On This Day

Tuesday, June 24, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 23 .657 --
Brewers 37 29 .561 6.5
Red Sox 36 31 .537 8.0
Tigers 34 30 .531 8.5
Orioles 35 32 .522 9.0
Indians 33 32 .508 10.0
Blue Jays 31 33 .484 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 41 28 .594 --
White Sox 31 35 .470 8.5
Rangers 31 36 .463 9.0
Athletics 31 38 .449 10.0
Mariners 30 38 .441 10.5
Twins 29 39 .426 11.5
Angels 23 42 .354 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 37 27 .578 --
Phillies 34 28 .548 2.0
Pirates 35 32 .522 3.5
Cubs 29 34 .460 7.5
Mets 29 35 .453 8.0
Cardinals 27 40 .403 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 41 25 .621 --
Dodgers 39 29 .574 3.0
Reds 35 32 .522 6.5
Giants 30 37 .448 11.5
Padres 30 38 .441 12.0
Braves 28 37 .431 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Amos Otis 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Dave Collins 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Mark Brouhard 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 6
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Claudell Washington 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Dave Collins 2
4 Matt Alexander 1
4 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott McGregor 1.50
2 Darrell Jackson 1.00
3 Burt Hooton 0.73
4 Nolan Ryan 0.56
5 Britt Burns 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Bomback 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Darrell Jackson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 8
2 Darrell Jackson 7
3 Rudy May 6
3 Scott McGregor 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 Rod Carew .349
3 Keith Hernandez .337
4 Reggie Smith .336
5 Jorge Orta .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 21
2 Reggie Jackson 18
2 Ben Oglivie 18
4 Dusty Baker 16
5 3 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 57
2 Mike Schmidt 55
3 Steve Garvey 54
4 Tony Perez 53
5 Al Oliver 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 41
2 Ron LeFlore 38
3 Rickey Henderson 32
4 Willie Wilson 31
5 Dave Collins 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.51
2 Steve Carlton 1.83
3 Jerry Reuss 2.08
4 Bob Welch 2.13
5 Britt Burns 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 13
2 Tommy John 10
3 Vida Blue 9
3 Larry Gura 9
3 4 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 135
2 J. R. Richard 106
3 Ron Guidry 91
4 Nolan Ryan 87
5 Phil Niekro 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 16
2 Ed Farmer 15
3 Tom Burgmeier 12
3 Dan Quisenberry 12
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .481
2 Tim Flannery .471
3 Toby Harrah .463
4 Clint Hurdle .447
5 Ken Singleton .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Willie Aikens 6
2 Dusty Baker 6
2 Don Money 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 19
2 Freddie Patek 17
3 Dusty Baker 16
4 Fred Lynn 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 11
2 Dave Collins 10
3 Omar Moreno 9
4 Ron LeFlore 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.43
2 J. R. Richard 0.64
3 Tom Hausman 0.66
4 Steve Stone 1.00
5 Jim Clancy 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Darrell Jackson 3
1 Dennis Lamp 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 30
2 Steve Stone 24
3 Darrell Jackson 20
3 Scott McGregor 20
5 6 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Tom Burgmeier 3
3 Aurelio Lopez 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Easler .433
2 Jorge Orta .424
3 Clint Hurdle .417
4 Rod Carew .388
5 Rickey Henderson .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Dusty Baker 9
3 Gary Carter 9
3 George Hendrick 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 29
2 Reggie Jackson 28
3 Dusty Baker 27
4 Tony Perez 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 21
2 Dave Collins 20
2 Ron LeFlore 20
4 Miguel Dilone 17
5 Willie Wilson 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.23
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.20
3 Vern Ruhle 1.32
4 Jim Clancy 1.38
5 Nolan Ryan 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Dennis Lamp 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
1 J. R. Richard 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 66
2 J. R. Richard 42
3 Floyd Bannister 36
3 Ron Guidry 36
3 Nolan Ryan 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
2 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Tom Hume 5
3 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Joe Sambito 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .349
2 Paul Molitor .336
3 George Brett .331
4 Fred Lynn .328
5 Bob Watson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Reggie Jackson 37
4 Ben Oglivie 35
4 Jim Rice 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 125
2 Steve Garvey 118
3 Jim Rice 111
4 Gorman Thomas 107
5 George Brett 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 89
2 Willie Wilson 83
3 Ron LeFlore 78
4 Rickey Henderson 64
5 Bill North 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 David Palmer 2.33
3 Jerry Reuss 2.65
4 John Fulgham 2.79
5 Steve Carlton 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Jack Morris 21
3 J. R. Richard 21
5 Tommy John 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 301
2 Steve Carlton 268
3 Ron Guidry 212
4 Phil Niekro 208
5 Nolan Ryan 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Ed Farmer 29
3 Aurelio Lopez 29
5 Rich Gossage 26