On This Day

Wednesday, June 4, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 18 .625 --
Brewers 26 21 .553 3.5
Blue Jays 24 23 .511 5.5
Indians 24 24 .500 6.0
Red Sox 23 25 .479 7.0
Orioles 23 26 .469 7.5
Tigers 21 25 .457 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 29 20 .592 --
White Sox 27 24 .529 3.0
Athletics 25 25 .500 4.5
Rangers 24 25 .490 5.0
Mariners 24 26 .480 5.5
Angels 20 27 .426 8.0
Twins 19 30 .388 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 28 19 .596 --
Phillies 24 21 .533 3.0
Expos 24 21 .533 3.0
Cubs 22 23 .489 5.0
Mets 19 26 .422 8.0
Cardinals 18 29 .383 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 20 .600 --
Astros 27 21 .563 2.0
Reds 28 22 .560 2.0
Padres 24 27 .471 6.5
Braves 20 27 .426 8.5
Giants 21 29 .420 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lamar Johnson 4
1 Jim Sundberg 4
1 Richie Zisk 4
4 George Brett 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lamar Johnson 2
2 Brian Asselstine 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 George Brett 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Lamar Johnson 3
2 Ray Knight 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Willie Randolph 2
1 Bump Wills 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 1.00
2 Milt Wilcox 0.83
3 Pat Zachry 0.80
4 Jim Clancy 0.73
5 Richard Dotson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 8
1 John Montefusco 8
3 Steve Rogers 6
4 Floyd Bannister 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .368
2 Paul Molitor .354
3 Al Bumbry .352
4 Keith Hernandez .351
5 Cecil Cooper .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Ben Oglivie 14
3 Greg Luzinski 12
4 Gary Carter 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Steve Garvey 42
3 Ben Oglivie 40
4 Cecil Cooper 39
4 Al Oliver 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 28
2 Rickey Henderson 25
3 Ron LeFlore 24
4 Willie Wilson 21
5 Julio Cruz 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 1.41
2 Britt Burns 1.60
3 J. R. Richard 1.85
4 Steve Carlton 1.94
5 Bob Welch 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Vida Blue 8
3 Britt Burns 7
3 Larry Gura 7
3 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 95
2 J. R. Richard 77
3 Ron Guidry 68
4 Nolan Ryan 62
5 Steve Rogers 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 13
2 Bruce Sutter 11
3 Neil Allen 9
3 Tom Burgmeier 9
5 3 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .489
2 Lee Lacy .465
3 John Castino .441
4 Jorge Orta .435
5 Frank Taveras .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Gary Carter 7
3 Cliff Johnson 6
3 Ben Oglivie 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Johnson 20
2 George Brett 18
3 Mike Schmidt 17
4 Rick Cerone 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 11
1 Omar Moreno 11
3 Dave Collins 8
3 Julio Cruz 8
3 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 0.00
1 John D'Acquisto 0.00
3 John Fulgham 0.38
4 J. R. Richard 0.39
5 Rick Wise 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Grant Jackson 3
1 Dennis Lamp 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Floyd Bannister 23
3 Mario Soto 22
4 Vida Blue 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 3
1 Tom Hume 3
3 Doug Bair 2
3 Tom Burgmeier 2
3 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Bumbry .386
2 Keith Hernandez .382
3 Ellis Valentine .373
4 Frank Taveras .367
5 Rod Carew .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Gary Carter 9
2 Ben Oglivie 9
4 Richie Zisk 8
5 Steve Garvey 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 28
2 Cecil Cooper 27
3 Richie Hebner 26
4 Ben Oglivie 25
4 Darrell Porter 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Ron LeFlore 15
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Dave Collins 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Fulgham 0.32
2 Bill Castro 1.07
3 Danny Darwin 1.59
4 Britt Burns 1.67
5 Steve Carlton 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Renie Martin 6
4 Britt Burns 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 69
2 Ron Guidry 41
3 Vida Blue 38
4 Len Barker 37
5 Nolan Ryan 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 7
2 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Woodie Fryman 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .356
2 Paul Molitor .339
3 Fred Lynn .335
4 George Brett .330
5 Cecil Cooper .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Dave Kingman 39
4 Jim Rice 37
5 Larry Parrish 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 122
2 Jim Rice 120
2 Gorman Thomas 120
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 George Brett 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 84
2 Willie Wilson 81
3 Ron LeFlore 75
4 Rickey Henderson 58
4 Bill North 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.26
2 David Palmer 2.28
3 John Fulgham 2.47
4 Mike Norris 2.75
5 Jim Bibby 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Rick Reuschel 20
4 Ron Guidry 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 301
2 Steve Carlton 247
3 Nolan Ryan 207
4 Phil Niekro 202
5 Ron Guidry 198

Saves

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