On This Day

Wednesday, June 3, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 18 .609 --
Yankees 28 20 .583 1.0
Brewers 28 21 .571 1.5
Indians 24 19 .558 2.5
Red Sox 26 22 .542 3.0
Tigers 25 25 .500 5.0
Blue Jays 16 35 .314 14.5

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 20 .623 --
Rangers 28 19 .596 2.0
White Sox 26 19 .578 3.0
Angels 26 27 .491 7.0
Royals 17 26 .395 11.0
Mariners 18 32 .360 13.5
Twins 14 34 .292 16.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 29 20 .592 --
Cardinals 25 18 .581 1.0
Expos 27 21 .563 1.5
Pirates 22 20 .524 3.5
Mets 16 29 .356 11.0
Cubs 10 35 .222 17.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 17 .667 --
Reds 29 21 .580 4.5
Astros 26 24 .520 7.5
Braves 24 24 .500 8.5
Giants 26 27 .491 9.0
Padres 19 31 .380 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Burleson 5
2 Frank White 4
3 Danny Ainge 3
3 Brian Asselstine 3
3 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 Tom Paciorek 2
1 Otto Velez 2
4 Brian Asselstine 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Grote 7
2 Dan Ford 4
2 Tom Paciorek 4
4 Rick Burleson 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 3
1 Frank Taveras 3
3 Danny Ainge 1
3 Jerry Grote 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Greg Harris 1.25
2 Jim Bibby 1.20
3 Frank Pastore 1.00
4 Don Sutton 0.86
5 Phil Niekro 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Greg Harris 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Pastore 8
1 Dave Righetti 8
3 Jim Bibby 6
3 Bryan Clark 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .365
2 Ken Singleton .360
3 Carney Lansford .351
4 Mike Easler .345
4 Jerry Remy .345

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 43
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 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 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Leon Durham .462
2 Luis Salazar .444
3 Lynn Jones .419
4 Pedro Guerrero .407
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 16
1 Dwight Evans 16
1 George Foster 16
1 Dave Kingman 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 9
2 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Lee Lacy 8
4 Tom Herr 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Tobik 0.00
1 Rick Camp 0.00
3 Ron Davis 0.56
4 Doc Medich 1.02
5 Mike Norris 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Allard 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 24
2 Don Sutton 21
3 Len Barker 20
4 Mike Flanagan 19
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Joe Sambito 4
3 Rick Camp 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .422
2 Joel Youngblood .386
3 Jerry Remy .378
4 Carney Lansford .377
5 Johnny Bench .368

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 28
1 George Foster 28
3 Don Baylor 25
3 Pedro Guerrero 25
5 Bill Buckner 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 23
2 Julio Cruz 14
2 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Rodney Scott 14
5 Leon Durham 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 Dennis Martinez 5
3 Jack Morris 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 Bert Blyleven 40
2 Fernando Valenzuela 40
4 Ron Davis 38
4 Nolan Ryan 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Rich Gossage 8
3 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Tippy Martinez 6
4 Joe Sambito 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Mike Easler .343
3 Ken Singleton .339
4 Bill Buckner .331
5 Cecil Cooper .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Gorman Thomas 43
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 114
3 Reggie Jackson 112
4 George Foster 110
4 2 others tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 107
2 Ron LeFlore 87
3 Omar Moreno 84
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 2.50
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 Len Barker 198
4 Nolan Ryan 196
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