On This Day

Wednesday, May 21, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 14 .600 --
Blue Jays 19 15 .559 1.5
Red Sox 19 18 .514 3.0
Brewers 16 18 .471 4.5
Tigers 16 19 .457 5.0
Orioles 16 21 .432 6.0
Indians 15 20 .429 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 22 16 .579 --
Royals 20 16 .556 1.0
Athletics 20 17 .541 1.5
Rangers 18 18 .500 3.0
Mariners 19 20 .487 3.5
Angels 16 19 .457 4.5
Twins 16 22 .421 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 21 12 .636 --
Phillies 17 15 .531 3.5
Expos 17 16 .515 4.0
Cubs 15 18 .455 6.0
Mets 13 20 .394 8.0
Cardinals 14 22 .389 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 13 .649 --
Astros 20 15 .571 3.0
Reds 21 16 .568 3.0
Padres 18 19 .486 6.0
Giants 16 22 .421 8.5
Braves 13 21 .382 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Lacy 5
2 John Castino 4
2 Omar Moreno 4
2 Bill Robinson 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Dwyer 2
1 Ben Oglivie 2
1 Tony Perez 2
4 Ramon Aviles 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Dwyer 4
1 Ray Knight 4
1 Tony Perez 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Frank Taveras 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Falcone 1.00
1 Dan Schatzeder 1.00
1 Tom Underwood 1.00
4 Bob Forsch 0.83
5 Don Robinson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Underwood 7
2 Pete Falcone 6
2 Larry Gura 6
2 Don Robinson 6
2 Steve Rogers 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Trammell .369
2 Ken Reitz .367
3 Ken Landreaux .366
4 Dave Revering .359
5 2 tied .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 11
2 Ben Oglivie 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Steve Garvey 9
4 Otto Velez 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 36
2 Reggie Smith 29
2 Otto Velez 29
4 George Hendrick 28
4 4 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
1 Omar Moreno 19
3 Rudy Law 15
3 Ron LeFlore 15
5 Willie Wilson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.52
2 Britt Burns 1.35
3 Rick Matula 1.68
4 David Palmer 1.72
5 Matt Keough 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 7
1 Tommy John 7
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Rick Honeycutt 6
3 Pete Redfern 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 64
2 Steve Carlton 61
3 Nolan Ryan 50
4 Mike Norris 49
5 Ron Guidry 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 12
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Neil Allen 7
3 Tom Burgmeier 7
3 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .488
2 Al Woods .463
3 Ken Landreaux .417
4 Alan Trammell .404
5 Terry Puhl .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Zisk 6
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Larry Hisle 5
2 Ben Oglivie 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 17
2 Steve Garvey 15
2 Richie Hebner 15
4 Jim Rice 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Willie Wilson 7
3 Al Bumbry 5
3 Julio Cruz 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanderson 0.45
2 Bill Castro 0.59
3 Mike Norris 0.65
4 Tom Burgmeier 0.66
5 Randy Jones 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Jim Beattie 3
2 Britt Burns 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Bob Forsch 21
3 Ron Guidry 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Woodie Fryman 5
2 Ed Farmer 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
4 Tom Burgmeier 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .402
2 Jerry Remy .382
3 Otto Velez .366
4 Al Bumbry .364
4 Bill Russell .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 8
1 Greg Luzinski 8
1 Ben Oglivie 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 28
2 Ben Oglivie 23
3 Ray Knight 22
3 Al Oliver 22
3 Otto Velez 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Ron LeFlore 11
4 Rudy Law 10
4 Willie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.53
2 Don Sutton 0.97
3 Randy Jones 1.21
4 Larry Gura 1.33
5 Ray Burris 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Pete Redfern 5
4 Len Barker 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Steve Rogers 38
4 Mike Norris 35
5 Britt Burns 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 8
2 Woodie Fryman 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .361
2 Paul Molitor .341
3 Fred Lynn .340
4 Garry Templeton .328
5 George Brett .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 43
2 Gorman Thomas 41
3 Mike Schmidt 40
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Larry Parrish 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 128
2 Steve Garvey 120
3 Gorman Thomas 119
4 Dave Winfield 117
5 Don Baylor 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 83
2 Omar Moreno 79
3 Ron LeFlore 74
4 Bill North 62
5 Rickey Henderson 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.41
2 John Fulgham 2.76
3 Jim Bibby 2.83
4 Bob Shirley 2.87
5 Ron Guidry 2.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 310
2 Steve Carlton 224
3 Nolan Ryan 212
4 Phil Niekro 204
5 Ron Guidry 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 41
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Ed Farmer 26
4 Aurelio Lopez 25
5 Jim Kern 24