On This Day

Tuesday, June 17, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 21 .650 --
Brewers 32 27 .542 6.5
Red Sox 32 28 .533 7.0
Indians 30 28 .517 8.0
Orioles 31 30 .508 8.5
Tigers 28 29 .491 9.5
Blue Jays 28 30 .483 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 38 23 .623 --
White Sox 30 29 .508 7.0
Athletics 30 32 .484 8.5
Mariners 28 34 .452 10.5
Rangers 27 34 .443 11.0
Twins 25 36 .410 13.0
Angels 21 38 .356 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 34 24 .586 --
Pirates 34 25 .576 0.5
Phillies 32 24 .571 1.0
Mets 27 31 .466 7.0
Cubs 25 32 .439 8.5
Cardinals 23 37 .383 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 36 23 .610 --
Dodgers 34 27 .557 3.0
Reds 33 28 .541 4.0
Padres 27 35 .435 10.5
Giants 26 35 .426 11.0
Braves 24 34 .414 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Ken Landreaux 4
1 Mickey Rivers 4
4 Larry Bowa 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Castino 3
1 Jose Cruz 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Dennis Werth 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.60
2 Steve Stone 1.22
3 Mike Torrez 0.88
4 Tom Underwood 0.83
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Stone 11
2 J. R. Richard 8
3 Mike Torrez 7
4 Doug Capilla 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 Jorge Orta .340
3 Keith Hernandez .338
4 George Brett .337
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 51
2 Mike Schmidt 50
3 Steve Garvey 48
4 Tony Perez 46
5 Ben Oglivie 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 38
2 Ron LeFlore 35
3 Rickey Henderson 31
4 Willie Wilson 27
5 Dave Collins 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.51
2 Steve Carlton 1.78
3 David Palmer 2.02
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
2 J. R. Richard 9
5 5 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 118
2 J. R. Richard 106
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 Denny Walling .514
2 Mike Easler .500
2 Clint Hurdle .500
4 Jorge Orta .455
5 Rick Burleson .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
2 Dusty Baker 6
2 Reggie Jackson 6
4 Willie Aikens 5
4 Mike Easler 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 George Hendrick 14
2 Tony Perez 14
4 Toby Harrah 13
4 Butch Hobson 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
1 Scott Sanderson 0.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.39
4 Tom Hausman 0.63
5 Dennis Leonard 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 29
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Jim Clancy 20
4 Dennis Leonard 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .457
2 George Brett .394
3 Rick Burleson .393
4 Tom Paciorek .381
5 Rod Carew .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Gary Carter 10
2 Ben Oglivie 10
4 Dusty Baker 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 26
1 George Hendrick 26
1 Ben Oglivie 26
4 Tony Perez 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Omar Moreno 21
3 Rickey Henderson 17
4 Dave Collins 15
4 Willie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.39
2 John Denny 1.18
3 Bob Welch 1.39
4 Doug Corbett 1.40
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 John Denny 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 J. R. Richard 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 66
2 J. R. Richard 44
3 Jim Bibby 39
3 Ron Guidry 39
3 Mario Soto 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .349
2 Paul Molitor .340
3 George Brett .332
4 Fred Lynn .331
5 Bob Watson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Dave Kingman 35
5 Reggie Jackson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 124
2 Jim Rice 118
3 Gorman Thomas 114
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 George Brett 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 89
2 Willie Wilson 83
3 Ron LeFlore 80
4 Rickey Henderson 64
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.94
2 David Palmer 2.23
3 John Fulgham 2.66
4 Jerry Reuss 2.90
5 Frank Pastore 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
2 Mike Flanagan 21
2 J. R. Richard 21
4 Tommy John 20
4 Jack Morris 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 308
2 Steve Carlton 255
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Ron Guidry 201
5 Nolan Ryan 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Ed Farmer 28
4 Aurelio Lopez 27
5 Tom Hume 25