On This Day

Saturday, May 17, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 12 .613 --
Blue Jays 17 13 .567 1.5
Red Sox 17 16 .515 3.0
Brewers 15 15 .500 3.5
Tigers 14 17 .452 5.0
Orioles 14 18 .438 5.5
Indians 12 18 .400 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 14 .576 --
White Sox 19 15 .559 0.5
Royals 17 15 .531 1.5
Rangers 17 15 .531 1.5
Mariners 17 18 .486 3.0
Angels 13 18 .419 5.0
Twins 14 20 .412 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 11 .633 --
Phillies 15 13 .536 3.0
Cubs 15 15 .500 4.0
Expos 15 15 .500 4.0
Cardinals 14 18 .438 6.0
Mets 11 18 .379 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 13 .606 --
Reds 20 14 .588 0.5
Astros 18 14 .563 1.5
Padres 17 17 .500 3.5
Braves 11 18 .379 7.0
Giants 13 22 .371 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrell Porter 4
1 Dave Revering 4
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 Miguel Dilone 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 2
2 Larry Christenson 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 4
2 Gary Carter 3
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 Cecil Cooper 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 2.00
2 John Fulgham 1.67
3 Britt Burns 1.40
4 Tom Underwood 1.20
5 Matt Keough 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 8
1 Matt Keough 8
3 Britt Burns 7
4 Don Sutton 6
4 Tom Underwood 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Dickie Noles 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .381
2 Paul Molitor .375
3 Dave Revering .372
4 Alan Trammell .365
5 Buddy Bell .350

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 29
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 George Hendrick 25
3 Bake McBride 25
3 Reggie Smith 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Rudy Law 15
3 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Cesar Cedeno 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.45
2 Britt Burns 1.35
3 Tommy John 1.66
4 Matt Keough 1.76
5 Rick Matula 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Rick Honeycutt 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Ed Farmer 9
3 Neil Allen 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 6
3 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Revering .472
2 Paul Molitor .451
3 Buddy Bell .419
4 Jerry Remy .396
5 Fred Lynn .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Otto Velez 5
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Bill Madlock 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
2 Richie Zisk 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 18
2 Jack Clark 14
3 Ray Knight 13
3 Otto Velez 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Rudy Law 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
4 Dave Collins 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 0.00
1 Bill Castro 0.00
3 Mike Norris 0.31
4 Tom Underwood 0.36
5 Tippy Martinez 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Britt Burns 3
2 Moose Haas 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Britt Burns 24
3 Matt Keough 23
4 Mike Norris 20
4 Steve Rogers 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .389
2 Dave Revering .384
3 Paul Molitor .381
4 Ted Simmons .379
5 Garry Templeton .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Otto Velez 7
4 Tony Armas 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 25
2 George Hendrick 23
2 Ray Knight 23
4 Steve Garvey 22
4 Bake McBride 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.52
2 Tommy John 1.05
3 Britt Burns 1.35
4 Don Sutton 1.47
5 Randy Jones 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Britt Burns 5
2 Rick Honeycutt 5
2 Pete Redfern 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 42
2 Steve Carlton 41
3 Britt Burns 37
3 Nolan Ryan 37
5 3 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Ed Farmer 7
3 Woodie Fryman 6
4 Dan Quisenberry 5
4 Tim Stoddard 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .362
2 Paul Molitor .349
3 Fred Lynn .341
4 George Brett .337
5 Garry Templeton .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Gorman Thomas 39
4 Jim Rice 38
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 Gorman Thomas 117
3 Steve Garvey 116
3 Dave Winfield 116
5 Don Baylor 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 82
2 Omar Moreno 77
3 Ron LeFlore 73
4 Bill North 61
5 Rickey Henderson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.44
2 John Fulgham 2.76
3 Bob Shirley 2.86
4 Jim Bibby 2.89
5 Tommy John 2.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 318
2 Steve Carlton 222
3 Nolan Ryan 213
4 Phil Niekro 203
5 2 tied 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 41
2 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Jim Kern 25
3 Aurelio Lopez 25
5 2 tied 23