On This Day

Saturday, July 5, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 51 26 .662 --
Brewers 43 33 .566 7.5
Tigers 41 33 .554 8.5
Orioles 42 35 .545 9.0
Red Sox 40 36 .526 10.5
Indians 36 39 .480 14.0
Blue Jays 33 42 .440 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 47 32 .595 --
Rangers 37 41 .474 9.5
White Sox 36 41 .468 10.0
Athletics 36 43 .456 11.0
Twins 34 44 .436 12.5
Mariners 34 45 .430 13.0
Angels 28 48 .368 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 41 35 .539 --
Phillies 40 35 .533 0.5
Pirates 41 37 .526 1.0
Mets 38 39 .494 3.5
Cubs 34 42 .447 7.0
Cardinals 34 45 .430 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 46 33 .582 --
Astros 44 33 .571 1.0
Reds 41 37 .526 4.5
Braves 36 40 .474 8.5
Giants 36 43 .456 10.0
Padres 34 46 .425 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Jeff Cox 3
1 Steve Henderson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 4
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Steve Henderson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Dave Collins 2
2 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Rodney Scott 2
5 21 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.50
2 Juan Eichelberger 1.25
3 Jim Palmer 1.00
4 Bob Welch 0.83
5 Mike Parrott 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 9
2 Jim Palmer 7
3 Jim Clancy 6
4 Juan Eichelberger 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 John Flinn 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .342
2 Buddy Bell .336
3 Reggie Smith .331
4 Cecil Cooper .330
5 Garry Templeton .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 21
1 Mike Schmidt 21
3 Reggie Jackson 19
4 Dusty Baker 18
4 Steve Garvey 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 66
2 George Hendrick 64
3 Tony Perez 61
4 Al Oliver 58
5 2 tied 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 49
1 Omar Moreno 49
3 Dave Collins 39
4 Willie Wilson 36
5 Rickey Henderson 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 1.74
2 J. R. Richard 1.96
3 Britt Burns 2.06
4 Steve Carlton 2.20
5 Don Sutton 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 13
2 Tommy John 12
2 Steve Stone 12
4 Jim Bibby 10
4 6 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 146
2 J. R. Richard 115
3 Ron Guidry 96
4 Nolan Ryan 94
5 Mike Norris 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 19
2 Ed Farmer 17
3 Neil Allen 15
3 Tom Burgmeier 15
3 Dan Quisenberry 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Murphy .449
2 Larry Milbourne .441
3 Garry Templeton .433
4 Buddy Bell .400
4 Rich Dauer .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 7
2 Buddy Bell 6
2 Bob Horner 6
2 Dale Murphy 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 18
2 Steve Garvey 17
3 Dave Concepcion 16
3 Ray Knight 16
5 8 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 14
2 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Rodney Scott 10
4 Omar Moreno 9
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 0.00
1 Neil Allen 0.00
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
4 Don Sutton 0.53
5 Rick Sutcliffe 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 Jack Morris 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Norris 21
1 Steve Stone 21
3 Jerry Koosman 20
4 Steve Carlton 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 5
1 Aurelio Lopez 5
3 Tom Burgmeier 4
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 Dan Quisenberry 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Walling .394
2 Warren Cromartie .389
3 Mike Easler .388
4 Rod Carew .385
4 Miguel Dilone .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Dale Murphy 10
3 Dusty Baker 9
4 Jeff Burroughs 8
4 Gorman Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 29
2 Reggie Jackson 28
3 George Hendrick 27
4 Dusty Baker 25
5 Steve Garvey 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 25
2 Dave Collins 22
3 Omar Moreno 21
4 Willie Wilson 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hausman 0.59
2 Jerry Reuss 0.71
3 Neil Allen 0.72
4 Reggie Cleveland 1.47
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 6
2 Darrell Jackson 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Jack Morris 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Steve Stone 40
3 J. R. Richard 38
4 Jim Bibby 33
4 Darrell Jackson 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Neil Allen 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .345
2 Fred Lynn .333
3 George Brett .332
4 Paul Molitor .328
5 Buddy Bell .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Ben Oglivie 35
5 Steve Garvey 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 127
2 Mike Schmidt 121
3 Gorman Thomas 110
4 Ray Knight 109
4 Dave Winfield 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 93
2 Ron LeFlore 87
3 Willie Wilson 82
4 Rickey Henderson 63
5 Dave Collins 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.01
2 Jerry Reuss 2.23
3 David Palmer 2.40
4 John Fulgham 2.65
5 Don Sutton 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
2 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Ron Guidry 21
2 Tommy John 21
2 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 284
2 Steve Carlton 265
3 Ron Guidry 201
4 Phil Niekro 200
5 Mike Flanagan 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Ed Farmer 31
3 Aurelio Lopez 30
3 Kent Tekulve 30
5 Rich Gossage 28