On This Day

Thursday, June 12, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 20 .630 --
Brewers 30 23 .566 3.5
Red Sox 28 27 .509 6.5
Orioles 28 28 .500 7.0
Indians 26 27 .491 7.5
Blue Jays 26 27 .491 7.5
Tigers 24 28 .462 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 35 21 .625 --
White Sox 29 26 .527 5.5
Athletics 28 28 .500 7.0
Mariners 26 31 .456 9.5
Rangers 25 31 .446 10.0
Twins 23 33 .411 12.0
Angels 21 33 .389 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 32 21 .604 --
Pirates 31 23 .574 1.5
Phillies 27 24 .529 4.0
Mets 26 27 .491 6.0
Cubs 23 29 .442 8.5
Cardinals 20 35 .364 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 33 21 .611 --
Dodgers 32 24 .571 2.0
Reds 31 25 .554 3.0
Padres 25 32 .439 9.5
Braves 22 31 .415 10.5
Giants 23 33 .411 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Easler 4
2 Bill Almon 3
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Tim Flannery 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Butch Hobson 2
1 Champ Summers 2
3 Benny Ayala 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 4
1 Champ Summers 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Dale Berra 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bibby 0.70
2 Pat Underwood 0.58
3 Gaylord Perry 0.55
3 Steve Stone 0.55
5 Charlie Lea 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Charlie Lea 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 7
1 Pat Underwood 7
3 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Steve Stone 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 Cecil Cooper .349
3 Al Bumbry .343
4 Steve Henderson .340
5 George Brett .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Ben Oglivie 15
3 Dusty Baker 14
3 Greg Luzinski 14
5 Steve Garvey 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 46
1 Mike Schmidt 46
3 Steve Garvey 44
4 Ben Oglivie 43
5 3 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 33
1 Omar Moreno 33
3 Rickey Henderson 29
4 Willie Wilson 26
5 Dave Collins 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.50
2 Steve Carlton 1.83
3 Mike Norris 1.95
4 David Palmer 2.11
5 Craig Swan 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Vida Blue 8
2 Tommy John 8
2 Frank Pastore 8
2 J. R. Richard 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 105
2 J. R. Richard 98
3 Ron Guidry 73
4 Nolan Ryan 72
5 Phil Niekro 68

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 14
2 Bruce Sutter 12
3 Neil Allen 10
3 Tom Burgmeier 10
3 Dan Quisenberry 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Easler .529
2 Rickey Henderson .522
3 George Brett .500
4 Jorge Orta .471
5 Dwayne Murphy .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 7
2 Gary Carter 6
2 Mike Easler 6
2 Butch Hobson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 16
2 George Brett 15
2 Gary Carter 15
2 Andre Dawson 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Dave Collins 11
2 Omar Moreno 11
4 Willie Wilson 10
5 Willie Randolph 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
2 Vern Ruhle 0.64
3 John Denny 0.69
4 Jim Clancy 1.09
5 Steve Carlton 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Heaverlo 3
1 Frank Pastore 3
1 Chuck Rainey 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Phil Niekro 23
4 Gaylord Perry 20
4 Rick Reuschel 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 3
3 Tom Burgmeier 2
3 Doug Corbett 2
3 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Randolph .402
2 Tom Paciorek .393
3 George Brett .382
4 Rod Carew .377
5 Rick Burleson .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 10
2 Gary Carter 9
2 Steve Garvey 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 27
2 George Brett 26
3 Gary Carter 25
4 Tony Perez 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Omar Moreno 17
4 Dave Collins 16
4 Willie Wilson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.55
2 Shane Rawley 1.08
3 John Denny 1.13
4 Glenn Abbott 1.14
5 Jim Clancy 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Renie Martin 5
1 Frank Pastore 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 57
2 J. R. Richard 42
3 Nolan Ryan 41
4 Jim Bibby 39
5 Ron Guidry 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .353
2 Paul Molitor .344
3 George Brett .332
4 Fred Lynn .331
5 Bob Watson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Gorman Thomas 43
3 Dave Kingman 38
4 Jim Rice 37
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 120
2 Jim Rice 118
3 Gorman Thomas 117
4 George Brett 113
5 Steve Garvey 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 87
2 Willie Wilson 83
3 Ron LeFlore 82
4 Rickey Henderson 62
5 Bill North 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.02
2 David Palmer 2.25
3 John Fulgham 2.66
4 Frank Pastore 2.81
5 Tom Underwood 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 J. R. Richard 20
4 Tommy John 19
4 Phil Niekro 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 311
2 Steve Carlton 250
3 Phil Niekro 211
4 Nolan Ryan 201
5 Ron Guidry 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Ed Farmer 28
4 Aurelio Lopez 27
5 Tom Hume 25