On This Day

Thursday, June 26, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 24 .647 --
Brewers 38 29 .567 5.5
Red Sox 37 31 .544 7.0
Tigers 35 30 .538 7.5
Orioles 37 32 .536 7.5
Indians 33 33 .500 10.0
Blue Jays 31 35 .470 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 42 28 .600 --
White Sox 33 35 .485 8.0
Rangers 32 37 .464 9.5
Athletics 31 39 .443 11.0
Mariners 31 39 .443 11.0
Twins 29 40 .420 12.5
Angels 23 44 .343 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 38 28 .576 --
Phillies 35 29 .547 2.0
Pirates 35 33 .515 4.0
Mets 31 36 .463 7.5
Cubs 30 36 .455 8.0
Cardinals 28 40 .412 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 41 26 .612 --
Dodgers 40 29 .580 2.0
Reds 36 32 .529 5.5
Giants 31 38 .449 11.0
Padres 31 39 .443 11.5
Braves 28 38 .424 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Flannery 3
1 Mario Mendoza 3
1 Dan Meyer 3
4 Larry Biittner 2
4 16 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Larry Cox 1
1 Von Joshua 1
1 Elliott Maddox 1
1 Lloyd Moseby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Cox 3
1 Mario Mendoza 3
3 Bruce Bochte 2
3 Bill Buckner 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfredo Griffin 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
3 Thad Bosley 1
3 Ivan de Jesus 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Stone 1.12
2 Scott Sanderson 1.00
3 Steve Mura 0.88
4 Ed Whitson 0.62
5 Frank Tanana 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Scott Sanderson 1
1 Steve Stone 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Stone 9
2 Steve Mura 7
3 Ed Whitson 5
4 Neil Allen 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Mike Proly 1
1 Shane Rawley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 Rod Carew .349
3 Cecil Cooper .337
4 Keith Hernandez .337
5 Reggie Smith .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 21
2 Reggie Jackson 18
2 Ben Oglivie 18
4 Dusty Baker 16
5 3 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 57
1 George Hendrick 57
3 Mike Schmidt 56
4 Tony Perez 54
5 Al Oliver 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 41
2 Ron LeFlore 40
3 Rickey Henderson 32
4 Willie Wilson 31
5 Dave Collins 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.51
2 Steve Carlton 1.83
3 Jerry Reuss 2.08
4 Bob Welch 2.16
5 Britt Burns 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 13
2 Tommy John 10
2 Steve Stone 10
4 Vida Blue 9
4 4 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 135
2 J. R. Richard 106
3 Ron Guidry 91
4 Nolan Ryan 87
5 Phil Niekro 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 17
2 Ed Farmer 16
3 Dan Quisenberry 13
4 Neil Allen 12
4 Tom Burgmeier 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .460
2 Toby Harrah .457
3 Warren Cromartie .439
4 Tim Flannery .438
5 Rod Carew .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
1 Don Money 6
1 Graig Nettles 6
4 Willie Aikens 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Ken Griffey 15
3 Tony Perez 14
4 Steve Garvey 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 9
1 Omar Moreno 9
3 Dave Collins 8
3 Ivan de Jesus 8
3 Ron LeFlore 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.43
2 Neil Allen 0.73
3 Jerry Reuss 0.95
4 Steve Stone 1.00
5 Bob Welch 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Dennis Lamp 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Stone 33
2 Steve Carlton 30
3 Moose Haas 23
4 Darrell Jackson 20
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Neil Allen 3
3 Aurelio Lopez 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Clint Hurdle .435
2 Mike Easler .433
3 Jorge Orta .407
4 Rickey Henderson .398
5 Rod Carew .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Dusty Baker 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Gary Carter 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 28
2 Tony Perez 27
3 George Hendrick 26
4 Dusty Baker 25
5 Mike Schmidt 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Omar Moreno 20
3 Dave Collins 19
4 Miguel Dilone 16
5 Willie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.28
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.20
3 Nolan Ryan 1.41
4 Doug Corbett 1.44
5 Steve Carlton 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Wilcox 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dennis Lamp 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 66
2 Steve Stone 40
3 Moose Haas 37
4 Ron Guidry 36
4 Nolan Ryan 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Dan Quisenberry 6
4 Tom Hume 5
5 9 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .352
2 Paul Molitor .335
3 George Brett .330
3 Fred Lynn .330
5 Al Oliver .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Reggie Jackson 37
4 Ben Oglivie 35
4 Jim Rice 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 123
2 Steve Garvey 121
3 Jim Rice 111
4 Dave Winfield 107
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 89
2 Willie Wilson 82
3 Ron LeFlore 80
4 Rickey Henderson 64
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.89
2 David Palmer 2.33
3 John Fulgham 2.54
4 Jerry Reuss 2.65
5 Steve Carlton 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 293
2 Steve Carlton 267
3 Ron Guidry 212
4 Phil Niekro 208
5 Nolan Ryan 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Ed Farmer 30
4 Aurelio Lopez 29
5 Rich Gossage 26