On This Day

Sunday, June 7, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 20 .615 --
Orioles 30 20 .600 1.0
Brewers 30 22 .577 2.0
Indians 26 21 .553 3.5
Red Sox 28 24 .538 4.0
Tigers 28 25 .528 4.5
Blue Jays 16 38 .296 17.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 35 22 .614 --
Rangers 31 20 .608 1.0
White Sox 27 22 .551 4.0
Angels 27 29 .482 7.5
Royals 18 28 .391 11.5
Mariners 19 34 .358 14.0
Twins 15 37 .288 17.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 31 21 .596 --
Cardinals 28 19 .596 0.5
Pirates 25 21 .543 3.0
Expos 27 25 .519 4.0
Mets 17 31 .354 12.0
Cubs 12 37 .245 17.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 35 19 .648 --
Reds 32 21 .604 2.5
Astros 28 26 .519 7.0
Braves 25 26 .490 8.5
Giants 27 29 .482 9.0
Padres 21 33 .389 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 4
1 Rick Manning 4
1 Al Oliver 4
4 George Brett 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Gene Richards 4
3 Jim Sundberg 3
4 Tony Armas 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 George Brett 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Berenyi 5.00
2 Bob Welch 1.83
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.14
4 Danny Darwin 1.12
5 Vida Blue 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 11
2 Bruce Berenyi 10
3 Danny Darwin 9
4 Dennis Eckersley 8
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Renie Martin 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .354
2 Ken Singleton .341
3 Dwight Evans .340
4 Carney Lansford .336
5 Bill Madlock .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
1 Gorman Thomas 14
3 Tony Armas 13
3 Andre Dawson 13
3 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 44
2 Dave Concepcion 43
3 Tony Armas 41
4 Mike Schmidt 39
5 Dwight Evans 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 45
2 Rickey Henderson 33
3 Julio Cruz 27
4 Bill North 25
5 Rodney Scott 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 1.15
2 Nolan Ryan 1.39
3 Len Barker 1.82
4 Jerry Reuss 2.01
5 Tom Seaver 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9
2 Steve Carlton 8
2 Ken Forsch 8
2 Jack Morris 8
2 Mike Norris 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 94
2 Steve Carlton 85
3 Mario Soto 74
4 Nolan Ryan 68
5 Len Barker 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 16
2 Rollie Fingers 11
3 Tippy Martinez 9
3 Greg Minton 9
3 Bruce Sutter 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Grich .438
2 Gary Matthews .435
3 Al Oliver .433
4 Mike Hargrove .431
5 Pete Rose .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Doug DeCinces 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 George Foster 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 18
2 George Foster 17
3 Dave Kingman 15
4 Tony Armas 13
4 Derrel Thomas 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Madlock 8
1 Omar Moreno 8
3 Julio Cruz 7
3 Miguel Dilone 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Tobik 0.00
1 Kevin Saucier 0.00
3 Ron Davis 0.56
3 Dave Righetti 0.56
5 Mike Stanton 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Eddie Solomon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 25
2 Danny Darwin 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
3 Don Sutton 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Rick Camp 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .386
2 Miguel Dilone .386
3 Joel Youngblood .360
4 Carney Lansford .357
5 Leon Roberts .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 8
1 Dwight Evans 8
1 Gary Gray 8
1 Dave Kingman 8
1 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Buddy Bell 26
2 Bill Buckner 26
4 Dwight Evans 24
5 Pedro Guerrero 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 23
2 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Bill North 14
4 Lee Lacy 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.19
2 Ken Forsch 1.20
3 Bob Knepper 1.26
4 Al Holland 1.30
5 Rick Mahler 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 6
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Pete Vuckovich 6
4 Dennis Martinez 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 45
1 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Fernando Valenzuela 44
4 Steve Carlton 40
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Tippy Martinez 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .387
2 Mike Easler .336
3 Mickey Rivers .336
4 Bill Buckner .333
5 Miguel Dilone .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Tony Armas 39
4 Reggie Jackson 38
5 Bob Horner 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 115
1 Mike Schmidt 115
3 George Foster 113
4 Reggie Jackson 111
5 Ben Oglivie 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Ron LeFlore 84
3 Omar Moreno 83
4 Dave Collins 77
5 Rodney Scott 67

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.31
2 Jerry Reuss 2.39
3 Don Sutton 2.50
4 Steve Carlton 2.58
5 Bob Knepper 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Norris 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Scott McGregor 21
3 Joe Niekro 21
3 Steve Stone 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 276
2 Mario Soto 213
3 Nolan Ryan 206
4 Len Barker 199
5 Bert Blyleven 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 44
2 Dan Quisenberry 32
3 Rollie Fingers 28
4 Rick Camp 27
4 Greg Minton 27