On This Day

Monday, June 9, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 19 .635 --
Brewers 28 22 .560 4.0
Orioles 27 26 .509 6.5
Indians 25 25 .500 7.0
Blue Jays 25 26 .490 7.5
Red Sox 25 27 .481 8.0
Tigers 22 27 .449 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 33 20 .623 --
White Sox 28 25 .528 5.0
Athletics 26 28 .481 7.5
Mariners 26 28 .481 7.5
Rangers 24 29 .453 9.0
Twins 22 31 .415 11.0
Angels 20 31 .392 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 29 21 .580 --
Pirates 29 22 .569 0.5
Phillies 26 23 .531 2.5
Cubs 23 27 .460 6.0
Mets 23 27 .460 6.0
Cardinals 19 34 .358 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 21 .604 --
Astros 31 21 .596 0.5
Reds 30 23 .566 2.0
Padres 25 29 .463 7.5
Braves 21 30 .412 10.0
Giants 22 32 .407 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Simmons 4
2 Juan Beniquez 3
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 5
2 Jim Anderson 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Randolph 2
1 Pete Rose 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
4 Larry Bowa 1
4 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 2.00
2 Mike Flanagan 0.60
3 Ken Forsch 0.50
4 John Montefusco 0.43
4 Paul Moskau 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Mike Flanagan 6
3 Allen Ripley 5
4 Dave Roberts 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Frazier 1
1 Greg Minton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 Cecil Cooper .351
3 Steve Henderson .349
4 Jerry Remy .346
5 Al Bumbry .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Ben Oglivie 14
3 Gary Carter 12
3 George Hendrick 12
3 3 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 George Hendrick 45
3 Steve Garvey 42
4 George Brett 40
4 2 others tied 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 32
2 Ron LeFlore 30
3 Rickey Henderson 27
4 Willie Wilson 24
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.66
2 Steve Carlton 1.83
3 Bob Welch 2.06
4 Mike Norris 2.06
5 David Palmer 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Vida Blue 8
2 Tommy John 8
4 Britt Burns 7
4 9 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 105
2 J. R. Richard 90
3 Ron Guidry 73
4 Nolan Ryan 72
5 Jon Matlack 61

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 13
2 Bruce Sutter 12
3 Dan Quisenberry 10
4 Neil Allen 9
4 3 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .500
2 George Brett .455
3 Steve Henderson .435
4 Rickey Henderson .420
5 Rich Dauer .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 7
2 George Hendrick 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Bobby Brown 5
4 Cliff Johnson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 17
1 George Hendrick 17
1 Cliff Johnson 17
4 George Brett 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
2 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Dave Collins 10
4 Willie Wilson 9
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
2 Milt Wilcox 0.50
3 Bob Welch 0.54
4 John Denny 0.69
5 Allen Ripley 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Heaverlo 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
1 Tom Underwood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 36
2 J. R. Richard 26
3 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Jon Matlack 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Dan Quisenberry 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Taveras .379
2 Steve Henderson .376
3 George Brett .376
4 Cecil Cooper .366
5 Paul Molitor .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Ben Oglivie 9
4 Jack Clark 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 26
1 Gary Carter 26
3 Ben Oglivie 24
3 Tony Perez 24
3 Mike Schmidt 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Rickey Henderson 17
3 Omar Moreno 16
3 Willie Wilson 16
5 Dave Collins 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.92
2 J. R. Richard 0.92
3 Glenn Abbott 1.14
4 Shane Rawley 1.32
5 John Denny 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Renie Martin 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 John Denny 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 68
2 J. R. Richard 42
3 Nolan Ryan 41
4 Ron Guidry 38
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Tom Burgmeier 5
2 Doug Corbett 5
2 Ed Farmer 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .352
2 Paul Molitor .343
3 Fred Lynn .333
4 George Brett .329
5 Bob Watson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Gorman Thomas 43
3 Dave Kingman 39
4 Jim Rice 35
5 Larry Parrish 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 122
2 Gorman Thomas 120
3 Jim Rice 116
4 George Brett 114
5 Steve Garvey 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 87
2 Willie Wilson 82
3 Ron LeFlore 81
4 Rickey Henderson 60
5 Bill North 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.15
2 David Palmer 2.25
3 John Fulgham 2.66
4 Jim Bibby 2.84
5 Randy Jones 2.98

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 253
3 Phil Niekro 205
4 Nolan Ryan 201
5 Ron Guidry 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Ed Farmer 27
4 Aurelio Lopez 26
5 Tom Hume 25