On This Day

Monday, June 1, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 16 .636 --
Brewers 27 20 .574 2.5
Yankees 26 20 .565 3.0
Indians 23 18 .561 3.5
Red Sox 25 21 .543 4.0
Tigers 24 24 .500 6.0
Blue Jays 16 33 .327 14.5

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 24 27 .471 7.0
Royals 16 25 .390 10.0
Mariners 17 31 .354 12.5
Twins 14 32 .304 14.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 28 19 .596 --
Cardinals 24 17 .585 1.0
Expos 26 20 .565 1.5
Pirates 20 20 .500 4.5
Mets 15 28 .349 11.0
Cubs 10 33 .233 16.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 15 .694 --
Reds 28 20 .583 5.5
Astros 24 24 .500 9.5
Giants 25 26 .490 10.0
Braves 22 24 .478 10.5
Padres 19 29 .396 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lynn Jones 4
2 Dave Collins 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Ben Oglivie 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Bucky Dent 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Derrel Thomas 3
2 George Brett 2
2 Dave Collins 2
2 Bucky Dent 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 2
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 Jerry Martin 1
2 Bill North 1
2 Mookie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Boggs 1.50
2 Fernando Valenzuela 1.22
3 Ken Forsch 1.00
4 Randy Lerch 0.80
5 Dave Stieb 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 11
2 Randy Lerch 8
3 Dave Stieb 7
4 Tommy Boggs 6
4 Ken Forsch 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .369
2 Jerry Remy .358
3 Ken Singleton .357
4 Carney Lansford .342
5 Mike Easler .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Andre Dawson 12
2 Dwight Evans 12
2 George Foster 12
2 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 39
2 Dave Concepcion 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Steve Garvey 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 23
5 Rodney Scott 21

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 Fernando Valenzuela 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9
2 Steve Carlton 8
3 Mark Clear 7
3 Ken Forsch 7
3 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 90
2 Steve Carlton 83
3 Mario Soto 64
4 Nolan Ryan 58
5 Len Barker 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 14
2 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Greg Minton 9
2 Bruce Sutter 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Salazar .486
2 Leon Durham .442
3 Rickey Henderson .412
4 Andre Dawson .410
5 Al Oliver .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 7
1 Dave Kingman 7
3 George Foster 5
3 Greg Luzinski 5
3 John Mayberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 18
2 Dave Kingman 15
2 Greg Luzinski 15
4 Buddy Bell 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
1 Lee Lacy 7
1 Tim Raines 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 8 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Tobik 0.00
2 Jerry Koosman 0.53
3 Ron Davis 0.60
4 Bob Knepper 1.02
5 2 tied 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 4
2 Brian Allard 3
2 Jack Morris 3
2 Steve Rogers 3
2 Pete Vuckovich 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 24
2 Fernando Valenzuela 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Dan Spillner 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Bill Lee 4
2 Tippy Martinez 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .433
2 Joel Youngblood .418
3 Jerry Remy .394
4 Gary Roenicke .383
5 Leon Durham .371

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
4 Mike Schmidt 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 21
2 Julio Cruz 16
3 Leon Durham 15
3 Rodney Scott 15
5 Rickey Henderson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Lea 1.07
2 Vida Blue 1.11
3 Nolan Ryan 1.25
4 Bob Knepper 1.28
5 Burt Hooton 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 6
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Pete Vuckovich 6
4 Dennis Martinez 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 47
2 Steve Carlton 46
3 Len Barker 45
4 Ron Davis 40
5 Nolan Ryan 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Tippy Martinez 6
4 Greg Minton 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .392
2 Mike Easler .340
3 Ken Singleton .337
4 Cecil Cooper .330
5 Bill Buckner .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Tony Armas 39
4 Bob Horner 38
4 Reggie Jackson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 118
2 Ben Oglivie 114
3 Tony Armas 113
4 Reggie Jackson 112
5 Ken Singleton 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Ron LeFlore 89
3 Omar Moreno 87
4 Dave Collins 80
5 Rodney Scott 71

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.24
2 Vern Ruhle 2.28
3 Don Sutton 2.52
4 Vida Blue 2.62
5 Steve Carlton 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 278
2 Mario Soto 210
3 Nolan Ryan 200
4 Len Barker 198
5 Mike Norris 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Greg Minton 27
3 Bruce Sutter 27
5 Rollie Fingers 26