On This Day

Monday, June 16, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 21 .644 --
Brewers 32 26 .552 5.5
Indians 30 27 .526 7.0
Red Sox 31 28 .525 7.0
Orioles 30 30 .500 8.5
Blue Jays 28 29 .491 9.0
Tigers 27 29 .482 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 37 23 .617 --
White Sox 29 29 .500 7.0
Athletics 30 31 .492 7.5
Mariners 28 33 .459 9.5
Rangers 27 33 .450 10.0
Twins 24 36 .400 13.0
Angels 21 37 .362 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 34 24 .586 --
Expos 33 24 .579 0.5
Phillies 31 24 .564 1.5
Mets 27 30 .474 6.5
Cubs 25 31 .446 8.0
Cardinals 22 37 .373 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 35 23 .603 --
Dodgers 34 26 .567 2.0
Reds 32 28 .533 4.0
Giants 26 34 .433 10.0
Padres 26 35 .426 10.5
Braves 24 33 .421 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gantner 5
2 Chris Chambliss 4
3 Dale Berra 3
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 5
2 Fred Lynn 4
3 Tim Foli 3
3 Steve Kemp 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 John Castino 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 Rick Dempsey 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Reuss 0.83
1 Ed Whitson 0.83
3 Chris Knapp 0.78
4 Randy Lerch 0.62
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Babcock 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tommy Boggs 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Knapp 7
2 Bert Blyleven 6
2 Jim Palmer 6
4 Randy Lerch 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Flinn 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 Jorge Orta .344
3 Keith Hernandez .342
4 George Brett .337
5 Reggie Smith .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Ben Oglivie 16
3 Reggie Jackson 15
3 Greg Luzinski 15
5 Dusty Baker 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 51
2 Mike Schmidt 50
3 Steve Garvey 45
3 Ben Oglivie 45
3 Tony Perez 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 36
2 Ron LeFlore 35
3 Rickey Henderson 31
4 Willie Wilson 27
5 Dave Collins 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.50
2 Steve Carlton 1.78
3 David Palmer 2.11
4 Larry Gura 2.17
5 Britt Burns 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Vida Blue 9
2 Tommy John 9
4 Larry Gura 8
4 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 118
2 J. R. Richard 98
3 Ron Guidry 80
4 Nolan Ryan 75
5 Bert Blyleven 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 14
2 Bruce Sutter 13
3 Tom Burgmeier 11
3 Dan Quisenberry 11
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .531
2 Mike Easler .514
3 Denny Walling .471
4 Rick Burleson .450
5 Toby Harrah .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
2 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Willie Aikens 5
3 Dusty Baker 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 15
2 George Brett 14
2 George Hendrick 14
2 Tony Perez 14
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
2 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Dave Collins 9
3 Willie Randolph 9
5 Willie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
1 Tim Stoddard 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
1 Scott Sanderson 0.00
5 Dennis Leonard 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
1 Vern Ruhle 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 J. R. Richard 21
3 Jim Clancy 20
4 Ron Guidry 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Tom Hume 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Tug McGraw 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .450
2 Willie Randolph .387
3 Rick Burleson .384
4 Tom Paciorek .383
5 George Brett .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Gary Carter 10
2 Ben Oglivie 10
4 Dusty Baker 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 26
1 Gary Carter 26
1 George Hendrick 26
1 Ben Oglivie 26
5 Tony Perez 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Omar Moreno 19
3 Rickey Henderson 18
4 Willie Wilson 17
5 Dave Collins 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.22
2 John Denny 1.18
3 Bob Welch 1.39
4 Burt Hooton 1.42
5 Steve Carlton 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 John Denny 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 66
2 Ron Guidry 39
2 Mario Soto 39
4 Len Barker 37
4 Bert Blyleven 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Ed Farmer 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .351
2 Paul Molitor .338
3 George Brett .330
4 Fred Lynn .329
5 Cecil Cooper .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Gorman Thomas 44
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Dave Kingman 36
5 Reggie Jackson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 124
2 Jim Rice 117
2 Gorman Thomas 117
4 George Brett 112
5 Steve Garvey 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 87
2 Willie Wilson 83
3 Ron LeFlore 81
4 Rickey Henderson 64
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.95
2 David Palmer 2.25
3 John Fulgham 2.66
4 Frank Pastore 2.93
5 Steve Carlton 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Tommy John 20
3 J. R. Richard 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 300
2 Steve Carlton 255
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Ron Guidry 201
5 Nolan Ryan 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Ed Farmer 28
4 Aurelio Lopez 27
5 Tom Hume 25