On This Day

Thursday, June 4, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 19 .596 --
Yankees 29 20 .592 0.0
Brewers 28 21 .571 1.0
Red Sox 27 22 .551 2.0
Indians 24 20 .545 2.5
Tigers 25 25 .500 4.5
Blue Jays 16 35 .314 14.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 21 .611 --
White Sox 27 19 .587 2.0
Rangers 28 20 .583 2.0
Angels 26 27 .491 6.5
Royals 17 26 .395 10.5
Mariners 18 32 .360 13.0
Twins 15 34 .306 15.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 29 20 .592 --
Cardinals 26 18 .591 0.5
Expos 27 22 .551 2.0
Pirates 23 20 .535 3.0
Mets 16 29 .356 11.0
Cubs 10 36 .217 17.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 17 .667 --
Reds 29 21 .580 4.5
Astros 26 25 .510 8.0
Braves 24 24 .500 8.5
Giants 26 27 .491 9.0
Padres 20 31 .392 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cruz 4
1 Tim Foli 4
3 Tony Armas 3
3 Randy Bass 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Bass 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Rich Dauer 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Bass 4
2 Dave Parker 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Oscar Gamble 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Miguel Dilone 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Spillner 0.60
2 Lary Sorensen 0.44
3 Rick Langford 0.42
4 Richard Dotson 0.33
4 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Steve Mura 1
1 Gene Nelson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Spillner 6
2 Rick Langford 5
3 Richard Dotson 4
3 Lary Sorensen 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Gary Lucas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .360
2 Ken Singleton .354
3 Carney Lansford .354
4 Jerry Remy .342
5 Mike Easler .336

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 41
2 Dave Concepcion 40
3 Dwight Evans 38
3 Mike Schmidt 38
5 Tony Armas 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 44
2 Rickey Henderson 33
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 Fernando Valenzuela 1.90
5 Len Barker 1.93

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 Ron Davis 57

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Leon Durham .472
2 Luis Salazar .462
3 Gary Matthews .436
4 Mike Hargrove .421
5 Lynn Jones .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 15
1 Doug DeCinces 15
3 Dwight Evans 14
3 George Foster 14
3 Dave Kingman 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Lee Lacy 8
4 Omar Moreno 7
4 Mookie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Tobik 0.00
2 Ron Davis 0.61
3 Doc Medich 1.02
4 Mike Norris 1.06
5 Bob Knepper 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Pete Vuckovich 3
4 Brian Allard 2
4 36 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 24
2 Don Sutton 21
3 Mike Flanagan 19
4 Aurelio Lopez 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Rick Camp 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Al Holland 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .418
2 Carney Lansford .392
3 Joel Youngblood .386
4 Jerry Remy .370
5 Johnny Bench .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 9
2 Andre Dawson 8
2 George Foster 8
2 Pedro Guerrero 8
2 Gorman Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Dwight Evans 27
3 Pedro Guerrero 25
4 Don Baylor 24
5 Bill Buckner 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Rodney Scott 14
4 Julio Cruz 13
4 Ozzie Smith 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.90
2 Tom Seaver 1.04
3 Charlie Lea 1.13
4 Nolan Ryan 1.25
5 Ken Forsch 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 6
1 Pete Vuckovich 6
3 Jack Morris 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 40
1 Fernando Valenzuela 40
3 Steve Carlton 38
3 Nolan Ryan 38
5 Len Barker 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Tippy Martinez 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .389
2 Mike Easler .339
3 Ken Singleton .337
4 Miguel Dilone .332
5 Bill Buckner .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Gorman Thomas 43
3 Tony Armas 38
3 Reggie Jackson 38
5 Bob Horner 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 115
2 Tony Armas 113
3 Reggie Jackson 112
4 George Foster 110
4 2 others tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Ron LeFlore 87
3 Omar Moreno 84
4 Dave Collins 77
5 Rodney Scott 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.24
2 Vern Ruhle 2.32
3 Don Sutton 2.50
4 Steve Carlton 2.64
5 Tom Griffin 2.66

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 196
4 Len Barker 191
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 2 tied 26