On This Day

Friday, May 9, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 9 .625 --
Blue Jays 15 9 .625 0.0
Red Sox 12 13 .480 3.5
Brewers 11 12 .478 3.5
Orioles 12 14 .462 4.0
Indians 10 14 .417 5.0
Tigers 10 16 .385 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 11 .593 --
Rangers 14 11 .560 1.0
White Sox 15 12 .556 1.0
Royals 13 12 .520 2.0
Mariners 14 15 .483 3.0
Angels 11 15 .423 4.5
Twins 11 16 .407 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 16 7 .696 --
Cubs 12 11 .522 4.0
Cardinals 13 12 .520 4.0
Phillies 11 11 .500 4.5
Expos 10 15 .400 7.0
Mets 9 16 .360 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 9 .654 --
Reds 18 10 .643 0.0
Dodgers 14 12 .538 3.0
Padres 13 14 .481 4.5
Braves 9 15 .375 7.0
Giants 9 19 .321 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Grich 4
1 Dave Rader 4
3 Dale Berra 3
3 Ted Cox 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Terry Puhl 2
1 Richie Zisk 2
3 Brian Asselstine 1
3 Joe Charboneau 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 5
1 Bob Watson 5
3 Brian Asselstine 3
3 George Brett 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Tony Scott 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 2.33
2 Jim Bibby 0.83
3 Ron Guidry 0.73
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.62
5 Steve Rogers 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 8
2 Craig Swan 7
3 Steve Rogers 6
3 Dan Spillner 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Bradford 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .409
2 Ben Oglivie .368
2 Champ Summers .368
4 Bill Buckner .360
5 George Hendrick .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
1 Otto Velez 8
3 Reggie Jackson 7
3 Greg Luzinski 7
3 Joe Rudi 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 25
2 Buddy Bell 23
2 Jose Cruz 23
2 George Hendrick 23
2 Otto Velez 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Rudy Law 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.44
2 Mike Proly 1.30
3 Britt Burns 1.60
4 Matt Keough 1.61
5 Pete Redfern 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Honeycutt 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Kent Tekulve 5
2 Pete Vuckovich 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 48
2 Steve Carlton 37
3 Ron Guidry 35
4 John Montefusco 33
4 3 others tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Neil Allen 5
3 Tim Stoddard 5
5 4 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .500
2 Jerry Remy .457
3 Lenny Randle .432
4 Phil Garner .425
5 Ken Landreaux .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Otto Velez 6
2 Dusty Baker 4
2 Carlton Fisk 4
2 George Hendrick 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Otto Velez 16
2 Barry Bonnell 15
3 Mike Hargrove 13
3 Keith Hernandez 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Al Bumbry 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.00
2 Mike Norris 0.50
3 Larry Gura 0.70
4 Mark Clear 0.71
5 Steve Carlton 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Tekulve 4
2 Len Barker 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Rick Honeycutt 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Britt Burns 20
2 Pete Vuckovich 20
4 Ron Guidry 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 4
2 Ed Farmer 3
2 Tim Stoddard 3
4 Tom Burgmeier 2
4 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .360
2 George Brett .337
3 Paul Molitor .332
4 Garry Templeton .328
5 Fred Lynn .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 46
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Jim Rice 38
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 122
2 Don Baylor 121
3 Steve Garvey 118
4 Gorman Thomas 115
5 Dave Kingman 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 85
2 Omar Moreno 78
3 Ron LeFlore 75
4 Bill North 59
5 Rickey Henderson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.62
2 Joe Niekro 2.70
3 Gaylord Perry 2.77
4 John Fulgham 2.83
5 Bob Shirley 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 23
2 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Tommy John 20
3 Jack Morris 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 314
2 Steve Carlton 218
3 Nolan Ryan 211
4 Phil Niekro 204
5 Ron Guidry 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 40
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Jim Kern 27
4 Aurelio Lopez 24
4 Mike Marshall 24