On This Day

Thursday, May 14, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 15 8 .652 --
Orioles 16 11 .593 1.0
Yankees 18 13 .581 1.0
Red Sox 15 14 .517 3.0
Brewers 14 15 .483 4.0
Tigers 14 16 .467 4.5
Blue Jays 10 21 .323 9.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 9 .735 --
Rangers 17 12 .586 5.5
White Sox 15 13 .536 7.0
Angels 18 16 .529 7.0
Twins 11 19 .367 12.0
Mariners 10 21 .323 13.5
Royals 7 17 .292 13.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 17 8 .680 --
Phillies 19 12 .613 1.0
Expos 17 13 .567 2.5
Pirates 12 13 .480 5.0
Mets 8 19 .296 10.0
Cubs 5 22 .185 13.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 9 .719 --
Reds 17 14 .548 5.5
Braves 17 14 .548 5.5
Giants 17 18 .486 7.5
Astros 15 18 .455 8.5
Padres 13 20 .394 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Castino 3
1 Bobby Clark 3
1 Rick Dempsey 3
1 George Foster 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Rick Dempsey 1
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 4
1 Tony Perez 4
3 Butch Hobson 3
3 Reggie Jackson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shooty Babitt 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.75
2 Bill Gullickson 0.86
3 Mike Flanagan 0.60
4 Doc Medich 0.57
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 7
2 Rich Gossage 6
2 Bill Gullickson 6
4 Mike Norris 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .362
2 Larry Herndon .361
3 Dave Collins .355
4 Tim Raines .355
5 Dwight Evans .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Tony Armas 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
4 Andre Dawson 8
4 Richie Zisk 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 29
2 Tony Armas 25
2 Steve Garvey 25
2 Mike Schmidt 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 31
2 Julio Cruz 20
2 Rickey Henderson 20
4 Bill North 17
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.50
2 Bob Knepper 0.99
3 Nolan Ryan 1.29
4 Bryan Clark 1.31
5 Doyle Alexander 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Matt Keough 6
2 Mike Norris 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 68
2 Steve Carlton 56
3 Mario Soto 47
4 Tom Seaver 38
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Greg Minton 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Gary Lucas 5
5 9 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Phil Garner .439
2 Joel Youngblood .423
3 Larry Herndon .422
4 Broderick Perkins .418
5 Jerry Remy .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
2 Jose Cruz 5
2 Cliff Johnson 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Gorman Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 17
2 Don Baylor 16
3 George Foster 14
4 Ron Cey 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 15
2 Leon Durham 11
3 Julio Cruz 10
4 Rodney Scott 8
5 Eddie Miller 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Richard Dotson 0.00
1 Andy Hassler 0.00
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
4 John Urrea 0.73
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Fernando Valenzuela 3
1 Milt Wilcox 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 36 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 25
2 Steve Carlton 19
3 Bert Blyleven 18
3 Ron Davis 18
3 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Don Aase 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Gary Lucas 3
2 Greg Minton 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .365
2 Larry Herndon .364
3 Gary Matthews .356
4 Art Howe .355
5 Tim Raines .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Andre Dawson 8
2 Gorman Thomas 8
4 Jose Cruz 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 27
2 Steve Garvey 24
3 Jose Cruz 23
4 George Foster 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 30
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Bill North 16
4 Julio Cruz 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.57
2 Bob Knepper 0.85
3 Bert Blyleven 1.25
4 Nolan Ryan 1.29
5 Bryan Clark 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 7
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Ken Forsch 5
2 Matt Keough 5
2 Mike Norris 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 63
2 Steve Carlton 42
2 Mario Soto 42
4 Bill Gullickson 36
5 Nolan Ryan 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Gary Lucas 5
2 Greg Minton 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Mike Easler .338
3 Cecil Cooper .332
4 Ken Singleton .330
5 Mickey Rivers .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 123
2 Mike Schmidt 122
3 Tony Armas 115
4 Reggie Jackson 114
5 Al Oliver 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Ron LeFlore 94
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 81
5 Willie Wilson 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.22
2 Don Sutton 2.34
3 Jerry Reuss 2.45
4 Steve Carlton 2.54
5 Vida Blue 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Mike Norris 23
2 Steve Stone 23
4 Scott McGregor 22
5 Dennis Leonard 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 294
2 Mario Soto 213
3 Nolan Ryan 194
4 Len Barker 186
5 Mike Norris 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 39
2 Dan Quisenberry 29
3 Bruce Sutter 26
4 Rick Camp 25
4 Ed Farmer 25