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Tuesday, June 2,1981

Tuesday, June 2,1981

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 Oakland Athletics  6 Chicago White Sox  2 box | pbp Comiskey Park I Steve McCatty Ross Baumgarten -- 40,045 3:25
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 Boston Red Sox  4 Cleveland Indians  0 box | pbp Cleveland Stadium Dennis Eckersley Bert Blyleven -- 6,315 2:04
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 Milwaukee Brewers  5 Detroit Tigers  2 box | pbp Tiger Stadium Mike Caldwell Dan Petry Rollie Fingers 14,079 2:23
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 Seattle Mariners  4 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Floyd Bannister Juan Berenguer Dick Drago 25,678 3:04
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 Texas Rangers  5 Minnesota Twins  3 box | pbp Metropolitan Stadium Danny Darwin Jerry Koosman Steve Comer 3,655 2:16
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 Baltimore Orioles  3 New York Yankees  5 box | pbp Yankee Stadium I Rich Gossage Sammy Stewart -- 25,057 3:12
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 California Angels  3 Toronto Blue Jays  0 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Dave Frost Luis Leal Andy Hassler 12,617 2:25
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 Atlanta Braves  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  1 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Gaylord Perry Dave Stewart Rick Camp 37,448 2:54
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 New York Mets  7 Philadelphia Phillies  9 box | pbp Veterans Stadium Mike Proly Ed Lynch Ron Reed 25,375 3:05
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 Chicago Cubs  3 Pittsburgh Pirates  16 box | pbp Three Rivers Stadium Eddie Solomon Bill Caudill -- 6,437 2:53
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 Houston Astros  2 San Diego Padres  1 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Frank LaCorte Chris Welsh Joe Sambito 9,671 2:19
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 Cincinnati Reds  7 San Francisco Giants  15 box | pbp Candlestick Park Ed Whitson Mike LaCoss Al Holland 19,007 3:16
1981 reg season 1981-06-02 Montreal Expos  8 St. Louis Cardinals  1 box | pbp Busch Stadium II Ray Burris Bob Shirley -- 14,697 2:07
13 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 45 28 17 .622 0.0 206 164 42 L3 11-10 17-7 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1981 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 48 28 20 .583 1.5 222 194 28 W1 14-9 14-11 2 5 7 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 47 27 20 .574 2.0 178 172 6 W2 13-13 14-7 3 6 9 -- Lost World Series (Dodgers)
1981 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 47 26 21 .553 3.0 226 224 2 W1 14-9 12-12 4 7 12 -- dnq
1981 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 42 23 19 .548 3.5 154 145 9 L2 14-7 9-12 5 8 13 -- dnq
1981 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 49 24 25 .490 6.0 190 205 -15 L1 13-13 11-12 6 9 18 -- dnq
1981 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 50 16 34 .320 14.5 164 210 -46 L3 9-15 7-19 7 13 24 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 52 32 20 .615 0.0 220 169 51 W2 14-11 18-9 1 2 3 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1981 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 44 26 18 .591 2.0 219 163 56 L1 13-11 13-7 2 3 5 Yes dnq
1981 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 46 27 19 .587 2.0 219 184 35 W1 11-10 16-9 3 4 6 Yes dnq
1981 AL West California Angels franchise | log 52 25 27 .481 7.0 210 221 -11 W2 16-10 9-17 4 10 19 -- dnq
1981 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 42 16 26 .381 11.0 133 185 -52 L1 10-14 6-12 5 11 21 -- Lost in 1st Round (Athletics)
1981 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 50 18 32 .360 13.0 182 241 -59 W1 9-14 9-18 6 12 22 -- dnq
1981 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 48 15 33 .313 15.0 161 207 -46 L1 8-16 6-18 7 14 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 48 29 19 .604 0.0 214 199 15 W4 11-13 18-6 1 2 4 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Expos)
1981 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 47 27 20 .574 1.5 191 183 8 W1 9-13 18-7 2 3 8 Yes Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
1981 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 43 24 19 .558 2.5 200 185 15 L1 10-10 14-9 3 5 11 Yes dnq
1981 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 42 22 20 .524 4.0 183 149 34 W1 14-11 7-10 4 6 14 -- dnq
1981 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 45 15 30 .333 12.5 158 209 -51 L2 5-16 10-14 5 11 23 -- dnq
1981 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 46 11 35 .239 17.0 143 230 -87 L2 2-19 8-17 6 12 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1981 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 50 34 16 .680 0.0 214 142 72 L1 17-9 17-7 1 1 1 Yes Won World Series (Yankees)
1981 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 49 28 21 .571 5.5 224 217 7 L1 14-10 14-11 2 4 10 Yes dnq
1981 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 49 25 24 .510 8.5 164 151 13 W1 13-11 12-13 3 7 15 -- Lost in 1st Round (Dodgers)
1981 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 48 24 24 .500 9.0 185 193 -8 W1 13-11 10-14 4 9 17 -- dnq
1981 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 52 26 26 .500 9.0 201 190 11 W1 13-13 13-13 5 8 16 -- dnq
1981 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 49 19 30 .388 14.5 169 198 -29 L1 9-18 10-12 6 10 20 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Ed Figueroa Oakland Athletics Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1981-1981 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Leon Durham Chicago Cubs Injury DL - Strained hamstring
Todd Cruz Chicago White Sox Hist Activated from Disabled List
Jim Kern Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
Billy Sample Texas Rangers Hist Activated from Disabled List
5 record(s)