On This Day

Sunday, May 18, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 13 .594 --
Blue Jays 18 13 .581 0.5
Red Sox 17 17 .500 3.0
Brewers 15 16 .484 3.5
Tigers 15 17 .469 4.0
Orioles 14 19 .424 5.5
Indians 13 18 .419 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 20 15 .571 --
Athletics 19 15 .559 0.5
Royals 18 15 .545 1.0
Rangers 18 15 .545 1.0
Mariners 17 19 .472 3.5
Twins 15 20 .429 5.0
Angels 13 19 .406 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 12 .613 --
Phillies 15 14 .517 3.0
Expos 15 15 .500 3.5
Cubs 15 16 .484 4.0
Cardinals 14 19 .424 6.0
Mets 12 19 .387 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 13 .618 --
Reds 20 14 .588 1.0
Astros 19 14 .576 1.5
Padres 18 17 .514 3.5
Giants 14 22 .389 8.0
Braves 12 19 .387 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Taveras 4
2 Bruce Benedict 3
2 Larvell Blanks 3
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Larry Harlow 1
1 Roy Howell 1
1 Ron Jackson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Woods 5
2 Kurt Bevacqua 4
2 Rick Sofield 4
4 Roy Howell 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darrell Evans 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Rod Carew 1
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doyle Alexander 2.67
2 Nolan Ryan 1.25
3 Pat Zachry 1.00
4 Scott McGregor 0.78
5 Ray Burris 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Doyle Alexander 8
3 Scott McGregor 7
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .385
2 Alan Trammell .374
3 Dave Revering .372
4 Paul Molitor .368
5 Ken Landreaux .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Otto Velez 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 30
2 George Hendrick 26
2 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Otto Velez 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Rudy Law 15
3 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Cesar Cedeno 13
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.45
2 Britt Burns 1.35
3 Tommy John 1.66
4 Rick Matula 1.68
5 Matt Keough 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 7
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Rick Honeycutt 6
2 Pete Redfern 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 62
2 Steve Carlton 52
3 Nolan Ryan 50
4 Mike Norris 45
5 3 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 10
1 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Neil Allen 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 6
3 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Revering .500
2 Dick Davis .424
3 Buddy Bell .419
3 Ken Landreaux .419
5 Paul Molitor .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Otto Velez 5
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Bill Madlock 4
2 Richie Zisk 4
5 17 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 19
2 Jack Clark 16
2 Otto Velez 16
4 Ray Knight 13
5 Cecil Cooper 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Rudy Law 6
3 Rod Carew 5
3 Dave Collins 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 0.00
1 Bill Castro 0.00
1 Scott Sanderson 0.00
4 Mike Norris 0.31
5 Tom Underwood 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Randy Jones 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Matt Keough 23
4 Mike Norris 20
4 Steve Rogers 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 4
1 Ed Farmer 4
1 Woodie Fryman 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Revering .384
2 Buddy Bell .383
3 Alan Trammell .382
4 Otto Velez .377
5 Ted Simmons .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Otto Velez 7
4 Tony Armas 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 25
2 Steve Garvey 23
3 Bake McBride 22
3 Otto Velez 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
1 Rudy Law 13
3 Omar Moreno 11
4 Ron LeFlore 10
4 Bump Wills 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.52
2 Ron Davis 0.70
3 Don Sutton 0.97
4 Tommy John 1.05
5 Ray Burris 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
1 Pete Redfern 6
3 Jim Bibby 4
3 Britt Burns 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 42
1 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Steve Carlton 41
4 Britt Burns 34
4 2 others tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Woodie Fryman 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 Steve Howe 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .361
2 Paul Molitor .347
3 Fred Lynn .344
4 George Brett .336
5 Garry Templeton .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 43
2 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Jim Rice 38
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 Gorman Thomas 118
3 Dave Winfield 116
4 Steve Garvey 115
5 Don Baylor 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 82
2 Omar Moreno 77
3 Ron LeFlore 72
4 Bill North 63
5 Rickey Henderson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.44
2 John Fulgham 2.76
3 Jim Bibby 2.83
4 Bob Shirley 2.86
5 Tommy John 2.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 318
2 Nolan Ryan 223
3 Steve Carlton 222
4 Phil Niekro 203
5 Ron Guidry 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 41
2 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Jim Kern 25
3 Aurelio Lopez 25
5 Ed Farmer 24