On This Day

Saturday, June 21, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 21 .672 --
Brewers 35 28 .556 7.5
Red Sox 34 30 .531 9.0
Orioles 34 31 .523 9.5
Indians 32 30 .516 10.0
Tigers 30 30 .500 11.0
Blue Jays 30 32 .484 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 39 26 .600 --
White Sox 30 33 .476 8.0
Rangers 30 35 .462 9.0
Athletics 30 36 .455 9.5
Mariners 29 37 .439 10.5
Twins 27 37 .422 11.5
Angels 23 40 .365 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 35 27 .565 --
Phillies 33 27 .550 1.0
Pirates 34 30 .531 2.0
Cubs 28 33 .459 6.5
Mets 27 35 .435 8.0
Cardinals 24 40 .375 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 40 23 .635 --
Dodgers 38 27 .585 3.0
Reds 34 31 .523 7.0
Giants 30 35 .462 11.0
Braves 28 35 .444 12.0
Padres 29 37 .439 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Dick Davis 3
1 Greg Gross 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Money 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
3 Chris Chambliss 3
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Rick Bosetti 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doyle Alexander 1.75
2 Jon Matlack 1.00
2 Steve Stone 1.00
4 Mike Norris 0.78
5 Chuck Rainey 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Chris Knapp 1
1 Charlie Lea 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 8
2 Doyle Alexander 7
2 Mike Norris 7
2 Steve Stone 7
5 Ross Baumgarten 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Darrell Jackson 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 Rod Carew .346
3 Jorge Orta .336
4 Keith Hernandez .333
4 2 others tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Ben Oglivie 18
3 Reggie Jackson 17
4 Dusty Baker 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 53
2 Steve Garvey 52
3 Mike Schmidt 51
4 Ben Oglivie 49
5 2 tied 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 40
2 Ron LeFlore 38
3 Rickey Henderson 32
4 Willie Wilson 30
5 Dave Collins 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.51
2 Steve Carlton 1.74
3 David Palmer 2.02
4 Jerry Reuss 2.08
5 Bob Welch 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Tommy John 10
3 Vida Blue 9
3 Larry Gura 9
3 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 127
2 J. R. Richard 106
3 Ron Guidry 88
4 Nolan Ryan 82
5 2 tied 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 16
2 Ed Farmer 14
3 Tom Burgmeier 11
3 Dan Quisenberry 11
5 4 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Walling .543
2 Clint Hurdle .474
3 Tim Flannery .463
4 Rod Carew .458
5 Toby Harrah .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Dusty Baker 7
3 Mike Easler 6
3 Jim Rice 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 20
2 Dusty Baker 17
2 Freddie Patek 17
4 Mike Easler 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 10
1 Ron LeFlore 10
1 Omar Moreno 10
4 Willie Randolph 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.64
2 Tom Hausman 0.66
3 Rollie Fingers 0.67
4 Rich Gossage 0.75
5 Steve Carlton 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Darrell Jackson 3
1 Vern Ruhle 3
1 Steve Stone 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Steve Stone 26
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Nolan Ryan 20
5 Dennis Eckersley 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Tug McGraw 3
3 Greg Minton 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clint Hurdle .448
2 George Brett .447
3 Jorge Orta .417
4 Rick Burleson .412
5 Mike Easler .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Dusty Baker 9
2 Gary Carter 9
2 Reggie Jackson 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 26
1 Eddie Murray 26
3 George Hendrick 25
3 Reggie Jackson 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Omar Moreno 21
3 Dave Collins 18
4 Willie Wilson 16
5 Miguel Dilone 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.23
2 Steve Carlton 0.98
3 Vern Ruhle 1.19
4 Doug Corbett 1.40
5 Bob Welch 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Dennis Lamp 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 66
2 J. R. Richard 42
3 Ron Guidry 40
4 Dennis Leonard 37
4 Steve Stone 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Tom Hume 5
3 Tug McGraw 5
3 Joe Sambito 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .346
2 Paul Molitor .337
3 George Brett .331
4 Fred Lynn .328
5 Ben Oglivie .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Jim Rice 37
4 Reggie Jackson 36
5 Ben Oglivie 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 122
2 Steve Garvey 116
3 Jim Rice 114
4 Gorman Thomas 111
5 George Brett 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 90
2 Willie Wilson 85
3 Ron LeFlore 80
4 Rickey Henderson 65
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 David Palmer 2.23
3 Jerry Reuss 2.77
4 John Fulgham 2.79
5 Steve Carlton 2.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 301
2 Steve Carlton 260
3 Ron Guidry 209
4 Phil Niekro 208
5 Nolan Ryan 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Ed Farmer 28
4 Aurelio Lopez 27
5 3 tied 25