 23
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Scott McGregor 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 294
2 Mario Soto 213
3 Nolan Ryan 203
4 Len Barker 186
5 Bert Blyleven 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 39
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Rick Camp 26
3 Ed Farmer 26
5 2 tied 25