On This Day

Tuesday, June 9, 1981

Standings

AL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 20 .630 --
Orioles 30 22 .577 3.0
Brewers 30 24 .556 4.0
Red Sox 29 25 .537 5.0
Indians 26 23 .531 5.5
Tigers 29 26 .527 5.5
Blue Jays 16 40 .286 19.0

Games

AL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 37 22 .627 --
Rangers 32 21 .604 2.0
White Sox 29 22 .569 4.0
Angels 29 29 .500 7.5
Royals 18 30 .375 13.5
Mariners 20 35 .364 15.0
Twins 17 37 .315 17.5

Games

NL East: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 33 21 .611 --
Cardinals 29 19 .604 1.0
Pirates 25 22 .532 4.5
Expos 28 25 .528 4.5
Mets 17 32 .347 13.5
Cubs 13 37 .260 18.0

Games

NL West: 1st Half

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 35 20 .636 --
Reds 33 21 .611 1.5
Astros 28 28 .500 7.5
Braves 25 27 .481 8.5
Giants 27 30 .474 9.0
Padres 22 33 .400 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 Dan Driessen 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Bass 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Kurt Bevacqua 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brookens 3
1 Dan Driessen 3
1 Tim Raines 3
1 Jim Rice 3
1 Dave Winfield 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 John Lowenstein 2
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 7.00
2 Scott Sanderson 1.14
3 Frank Pastore 1.00
3 Mike Torrez 1.00
5 Greg Harris 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Greg Harris 8
1 Scott Sanderson 8
3 Mike Krukow 7
3 Jon Matlack 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Art Howe .346
2 Dwight Evans .345
3 Ken Singleton .344
4 Jerry Remy .333
5 Carney Lansford .332

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 45
2 Dave Concepcion 43
3 Tony Armas 41
3 Mike Schmidt 41
5 Dave Winfield 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 46
2 Rickey Henderson 33
3 Julio Cruz 27
4 Bill North 25
5 Rodney Scott 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 1.15
2 Nolan Ryan 1.39
3 Jerry Reuss 2.01
4 Tom Seaver 2.07
5 Len Barker 2.08

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 Len Barker 70
5 Nolan Ryan 68

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Grich .448
2 Pete Rose .431
3 Al Oliver .424
4 Dave Concepcion .408
5 Frank White .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Dan Ford 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
4 Hector Cruz 3
4 12 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 16
2 Bill Buckner 13
2 Dave Winfield 13
4 Dave Concepcion 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 9
2 Julio Cruz 6
2 Bill Madlock 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Morris 0.50
2 Ron Davis 0.56
3 Al Holland 0.64
4 Dave Tobik 0.67
5 Richard Dotson 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 3
1 Rick Honeycutt 3
1 Steve Mura 3
1 Eddie Solomon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Darwin 22
1 Aurelio Lopez 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
3 Dan Spillner 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Rick Camp 4
4 Doug Corbett 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joel Youngblood .373
2 Butch Hobson .366
3 Art Howe .364
4 Jerry Remy .358
5 Leon Durham .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Gray 9
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Eddie Murray 8
4 Andre Dawson 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 27
2 Dave Winfield 25
3 Buddy Bell 24
4 Bill Buckner 23
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tim Raines 18
2 Rickey Henderson 14
3 Miguel Dilone 12
3 Lee Lacy 12
3 Terry Puhl 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Davis 1.03
2 Nolan Ryan 1.19
3 Ken Forsch 1.20
4 Bob Knepper 1.26
5 Al Holland 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 6
1 Pete Vuckovich 6
3 Jack Morris 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 45
1 Nolan Ryan 45
3 Bert Blyleven 37
3 Mario Soto 37
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Gary Lucas 5
4 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .383
2 Mickey Rivers .339
3 Ken Singleton .337
4 Mike Easler .333
5 Bill Buckner .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Gorman Thomas 41
3 Tony Armas 39
4 Reggie Jackson 37
5 Bob Horner 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 116
2 Tony Armas 115
3 George Foster 114
4 Reggie Jackson 111
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 106
2 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 82
4 Dave Collins 75
5 Rodney Scott 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 2.31
2 Jerry Reuss 2.39
3 Steve Carlton 2.58
4 Don Sutton 2.59
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 Len Barker 205
4 Nolan Ryan 196
5 Bert Blyleven 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 44
2 Dan Quisenberry 31
3 Rick Camp 27
3 Rollie Fingers 27
3 Greg Minton 27