On This Day

Tuesday, June 2, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 17 .622 --
Brewers 28 20 .583 1.5
Yankees 27 20 .574 2.0
Red Sox 26 21 .553 3.0
Indians 23 19 .548 3.5
Tigers 24 25 .490 6.0
Blue Jays 16 34 .320 14.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 20 .615 --
White Sox 26 18 .591 2.0
Rangers 27 19 .587 2.0
Angels 25 27 .481 7.0
Royals 16 26 .381 11.0
Mariners 18 31 .367 12.5
Twins 14 33 .298 15.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 29 19 .604 --
Expos 27 20 .574 1.5
Cardinals 24 18 .571 2.0
Pirates 21 20 .512 4.5
Mets 15 29 .341 12.0
Cubs 10 34 .227 17.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 16 .680 --
Reds 28 21 .571 5.5
Astros 25 24 .510 8.5
Giants 26 26 .500 9.0
Braves 23 24 .489 9.5
Padres 19 30 .388 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Nicosia 4
1 Dave Parker 4
3 Jim Anderson 3
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 2
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 John Ellis 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Martin 4
1 Steve Nicosia 4
1 Ron Oester 4
1 Gorman Thomas 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Barry Evans 1
1 Damaso Garcia 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Leal 0.88
2 Mike Flanagan 0.86
3 Danny Darwin 0.78
3 Jerry Koosman 0.78
5 Juan Berenguer 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Darwin 7
1 Jerry Koosman 7
1 Luis Leal 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 Mike Flanagan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .362
2 Ken Singleton .354
3 Jerry Remy .352
4 Mike Easler .345
5 Carney Lansford .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
1 Gorman Thomas 14
3 Andre Dawson 13
3 Dwight Evans 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 40
2 Dave Concepcion 38
2 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Dwight Evans 37
5 Steve Garvey 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 40
2 Rickey Henderson 32
3 Julio Cruz 26
4 Bill North 23
5 Rodney Scott 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 1.05
2 Nolan Ryan 1.59
3 Jerry Reuss 1.76
4 Sammy Stewart 1.77
5 Vida Blue 1.82

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 3 tied 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 14
2 Rollie Fingers 10
3 Greg Minton 9
3 Bruce Sutter 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Luis Salazar .457
2 Andre Dawson .447
3 Leon Durham .442
4 Lynn Jones .439
5 Bill Almon .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 7
1 Dave Kingman 7
3 Andre Dawson 5
3 Dwight Evans 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 17
2 Buddy Bell 15
2 Dwight Evans 15
2 George Foster 15
2 Dave Kingman 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Tom Herr 7
2 Lee Lacy 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Tobik 0.00
1 Joe Sambito 0.00
1 Mike Stanton 0.00
4 Ron Davis 0.60
5 Bob Knepper 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Allard 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 27
2 Britt Burns 24
3 Dan Spillner 21
4 Len Barker 20
4 Rick Reuschel 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tippy Martinez 4
2 Joe Sambito 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .427
2 Joel Youngblood .414
3 Jerry Remy .385
4 Johnny Bench .370
5 Leon Durham .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 9
1 Gorman Thomas 9
3 Ron Cey 8
3 Andre Dawson 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 27
1 George Foster 27
3 Don Baylor 25
3 Bill Buckner 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 20
2 Julio Cruz 15
2 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Rodney Scott 15
5 Leon Durham 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.90
2 Vida Blue 1.11
3 Charlie Lea 1.13
4 Nolan Ryan 1.25
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 Bert Blyleven 40
3 Ron Davis 40
5 Nolan Ryan 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
1 Rich Gossage 9
3 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Tippy Martinez 6
4 Joe Sambito 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .392
2 Mike Easler .343
3 Ken Singleton .337
4 Cecil Cooper .332
5 Bill Buckner .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Gorman Thomas 44
3 Tony Armas 39
4 Reggie Jackson 38
5 Bob Horner 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 117
2 Tony Armas 112
2 Reggie Jackson 112
4 Ben Oglivie 111
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Omar Moreno 88
3 Ron LeFlore 87
4 Dave Collins 78
5 Rodney Scott 68

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 203
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 Rollie Fingers 27
3 Greg Minton 27
5 Bruce Sutter 26