On This Day

Thursday, May 15, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 12 .586 --
Blue Jays 16 12 .571 0.5
Red Sox 16 15 .516 2.0
Brewers 14 14 .500 2.5
Tigers 14 16 .467 3.5
Orioles 13 18 .419 5.0
Indians 11 17 .393 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 13 .581 --
Rangers 17 13 .567 0.5
White Sox 18 14 .563 0.5
Royals 16 14 .533 1.5
Mariners 16 17 .485 3.0
Angels 12 17 .414 5.0
Twins 13 19 .406 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 9 .679 --
Phillies 13 13 .500 5.0
Cubs 14 14 .500 5.0
Cardinals 14 16 .467 6.0
Expos 13 15 .464 6.0
Mets 10 18 .357 9.0

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 16 16 .500 4.0
Braves 11 17 .393 7.0
Giants 11 22 .333 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duane Kuiper 3
1 Paul Molitor 3
1 Claudell Washington 3
4 Harold Baines 2
4 14 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 Chet Lemon 1
1 Tony Perez 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Nordhagen 3
1 Tony Perez 3
3 Jack Clark 2
3 Carlton Fisk 2
3 Claudell Washington 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 3
2 Bill North 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Darrell Evans 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.00
2 Pete Vuckovich 0.83
3 Don Robinson 0.75
4 Ed Whitson 0.56
5 Jim Clancy 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 8
2 Pete Vuckovich 5
2 Rick Waits 5
2 Ed Whitson 5
5 Jim Clancy 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Randy Scarbery 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .387
2 Alan Trammell .370
3 Dave Revering .365
4 Paul Molitor .360
5 George Hendrick .357

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 Pete Redfern 1.95

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 2 tied 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 Otto Velez .452
2 Dave Revering .448
3 Ken Griffey .439
4 Dick Davis .438
5 Ben Oglivie .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Otto Velez 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Richie Zisk 4
5 16 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 17
2 Ray Knight 16
3 Jack Clark 14
4 Fred Lynn 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 7
2 Ivan de Jesus 6
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Rudy Law 6
2 Garry Templeton 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.00
1 Bob Forsch 0.00
1 Bill Castro 0.00
4 Tom Underwood 0.57
5 Tippy Martinez 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Tekulve 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Moose Haas 3
2 Tommy John 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 31
2 Nolan Ryan 20
3 Ron Guidry 19
4 Ed Whitson 18
5 Britt Burns 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 3
1 Ed Farmer 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .392
2 Dave Revering .389
3 Ted Simmons .386
4 Alan Trammell .382
5 George Hendrick .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Otto Velez 7
3 Tony Armas 6
3 Carlton Fisk 6
3 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 26
2 Mike Schmidt 25
3 George Hendrick 24
4 Ray Knight 23
5 Ken Reitz 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rudy Law 14
2 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Omar Moreno 12
5 Bump Wills 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 Steve Carlton 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Rick Honeycutt 5
2 Pete Redfern 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 Ron Guidry 37
2 Nolan Ryan 37
4 J. R. Richard 36
5 3 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Woodie Fryman 5
3 Tom Hume 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .356
2 Paul Molitor .342
3 Fred Lynn .340
4 George Brett .339
5 Garry Templeton .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 127
2 Gorman Thomas 116
3 Don Baylor 115
3 Steve Garvey 115
3 Dave Kingman 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 81
2 Omar Moreno 77
3 Ron LeFlore 73
4 Bill North 61
5 Rickey Henderson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.44
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 Jack Morris 20
3 Phil Niekro 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 312
2 Steve Carlton 227
3 Nolan Ryan 213
4 Phil Niekro 203
5 Ron Guidry 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 40
2 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Jim Kern 26
4 Aurelio Lopez 25
5 Mike Marshall 24