On This Day

Saturday, May 31, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 16 .636 --
Brewers 23 20 .535 4.5
Blue Jays 22 21 .512 5.5
Red Sox 22 23 .489 6.5
Orioles 22 24 .478 7.0
Indians 21 23 .477 7.0
Tigers 19 25 .432 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 27 18 .600 --
Athletics 25 21 .543 2.5
White Sox 24 23 .511 4.0
Mariners 23 24 .489 5.0
Rangers 22 23 .489 5.0
Angels 19 25 .432 7.5
Twins 18 29 .383 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 25 18 .581 --
Phillies 23 18 .561 1.0
Expos 21 20 .512 3.0
Cubs 20 21 .488 4.0
Mets 19 23 .452 5.5
Cardinals 16 28 .364 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 18 .609 --
Astros 25 19 .568 2.0
Reds 26 20 .565 2.0
Padres 23 24 .489 5.5
Giants 19 27 .413 9.0
Braves 17 26 .395 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Carter 4
1 Dane Iorg 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
4 George Brett 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
1 Dave Stapleton 2
4 Bobby Brown 1
4 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 5
2 Rich Dauer 4
2 Paul Molitor 4
4 George Foster 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Julio Cruz 2
3 Bob Boone 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 2.75
2 J. R. Richard 1.20
3 Dan Spillner 1.12
4 Bert Blyleven 0.75
4 Bruce Kison 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tommy Boggs 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Dan Spillner 9
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Rudy May 6
3 J. R. Richard 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .373
2 Paul Molitor .366
3 Otto Velez .351
4 Al Bumbry .349
5 Keith Hernandez .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Greg Luzinski 12
2 Ben Oglivie 12
4 Joe Rudi 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Steve Garvey 38
3 George Hendrick 37
4 Al Oliver 36
5 Reggie Smith 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 24
2 Rickey Henderson 23
3 Ron LeFlore 22
4 Willie Wilson 19
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 1.41
2 Britt Burns 1.63
3 Steve Carlton 1.84
4 J. R. Richard 1.85
5 Larry Gura 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Vida Blue 8
3 Larry Gura 7
3 Rick Honeycutt 7
3 Tommy John 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 91
2 J. R. Richard 77
3 Ron Guidry 61
4 Bert Blyleven 59
5 Nolan Ryan 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 13
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Neil Allen 9
3 Tom Burgmeier 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Taveras .480
2 Lee Lacy .441
3 Keith Hernandez .412
4 Al Bumbry .408
5 Jose Cruz .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Gary Carter 6
2 Ben Oglivie 6
4 Johnny Bench 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 16
2 Ben Oglivie 15
2 Mike Schmidt 15
4 Cliff Johnson 14
4 John Wathan 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Ron LeFlore 10
3 Willie Wilson 9
4 Julio Cruz 7
4 Omar Moreno 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Fulgham 0.00
1 John D'Acquisto 0.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.39
4 Bob Welch 0.40
5 John Denny 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Mark Clear 3
2 John Denny 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 39
2 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Larry Gura 20
3 Rick Waits 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 4
2 Neil Allen 3
2 Doug Bair 3
2 Tom Burgmeier 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .400
2 Al Bumbry .388
3 Ken Landreaux .384
4 Paul Molitor .380
5 Bill Russell .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Greg Luzinski 8
2 Ben Oglivie 8
4 Gary Carter 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 29
2 Darrell Porter 26
3 Jack Clark 24
3 Richie Hebner 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Omar Moreno 15
3 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Willie Wilson 13
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Rainey 1.62
2 Ray Burris 1.64
3 Steve Carlton 1.66
4 Shane Rawley 1.80
5 Rick Honeycutt 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Steve Carlton 6
3 John Denny 5
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 70
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Nolan Ryan 38
4 Steve Rogers 35
5 Floyd Bannister 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 7
2 Tom Burgmeier 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
4 Neil Allen 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .359
2 Paul Molitor .343
3 Fred Lynn .335
4 Bob Watson .328
5 George Brett .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Dave Kingman 41
4 Jim Rice 38
5 Larry Parrish 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 124
2 Mike Schmidt 121
3 Gorman Thomas 119
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 83
2 Omar Moreno 82
3 Ron LeFlore 77
4 Bill North 59
5 Rickey Henderson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Palmer 2.15
2 J. R. Richard 2.26
3 John Fulgham 2.54
4 Jim Bibby 2.88
5 Mike Norris 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 Jack Morris 20
3 Rick Reuschel 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 309
2 Steve Carlton 249
3 Phil Niekro 205
4 Nolan Ryan 203
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