On This Day

Saturday, July 12, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 28 .654 --
Brewers 46 35 .568 7.0
Orioles 44 37 .543 9.0
Tigers 42 36 .538 9.5
Red Sox 43 38 .531 10.0
Indians 39 40 .494 13.0
Blue Jays 34 45 .430 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 49 34 .590 --
White Sox 39 43 .476 9.5
Twins 38 44 .463 10.5
Rangers 38 44 .463 10.5
Athletics 39 46 .459 11.0
Mariners 35 48 .422 14.0
Angels 30 51 .370 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 44 35 .557 --
Expos 44 37 .543 1.0
Pirates 43 39 .524 2.5
Mets 39 42 .481 6.0
Cardinals 36 47 .434 10.0
Cubs 35 46 .432 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 48 35 .578 --
Astros 46 35 .568 1.0
Reds 43 40 .518 5.0
Giants 41 43 .488 7.5
Braves 37 43 .463 9.5
Padres 35 49 .417 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Clark 5
2 Rick Cerone 4
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Ivan de Jesus 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 2
1 George Foster 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 5
2 Jack Clark 4
2 Dwight Evans 4
2 Cliff Johnson 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 3
1 Rickey Henderson 3
3 Bill North 2
3 Gene Richards 2
5 23 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Tudor 1.43
2 Scott Sanderson 0.78
3 Tommy John 0.67
3 John Montefusco 0.67
3 Steve Stone 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Bill Bordley 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Tudor 10
2 Scott Sanderson 7
3 Tommy John 6
3 John Montefusco 6
3 Steve Stone 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Greg Minton 2
2 Victor Cruz 1
2 Craig Minetto 1
2 Dave Smith 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .340
2 Cecil Cooper .337
3 Reggie Smith .328
4 Jorge Orta .327
5 Manny Trillo .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 22
1 Ben Oglivie 22
1 Mike Schmidt 22
4 Dusty Baker 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 66
1 George Hendrick 66
3 Tony Perez 64
4 Richie Hebner 61
4 2 others tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 49
1 Omar Moreno 49
3 Dave Collins 43
4 Rickey Henderson 40
5 Willie Wilson 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 1.84
2 J. R. Richard 1.96
3 Steve Carlton 2.20
4 Don Sutton 2.23
5 Larry Gura 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
2 Tommy John 13
2 Steve Stone 13
4 Jim Bibby 11
4 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 158
2 J. R. Richard 115
3 Nolan Ryan 101
4 Ron Guidry 99
4 Mike Norris 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 20
2 Ed Farmer 18
3 Dan Quisenberry 16
4 Neil Allen 15
4 Tom Burgmeier 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Sofield .472
2 Charlie Moore .471
3 Mike Easler .433
4 Rick Cerone .421
5 Manny Trillo .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 6
1 Bob Horner 6
3 Jeff Burroughs 5
3 George Foster 5
3 Lee Mazzilli 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 15
1 Reggie Jackson 15
3 Bob Horner 14
3 Bobby Murcer 14
3 Richie Zisk 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 13
2 Rickey Henderson 8
2 Bill North 8
2 Willie Wilson 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Trout 0.50
2 Frank Tanana 0.53
3 Ross Baumgarten 0.60
4 Don Sutton 0.78
5 John Tudor 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 23
2 Bert Blyleven 21
3 Darrell Jackson 19
3 John Montefusco 19
3 Mike Norris 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 4
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
3 Neil Allen 3
3 Doug Corbett 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .402
2 Warren Cromartie .395
3 Garry Templeton .392
4 Mickey Rivers .386
5 Mike Easler .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
4 Jerry Martin 8
4 Graig Nettles 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 32
2 Richie Hebner 24
2 Tony Perez 24
2 Richie Zisk 24
5 Ray Knight 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 22
2 Ron LeFlore 17
2 Omar Moreno 17
4 Miguel Dilone 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.92
2 Jerry Reuss 1.09
3 Steve Stone 1.27
4 Reggie Cleveland 1.44
5 Rich Gale 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 7
2 Jack Morris 6
2 Bill Travers 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 53
2 Steve Stone 44
3 Darrell Jackson 39
4 Mike Norris 35
5 Moose Haas 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
4 Neil Allen 6
4 Dan Quisenberry 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .345
2 George Brett .338
3 Paul Molitor .328
4 Fred Lynn .327
5 Pete Rose .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 41
2 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Reggie Jackson 35
4 Steve Garvey 33
4 Ben Oglivie 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 123
2 Cecil Cooper 110
2 Gorman Thomas 110
4 Ray Knight 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 92
2 Willie Wilson 85
3 Ron LeFlore 80
4 Rickey Henderson 67
5 Dave Collins 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.89
2 Jerry Reuss 2.07
3 David Palmer 2.36
4 John Fulgham 2.53
5 Larry Gura 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
2 Tommy John 21
2 Jack Morris 21
2 J. R. Richard 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 277
2 Steve Carlton 258
3 Ron Guidry 201
4 Phil Niekro 200
5 Bert Blyleven 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Ed Farmer 31
3 Rich Gossage 28
3 Tom Hume 28
3 2 others tied 28