On This Day

Sunday, May 25, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 15 .615 --
Blue Jays 20 18 .526 3.5
Brewers 19 18 .514 4.0
Red Sox 20 20 .500 4.5
Orioles 19 22 .463 6.0
Indians 17 21 .447 6.5
Tigers 17 22 .436 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 24 16 .600 --
White Sox 22 19 .537 2.5
Rangers 21 19 .525 3.0
Mariners 22 20 .524 3.0
Athletics 21 20 .512 3.5
Angels 16 23 .410 7.5
Twins 16 25 .390 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 15 .595 --
Phillies 20 15 .571 1.0
Expos 19 17 .528 2.5
Cubs 17 19 .472 4.5
Mets 16 21 .432 6.0
Cardinals 14 25 .359 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 15 .625 --
Reds 22 18 .550 3.0
Astros 21 18 .538 3.5
Padres 22 19 .537 3.5
Giants 18 23 .439 7.5
Braves 13 24 .351 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Randolph 4
1 Frank Taveras 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
4 Benny Ayala 3
4 20 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Mark Brouhard 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Evans 4
1 Lloyd Moseby 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 George Brett 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 1.50
2 Floyd Bannister 1.38
3 Larry Gura 1.00
4 John Denny 0.73
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 11
2 John Denny 8
3 Larry Gura 7
4 Doc Medich 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Jim Kern 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .371
2 Ken Landreaux .357
3 Al Bumbry .356
4 Keith Hernandez .351
5 Paul Molitor .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 12
1 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Ben Oglivie 11
4 Joe Rudi 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 36
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Al Oliver 31
4 Buddy Bell 30
4 3 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
1 Omar Moreno 20
3 Ron LeFlore 19
4 Rudy Law 15
4 Willie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 1.21
2 Rick Matula 1.79
3 David Palmer 1.81
4 Britt Burns 1.87
5 Larry Gura 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Vida Blue 7
2 Rick Honeycutt 7
2 Tommy John 7
5 3 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 69
2 J. R. Richard 64
3 Ron Guidry 55
4 Mike Norris 53
5 Nolan Ryan 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 12
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Neil Allen 8
3 Tom Burgmeier 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Taveras .565
2 Fred Lynn .444
3 Rod Carew .426
4 Bill Russell .422
5 Lee Lacy .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 6
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Larry Hisle 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 14
1 Darrell Porter 14
3 Ruppert Jones 13
4 Jack Clark 12
4 Richie Hebner 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Willie Wilson 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
5 Bob Bailor 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Fulgham 0.00
2 Mike Griffin 0.53
3 Tom Burgmeier 0.64
3 Shane Rawley 0.64
5 Enrique Romo 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Jim Beattie 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Bert Blyleven 20
2 Ron Guidry 20
2 Mike Norris 20
2 Nolan Ryan 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Ed Farmer 4
1 Woodie Fryman 4
4 Neil Allen 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .406
2 Al Bumbry .404
3 Jerry Remy .396
4 Bill Russell .388
5 Otto Velez .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 9
2 Greg Luzinski 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Steve Garvey 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 24
1 Ben Oglivie 24
3 Steve Garvey 23
3 Al Oliver 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Omar Moreno 14
4 Al Bumbry 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Burgmeier 1.04
2 Bob Forsch 1.13
3 Don Sutton 1.32
4 Larry Gura 1.42
5 Mike Norris 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 53
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Nolan Ryan 36
4 Britt Burns 34
4 2 others tied 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .367
2 Fred Lynn .342
3 Paul Molitor .335
4 Garry Templeton .327
5 Bob Watson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 42
1 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Gorman Thomas 41
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Larry Parrish 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 Dave Winfield 117
3 Gorman Thomas 116
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Mike Schmidt 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 81
2 Omar Moreno 79
3 Ron LeFlore 78
4 Bill North 61
5 Rickey Henderson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Palmer 2.16
2 J. R. Richard 2.37
3 John Fulgham 2.64
4 Bob Shirley 2.88
5 Ron Guidry 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
1 Mike Flanagan 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
4 Jack Morris 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 302
2 Steve Carlton 232
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Phil Niekro 202
5 Ron Guidry 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Ed Farmer 26
4 Jim Kern 25
4 Aurelio Lopez 25