On This Day

Sunday, May 17, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 18 9 .667 --
Orioles 19 11 .633 0.5
Yankees 19 14 .576 2.0
Brewers 17 15 .531 3.5
Red Sox 16 16 .500 4.5
Tigers 16 17 .485 5.0
Blue Jays 11 24 .314 11.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 12 .676 --
Rangers 18 14 .563 4.5
White Sox 17 14 .548 5.0
Angels 19 18 .514 6.0
Royals 9 18 .333 11.0
Twins 11 22 .333 12.0
Mariners 11 22 .333 12.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 9 .679 --
Phillies 21 13 .618 1.0
Expos 18 15 .545 3.5
Pirates 12 16 .429 7.0
Mets 8 22 .267 12.0
Cubs 5 25 .167 15.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 9 .743 --
Reds 20 14 .588 5.5
Braves 18 16 .529 7.5
Astros 18 18 .500 8.5
Giants 19 19 .500 8.5
Padres 14 22 .389 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carney Lansford 5
2 Miguel Dilone 4
3 Bill Almon 3
3 Hubie Brooks 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Juan Bonilla 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Mike Easler 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Nordhagen 4
2 Willie Aikens 2
2 Mark Brouhard 2
2 Ron Cey 2
2 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Puhl 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 Dave Edler 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ross Baumgarten 1.00
2 Floyd Bannister 0.86
3 John Tudor 0.75
4 Bert Blyleven 0.71
5 Mario Soto 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Davis 7
2 Floyd Bannister 6
2 Mario Soto 6
2 John Tudor 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .368
2 Tim Raines .367
3 Carney Lansford .359
4 Art Howe .356
5 Larry Herndon .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Tony Armas 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
4 Ron Cey 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 30
2 Steve Garvey 28
2 Mike Schmidt 28
4 Ron Cey 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 33
2 Rickey Henderson 24
3 Julio Cruz 20
4 Bill North 18
5 Rodney Scott 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.50
2 Bob Knepper 1.03
3 Nolan Ryan 1.07
4 Len Barker 1.31
4 Bryan Clark 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Ken Forsch 6
3 Burt Hooton 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 68
2 Steve Carlton 65
3 Mario Soto 53
4 Nolan Ryan 42
5 Bert Blyleven 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Greg Minton 6
5 Gary Lucas 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .460
2 Art Howe .448
3 Jerry Remy .438
4 Ron Oester .426
5 Carney Lansford .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Pedro Guerrero 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 18
2 Ron Cey 15
3 Chris Chambliss 13
3 Steve Garvey 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Leon Durham 10
3 Julio Cruz 9
3 Rodney Scott 9
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
1 Phil Niekro 0.00
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
5 Burt Hooton 0.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Fernando Valenzuela 25
3 Ron Davis 24
4 Bert Blyleven 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
3 Don Aase 3
3 Steve Comer 3
3 Bruce Sutter 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .417
2 Jerry Remy .378
3 Art Howe .369
4 Hubie Brooks .369
4 Joel Youngblood .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Andre Dawson 8
4 Jose Cruz 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 25
2 Dave Concepcion 23
2 Ben Oglivie 23
2 Mike Schmidt 23
2 Ken Singleton 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 30
2 Rickey Henderson 22
3 Bill North 17
4 Julio Cruz 14
5 Eddie Miller 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.50
2 Len Barker 0.51
3 Bob Knepper 0.91
4 Bert Blyleven 1.17
5 Nolan Ryan 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Ken Forsch 6
1 Fernando Valenzuela 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 53
2 Steve Carlton 51
3 Mario Soto 39
4 Bill Gullickson 36
5 3 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Gary Lucas 5
3 Greg Minton 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .390
2 Mike Easler .337
3 Cecil Cooper .334
4 Miguel Dilone .334
5 Ken Singleton .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 50
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Ben Oglivie 39
4 Tony Armas 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 124
2 Mike Schmidt 123
3 Reggie Jackson 115
3 Ken Singleton 115
5 Al Oliver 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 111
2 Ron LeFlore 94
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 79
5 Willie Wilson 71

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.22
2 Jerry Reuss 2.33
3 Don Sutton 2.34
4 Steve Carlton 2.52
5 Vida Blue 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 299
2 Mario Soto 218
3 Nolan Ryan 202
4 Len Barker 197
5 Bert Blyleven 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 40
2 Dan Quisenberry 31
3 Bruce Sutter 27
4 Rick Camp 25
4 2 others tied 25