On This Day

Friday, June 5, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 29 19 .604 --
Yankees 30 20 .600 --
Brewers 29 21 .580 1.0
Red Sox 28 22 .560 2.0
Indians 25 20 .556 2.5
Tigers 26 25 .510 4.5
Blue Jays 16 36 .308 15.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 33 22 .600 --
Rangers 29 20 .592 1.0
White Sox 27 20 .574 2.0
Angels 26 28 .481 6.5
Royals 17 27 .386 10.5
Mariners 18 33 .353 13.0
Twins 15 35 .300 15.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 27 18 .600 --
Phillies 29 21 .580 0.5
Expos 27 23 .540 2.5
Pirates 23 21 .523 3.5
Mets 16 30 .348 11.5
Cubs 11 36 .234 17.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 18 .654 --
Reds 30 21 .588 3.5
Astros 27 25 .519 7.0
Braves 25 24 .510 7.5
Giants 27 27 .500 8.0
Padres 20 32 .385 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Hector Cruz 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Concepcion 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Rick Cerone 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Orta 4
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
4 Enos Cabell 2
4 18 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Easler 2
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Hector Cruz 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.75
2 Nolan Ryan 1.43
3 Len Barker 1.33
4 Brad Havens 1.00
5 Mario Soto 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Fred Breining 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
1 Mario Soto 10
3 Len Barker 8
4 Jack Morris 7
5 Rudy May 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .354
2 Ken Singleton .351
3 Carney Lansford .347
4 Dwight Evans .340
5 Jerry Remy .338

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 43
2 George Foster 42
3 Tony Armas 38
3 Dwight Evans 38
3 Mike Schmidt 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 45
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 1.39
3 Sammy Stewart 1.66
4 Len Barker 1.82
5 Fernando Valenzuela 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9
2 Steve Carlton 8
2 Jack Morris 8
4 Mark Clear 7
4 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 90
2 Steve Carlton 85
3 Mario Soto 74
4 Nolan Ryan 68
5 Len Barker 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 14
2 Rollie Fingers 10
3 Tippy Martinez 9
3 Greg Minton 9
3 Bruce Sutter 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Matthews .419
1 Luis Salazar .419
3 Jerry Mumphrey .410
4 Bobby Grich .405
5 Rickey Henderson .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Gary Gray 5
4 Dwight Evans 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 11
2 Lee Lacy 8
3 Rickey Henderson 7
3 Omar Moreno 7
3 Mookie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Camp 0.00
1 Dave Tobik 0.00
3 Ron Davis 0.61
4 Dave LaRoche 0.71
5 Mike Norris 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Jack Morris 3
4 Brian Allard 2
4 41 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 26
2 Mario Soto 21
2 Don Sutton 21
4 Nolan Ryan 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Rick Camp 4
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 Al Holland 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .396
2 Carney Lansford .380
3 Johnny Bench .368
4 Joel Youngblood .366
5 Leon Durham .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 9
2 Andre Dawson 8
2 George Foster 8
2 Gorman Thomas 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 29
2 Dwight Evans 26
3 Bill Buckner 23
3 Pedro Guerrero 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Rickey Henderson 15
3 Julio Cruz 13
4 Lee Lacy 12
4 4 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.90
2 Nolan Ryan 1.03
3 Tom Seaver 1.04
4 Charlie Lea 1.13
5 Rick Mahler 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 6
1 Jack Morris 6
3 Pete Vuckovich 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Len Barker 45
3 Mario Soto 43
4 Bert Blyleven 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .388
2 Mike Easler .339
3 Ken Singleton .336
4 Miguel Dilone .335
5 Bill Buckner .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
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 115
2 Tony Armas 114
3 George Foster 111
3 Reggie Jackson 111
5 2 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 2.31
2 Vern Ruhle 2.32
3 Don Sutton 2.50
4 Steve Carlton 2.58
5 Tom Griffin 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Norris 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Scott McGregor 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 276
2 Mario Soto 213
3 Nolan Ryan 206
4 Len Barker 199
5 Mike Norris 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 42
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Rick Camp 27
3 Rollie Fingers 27
3 Greg Minton 27