On This Day

Saturday, April 12, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 2 0 1.000 --
Indians 1 1 .500 1.0
Tigers 1 2 .333 1.5
Orioles 1 2 .333 1.5
Blue Jays 1 2 .333 1.5
Red Sox 0 2 .000 2.0
Yankees 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 2 0 1.000 --
White Sox 2 1 .667 0.5
Twins 2 1 .667 0.5
Royals 2 1 .667 0.5
Mariners 2 1 .667 0.5
Angels 1 1 .500 1.0
Athletics 1 2 .333 1.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 2 0 1.000 --
Pirates 2 1 .667 0.5
Cubs 2 1 .667 0.5
Cardinals 1 2 .333 1.5
Mets 1 2 .333 1.5
Expos 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 3 0 1.000 --
Padres 3 0 1.000 --
Astros 2 1 .667 1.0
Dodgers 1 2 .333 2.0
Giants 0 3 .000 3.0
Braves 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Lamar Johnson 4
1 Ken Landreaux 4
1 Omar Moreno 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Leon Roberts 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 5
2 Don Money 4
2 Dave Winfield 4
4 Dave Concepcion 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Richard Dotson 1.00
2 Rich Gale 0.75
3 Len Barker 0.70
4 Jim Bibby 0.62
5 Bill Bonham 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 7
1 Richard Dotson 7
3 Rich Gale 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Bob Shirley 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lamar Johnson .636
2 Chris Chambliss .600
3 Jerry Martin .556
3 Bob Watson .556
5 Doug DeCinces .545

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 Joe Rudi 3
4 George Foster 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 9
2 Dave Winfield 7
3 Rod Craig 6
3 George Foster 6
3 Dave Kingman 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Dave Collins 2
2 Rick Manning 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
1 Larry Gura 0.00
1 Matt Keough 0.00
1 Jon Matlack 0.00
1 18 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 31 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 13
2 Pete Vuckovich 9
3 Len Barker 7
3 Richard Dotson 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Shirley 2
1 Bruce Sutter 2
3 Neil Allen 1
3 Ed Farmer 1
3 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .342
2 Fred Lynn .333
3 Pete Rose .331
4 Sixto Lezcano .327
5 Paul Molitor .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Gorman Thomas 46
3 Mike Schmidt 43
4 Jim Rice 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 128
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Gorman Thomas 125
4 Dave Winfield 121
5 2 tied 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 85
2 Omar Moreno 78
3 Ron LeFlore 76
4 Bill North 59
5 Julio Cruz 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.55
2 Tom Hume 2.57
3 J. R. Richard 2.74
4 Tom Seaver 2.94
5 Dan Schatzeder 2.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Joe Niekro 20
2 Phil Niekro 20
4 Tommy John 19
4 Jerry Koosman 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 308
2 Nolan Ryan 215
3 Steve Carlton 212
4 Phil Niekro 202
5 Ron Guidry 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Jim Kern 29
5 Gene Garber 24