On This Day

Saturday, May 24, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 14 .632 --
Blue Jays 19 18 .514 4.5
Red Sox 20 19 .513 4.5
Brewers 18 18 .500 5.0
Orioles 19 21 .475 6.0
Indians 16 21 .432 7.5
Tigers 16 22 .421 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 23 16 .590 --
White Sox 22 18 .550 1.5
Athletics 21 19 .525 2.5
Rangers 20 19 .513 3.0
Mariners 21 20 .512 3.0
Angels 16 22 .421 6.5
Twins 16 24 .400 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 14 .611 --
Phillies 19 15 .559 2.0
Expos 18 17 .514 3.5
Cubs 16 19 .457 5.5
Mets 15 21 .417 7.0
Cardinals 14 24 .368 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 25 14 .641 --
Reds 22 17 .564 3.0
Astros 21 17 .553 3.5
Padres 21 19 .525 4.5
Giants 17 23 .425 8.5
Braves 13 23 .361 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Jim Wohlford 4
3 Dale Berra 3
3 John Ellis 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 2
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Joe Charboneau 1
2 George Foster 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Jeff Newman 4
1 Tom Paciorek 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Pastore 2.67
2 David Palmer 0.83
3 Jim Palmer 0.80
4 Doyle Alexander 0.75
4 2 others tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 8
1 Frank Pastore 8
3 Doyle Alexander 6
3 Rick Waits 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rudy May 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dave Roberts 1
1 Rick Sutcliffe 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .368
2 Al Bumbry .361
3 Ken Landreaux .359
4 Paul Molitor .347
5 Buddy Bell .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 11
1 Ben Oglivie 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
4 Steve Garvey 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 36
2 Al Oliver 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
4 Ben Oglivie 30
4 Reggie Smith 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 20
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Ron LeFlore 18
4 Rudy Law 15
4 Willie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.52
2 Rick Matula 1.79
3 David Palmer 1.81
4 Larry Gura 1.86
5 Britt Burns 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Rick Honeycutt 7
2 Tommy John 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 69
2 J. R. Richard 64
3 Ron Guidry 55
4 Nolan Ryan 51
5 Mike Norris 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 12
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Neil Allen 8
3 Tom Burgmeier 8
5 3 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Taveras .489
2 Fred Lynn .472
3 Lee Lacy .429
4 Al Bumbry .413
5 Ken Landreaux .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 6
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Larry Hisle 5
4 Jack Clark 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 17
2 Tony Armas 14
2 Ben Oglivie 14
4 Willie Aikens 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Willie Wilson 7
3 Ron LeFlore 6
4 Bob Bailor 5
4 Miguel Dilone 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Fulgham 0.00
2 Mike Griffin 0.53
3 Shane Rawley 0.60
4 Mike Norris 0.65
5 Scott Sanderson 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Renie Martin 4
2 Jim Beattie 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Jim Clancy 21
3 Bert Blyleven 20
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Nolan Ryan 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Ed Farmer 4
1 Woodie Fryman 4
4 Neil Allen 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Bumbry .412
1 Ken Landreaux .412
3 Jerry Remy .381
4 Al Woods .372
5 Otto Velez .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 9
2 Jack Clark 7
2 Steve Garvey 7
2 Greg Luzinski 7
2 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 25
2 Ben Oglivie 24
3 Steve Garvey 23
3 Al Oliver 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
1 Omar Moreno 14
3 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Al Bumbry 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.59
2 Bob Forsch 1.13
3 Randy Jones 1.16
4 Don Sutton 1.32
5 Larry Gura 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Pete Redfern 5
2 Steve Stone 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 53
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Nolan Ryan 36
4 Britt Burns 34
5 J. R. Richard 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 8
2 Tom Burgmeier 6
2 Woodie Fryman 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .365
2 Fred Lynn .342
3 Paul Molitor .336
4 Garry Templeton .326
5 Bob Watson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 42
2 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Gorman Thomas 41
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Larry Parrish 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 Gorman Thomas 117
3 Steve Garvey 116
3 Dave Winfield 116
5 Mike Schmidt 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 82
2 Omar Moreno 79
3 Ron LeFlore 77
4 Bill North 61
5 Rickey Henderson 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Palmer 2.16
2 J. R. Richard 2.37
3 John Fulgham 2.64
4 Bob Shirley 2.88
5 Ron Guidry 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
1 Mike Flanagan 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
4 Jack Morris 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 302
2 Steve Carlton 232
3 Nolan Ryan 213
4 Phil Niekro 204
5 Ron Guidry 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 40
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Ed Farmer 26
4 Aurelio Lopez 25
5 Jim Kern 24