On This Day

Friday, May 22, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 23 12 .657 --
Indians 20 12 .625 1.5
Yankees 22 15 .595 2.0
Red Sox 21 16 .568 3.0
Brewers 20 16 .556 3.5
Tigers 18 19 .486 6.0
Blue Jays 12 27 .308 13.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 26 16 .619 --
White Sox 20 15 .571 2.5
Rangers 20 16 .556 3.0
Angels 21 21 .500 5.0
Mariners 13 25 .342 11.0
Twins 12 25 .324 11.5
Royals 9 22 .290 11.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 21 11 .656 --
Phillies 23 15 .605 1.0
Expos 21 16 .568 2.5
Pirates 15 16 .484 5.5
Mets 10 24 .294 12.0
Cubs 6 28 .176 16.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 11 .718 --
Reds 22 16 .579 5.5
Giants 22 20 .524 7.5
Braves 18 19 .486 9.0
Astros 19 21 .475 9.5
Padres 16 24 .400 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gantner 4
1 Jerry Martin 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 2
1 Greg Luzinski 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Greg Luzinski 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Sal Butera 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Keith Hernandez 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Britt Burns 1.33
2 Bert Blyleven 0.89
3 Danny Darwin 0.67
4 Rick Langford 0.62
5 Pat Zachry 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Juan Eichelberger 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
1 Britt Burns 8
3 Pat Zachry 6
4 Ken Forsch 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .376
2 Art Howe .372
3 Ken Singleton .367
4 Joel Youngblood .359
5 Dwight Evans .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Andre Dawson 11
2 Gorman Thomas 11
4 Dwight Evans 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 32
2 Mike Schmidt 30
3 Ken Singleton 29
4 Jose Cruz 28
4 Steve Garvey 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 35
2 Rickey Henderson 27
3 Julio Cruz 20
4 Bill North 19
5 Rodney Scott 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Valenzuela 0.91
2 Nolan Ryan 1.12
3 Bob Knepper 1.17
4 Jerry Reuss 1.51
5 Doyle Alexander 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Ken Forsch 6
3 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 74
2 Steve Carlton 73
3 Mario Soto 53
4 Nolan Ryan 48
5 Bert Blyleven 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Greg Minton 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harold Baines .476
2 Juan Bonilla .459
3 Art Howe .455
4 Jerry Remy .448
5 Gary Roenicke .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 6
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Dwight Evans 5
2 Pedro Guerrero 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 15
1 Buddy Bell 15
3 Dwight Evans 13
3 Reggie Jackson 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 13
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Bill North 8
5 Ozzie Smith 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.40
4 Britt Burns 0.60
5 4 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Steve Howe 3
1 Charlie Lea 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Len Barker 27
3 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Fernando Valenzuela 24
5 Bert Blyleven 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Tippy Martinez 4
4 Steve Comer 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Roenicke .408
2 Jerry Remy .407
3 Art Howe .398
4 Broderick Perkins .376
5 Jerry Mumphrey .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Gorman Thomas 9
3 Ron Cey 8
3 Andre Dawson 8
3 Ken Singleton 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 28
2 Don Baylor 24
2 Dave Concepcion 24
2 Mike Schmidt 24
5 Jose Cruz 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 25
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Julio Cruz 13
4 Leon Durham 12
4 3 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.84
2 Len Barker 1.02
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.21
4 Bob Knepper 1.28
5 Nolan Ryan 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Danny Darwin 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Tippy Martinez 7
2 Greg Minton 7
5 Gary Lucas 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .403
2 Mike Easler .345
3 Mickey Rivers .335
4 Ken Singleton .334
5 Cecil Cooper .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 51
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Tony Armas 38
3 Bob Horner 38
3 Reggie Jackson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 124
2 Ken Singleton 116
3 Ben Oglivie 115
4 Reggie Jackson 114
5 Al Oliver 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Ron LeFlore 94
3 Omar Moreno 86
4 Dave Collins 79
5 2 tied 69

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.22
2 Jerry Reuss 2.25
3 Steve Carlton 2.42
4 Don Sutton 2.63
5 Rudy May 2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 298
2 Mario Soto 212
3 Nolan Ryan 198
4 Len Barker 196
5 Bert Blyleven 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 29
3 Rollie Fingers 27
4 Greg Minton 26
4 Bruce Sutter 26