On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 24 12 .667 --
Indians 20 13 .606 2.5
Yankees 23 15 .605 2.0
Red Sox 22 16 .579 3.0
Brewers 20 17 .541 4.5
Tigers 18 20 .474 7.0
Blue Jays 12 28 .300 14.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 27 16 .628 --
White Sox 21 15 .583 2.5
Rangers 21 16 .568 3.0
Angels 21 22 .488 6.0
Mariners 13 26 .333 12.0
Twins 12 26 .316 12.5
Royals 10 22 .313 11.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 22 11 .667 --
Phillies 24 15 .615 1.0
Expos 21 17 .553 3.5
Pirates 15 17 .469 6.5
Mets 10 25 .286 13.0
Cubs 7 28 .200 16.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 11 .725 --
Reds 22 17 .564 6.5
Giants 22 21 .512 8.5
Braves 19 19 .500 9.0
Astros 20 21 .488 9.5
Padres 16 25 .390 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Bernazard 4
1 Rich Dauer 4
1 Butch Hobson 4
4 Bill Almon 3
4 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 2
1 Gary Gray 2
3 Ron Cey 1
3 Steve Garvey 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 4
1 Gary Gray 4
1 Rufino Linares 4
4 Bill Almon 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
2 Dave Collins 2
2 Tom Herr 2
4 Danny Ainge 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 1.00
1 Dave Righetti 1.00
3 Roger Erickson 0.88
4 Matt Keough 0.83
5 Paul Splittorff 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Erickson 7
1 Mike Flanagan 7
1 Dave Righetti 7
4 Bryan Clark 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 John Henry Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .377
2 Jerry Remy .377
3 Ken Singleton .371
4 Dwight Evans .362
5 Joel Youngblood .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Andre Dawson 11
2 Gorman Thomas 11
4 Dwight Evans 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Ken Singleton 30
4 Steve Garvey 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 38
2 Rickey Henderson 27
3 Julio Cruz 20
4 Bill North 19
5 Rodney Scott 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.12
2 Bob Knepper 1.17
3 Fernando Valenzuela 1.24
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 Mike Flanagan 6
3 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 77
2 Steve Carlton 73
3 Mario Soto 55
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 Jerry Remy .466
2 Art Howe .455
3 Harold Baines .438
4 Gary Roenicke .422
5 Andre Dawson .414

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 16
2 Buddy Bell 15
3 Ron Cey 14
3 Greg Luzinski 14
3 Ken Singleton 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 12
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
4 Terry Puhl 7
5 Ozzie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.00
1 Rick Mahler 0.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.40
4 Mark Clear 0.55
5 Britt Burns 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Steve Howe 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Len Barker 27
3 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Bert Blyleven 22
5 2 tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .417
2 Gary Roenicke .405
3 Jerry Remy .400
4 Jerry Mumphrey .382
5 Broderick Perkins .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 29
2 Don Baylor 25
3 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Dave Concepcion 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 27
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Julio Cruz 13
3 Rodney Scott 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.84
2 Bob Knepper 1.28
3 Len Barker 1.29
4 Nolan Ryan 1.31
5 Doyle Alexander 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Scott McGregor 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Fernando Valenzuela 41
3 Ron Davis 39
3 Nolan Ryan 39
5 Mike Flanagan 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Tippy Martinez 7
2 Greg Minton 7
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .403
2 Mike Easler .346
3 Ken Singleton .337
4 Cecil Cooper .334
5 Art Howe .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 52
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Bob Horner 38
3 Reggie Jackson 38
5 Tony Armas 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 126
2 Ken Singleton 117
3 Ben Oglivie 115
4 Reggie Jackson 114
5 Eddie Murray 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Ron LeFlore 95
3 Omar Moreno 86
4 Dave Collins 81
5 Rodney Scott 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.21
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
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 214
3 Nolan Ryan 198
4 Len Barker 196
5 Bert Blyleven 168

Saves

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