On This Day

Saturday, June 6, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 20 .608 --
Orioles 29 20 .592 1.0
Brewers 30 21 .588 1.0
Indians 26 20 .565 2.5
Red Sox 28 23 .549 3.0
Tigers 27 25 .519 4.5
Blue Jays 16 37 .302 16.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 34 22 .607 --
Rangers 30 20 .600 1.0
White Sox 27 21 .563 3.0
Angels 27 28 .491 6.5
Royals 17 28 .378 11.5
Mariners 18 34 .346 14.0
Twins 15 36 .294 16.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 28 18 .609 --
Phillies 30 21 .588 0.5
Pirates 24 21 .533 3.5
Expos 27 24 .529 3.5
Mets 16 31 .340 12.5
Cubs 12 36 .250 17.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 19 .642 --
Reds 31 21 .596 2.5
Astros 28 25 .528 6.0
Braves 25 25 .500 7.5
Giants 27 28 .491 8.0
Padres 20 33 .377 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rickey Henderson 4
1 Dan Meyer 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 Thad Bosley 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Hector Cruz 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 4
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Dan Ford 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Bill North 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
2 Doug Bird 0.83
3 Tim Lollar 0.62
4 Pete Redfern 0.56
5 4 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 9
2 Bert Blyleven 6
2 Dennis Leonard 6
4 Doug Bird 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Mike Proly 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .354
2 Ken Singleton .349
3 Jerry Remy .342
4 Carney Lansford .340
5 Dwight Evans .337

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 George Foster 44
2 Dave Concepcion 43
3 Tony Armas 39
4 Dwight Evans 38
4 Mike Schmidt 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 45
2 Rickey Henderson 33
3 Julio Cruz 26
4 Bill North 25
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 Jerry Reuss 2.01

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 15
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 Rickey Henderson .436
2 Bobby Grich .429
3 Mike Hargrove .415
4 Dan Meyer .413
5 Pete Rose .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Gary Gray 5
4 George Foster 4
4 Eddie Murray 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 18
2 George Foster 17
3 Doug DeCinces 15
4 Dave Kingman 14
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 10
2 Lee Lacy 8
2 Omar Moreno 8
4 Bill Madlock 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Tobik 0.00
1 Rick Camp 0.00
1 Kevin Saucier 0.00
4 Ron Davis 0.54
5 Bob Knepper 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Pete Vuckovich 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 21
1 Fergie Jenkins 21
1 Mario Soto 21
1 Don Sutton 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .389
2 Jerry Remy .365
3 Carney Lansford .364
4 Rickey Henderson .360
5 Rod Carew .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 8
1 Dwight Evans 8
1 Gorman Thomas 8
4 Doug DeCinces 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 24
2 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Bill North 14
4 Julio Cruz 12
4 4 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.90
2 Nolan Ryan 1.19
3 Ken Forsch 1.20
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 Ken Forsch 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 45
1 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Fernando Valenzuela 44
4 Mario Soto 43
5 Steve Carlton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
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 Ken Singleton .336
4 Miguel Dilone .335
5 Mickey Rivers .334

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 Tony Armas 115
1 Mike Schmidt 115
3 George Foster 113
4 Reggie Jackson 111
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 108
2 Ron LeFlore 86
3 Omar Moreno 85
4 Dave Collins 77
5 Rodney Scott 67

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.31
2 Vern Ruhle 2.31
3 Don Sutton 2.50
4 Steve Carlton 2.58
5 Bob Knepper 2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 276
2 Mario Soto 213
3 Nolan Ryan 206
4 Len Barker 199
5 Mike Norris 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 43
2 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Rollie Fingers 28
4 Rick Camp 27
4 Greg Minton 27