On This Day

Tuesday, May 27, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 15 .634 --
Brewers 21 18 .538 4.0
Blue Jays 21 19 .525 4.5
Red Sox 21 21 .500 5.5
Orioles 20 23 .465 7.0
Indians 18 22 .450 7.5
Tigers 17 24 .415 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 25 17 .595 --
White Sox 24 19 .558 1.5
Rangers 22 20 .524 3.0
Athletics 22 21 .512 3.5
Mariners 22 22 .500 4.0
Angels 17 24 .415 7.5
Twins 16 27 .372 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 16 .590 --
Phillies 21 16 .568 1.0
Expos 20 18 .526 2.5
Cubs 18 20 .474 4.5
Mets 17 22 .436 6.0
Cardinals 15 26 .366 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 17 .605 --
Astros 23 18 .561 2.0
Reds 24 19 .558 2.0
Padres 22 21 .512 4.0
Giants 18 25 .419 8.0
Braves 15 24 .385 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 3
1 Rich Dauer 3
1 Bucky Dent 3
1 Rickey Henderson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Joe Charboneau 1
1 Terry Crowley 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Peters 4
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 Mike Hargrove 3
2 Pat Kelly 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.22
2 Don Sutton 1.00
3 Jim Bibby 0.78
4 Steve Renko 0.73
5 Jim Beattie 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Mark Bomback 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Steve Renko 8
3 Jim Bibby 7
3 Dennis Leonard 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Mike Proly 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .367
2 Keith Hernandez .365
3 Ken Landreaux .358
4 Al Bumbry .351
5 Paul Molitor .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Greg Luzinski 12
2 Ben Oglivie 12
4 Joe Rudi 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 37
2 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Al Oliver 32
3 Reggie Smith 32
5 2 tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
1 Omar Moreno 22
3 Ron LeFlore 20
4 Willie Wilson 16
5 Rudy Law 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 1.21
2 Britt Burns 1.63
3 Rick Matula 1.79
4 David Palmer 1.81
5 Larry Gura 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Vida Blue 7
2 Rick Honeycutt 7
2 Tommy John 7
5 6 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 80
2 J. R. Richard 71
3 Ron Guidry 55
4 Bert Blyleven 53
4 Mike Norris 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 13
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Neil Allen 8
3 Tom Burgmeier 8
3 Tim Stoddard 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Taveras .518
2 Willie Randolph .460
3 Keith Hernandez .453
4 Rod Carew .407
5 Al Bumbry .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 7
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
4 Jack Clark 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 15
2 Richie Hebner 13
3 Jack Clark 12
3 Tony Perez 12
3 Mickey Rivers 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Omar Moreno 6
3 Willie Wilson 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Fulgham 0.00
2 Enrique Romo 0.64
3 Bill Castro 0.73
4 Steve Rogers 1.04
5 Bob Welch 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Britt Burns 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Matt Keough 23
4 Jim Bibby 21
4 Steve Rogers 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 5
2 Tom Burgmeier 4
2 Woodie Fryman 4
4 Neil Allen 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .416
2 Keith Hernandez .413
3 Al Bumbry .378
4 Otto Velez .377
5 Ben Oglivie .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 10
2 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Greg Luzinski 8
4 Otto Velez 7
4 Richie Zisk 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 25
2 Jack Clark 23
2 Ray Knight 23
4 Darrell Porter 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Omar Moreno 14
4 Willie Wilson 10
5 Garry Templeton 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Burgmeier 1.40
2 Mike Norris 1.57
3 Ray Burris 1.62
4 Larry Gura 1.66
5 Chuck Rainey 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 Steve Stone 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Britt Burns 39
3 Steve Rogers 38
4 Nolan Ryan 36
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 8
2 Tim Stoddard 6
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 Woodie Fryman 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .370
2 Fred Lynn .343
3 Paul Molitor .337
4 Bob Watson .329
5 George Brett .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Dave Kingman 42
2 Gorman Thomas 42
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Larry Parrish 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 Gorman Thomas 120
3 Dave Winfield 117
4 Steve Garvey 114
4 Mike Schmidt 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 81
1 Willie Wilson 81
3 Ron LeFlore 78
4 Bill North 60
5 Rickey Henderson 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.33
2 John Fulgham 2.64
3 Ron Guidry 2.87
4 Jim Bibby 2.88
5 Bob Shirley 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Steve Carlton 238
3 Nolan Ryan 208
4 Phil Niekro 202
5 Ron Guidry 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Ed Farmer 27
4 Aurelio Lopez 25
5 Jim Kern 24