On This Day

Thursday, April 24, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 6 5 .545 --
Yankees 7 6 .538 0.0
Red Sox 6 6 .500 0.5
Blue Jays 5 6 .455 1.0
Orioles 5 8 .385 2.0
Tigers 4 9 .308 3.0
Indians 3 8 .273 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 10 4 .714 --
White Sox 9 4 .692 0.5
Rangers 8 5 .615 1.5
Royals 7 6 .538 2.5
Mariners 8 7 .533 2.5
Twins 6 8 .429 4.0
Angels 5 7 .417 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 8 4 .667 --
Cubs 6 4 .600 1.0
Phillies 5 6 .455 2.5
Expos 5 6 .455 2.5
Cardinals 5 7 .417 3.0
Mets 5 7 .417 3.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 12 2 .857 --
Astros 8 5 .615 3.5
Dodgers 8 7 .533 4.5
Padres 6 8 .429 6.0
Braves 4 9 .308 7.5
Giants 4 11 .267 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Lamar Johnson 1
1 Willie Montanez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 4
2 Brian Asselstine 3
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Gene Richards 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Molinaro 1
1 Greg Pryor 1
1 Bill Russell 1
1 Claudell Washington 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Richard Dotson 0.90
2 Bob Welch 0.67
3 Bob Stanley 0.21
4 Doyle Alexander 0.20
5 John Montefusco 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Richard Dotson 9
2 Bob Shirley 4
2 Bob Welch 4
4 Jerry Reuss 3
4 Bob Stanley 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Warren Cromartie .429
1 Ken Reitz .429
3 Lamar Johnson .420
4 Bill Buckner .419
5 Bruce Bochte .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Roy Smalley 5
3 George Foster 4
3 Lamar Johnson 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 16
2 Jose Cruz 15
2 Oscar Gamble 15
4 Steve Garvey 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Proly 0.00
1 Rich Wortham 0.00
1 Britt Burns 0.00
1 Tom Hume 0.00
5 Mike Norris 0.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 3
1 Matt Keough 3
1 Mike LaCoss 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Jerry Reuss 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 32
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Phil Niekro 20
4 Richard Dotson 19
4 Mike Norris 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 5
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Tom Hume 3
4 Kent Tekulve 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .350
2 Fred Lynn .333
3 George Brett .329
4 Paul Molitor .326
5 Pete Rose .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
2 Gorman Thomas 47
3 Mike Schmidt 45
4 Jim Rice 38
5 Ken Singleton 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 127
2 Don Baylor 126
3 Jim Rice 125
4 Dave Winfield 116
5 George Brett 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 84
2 Omar Moreno 76
3 Ron LeFlore 75
4 Bill North 59
5 Julio Cruz 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.58
2 John Fulgham 2.67
3 Ron Guidry 2.79
4 Joe Niekro 2.89
5 Bruce Kison 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Joe Niekro 21
3 Jack Morris 20
3 Phil Niekro 20
5 Tommy John 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 311
2 Steve Carlton 214
3 Phil Niekro 209
4 Nolan Ryan 205
5 Ron Guidry 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Kent Tekulve 34
3 Mike Marshall 29
4 Jim Kern 28
5 2 tied 22