On This Day

Monday, May 12, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 11 .593 --
Blue Jays 15 11 .577 0.5
Brewers 13 12 .520 2.0
Red Sox 13 15 .464 3.5
Tigers 12 16 .429 4.5
Indians 11 15 .423 4.5
Orioles 12 17 .414 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 11 .621 --
Rangers 16 12 .571 1.5
White Sox 16 13 .552 2.0
Royals 15 13 .536 2.5
Mariners 15 16 .484 4.0
Twins 13 17 .433 5.5
Angels 11 17 .393 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 17 8 .680 --
Phillies 12 12 .500 4.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 4.5
Cardinals 13 14 .481 5.0
Expos 11 15 .423 6.5
Mets 9 17 .346 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 10 .643 --
Reds 19 11 .633 --
Dodgers 17 12 .586 1.5
Padres 14 15 .483 4.5
Braves 10 16 .385 7.0
Giants 10 20 .333 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Lynn 3
2 Glenn Adams 2
2 Buddy Bell 2
2 Rich Dauer 2
2 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Landreaux 1
1 Fred Lynn 1
1 Lenny Randle 1
1 Jim Sundberg 1
1 Richie Zisk 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 5
2 Willie Aikens 3
2 Fred Lynn 3
4 Rick Cerone 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 4
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 Reggie Smith 1
2 Scot Thompson 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 0.50
1 Don Sutton 0.50
3 Luis Tiant 0.44
4 Jon Matlack 0.40
5 Pete Redfern 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Jon Matlack 1
1 Pete Redfern 1
1 Don Sutton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bobby Castillo 6
1 Tippy Martinez 6
3 Don Sutton 5
4 Jon Matlack 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Marty Pattin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .406
2 Ben Oglivie .368
3 John Wathan .364
4 Champ Summers .363
5 Garry Templeton .361

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 26
2 George Hendrick 24
3 Buddy Bell 23
3 Jose Cruz 23
3 4 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
2 Rudy Law 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 13
4 Ron LeFlore 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.36
2 Mike Proly 1.45
3 Britt Burns 1.60
4 Matt Keough 1.61
5 Tommy John 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 6
1 Tommy John 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Mike Norris 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 56
2 Steve Carlton 48
3 Mike Norris 41
4 Pete Redfern 36
5 2 tied 35

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 Lenny Randle .442
2 Cesar Cedeno .438
3 Ken Griffey .425
4 Garry Templeton .421
5 Ken Reitz .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 15
1 Otto Velez 15
3 Mike Hargrove 13
3 Jerry Martin 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Ivan de Jesus 6
3 Rudy Law 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Burris 0.00
1 Bob Forsch 0.00
1 Ron Davis 0.00
4 Mike Norris 0.33
5 Tippy Martinez 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Tekulve 4
2 Rick Honeycutt 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 Mike Norris 3
2 Pete Redfern 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Mike Norris 22
3 Steve Rogers 17
4 J. R. Richard 16
4 Pete Vuckovich 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 3
1 Ed Farmer 3
1 Jerry Reuss 3
1 Tim Stoddard 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .355
2 George Brett .340
3 Paul Molitor .337
4 Fred Lynn .337
5 Garry Templeton .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 45
1 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Gorman Thomas 39
4 Jim Rice 38
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 121
2 Don Baylor 117
3 Steve Garvey 116
4 Gorman Thomas 114
4 Dave Winfield 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 86
2 Omar Moreno 77
3 Ron LeFlore 74
4 Bill North 59
5 Rickey Henderson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.58
2 John Fulgham 2.83
3 Joe Niekro 2.85
4 Bob Shirley 2.86
5 Jim Bibby 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 23
2 Steve Carlton 20
2 Mike Flanagan 20
2 Tommy John 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 315
2 Steve Carlton 223
3 Nolan Ryan 211
4 Phil Niekro 207
5 Ron Guidry 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Jim Kern 27
4 Aurelio Lopez 24
4 Mike Marshall 24