On This Day

Monday, May 18, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 20 11 .645 --
Indians 18 10 .643 0.5
Yankees 20 14 .588 1.5
Brewers 17 15 .531 3.5
Red Sox 17 16 .515 4.0
Tigers 16 18 .471 5.5
Blue Jays 11 25 .306 11.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 13 .658 --
Rangers 19 14 .576 3.5
White Sox 18 14 .563 4.0
Angels 20 18 .526 5.0
Twins 11 22 .333 11.5
Mariners 11 23 .324 12.0
Royals 9 19 .321 11.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 19 9 .679 --
Phillies 22 13 .629 0.5
Expos 19 15 .559 3.0
Pirates 12 16 .429 7.0
Mets 8 23 .258 12.5
Cubs 5 25 .167 15.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 10 .722 --
Reds 20 14 .588 5.0
Braves 18 16 .529 7.0
Giants 20 19 .513 7.5
Astros 18 18 .500 8.0
Padres 14 23 .378 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mario Mendoza 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 2
1 Greg Luzinski 2
3 Darrell Evans 1
3 Steve Kemp 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Pat Putnam 4
3 Johnny Grubb 3
4 Don Baylor 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Mazzilli 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott McGregor 2.33
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.20
3 Steve Trout 1.00
4 Allen Ripley 0.89
5 Paul Splittorff 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allen Ripley 8
2 Scott McGregor 7
2 Steve Renko 7
2 Steve Trout 7
5 Fernando Valenzuela 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Greg Minton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carney Lansford .364
1 Ken Singleton .364
3 Tim Raines .358
4 Art Howe .356
5 Larry Herndon .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
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 Mike Schmidt 29
3 Steve Garvey 28
4 Ron Cey 26
4 Ken Singleton 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 34
2 Rickey Henderson 24
3 Julio Cruz 20
4 Bill North 19
5 Rodney Scott 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.91
2 Bob Knepper 1.03
3 Nolan Ryan 1.07
4 Len Barker 1.31
5 Doyle Alexander 1.49

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 74
2 Steve Carlton 65
3 Mario Soto 53
4 Nolan Ryan 42
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Greg Minton 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
5 Gary Lucas 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .436
2 Carney Lansford .433
3 Jerry Remy .431
4 Gary Roenicke .425
5 Joel Youngblood .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Pedro Guerrero 5
3 Dwight Evans 4
3 Mike Schmidt 4
3 Gorman Thomas 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 19
2 Ron Cey 15
3 Reggie Jackson 13
4 Jose Cruz 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 14
2 Leon Durham 9
3 Julio Cruz 8
3 Bill North 8
3 Rodney Scott 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
1 Phil Niekro 0.00
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
1 Jeff Reardon 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Fernando Valenzuela 24
3 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Nolan Ryan 22
4 Mario Soto 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Don Aase 3
3 Steve Comer 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .400
2 Jerry Remy .397
3 Joel Youngblood .375
4 Art Howe .374
5 Gary Roenicke .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Andre Dawson 8
4 Jose Cruz 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 25
2 Steve Garvey 24
2 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Dave Concepcion 23
4 Ben Oglivie 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 31
2 Rickey Henderson 21
3 Bill North 18
4 Julio Cruz 14
5 Eddie Miller 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Len Barker 0.51
2 Bob Knepper 0.91
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.03
4 Bert Blyleven 1.17
5 Don Sutton 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Fernando Valenzuela 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Ken Forsch 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 59
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 Greg Minton 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 Gary Lucas 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .393
2 Mike Easler .339
3 Mickey Rivers .333
4 Cecil Cooper .332
5 Ken Singleton .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 51
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
1 Mike Schmidt 124
3 Ken Singleton 117
4 Reggie Jackson 113
4 Al Oliver 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 110
2 Ron LeFlore 94
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 79
5 Willie Wilson 69

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.22
2 Jerry Reuss 2.33
3 Don Sutton 2.38
4 Steve Carlton 2.52
5 Rudy May 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 299
2 Mario Soto 218
3 Nolan Ryan 202
4 Len Barker 189
5 Mike Norris 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 31
3 Bruce Sutter 26
4 Rick Camp 25
4 3 others tied 25