On This Day

Wednesday, May 28, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 16 .619 --
Brewers 22 18 .550 3.0
Blue Jays 22 19 .537 3.5
Red Sox 21 22 .488 5.5
Indians 19 22 .463 6.5
Orioles 20 24 .455 7.0
Tigers 18 24 .429 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 25 18 .581 --
White Sox 24 20 .545 1.5
Athletics 23 21 .523 2.5
Rangers 22 21 .512 3.0
Mariners 22 23 .489 4.0
Angels 18 24 .429 6.5
Twins 17 27 .386 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 16 .579 --
Pirates 23 17 .575 0.0
Expos 20 19 .513 2.5
Cubs 19 20 .487 3.5
Mets 18 22 .450 5.0
Cardinals 15 27 .357 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 17 .605 --
Astros 24 18 .571 1.5
Reds 24 19 .558 2.0
Padres 22 22 .500 4.5
Giants 18 26 .409 8.5
Braves 16 24 .400 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dickie Thon 5
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Jim Sundberg 4
4 Bucky Dent 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Lacy 2
2 Benny Ayala 1
2 Harold Baines 1
2 John Castino 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Johnson 5
2 Benny Ayala 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Lee Lacy 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dwayne Murphy 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Travers 2.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Doyle Alexander 0.71
4 Jon Matlack 0.70
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Kevin Kobel 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 7
1 Nolan Ryan 7
1 Bob Stanley 7
1 Rick Waits 7
5 Ron Guidry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Chris Knapp 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .360
2 Keith Hernandez .360
3 Ken Landreaux .357
4 Al Bumbry .357
5 Paul Molitor .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Greg Luzinski 12
2 Ben Oglivie 12
4 Joe Rudi 11
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 37
2 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Al Oliver 33
4 Bake McBride 32
4 2 others tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
1 Omar Moreno 22
3 Ron LeFlore 20
4 Willie Wilson 16
5 Rudy Law 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 1.21
2 Britt Burns 1.63
3 Rick Matula 1.79
4 Larry Gura 1.87
5 David Palmer 1.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 80
2 J. R. Richard 71
3 Ron Guidry 61
4 Nolan Ryan 58
5 2 tied 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 13
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Neil Allen 9
4 Tom Burgmeier 8
4 Tim Stoddard 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Taveras .491
2 Willie Randolph .481
3 Keith Hernandez .444
4 Al Bumbry .435
5 Rod Carew .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 7
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 16
2 Joe Charboneau 12
2 Jack Clark 12
2 Cecil Cooper 12
2 5 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Omar Moreno 6
3 Dwayne Murphy 6
3 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Fulgham 0.00
1 Shane Rawley 0.00
3 Enrique Romo 0.64
4 Bob Welch 0.66
5 Steve Rogers 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Ron Guidry 26
3 Rick Waits 25
4 Jim Bibby 21
4 Steve Rogers 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 4
1 Ed Farmer 4
3 Tom Burgmeier 3
3 Woodie Fryman 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .400
2 Al Bumbry .392
3 Keith Hernandez .375
4 Ben Oglivie .373
5 Paul Molitor .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Greg Luzinski 8
4 Otto Velez 7
4 Richie Zisk 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 26
2 Jack Clark 24
2 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Darrell Porter 23
5 Bake McBride 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Omar Moreno 14
4 Willie Wilson 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Moose Haas 1.53
2 Mike Norris 1.57
3 Ray Burris 1.64
4 Larry Gura 1.66
5 Chuck Rainey 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Steve Stone 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Steve Rogers 38
3 Nolan Ryan 38
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 8
2 Tim Stoddard 6
3 Neil Allen 5
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .368
2 Fred Lynn .338
3 Paul Molitor .338
4 Bob Watson .330
5 Garry Templeton .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Dave Kingman 42
2 Gorman Thomas 42
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Larry Parrish 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 Gorman Thomas 120
3 Mike Schmidt 116
4 Steve Garvey 114
4 Dave Winfield 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 81
2 Willie Wilson 80
3 Ron LeFlore 78
4 Bill North 60
5 Rickey Henderson 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Palmer 2.15
2 J. R. Richard 2.33
3 John Fulgham 2.54
4 Jim Bibby 2.88
5 Bob Shirley 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Steve Carlton 20
2 Jack Morris 20
2 Joe Niekro 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Steve Carlton 238
3 Nolan Ryan 215
4 Phil Niekro 202
5 Ron Guidry 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Ed Farmer 27
4 Aurelio Lopez 26
5 Jim Kern 24