On This Day

Sunday, May 31, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 16 .636 --
Brewers 27 19 .587 2.0
Indians 23 17 .575 3.0
Yankees 25 20 .556 3.5
Red Sox 25 21 .543 4.0
Tigers 23 24 .489 6.5
Blue Jays 16 32 .333 14.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 20 .608 --
White Sox 26 17 .605 1.0
Rangers 26 19 .578 2.0
Angels 23 27 .460 7.5
Royals 15 25 .375 10.5
Mariners 17 30 .362 12.0
Twins 14 32 .304 14.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 27 19 .587 --
Expos 26 19 .578 0.5
Cardinals 23 17 .575 1.0
Pirates 20 20 .500 4.0
Mets 15 27 .357 10.0
Cubs 10 33 .233 15.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 15 .688 --
Reds 27 20 .574 5.5
Astros 24 24 .500 9.0
Giants 25 25 .500 9.0
Braves 22 23 .489 9.5
Padres 19 29 .396 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Meyer 4
1 Jim Morrison 4
1 Luis Salazar 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Hector Cruz 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Jim Gantner 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Beniquez 4
2 Wayne Gross 3
2 Al Oliver 3
2 Joe Simpson 3
2 Derrel Thomas 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfredo Griffin 2
1 Pete Rose 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Britt Burns 2.00
2 Tom Griffin 1.00
2 Steve Rogers 1.00
2 Mike Witt 1.00
5 Steve Carlton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Allard 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Juan Eichelberger 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 8
2 Dennis Leonard 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 Kevin Saucier 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .369
2 Joel Youngblood .361
3 Jerry Remy .358
4 Ken Singleton .357
5 Carney Lansford .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Andre Dawson 12
2 Dwight Evans 12
2 Gorman Thomas 12
5 3 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 37
1 George Foster 37
3 Steve Garvey 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36
5 2 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 40
2 Rickey Henderson 31
3 Julio Cruz 26
4 Bill North 22
5 Rodney Scott 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 1.02
2 Nolan Ryan 1.59
3 Jerry Reuss 1.76
4 Vida Blue 1.82
5 Doyle Alexander 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 8
1 Fernando Valenzuela 8
3 Mark Clear 7
3 Burt Hooton 7
3 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 83
2 Fernando Valenzuela 79
3 Mario Soto 64
4 Nolan Ryan 58
5 Len Barker 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 13
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 Luis Salazar .436
2 Bill Almon .426
3 Andre Dawson .425
4 Art Howe .424
5 Pedro Guerrero .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Greg Luzinski 5
3 John Mayberry 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 18
2 Greg Luzinski 15
3 Buddy Bell 14
3 Bill Buckner 14
3 Dave Kingman 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
1 Terry Puhl 8
1 Tim Raines 8
4 Lee Lacy 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Koosman 0.53
2 Charlie Lea 0.64
3 Al Holland 0.98
4 Bob Knepper 1.08
5 2 tied 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 4
2 Brian Allard 3
2 Ross Baumgarten 3
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 24
2 Ron Davis 21
2 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
2 Dan Spillner 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Bill Lee 4
2 Tippy Martinez 4
2 Shane Rawley 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .432
2 Joel Youngblood .396
3 Jerry Remy .394
4 Gary Roenicke .383
5 Charlie Moore .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 9
1 Dwight Evans 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
4 George Foster 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 27
2 Dwight Evans 26
3 Don Baylor 25
4 Bill Buckner 24
5 Pedro Guerrero 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Julio Cruz 16
3 Leon Durham 15
3 Rickey Henderson 15
5 Rodney Scott 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 0.25
2 Vida Blue 1.11
3 Bob Knepper 1.28
4 Nolan Ryan 1.68
5 Al Holland 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 6
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Pete Vuckovich 6
4 Dennis Martinez 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 Len Barker 45
3 Ron Davis 39
3 Nolan Ryan 39
5 Fernando Valenzuela 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Rich Gossage 8
3 Tippy Martinez 6
3 Greg Minton 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .394
2 Mike Easler .339
3 Ken Singleton .336
4 Cecil Cooper .333
5 Miguel Dilone .330

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 116
3 Tony Armas 114
3 Reggie Jackson 114
5 Ken Singleton 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Ron LeFlore 89
3 Omar Moreno 88
4 Dave Collins 80
5 Rodney Scott 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.28
2 Jerry Reuss 2.38
3 Don Sutton 2.52
4 Steve Carlton 2.58
5 Vida Blue 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 289
2 Mario Soto 210
3 Nolan Ryan 200
4 Len Barker 198
5 Mike Norris 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 41
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Rollie Fingers 27
3 Greg Minton 27
5 Bruce Sutter 26