On This Day

Thursday, June 11, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 22 .607 --
Orioles 31 23 .574 2.0
Brewers 31 25 .554 3.0
Tigers 31 26 .544 3.5
Red Sox 30 26 .536 4.0
Indians 26 24 .520 5.0
Blue Jays 16 42 .276 19.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 37 23 .617 --
Rangers 33 22 .600 1.5
White Sox 31 22 .585 2.5
Angels 31 29 .517 6.0
Royals 20 30 .400 12.0
Mariners 21 36 .368 14.5
Twins 17 39 .304 18.0

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 34 21 .618 --
Cardinals 30 20 .600 1.5
Expos 30 25 .545 4.0
Pirates 25 23 .521 5.5
Mets 17 34 .333 15.0
Cubs 15 37 .288 17.5

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 36 21 .632 --
Reds 35 21 .625 0.5
Astros 28 29 .491 8.0
Braves 25 29 .463 9.5
Giants 27 32 .458 10.0
Padres 23 33 .411 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Nolan 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 George Brett 3
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 Hector Cruz 1
1 Jody Davis 1
1 George Foster 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Tom Brookens 3
2 George Foster 3
2 Freddie Patek 3
2 Jamie Quirk 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fernando Valenzuela 1.50
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
3 Dave Stieb 0.67
4 Pete Redfern 0.56
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Renie Martin 1
1 Randy Martz 1
1 Silvio Martinez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9
2 Tom Seaver 7
3 Dave Stieb 6
3 Pat Zachry 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .344
2 Dwight Evans .341
3 Ken Singleton .340
4 Jerry Remy .331
5 Pete Rose .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 15
2 George Foster 14
2 Dave Kingman 14
2 Mike Schmidt 14
5 4 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 49
2 Dave Concepcion 44
3 Buddy Bell 42
4 Tony Armas 41
4 Mike Schmidt 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 50
2 Rickey Henderson 33
3 Julio Cruz 28
4 Bill North 26
5 Rodney Scott 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 1.15
2 Nolan Ryan 1.37
3 Jerry Reuss 1.90
4 Tom Seaver 2.06
5 Len Barker 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 9
1 Ken Forsch 9
1 Jack Morris 9
1 Fernando Valenzuela 9
5 3 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 103
2 Steve Carlton 94
3 Mario Soto 86
4 Nolan Ryan 76
5 Len Barker 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 17
2 Rollie Fingers 12
3 Bruce Sutter 11
4 Gary Lucas 10
5 3 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Nolan .424
2 Miguel Dilone .419
3 Pete Rose .413
4 Dan Meyer .404
5 Amos Otis .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
3 Hector Cruz 4
3 Jose Cruz 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 20
2 Buddy Bell 13
2 Dave Winfield 13
4 Dave Concepcion 11
4 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 10
1 Tim Raines 10
3 Omar Moreno 7
3 Bill North 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Davis 0.00
2 Ken Forsch 0.67
3 Richard Dotson 0.68
4 Dave Goltz 0.69
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Rick Honeycutt 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fernando Valenzuela 26
2 Mario Soto 24
3 Nolan Ryan 22
4 Dennis Leonard 20
4 Bob Welch 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Rick Camp 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .388
2 Miguel Dilone .377
3 Art Howe .363
4 Andre Dawson .361
4 Mike Hargrove .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gray 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
3 George Foster 8
3 Eddie Murray 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 29
2 Buddy Bell 27
3 Bill Buckner 23
3 Dave Winfield 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 22
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Miguel Dilone 13
4 Bill North 12
4 Terry Puhl 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Davis 0.88
2 Bob Knepper 1.26
3 Ken Forsch 1.32
4 Nolan Ryan 1.43
5 Al Holland 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Morris 6
1 Pete Vuckovich 6
3 Mark Clear 5
3 Ken Forsch 5
3 Mario Soto 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 49
2 Len Barker 45
3 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Fernando Valenzuela 42
5 Steve Carlton 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
4 Bruce Sutter 6
5 6 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .386
2 Mickey Rivers .338
3 Miguel Dilone .336
4 Ken Singleton .336
5 Bill Buckner .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 117
2 Mike Schmidt 116
3 Tony Armas 114
4 Ben Oglivie 111
5 Ken Singleton 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 106
2 Omar Moreno 83
3 Ron LeFlore 81
4 Dave Collins 75
5 Rodney Scott 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.34
2 Vern Ruhle 2.41
3 Bob Knepper 2.55
4 Don Sutton 2.59
5 Steve Carlton 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Norris 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Scott McGregor 21
3 Steve Stone 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 275
2 Mario Soto 217
3 Nolan Ryan 204
4 Len Barker 203
5 Bill Gullickson 177

Saves

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