On This Day

Monday, April 28, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 8 6 .571 --
Yankees 8 8 .500 1.0
Red Sox 7 8 .467 1.5
Brewers 6 8 .429 2.0
Tigers 6 10 .375 3.0
Orioles 6 10 .375 3.0
Indians 5 9 .357 3.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 11 5 .688 --
Athletics 11 7 .611 1.0
Royals 9 7 .563 2.0
Rangers 9 7 .563 2.0
Mariners 10 9 .526 2.5
Twins 9 9 .500 3.0
Angels 7 9 .438 4.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 9 5 .643 --
Cubs 8 5 .615 0.5
Cardinals 7 9 .438 3.0
Phillies 6 8 .429 3.0
Expos 6 8 .429 3.0
Mets 5 10 .333 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 13 4 .765 --
Astros 11 5 .688 1.5
Dodgers 11 7 .611 2.5
Braves 6 10 .375 6.5
Padres 6 11 .353 7.0
Giants 6 12 .333 7.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rob Picciolo 3
2 Bill Buckner 2
2 Keith Hernandez 2
2 Willie Horton 2
2 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Ken Landreaux 1
1 Dwayne Murphy 1
1 Dave Revering 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Gross 2
1 Ken Landreaux 2
1 Dwayne Murphy 2
1 Dave Revering 2
5 13 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Templeton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 0.71
2 Rick Langford 0.40
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.30
4 Terry Felton 0.29
5 Silvio Martinez 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Rick Langford 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Darrell Jackson 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
3 Rick Langford 4
4 Rick Honeycutt 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .400
1 Lamar Johnson .400
1 Robin Yount .400
4 Dave Kingman .395
5 Ken Reitz .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Joe Rudi 6
3 Roy Smalley 5
4 Chris Chambliss 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 17
2 Jose Cruz 16
2 Oscar Gamble 16
2 Steve Garvey 16
2 Dave Kingman 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 9
2 Omar Moreno 8
2 Bump Wills 8
4 Rickey Henderson 7
4 Bill North 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.39
2 Britt Burns 0.42
2 Rick Matula 0.42
4 Mike Proly 0.48
5 Gaylord Perry 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Doug Corbett 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 40
2 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Phil Niekro 26
4 Pete Redfern 24
5 Jon Matlack 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Ed Farmer 5
3 Neil Allen 4
4 Tom Burgmeier 3
4 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .355
2 Fred Lynn .337
3 George Brett .332
4 Pete Rose .325
5 Paul Molitor .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Gorman Thomas 44
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Dave Winfield 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 125
2 Don Baylor 122
3 Gorman Thomas 121
4 Dave Winfield 116
5 Steve Garvey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 83
2 Omar Moreno 76
3 Ron LeFlore 75
4 Bill North 62
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.65
2 Joe Niekro 2.81
3 Ron Guidry 2.82
4 John Fulgham 2.83
5 Mike Flanagan 2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 313
2 Steve Carlton 213
3 Phil Niekro 209
4 Nolan Ryan 208
5 Ron Guidry 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Kent Tekulve 34
3 Jim Kern 28
4 Mike Marshall 27
5 Aurelio Lopez 23