On This Day

Wednesday, May 20, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 11 .667 --
Indians 19 11 .633 1.5
Yankees 22 14 .611 1.5
Brewers 19 15 .559 3.5
Red Sox 19 16 .543 4.0
Tigers 18 18 .500 5.5
Blue Jays 12 26 .316 12.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 15 .625 --
White Sox 19 15 .559 3.0
Rangers 19 16 .543 3.5
Angels 20 20 .500 5.0
Mariners 12 24 .333 11.0
Twins 11 24 .314 11.5
Royals 9 21 .300 11.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 10 .667 --
Phillies 23 14 .622 0.5
Expos 20 16 .556 3.0
Pirates 14 16 .467 6.0
Mets 9 24 .273 12.5
Cubs 5 27 .156 16.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 11 .711 --
Reds 22 14 .611 4.0
Giants 21 20 .512 7.5
Braves 18 18 .500 8.0
Astros 19 19 .500 8.0
Padres 15 24 .385 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 Jim Gantner 4
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
1 Lloyd Moseby 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Mike Easler 2
3 Doug Bair 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Mike Easler 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Hector Cruz 3
3 Lance Parrish 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Amos Otis 2
1 Rodney Scott 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.60
2 Steve Crawford 1.50
3 Len Barker 1.11
4 Greg Harris 0.83
5 Tom Griffin 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Allard 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 10
2 Steve Carlton 8
2 Joe Niekro 8
4 Steve Crawford 6
4 Dave LaRoche 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .371
2 Ken Singleton .363
3 Joel Youngblood .357
4 Larry Herndon .353
5 Carney Lansford .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Andre Dawson 10
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Dwight Evans 9
3 Gorman Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 32
2 Mike Schmidt 30
3 Steve Garvey 28
4 Jose Cruz 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 34
2 Rickey Henderson 24
3 Julio Cruz 20
4 Bill North 19
5 Rodney Scott 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.91
2 Bob Knepper 1.03
3 Nolan Ryan 1.07
4 Doyle Alexander 1.49
5 Jerry Reuss 1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 74
2 Steve Carlton 73
3 Mario Soto 53
4 Len Barker 46
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Greg Minton 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .487
2 Art Howe .464
3 Jerry Remy .451
4 Gary Roenicke .436
5 Carney Lansford .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
2 Andre Dawson 5
2 Mike Easler 5
2 Dwight Evans 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 16
2 George Foster 14
3 Ron Cey 13
3 Reggie Jackson 13
3 Carney Lansford 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Bill North 8
2 Rodney Scott 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
1 Jeff Reardon 0.00
5 Scott McGregor 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Len Barker 27
3 Fernando Valenzuela 24
4 Bert Blyleven 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .413
2 Art Howe .402
3 Gary Roenicke .394
4 Hubie Brooks .366
4 Broderick Perkins .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Andre Dawson 8
4 Dwight Evans 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 26
2 Mike Schmidt 25
3 Dave Concepcion 24
3 Steve Garvey 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 29
2 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Bill North 14
3 Rodney Scott 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.91
2 Len Barker 1.02
3 Charlie Lea 1.07
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1.21
5 Nolan Ryan 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Ken Forsch 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5
1 Fernando Valenzuela 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Fernando Valenzuela 49
3 Len Barker 44
4 Mario Soto 39
5 Ron Davis 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Greg Minton 7
4 Gary Lucas 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .395
2 Mike Easler .344
3 Mickey Rivers .333
4 Cecil Cooper .333
5 Ken Singleton .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 52
2 Gorman Thomas 41
3 Ben Oglivie 39
4 Tony Armas 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 125
2 Ben Oglivie 123
3 Ken Singleton 118
4 Reggie Jackson 113
5 Cecil Cooper 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 109
2 Ron LeFlore 96
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 79
5 Willie Wilson 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.22
2 Jerry Reuss 2.33
3 Steve Carlton 2.42
4 Vida Blue 2.60
5 Don Sutton 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Scott McGregor 23
2 Mike Norris 23
4 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Steve Stone 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 298
2 Mario Soto 218
3 Len Barker 199
4 Nolan Ryan 192
5 Mike Norris 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Rollie Fingers 27
4 Greg Minton 26
4 Bruce Sutter 26