On This Day

Wednesday, May 14, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 12 .586 --
Blue Jays 15 12 .556 1.0
Brewers 14 13 .519 2.0
Red Sox 15 15 .500 2.5
Tigers 14 16 .467 3.5
Orioles 13 18 .419 5.0
Indians 11 16 .407 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 13 .581 --
Rangers 17 13 .567 0.5
White Sox 17 14 .548 1.0
Royals 16 14 .533 1.5
Mariners 16 16 .500 2.5
Angels 12 17 .414 5.0
Twins 13 19 .406 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 18 9 .667 --
Phillies 13 13 .500 4.5
Cubs 14 14 .500 4.5
Cardinals 14 15 .483 5.0
Expos 13 15 .464 5.5
Mets 10 18 .357 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 20 12 .625 --
Astros 18 12 .600 1.0
Dodgers 18 13 .581 1.5
Padres 15 16 .484 4.5
Braves 11 17 .393 7.0
Giants 11 21 .344 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Graham 4
1 Jim Sundberg 4
1 Alan Trammell 4
4 Larry Bowa 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Rick Cerone 1
1 Bucky Dent 1
1 Steve Dillard 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Skaggs 5
2 Jim Rice 4
2 Dave Roberts 4
2 Pete Rose 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Mumphrey 2
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Tim Foli 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Knepper 1.00
2 Jerry Koosman 0.88
3 Steve Carlton 0.80
4 Gary Lucas 0.75
5 Glenn Abbott 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Bob Knepper 6
2 Gary Lucas 6
2 Craig Swan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .392
2 Alan Trammell .370
3 Dave Revering .365
4 Garry Templeton .354
5 Buddy Bell .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Otto Velez 8
4 Reggie Jackson 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 28
2 George Hendrick 25
2 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Dave Kingman 24
4 Ray Knight 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
2 Rudy Law 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Rickey Henderson 13
5 Ron LeFlore 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.36
2 Britt Burns 1.62
3 Tommy John 1.77
4 Rick Matula 1.80
5 David Palmer 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Rick Honeycutt 6
1 Tommy John 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 56
2 Steve Carlton 52
3 Ron Guidry 41
3 Mike Norris 41
5 Nolan Ryan 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Tim Stoddard 6
4 Neil Allen 5
4 4 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Revering .424
2 Garry Templeton .421
3 Otto Velez .412
4 Ken Griffey .409
5 Ted Cox .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Otto Velez 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Carlton Fisk 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 17
2 Ray Knight 16
3 Fred Lynn 13
3 Bake McBride 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 7
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Ivan de Jesus 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.00
1 Bob Forsch 0.00
1 Bill Castro 0.00
1 Ron Davis 0.00
5 Tippy Martinez 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Tekulve 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 31
2 Nolan Ryan 20
3 Ron Guidry 19
4 Matt Keough 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 4
1 Tim Stoddard 4
3 Doug Corbett 3
3 Woodie Fryman 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .388
2 Buddy Bell .384
3 Ken Reitz .382
4 Dave Revering .382
5 Garry Templeton .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Otto Velez 7
3 Tony Armas 6
3 Carlton Fisk 6
3 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 26
2 Mike Schmidt 25
3 George Hendrick 24
3 Ray Knight 24
5 Ken Reitz 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 14
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Ron LeFlore 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.44
2 Tommy John 0.87
3 Don Sutton 1.54
4 Britt Burns 1.62
5 Randy Jones 1.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 J. R. Richard 43
3 Ron Guidry 37
3 Nolan Ryan 37
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Woodie Fryman 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .355
2 George Brett .341
3 Fred Lynn .340
4 Paul Molitor .337
5 Garry Templeton .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 127
2 Steve Garvey 117
3 Don Baylor 116
3 Dave Kingman 116
3 Gorman Thomas 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 82
2 Omar Moreno 77
3 Ron LeFlore 74
4 Bill North 59
5 Rickey Henderson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.58
2 John Fulgham 2.83
3 Bob Shirley 2.88
4 Jim Bibby 2.89
5 Joe Niekro 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 Tommy John 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 315
2 Steve Carlton 227
3 Nolan Ryan 220
4 Phil Niekro 203
5 Ron Guidry 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 40
2 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Jim Kern 27
4 Aurelio Lopez 25
5 Mike Marshall 24