On This Day

Sunday, June 8, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 19 .627 --
Brewers 28 22 .560 3.5
Indians 25 25 .500 6.5
Orioles 26 26 .500 6.5
Red Sox 25 26 .490 7.0
Blue Jays 25 26 .490 7.0
Tigers 22 27 .449 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 33 20 .623 --
White Sox 28 25 .528 5.0
Athletics 26 27 .491 7.0
Mariners 25 28 .472 8.0
Rangers 24 29 .453 9.0
Twins 22 31 .415 11.0
Angels 20 30 .400 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 29 21 .580 --
Pirates 29 22 .569 0.5
Phillies 26 22 .542 2.0
Cubs 23 26 .469 5.5
Mets 23 27 .460 6.0
Cardinals 18 34 .346 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 21 .604 --
Astros 30 21 .588 1.0
Reds 30 23 .566 2.0
Padres 25 29 .463 7.5
Braves 21 29 .420 9.5
Giants 21 32 .396 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Dawson 6
1 Steve Henderson 6
3 Omar Moreno 5
4 Al Bumbry 4
4 Rick Sofield 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Easler 3
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 George Brett 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Bumbry 5
1 Mike Easler 5
3 Kiko Garcia 4
4 Bobby Clark 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Keith Hernandez 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
4 Rick Burleson 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 3.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.25
3 John Denny 0.83
4 Luis Leal 0.80
4 2 others tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Gary Christenson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Luis Leal 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 6
3 Dick Ruthven 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 Jerry Remy .354
3 Cecil Cooper .351
4 Al Bumbry .351
5 Steve Henderson .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Ben Oglivie 14
3 Gary Carter 12
3 Greg Luzinski 12
3 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Steve Garvey 42
3 George Brett 40
3 George Hendrick 40
3 Ben Oglivie 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 32
2 Ron LeFlore 30
3 Rickey Henderson 27
4 Willie Wilson 24
5 Dave Collins 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.66
2 Steve Carlton 1.94
3 Bob Welch 2.06
4 Mike Norris 2.06
5 David Palmer 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Vida Blue 8
2 Tommy John 8
4 Britt Burns 7
4 8 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 95
2 J. R. Richard 90
3 Ron Guidry 73
4 Nolan Ryan 72
5 Jon Matlack 61

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 13
2 Bruce Sutter 12
3 Dan Quisenberry 10
4 Neil Allen 9
4 3 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .474
2 George Brett .467
3 Dwayne Murphy .436
4 Tom Paciorek .422
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 8
2 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Cliff Johnson 6
4 Johnny Bench 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Johnson 20
2 George Brett 19
2 Gary Carter 19
4 Rick Cerone 15
4 Mike Schmidt 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 12
1 Omar Moreno 12
3 Dave Collins 10
4 Willie Wilson 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
2 Milt Wilcox 0.50
3 Bob Welch 0.54
4 Rick Wise 0.75
4 Pat Zachry 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
1 J. R. Richard 26
3 Floyd Bannister 23
4 Nolan Ryan 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Dan Quisenberry 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Lacy .406
2 Jerry Remy .389
3 Mike Vail .380
4 Steve Henderson .375
5 George Brett .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Ben Oglivie 9
4 Richie Zisk 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 29
2 Gary Carter 26
3 Richie Hebner 25
4 Cliff Johnson 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Rickey Henderson 17
3 Omar Moreno 16
3 Willie Wilson 16
5 Dave Collins 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.92
2 J. R. Richard 0.92
3 Shane Rawley 1.08
4 Glenn Abbott 1.14
5 John Denny 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Renie Martin 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 John Denny 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 58
2 Ron Guidry 46
3 J. R. Richard 42
4 Nolan Ryan 41
5 Vida Blue 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Doug Corbett 5
2 Ed Farmer 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .356
2 Paul Molitor .343
3 George Brett .333
4 Fred Lynn .331
5 Bob Watson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Gorman Thomas 43
3 Dave Kingman 39
4 Jim Rice 35
5 Larry Parrish 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 123
2 Gorman Thomas 120
3 George Brett 116
3 Jim Rice 116
5 Steve Garvey 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 87
2 Willie Wilson 82
3 Ron LeFlore 81
4 Rickey Henderson 60
5 Bill North 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.15
2 David Palmer 2.24
3 John Fulgham 2.66
4 Jim Bibby 2.84
5 Craig Swan 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
1 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Tommy John 19
3 Jack Morris 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 309
2 Steve Carlton 243
3 Nolan Ryan 217
4 Phil Niekro 205
5 Ron Guidry 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Ed Farmer 27
4 Aurelio Lopez 26
5 Tom Hume 25