On This Day

Monday, June 8, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 20 .623 --
Orioles 30 20 .600 1.5
Brewers 30 23 .566 3.0
Indians 26 22 .542 4.5
Red Sox 28 25 .528 5.0
Tigers 28 26 .519 5.5
Blue Jays 16 39 .291 18.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 32 20 .615 --
Athletics 35 22 .614 -0.5
White Sox 28 22 .560 3.0
Angels 28 29 .491 6.5
Royals 18 29 .383 11.5
Mariners 20 34 .370 13.0
Twins 16 37 .302 16.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 32 21 .604 --
Cardinals 28 19 .596 1.0
Pirates 25 21 .543 3.5
Expos 27 25 .519 4.5
Mets 17 31 .354 12.5
Cubs 12 37 .245 18.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 35 19 .648 --
Reds 32 21 .604 2.5
Astros 28 27 .509 7.5
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 Larry Bowa 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Amos Otis 3
1 Mickey Rivers 3
5 24 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Bo Diaz 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 4
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Bill Stein 3
4 Bill Almon 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Terry Puhl 1
1 Willie Randolph 1
1 Jerry Remy 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.40
1 Roger Erickson 1.40
3 Dennis Lamp 1.14
4 John Tudor 1.00
5 Dave Righetti 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Lamp 8
2 Floyd Bannister 7
2 Roger Erickson 7
4 John Tudor 6
5 Dave Righetti 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Kevin Hickey 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .351
2 Ken Singleton .341
3 Dwight Evans .340
4 Carney Lansford .335
5 Jerry Mumphrey .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
1 Gorman Thomas 14
3 Tony Armas 13
3 Andre Dawson 13
3 3 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 2 others tied 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 Al Oliver .441
2 Bobby Grich .438
3 Dick Davis .417
3 Rich Gedman .417
5 2 tied .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Doug DeCinces 5
2 Gary Gray 5
4 Dan Ford 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 17
2 Bill Buckner 15
2 Dave Kingman 15
4 Buddy Bell 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Madlock 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
2 Miguel Dilone 7
4 Lee Lacy 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Davis 0.56
2 Dave Tobik 0.67
3 Mike Stanton 0.71
4 Ken Forsch 1.00
5 Ray Burris 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Rick Honeycutt 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Eddie Solomon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Darwin 22
1 Dan Spillner 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Nolan Ryan 20
4 Bob Welch 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 .371
2 Miguel Dilone .362
3 Joel Youngblood .361
4 Bill Buckner .360
5 Pedro Guerrero .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gray 9
2 Andre Dawson 8
2 Dwight Evans 8
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Buddy Bell 27
3 Bill Buckner 25
4 Dwight Evans 24
5 Dave Winfield 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 19
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Lee Lacy 12
3 Terry Puhl 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 1.19
2 Ken Forsch 1.20
3 Bob Knepper 1.26
4 Al Holland 1.35
5 Rick Mahler 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 6
1 Pete Vuckovich 6
3 Dennis Martinez 5
3 Jack Morris 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 45
1 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Steve Carlton 40
4 Bert Blyleven 37
4 Mario Soto 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 Mickey Rivers .339
3 Ken Singleton .335
4 Mike Easler .335
5 Bill Buckner .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Tony Armas 39
4 Reggie Jackson 37
5 Bob Horner 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 115
2 Mike Schmidt 114
3 George Foster 113
4 Reggie Jackson 111
5 Ben Oglivie 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 106
2 Ron LeFlore 84
3 Omar Moreno 82
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 2.55
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 Steve Stone 21
5 4 tied 20

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 43
2 Dan Quisenberry 32
3 Rick Camp 27
3 Rollie Fingers 27
3 Greg Minton 27