On This Day

Friday, May 16, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 12 .600 --
Blue Jays 17 12 .586 0.5
Red Sox 17 15 .531 2.0
Brewers 14 15 .483 3.5
Tigers 14 17 .452 4.5
Orioles 14 18 .438 5.0
Indians 11 18 .379 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 14 .563 --
Rangers 17 14 .548 0.5
White Sox 18 15 .545 0.5
Royals 16 15 .516 1.5
Mariners 17 17 .500 2.0
Angels 13 17 .433 4.0
Twins 14 19 .424 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 10 .655 --
Phillies 14 13 .519 4.0
Cubs 14 15 .483 5.0
Expos 14 15 .483 5.0
Cardinals 14 17 .452 6.0
Mets 11 18 .379 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 20 13 .606 --
Dodgers 19 13 .594 0.5
Astros 18 13 .581 1.0
Padres 17 16 .515 3.0
Braves 11 18 .379 7.0
Giants 12 22 .353 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Harlow 4
1 Junior Kennedy 4
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Larry Cox 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ruppert Jones 2
2 Larvell Blanks 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 Ben Oglivie 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Ruppert Jones 3
1 John Stearns 3
4 Jim Anderson 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiko Garcia 2
1 Lee Lacy 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Jones 2.00
2 Jesse Jefferson 1.25
3 Jim Beattie 1.20
3 Tom Seaver 1.20
5 Mike Flanagan 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Jefferson 10
2 Steve Rogers 8
3 Pete Falcone 7
3 Mike Flanagan 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .382
2 Paul Molitor .365
3 Alan Trammell .365
4 Buddy Bell .353
5 Dave Revering .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Otto Velez 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 28
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 George Hendrick 25
3 Bake McBride 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Rudy Law 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Rickey Henderson 13
5 Ron LeFlore 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.45
2 Britt Burns 1.62
3 Tommy John 1.66
4 Rick Matula 1.80
5 Randy Jones 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Rick Honeycutt 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 62
2 Steve Carlton 52
3 Mike Norris 45
4 Ron Guidry 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Neil Allen 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 6
3 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Davis .438
2 Ken Landreaux .429
3 Buddy Bell .413
4 Ben Oglivie .405
5 Kirk Gibson .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Otto Velez 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Richie Zisk 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 17
2 Bake McBride 15
3 Jack Clark 14
3 Fred Lynn 14
3 Mike Schmidt 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 6
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Rudy Law 6
1 Omar Moreno 6
1 Garry Templeton 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 0.00
1 Bill Castro 0.00
1 Woodie Fryman 0.00
4 Mike Norris 0.31
5 Tom Underwood 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 4
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Moose Haas 3
2 Randy Jones 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Mike Norris 20
2 Steve Rogers 20
2 Nolan Ryan 20
5 Ron Guidry 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 4
1 Woodie Fryman 4
3 Ed Farmer 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .398
2 Ted Simmons .394
3 Alan Trammell .376
4 Otto Velez .373
5 Ken Reitz .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Otto Velez 7
4 Tony Armas 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Steve Garvey 25
3 George Hendrick 24
4 Ray Knight 23
4 Bake McBride 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 13
1 Omar Moreno 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Ron LeFlore 11
5 Bump Wills 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.52
2 Tommy John 0.89
3 Don Sutton 1.54
4 Randy Jones 1.59
5 Britt Burns 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 7
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Rick Honeycutt 5
2 Pete Redfern 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 J. R. Richard 42
3 Nolan Ryan 37
4 Mike Norris 34
4 Steve Rogers 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Woodie Fryman 6
4 Tom Burgmeier 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .359
2 Paul Molitor .344
3 George Brett .340
4 Fred Lynn .340
5 Garry Templeton .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 127
2 Gorman Thomas 116
2 Dave Winfield 116
4 Steve Garvey 115
4 Dave Kingman 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 80
2 Omar Moreno 77
3 Ron LeFlore 73
4 Bill North 61
5 Rickey Henderson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.44
2 John Fulgham 2.83
3 Bob Shirley 2.89
4 Jim Bibby 2.91
5 Joe Niekro 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 22
2 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Tommy John 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 318
2 Steve Carlton 222
3 Nolan Ryan 213
4 Phil Niekro 206
5 2 tied 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 40
2 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Jim Kern 25
3 Aurelio Lopez 25
5 Mike Marshall 24