On This Day

Sunday, June 15, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 21 .638 --
Brewers 31 25 .554 5.0
Red Sox 31 27 .534 6.0
Indians 29 27 .518 7.0
Blue Jays 28 28 .500 8.0
Orioles 29 30 .492 8.5
Tigers 26 28 .481 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 37 22 .627 --
White Sox 29 28 .509 7.0
Athletics 29 31 .483 8.5
Mariners 28 32 .467 9.5
Rangers 26 33 .441 11.0
Twins 23 36 .390 14.0
Angels 21 36 .368 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 33 23 .589 --
Pirates 33 24 .579 0.5
Phillies 30 24 .556 2.0
Mets 27 29 .482 6.0
Cubs 25 30 .455 7.5
Cardinals 22 36 .379 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 34 23 .596 --
Dodgers 34 25 .576 1.0
Reds 32 27 .542 3.0
Giants 25 34 .424 10.0
Padres 25 35 .417 10.5
Braves 23 33 .411 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jorge Orta 6
2 Rick Burleson 4
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Toby Harrah 4
2 Garry Templeton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Amos Otis 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Tony Armas 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 7
2 George Hendrick 4
3 Kiko Garcia 3
3 Reggie Jackson 3
3 Amos Otis 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 2
1 Bake McBride 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.80
2 Dennis Leonard 1.60
3 Mike Krukow 1.33
4 Bob Welch 1.17
5 Steve Renko 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 Mike Krukow 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 9
2 Mike Krukow 8
2 Dennis Leonard 8
2 Steve Renko 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Garvin 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 Keith Hernandez .348
3 Jorge Orta .339
4 Reggie Smith .338
5 Al Bumbry .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Ben Oglivie 16
3 Reggie Jackson 15
3 Greg Luzinski 15
5 Dusty Baker 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 51
2 Mike Schmidt 50
3 Ben Oglivie 45
3 Tony Perez 45
5 2 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 36
2 Ron LeFlore 35
3 Rickey Henderson 29
4 Willie Wilson 26
5 Dave Collins 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.50
2 Steve Carlton 1.78
3 Mike Norris 1.95
4 David Palmer 2.11
5 Larry Gura 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Vida Blue 9
3 Larry Gura 8
3 Tommy John 8
3 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 118
2 J. R. Richard 98
3 Ron Guidry 80
4 Nolan Ryan 75
5 Phil Niekro 68

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 14
2 Bruce Sutter 13
3 Tom Burgmeier 11
3 Dan Quisenberry 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Easler .543
2 Jorge Orta .529
3 George Brett .472
4 Toby Harrah .465
5 Rickey Henderson .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 6
1 Reggie Jackson 6
3 George Brett 5
3 Mike Easler 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Dusty Baker 14
2 George Brett 14
2 George Hendrick 14
2 Tony Perez 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Omar Moreno 12
3 Dave Collins 11
4 Willie Randolph 8
5 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
1 Scott Sanderson 0.00
4 Vern Ruhle 0.64
5 Jerry Reuss 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
1 Dan Spillner 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Dennis Leonard 22
3 J. R. Richard 21
4 Jim Clancy 20
4 Bob Knepper 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Dan Quisenberry 3
2 Bruce Sutter 3
2 Kent Tekulve 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .420
2 Willie Randolph .389
3 Rick Burleson .387
4 Keith Hernandez .385
5 George Brett .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Gary Carter 9
4 Dusty Baker 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 28
2 George Brett 26
2 George Hendrick 26
4 Gary Carter 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Omar Moreno 20
3 Dave Collins 16
3 Rickey Henderson 16
3 Willie Wilson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.55
2 John Denny 1.34
3 Bob Welch 1.39
4 Burt Hooton 1.42
5 Steve Carlton 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Rogers 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 John Denny 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 66
2 J. R. Richard 42
3 Ron Guidry 39
4 Len Barker 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 6
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Neil Allen 5
3 Ed Farmer 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .354
2 Paul Molitor .339
3 George Brett .331
4 Fred Lynn .328
5 Cecil Cooper .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Gorman Thomas 43
3 Dave Kingman 37
3 Jim Rice 37
5 Reggie Jackson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 124
2 Jim Rice 116
2 Gorman Thomas 116
4 George Brett 112
5 Steve Garvey 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 88
2 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Willie Wilson 82
4 Rickey Henderson 62
5 Bill North 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.02
2 David Palmer 2.25
3 John Fulgham 2.66
4 Frank Pastore 2.81
5 Mike Norris 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Mike Flanagan 22
3 J. R. Richard 20
4 Tommy John 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 311
2 Steve Carlton 263
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Ron Guidry 201
5 Nolan Ryan 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Ed Farmer 28
4 Aurelio Lopez 27
5 Tom Hume 25