On This Day

Friday, May 29, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 14 .667 --
Brewers 26 18 .591 3.0
Indians 22 16 .579 4.0
Yankees 24 19 .558 4.5
Red Sox 24 20 .545 5.0
Tigers 21 24 .467 8.5
Blue Jays 15 31 .326 15.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 19 .612 --
White Sox 24 16 .600 1.5
Rangers 25 18 .581 2.0
Angels 22 25 .468 7.0
Royals 14 24 .368 10.5
Mariners 16 29 .356 12.0
Twins 13 31 .295 14.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 23 15 .605 --
Expos 25 18 .581 0.5
Phillies 25 19 .568 1.0
Pirates 19 19 .500 4.0
Mets 14 26 .350 10.0
Cubs 9 32 .220 15.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 14 .696 --
Reds 26 19 .578 5.5
Braves 22 21 .512 8.5
Astros 23 23 .500 9.0
Giants 24 24 .500 9.0
Padres 17 29 .370 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mookie Wilson 4
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 Pedro Guerrero 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 John Castino 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
1 George Hendrick 4
3 Rich Dauer 3
3 Dave Kingman 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tito Landrum 2
1 Mookie Wilson 2
3 Leon Durham 1
3 Marshall Edwards 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 0.78
1 Bob Welch 0.78
3 Scott Sanderson 0.60
4 Mike Torrez 0.50
5 Dennis Martinez 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 7
1 Bob Welch 7
3 Dennis Martinez 5
4 Matt Keough 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Bob Galasso 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .367
2 Ken Singleton .365
3 Art Howe .365
4 Joel Youngblood .361
5 Mike Easler .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Gorman Thomas 12
3 Tony Armas 11
3 Andre Dawson 11
3 Dwight Evans 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 35
1 Steve Garvey 35
3 Dave Concepcion 34
3 George Foster 34
3 Mike Schmidt 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 40
2 Rickey Henderson 29
3 Julio Cruz 24
4 Bill North 22
5 Rodney Scott 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.98
2 Bob Knepper 1.02
3 Jerry Reuss 1.62
4 Vida Blue 1.82
5 Doyle Alexander 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
2 Burt Hooton 7
2 Mike Norris 7
5 9 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 79
2 Steve Carlton 77
3 Mario Soto 62
4 Nolan Ryan 54
5 Len Barker 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 12
2 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Greg Minton 9
4 Tippy Martinez 8
4 Bruce Sutter 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Dawson .450
2 Bill Almon .419
3 Mike Hargrove .418
4 Johnny Bench .412
5 Art Howe .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Gary Gray 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Greg Luzinski 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 18
2 Willie Aikens 16
3 Buddy Bell 14
3 Greg Luzinski 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
1 Tim Raines 9
3 Lee Lacy 8
3 Terry Puhl 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Tobik 0.00
1 Joe Sambito 0.00
3 Charlie Lea 0.39
4 Nolan Ryan 0.44
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 4
2 Ross Baumgarten 3
2 Britt Burns 3
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 26
2 Steve Carlton 21
2 Mike Flanagan 21
4 Britt Burns 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Bill Lee 4
3 Tippy Martinez 4
3 Joe Sambito 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .398
2 Art Howe .396
3 Joel Youngblood .394
4 Gary Roenicke .388
5 Mike Easler .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 9
1 Gary Gray 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Dwight Evans 8
4 Gorman Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 24
1 George Foster 24
3 Bill Buckner 23
3 Jose Cruz 23
3 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Leon Durham 15
3 Julio Cruz 14
3 Rodney Scott 14
5 Rickey Henderson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.25
2 Nolan Ryan 0.87
3 Bob Knepper 1.28
4 Vida Blue 1.33
5 Pascual Perez 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 6
2 Mark Clear 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Jack Morris 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 49
2 Ron Davis 41
3 Len Barker 40
4 Fernando Valenzuela 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .399
2 Mike Easler .347
3 Ken Singleton .336
4 Cecil Cooper .333
5 Miguel Dilone .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 48
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Tony Armas 39
3 Reggie Jackson 39
5 Bob Horner 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 119
2 Ben Oglivie 115
3 Tony Armas 114
3 Reggie Jackson 114
5 Ken Singleton 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Ron LeFlore 91
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 80
5 Rodney Scott 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.25
2 Jerry Reuss 2.34
3 Don Sutton 2.52
4 Vida Blue 2.59
5 Steve Carlton 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Norris 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Scott McGregor 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 283
2 Mario Soto 208
3 Len Barker 199
4 Nolan Ryan 196
5 2 tied 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 32
3 Rollie Fingers 27
3 Greg Minton 27
5 Bruce Sutter 26