On This Day

Friday, May 30, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 16 .628 --
Brewers 22 20 .524 4.5
Blue Jays 22 20 .524 4.5
Red Sox 22 22 .500 5.5
Orioles 21 24 .467 7.0
Indians 20 23 .465 7.0
Tigers 19 24 .442 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 26 18 .591 --
Athletics 24 21 .533 2.5
White Sox 24 22 .522 3.0
Rangers 22 22 .500 4.0
Mariners 23 23 .500 4.0
Angels 18 25 .419 7.5
Twins 18 28 .391 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 24 18 .571 --
Phillies 22 18 .550 1.0
Expos 21 19 .525 2.0
Cubs 20 20 .500 3.0
Mets 19 22 .463 4.5
Cardinals 15 28 .349 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 17 .622 --
Reds 26 19 .578 2.0
Astros 24 19 .558 3.0
Padres 22 24 .478 6.5
Giants 19 26 .422 9.0
Braves 16 26 .381 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Vail 4
2 Tom Brookens 3
2 Julio Cruz 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Hebner 2
1 Gary Matthews 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Tim Blackwell 3
1 Richie Hebner 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 3
2 Dave Collins 2
2 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Lenny Randle 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 2.25
2 Floyd Bannister 1.17
3 Vida Blue 1.00
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
5 Len Barker 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 9
2 Floyd Bannister 7
2 Vida Blue 7
2 Gaylord Perry 7
2 Milt Wilcox 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .364
2 Ken Landreaux .356
3 Paul Molitor .355
4 Keith Hernandez .353
5 Al Bumbry .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Greg Luzinski 12
2 Ben Oglivie 12
4 Joe Rudi 11
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Steve Garvey 37
3 Al Oliver 35
4 George Hendrick 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
1 Omar Moreno 23
3 Ron LeFlore 22
4 Willie Wilson 19
5 Rudy Law 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 1.21
2 Britt Burns 1.63
3 Larry Gura 1.89
4 David Palmer 1.94
5 Steve Carlton 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 8
1 Steve Carlton 8
3 Larry Gura 7
3 Rick Honeycutt 7
3 Tommy John 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 80
2 J. R. Richard 71
3 Ron Guidry 61
4 Nolan Ryan 58
5 Floyd Bannister 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 13
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Neil Allen 9
3 Tom Burgmeier 9
5 Tim Stoddard 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Taveras .500
2 Lee Lacy .474
3 Willie Randolph .442
4 Keith Hernandez .440
5 Al Bumbry .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 7
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 15
2 Mike Schmidt 13
3 Richie Hebner 12
3 Cliff Johnson 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Ron LeFlore 10
3 Willie Wilson 9
4 Omar Moreno 7
5 Dwayne Murphy 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Fulgham 0.00
1 Shane Rawley 0.00
1 John D'Acquisto 0.00
4 Bob Welch 0.40
5 Enrique Romo 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Mark Clear 3
2 John Denny 3
2 Larry Gura 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 Steve Rogers 21
3 John Denny 20
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 4
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Ed Farmer 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .390
2 Jerry Remy .386
3 Al Bumbry .384
4 Bill Russell .375
5 Rod Carew .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Greg Luzinski 8
2 Ben Oglivie 8
4 Richie Zisk 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Darrell Porter 25
3 Jack Clark 24
3 Richie Hebner 24
5 Bake McBride 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Omar Moreno 14
4 Willie Wilson 13
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chuck Rainey 1.62
2 Ray Burris 1.64
3 Mike Norris 1.69
4 Larry Gura 1.71
5 Steve Rogers 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 John Denny 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Nolan Ryan 38
4 Floyd Bannister 34
4 Jim Bibby 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 8
2 Tom Burgmeier 6
2 Tim Stoddard 6
4 Neil Allen 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .362
2 Paul Molitor .340
3 Fred Lynn .335
4 Bob Watson .330
5 Garry Templeton .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Dave Kingman 41
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Larry Parrish 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 Gorman Thomas 119
3 Mike Schmidt 118
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Dave Winfield 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 83
2 Omar Moreno 81
3 Ron LeFlore 77
4 Bill North 60
5 Rickey Henderson 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 David Palmer 2.15
2 J. R. Richard 2.33
3 John Fulgham 2.54
4 Jim Bibby 2.88
5 Tom Seaver 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Steve Carlton 20
2 Jack Morris 20
2 Rick Reuschel 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Steve Carlton 238
3 Phil Niekro 205
4 Nolan Ryan 203
5 Ron Guidry 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Ed Farmer 27
4 Aurelio Lopez 26
5 Jim Kern 24