On This Day

Thursday, May 29, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 16 .619 --
Brewers 22 19 .537 3.5
Blue Jays 22 19 .537 3.5
Red Sox 21 22 .488 5.5
Indians 20 22 .476 6.0
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 21 .533 2.0
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 18 27 .400 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 24 17 .585 --
Phillies 22 17 .564 1.0
Expos 20 19 .513 3.0
Cubs 19 20 .487 4.0
Mets 18 22 .450 5.5
Cardinals 15 27 .357 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 17 .614 --
Astros 24 18 .571 2.0
Reds 25 19 .568 2.0
Padres 22 23 .489 5.5
Giants 18 26 .409 9.0
Braves 16 25 .390 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Auerbach 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Mike Easler 3
2 Cliff Johnson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 3
2 Joe Ferguson 1
2 Cliff Johnson 1
2 Jorge Orta 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
2 Glenn Adams 2
2 Dale Berra 2
2 Bob Boone 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Hosken Powell 1
1 Robin Yount 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 7.00
2 Jerry Koosman 0.56
3 John Denny 0.50
3 Phil Niekro 0.50
5 Randy Jones 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Frank Pastore 1
1 Eddie Solomon 1
1 Bob Welch 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Welch 7
2 Phil Niekro 6
3 Jerry Koosman 5
4 John Denny 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .360
2 Ken Reitz .360
3 Keith Hernandez .360
4 Al Bumbry .357
5 Cecil Cooper .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Greg Luzinski 12
2 Ben Oglivie 12
4 Joe Rudi 11
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 37
1 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Al Oliver 33
3 Reggie Smith 33
5 2 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 7 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 .500
2 Willie Randolph .469
3 Lee Lacy .462
4 Al Bumbry .455
5 Keith Hernandez .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 7
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 16
2 Jack Clark 12
2 Cliff Johnson 12
2 Eddie Murray 12
2 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
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 Bob Welch 0.40
4 Enrique Romo 0.56
5 Burt Hooton 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Dennis Lamp 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Rick Waits 25
3 Steve Rogers 21
4 John Denny 20
4 Ron Guidry 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 4
1 Ed Farmer 4
3 Tom Burgmeier 3
3 Sid Monge 3
3 Rick Sutcliffe 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .414
2 Al Bumbry .392
3 Keith Hernandez .370
4 Jerry Remy .368
5 Paul Molitor .365

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 Mike Schmidt 25
3 Jack Clark 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 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 1.57
2 Ray Burris 1.64
3 Larry Gura 1.66
4 Chuck Rainey 1.70
5 Shane Rawley 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 John Denny 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 2 others tied 5

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 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .366
2 Fred Lynn .338
3 Paul Molitor .337
4 Bob Watson .330
5 Garry Templeton .325

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 119
3 Mike Schmidt 117
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Dave Winfield 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 81
2 Willie Wilson 80
3 Ron LeFlore 77
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 205
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