On This Day

Saturday, May 10, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 10 .600 --
Blue Jays 15 10 .600 --
Brewers 12 12 .500 2.5
Red Sox 12 14 .462 3.5
Orioles 12 15 .444 4.0
Indians 11 14 .440 4.0
Tigers 11 16 .407 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 11 .607 --
White Sox 16 12 .571 1.0
Royals 14 12 .538 2.0
Rangers 14 12 .538 2.0
Mariners 14 16 .467 4.0
Twins 12 16 .429 5.0
Angels 11 16 .407 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 17 7 .708 --
Cubs 13 11 .542 4.0
Cardinals 13 13 .500 5.0
Phillies 11 12 .478 5.5
Expos 11 15 .423 7.0
Mets 9 17 .346 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 9 .667 --
Reds 19 10 .655 --
Dodgers 15 12 .556 3.0
Padres 13 15 .464 5.5
Braves 9 16 .360 8.0
Giants 9 20 .310 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 5
2 Mike Vail 4
2 Bob Watson 4
2 Willie Wilson 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 5
1 Jim Morrison 5
3 Mike Vail 4
3 U. L. Washington 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Phil Garner 2
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 Dave Collins 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Underwood 1.50
2 Steve Carlton 1.38
3 Jim Clancy 1.00
4 J. R. Richard 0.89
5 Dan Schatzeder 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Darrell Jackson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Jim Clancy 8
2 J. R. Richard 8
4 Lynn McGlothen 6
4 Tom Underwood 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .413
2 Bill Buckner .376
3 Ben Oglivie .368
3 Champ Summers .368
5 Jerry Remy .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Otto Velez 8
3 Reggie Jackson 7
3 Greg Luzinski 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 25
2 Buddy Bell 23
2 Jose Cruz 23
2 George Hendrick 23
2 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Rudy Law 11
4 Bump Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.44
2 Mike Proly 1.30
3 Britt Burns 1.60
4 Matt Keough 1.61
5 Pete Redfern 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Kent Tekulve 5
2 Pete Vuckovich 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 56
2 Steve Carlton 48
3 Ron Guidry 35
3 Pete Vuckovich 35
5 3 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Neil Allen 5
3 Tom Hume 5
3 Tim Stoddard 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .447
2 Al Woods .441
3 Ken Landreaux .435
4 Lenny Randle .426
4 Ken Reitz .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Otto Velez 6
2 Mike Schmidt 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Dwight Evans 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Otto Velez 16
2 Barry Bonnell 15
3 Dwight Evans 14
3 Mike Hargrove 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Al Bumbry 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.00
2 Mike Norris 0.50
3 Mark Clear 0.71
4 Ray Burris 0.86
5 Craig Swan 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Tekulve 4
2 Len Barker 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Rick Honeycutt 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Britt Burns 20
3 Ron Guidry 19
4 Steve Rogers 17
5 4 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 3
1 Tim Stoddard 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3
4 Tom Burgmeier 2
4 15 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .357
2 George Brett .339
3 Paul Molitor .333
4 Fred Lynn .331
5 Garry Templeton .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 45
1 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Jim Rice 37
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 121
2 Don Baylor 120
3 Steve Garvey 118
4 George Brett 114
4 2 others tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 84
2 Omar Moreno 78
3 Ron LeFlore 75
4 Bill North 59
5 Rickey Henderson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.58
2 Joe Niekro 2.70
3 John Fulgham 2.83
4 Bob Shirley 2.86
5 Jim Bibby 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 23
2 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Jack Morris 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 315
2 Steve Carlton 229
3 Nolan Ryan 211
4 Phil Niekro 204
5 Ron Guidry 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 40
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Jim Kern 27
4 Aurelio Lopez 24
4 Mike Marshall 24