On This Day

Friday, June 6, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 18 .633 --
Brewers 27 21 .563 3.5
Blue Jays 24 24 .500 6.5
Red Sox 24 25 .490 7.0
Indians 24 25 .490 7.0
Orioles 24 26 .480 7.5
Tigers 21 26 .447 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 31 20 .608 --
White Sox 28 24 .538 3.5
Athletics 25 26 .490 6.0
Rangers 24 27 .471 7.0
Mariners 24 27 .471 7.0
Angels 20 28 .417 9.5
Twins 20 30 .400 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 28 20 .583 --
Expos 26 21 .553 1.5
Phillies 25 21 .543 2.0
Cubs 22 25 .468 5.5
Mets 21 26 .447 6.5
Cardinals 18 31 .367 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 20 .608 --
Astros 28 21 .571 2.0
Reds 29 22 .569 2.0
Padres 24 28 .462 7.5
Braves 20 28 .417 9.5
Giants 21 30 .412 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Burleson 5
2 Jerry Remy 4
3 George Brett 3
3 Terry Crowley 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Marv Foley 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mitchell Page 5
2 Tony Perez 4
2 Jerry Remy 4
4 Rick Burleson 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 3
2 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Omar Moreno 2
2 Ozzie Smith 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 4.33
2 Tommy John 3.00
3 Geoff Zahn 1.50
4 Scott McGregor 1.40
5 Jerry Reuss 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Tom Hausman 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 13
2 Jon Matlack 9
3 Scott McGregor 7
4 Tommy John 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 Jerry Remy .358
3 Ken Reitz .354
4 Cecil Cooper .351
5 Keith Hernandez .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Steve Garvey 42
3 Ben Oglivie 40
4 Cecil Cooper 39
4 2 others tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 30
2 Ron LeFlore 28
3 Rickey Henderson 26
4 Willie Wilson 23
5 Julio Cruz 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Britt Burns 1.60
2 J. R. Richard 1.66
3 Steve Carlton 1.94
4 Bob Welch 2.06
5 Mike Norris 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Vida Blue 8
2 Tommy John 8
4 Britt Burns 7
4 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 95
2 J. R. Richard 90
3 Ron Guidry 68
4 Nolan Ryan 62
5 Jon Matlack 61

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .459
2 Rick Burleson .457
3 Tom Paciorek .455
4 Rich Dauer .435
4 Jorge Orta .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Gary Carter 7
3 Cliff Johnson 6
4 Johnny Bench 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 20
1 Cliff Johnson 20
3 Mike Schmidt 18
4 Gary Carter 17
5 Rick Cerone 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Omar Moreno 11
3 Willie Wilson 9
4 Dave Collins 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
1 Bill Travers 0.00
1 Enrique Romo 0.00
1 Rudy May 0.00
5 John Fulgham 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Dennis Lamp 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 J. R. Richard 26
3 Floyd Bannister 23
4 Ron Guidry 20
4 4 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
2 Neil Allen 2
2 Doug Bair 2
2 Tom Burgmeier 2
2 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .375
1 Mike Vail .375
3 Rich Dauer .360
4 Keith Hernandez .357
5 Paul Molitor .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Gary Carter 9
2 Ben Oglivie 9
4 Richie Zisk 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 27
2 Richie Hebner 25
2 Darrell Porter 25
4 Gary Carter 24
4 Ben Oglivie 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
1 Ron LeFlore 17
3 Willie Wilson 16
4 Omar Moreno 15
5 Julio Cruz 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Fulgham 0.32
2 J. R. Richard 0.92
3 Enrique Romo 1.07
4 Shane Rawley 1.26
5 John Denny 1.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 58
2 J. R. Richard 42
3 Ron Guidry 41
4 Vida Blue 37
4 Craig Swan 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Ed Farmer 5
2 Woodie Fryman 5
2 Tom Hume 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .357
2 Paul Molitor .340
3 George Brett .334
4 Fred Lynn .331
5 Bob Watson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
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 119
2 Gorman Thomas 119
4 George Brett 116
5 Steve Garvey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 86
2 Willie Wilson 82
3 Ron LeFlore 79
4 Rickey Henderson 59
5 Bill North 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.15
2 David Palmer 2.31
3 John Fulgham 2.47
4 Jim Bibby 2.80
5 Craig Swan 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 Tommy John 19
3 Jack Morris 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 309
2 Steve Carlton 243
3 Nolan Ryan 207
4 Phil Niekro 205
5 Ron Guidry 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Ed Farmer 27
4 Aurelio Lopez 26
5 Tom Hume 25