On This Day

Monday, May 19, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 13 .606 --
Blue Jays 19 13 .594 0.5
Red Sox 17 18 .486 4.0
Brewers 15 17 .469 4.5
Tigers 15 18 .455 5.0
Orioles 15 19 .441 5.5
Indians 13 19 .406 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 21 15 .583 --
Royals 19 15 .559 1.0
Athletics 19 16 .543 1.5
Rangers 18 16 .529 2.0
Mariners 18 19 .486 3.5
Angels 14 19 .424 5.5
Twins 15 21 .417 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 12 .613 --
Phillies 16 14 .533 2.5
Expos 16 15 .516 3.0
Cubs 15 16 .484 4.0
Cardinals 14 20 .412 6.5
Mets 12 19 .387 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 13 .629 --
Astros 19 14 .576 2.0
Reds 20 15 .571 2.0
Padres 18 17 .514 4.0
Giants 14 22 .389 8.5
Braves 12 20 .375 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Wathan 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Rick Dempsey 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Jim Dwyer 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Otto Velez 3
2 Tony Armas 2
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Gary Carter 2
2 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dell Alston 1
1 Bob Bailor 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.14
2 Ken Kravec 1.00
3 David Palmer 0.86
3 Steve Stone 0.86
5 Steve Carlton 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Gaylord Perry 8
3 Ron Guidry 7
3 Rick Waits 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .383
2 Dave Revering .374
3 Alan Trammell .366
4 Ken Landreaux .362
5 Otto Velez .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
1 Otto Velez 9
3 Steve Garvey 8
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 32
2 Otto Velez 29
3 George Hendrick 27
3 Bake McBride 27
3 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Rudy Law 15
4 Cesar Cedeno 13
4 Willie Wilson 13

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 David Palmer 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 7
1 Tommy John 7
3 Rick Honeycutt 6
3 Pete Redfern 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 62
2 Steve Carlton 61
3 Nolan Ryan 50
4 Ron Guidry 48
5 Mike Norris 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 11
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Woodie Fryman 7
3 Tim Stoddard 7
5 3 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Revering .529
2 Dick Davis .438
3 Fred Lynn .435
4 Al Woods .421
5 Ken Landreaux .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 5
2 Steve Garvey 4
2 Al Woods 4
2 Richie Zisk 4
5 13 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 17
2 Jack Clark 13
3 Steve Garvey 12
3 Ray Knight 12
3 Bake McBride 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 7
2 Willie Wilson 6
3 Dave Collins 5
3 Julio Cruz 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 0.00
1 Tom Underwood 0.00
1 Scott Sanderson 0.00
4 Mike Norris 0.46
5 Bill Castro 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Britt Burns 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 35
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Matt Keough 23
4 Ron Guidry 21
4 Gaylord Perry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 5
1 Woodie Fryman 5
3 Doug Corbett 4
4 Dan Quisenberry 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Revering .392
2 Otto Velez .389
3 Ken Landreaux .385
4 Jerry Remy .365
5 Paul Molitor .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
1 Otto Velez 8
3 Steve Garvey 7
3 Reggie Jackson 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Otto Velez 25
2 Steve Garvey 24
2 Bake McBride 24
4 Mike Schmidt 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.52
2 Randy Jones 0.92
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 Steve Carlton 5
4 Jim Bibby 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 J. R. Richard 42
2 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Ron Guidry 37
5 3 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 8
2 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Woodie Fryman 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .358
2 Paul Molitor .347
3 Fred Lynn .340
4 George Brett .335
5 Garry Templeton .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 43
2 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Jim Rice 38
5 Larry Parrish 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 125
2 Gorman Thomas 118
3 Steve Garvey 117
4 Dave Winfield 116
5 Don Baylor 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 83
2 Omar Moreno 77
3 Ron LeFlore 72
4 Bill North 62
5 Rickey Henderson 48

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 Ron Guidry 2.92

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 308
2 Steve Carlton 231
3 Nolan Ryan 223
4 Phil Niekro 203
5 Ron Guidry 196

Saves

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