On This Day

Wednesday, June 18, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 21 .656 --
Red Sox 33 28 .541 7.0
Brewers 32 28 .533 7.5
Orioles 32 30 .516 8.5
Indians 30 29 .508 9.0
Blue Jays 30 30 .500 9.5
Tigers 28 29 .491 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 39 23 .629 --
White Sox 30 31 .492 8.5
Athletics 30 33 .476 9.5
Rangers 28 34 .452 11.0
Mariners 28 35 .444 11.5
Twins 25 36 .410 13.5
Angels 21 39 .350 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 33 24 .579 --
Expos 34 25 .576 --
Pirates 34 27 .557 1.0
Mets 27 32 .458 7.0
Cubs 26 32 .448 7.5
Cardinals 23 38 .377 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 37 23 .617 --
Dodgers 35 27 .565 3.0
Reds 33 29 .532 5.0
Giants 27 35 .435 11.0
Braves 26 34 .433 11.0
Padres 27 36 .429 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Warren Cromartie 4
1 Todd Cruz 4
1 Tim Foli 4
1 Otto Velez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Dale Berra 1
2 Rick Bosetti 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Martin 4
1 Al Oliver 4
3 Dale Berra 3
3 Ron LeFlore 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 2
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Phil Garner 2
4 Matt Alexander 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Richard Dotson 1.29
2 Ron Guidry 1.00
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.89
4 Steve Carlton 0.82
5 Joe Niekro 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
1 Richard Dotson 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Ron Guidry 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 Jorge Orta .338
3 George Brett .337
4 Keith Hernandez .336
5 Alan Trammell .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Ben Oglivie 17
3 Dusty Baker 15
3 Reggie Jackson 15
3 Greg Luzinski 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 51
1 Mike Schmidt 51
3 Steve Garvey 49
4 Al Oliver 48
5 2 tied 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 39
2 Ron LeFlore 36
3 Rickey Henderson 31
4 Willie Wilson 27
5 Dave Collins 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.51
2 Steve Carlton 1.74
3 David Palmer 2.02
4 Larry Gura 2.16
5 Britt Burns 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Vida Blue 9
2 Larry Gura 9
2 Tommy John 9
2 J. R. Richard 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 127
2 J. R. Richard 106
3 Ron Guidry 88
4 Nolan Ryan 75
5 Phil Niekro 72

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Walling .514
2 Clint Hurdle .485
3 Mike Easler .475
4 Rick Burleson .452
5 Jorge Orta .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
2 Dusty Baker 6
2 Reggie Jackson 6
4 Willie Aikens 5
4 Mike Easler 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 18
2 George Hendrick 14
2 Tony Perez 14
4 Steve Henderson 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Omar Moreno 11
3 Willie Randolph 9
4 Dave Collins 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanderson 0.00
2 J. R. Richard 0.39
3 Tom Hausman 0.63
4 Dennis Leonard 0.67
5 Vern Ruhle 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Doc Medich 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 36
2 J. R. Richard 29
3 Jim Clancy 20
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 John Montefusco 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
3 Tom Hume 3
3 Sparky Lyle 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .447
2 Rick Burleson .407
3 George Brett .389
4 Clint Hurdle .381
5 Tom Paciorek .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Gary Carter 10
4 Dusty Baker 9
4 Johnny Bench 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 26
2 George Brett 25
2 George Hendrick 25
2 Tony Perez 25
2 Mike Schmidt 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 24
2 Omar Moreno 22
3 Rickey Henderson 17
4 Dave Collins 15
4 Willie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.39
2 Burt Hooton 1.42
3 Steve Carlton 1.45
4 Bill Travers 1.53
5 Vida Blue 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
2 John Denny 5
2 Dennis Lamp 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 75
2 Ron Guidry 47
3 J. R. Richard 44
4 Mario Soto 39
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Tom Hume 5
2 Tug McGraw 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .347
2 Paul Molitor .340
3 George Brett .331
4 Fred Lynn .330
5 Bob Watson .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Reggie Jackson 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 123
2 Jim Rice 115
3 Gorman Thomas 114
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 George Brett 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 90
2 Willie Wilson 83
3 Ron LeFlore 80
4 Rickey Henderson 64
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.94
2 David Palmer 2.23
3 John Fulgham 2.66
4 Steve Carlton 2.88
5 Jerry Reuss 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Mike Flanagan 22
3 J. R. Richard 21
4 Tommy John 20
4 Jack Morris 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 308
2 Steve Carlton 264
3 Phil Niekro 212
4 Ron Guidry 209
5 Nolan Ryan 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Ed Farmer 28
4 Aurelio Lopez 27
5 Tom Hume 25