On This Day

Tuesday, July 15, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 55 29 .655 --
Brewers 48 37 .565 7.5
Tigers 43 37 .538 10.0
Orioles 45 39 .536 10.0
Red Sox 44 40 .524 11.0
Indians 39 43 .476 15.0
Blue Jays 35 47 .427 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 52 34 .605 --
White Sox 40 45 .471 11.5
Twins 40 45 .471 11.5
Rangers 40 45 .471 11.5
Athletics 40 47 .460 12.5
Mariners 36 49 .424 15.5
Angels 32 52 .381 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 45 38 .542 --
Pirates 46 39 .541 --
Phillies 44 38 .537 0.5
Mets 42 42 .500 3.5
Cardinals 37 49 .430 9.5
Cubs 35 48 .422 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 49 36 .576 --
Dodgers 49 37 .570 0.5
Reds 44 42 .512 5.5
Giants 43 44 .494 7.0
Braves 38 46 .452 10.5
Padres 37 50 .425 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 4
2 John Castino 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Jim Dwyer 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Henderson 2
1 Ellis Valentine 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Tim Blackwell 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Henderson 4
1 Ellis Valentine 4
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 George Foster 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.62
2 Pat Zachry 1.14
3 Doyle Alexander 0.62
4 Ron Guidry 0.58
5 Jerry Koosman 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 13
2 Pat Zachry 8
3 Ron Guidry 7
4 John Denny 6
4 Jerry Koosman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 John Littlefield 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .344
2 Cecil Cooper .342
3 Reggie Smith .328
4 Manny Trillo .328
5 Garry Templeton .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 23
1 Ben Oglivie 23
3 Mike Schmidt 22
4 Dusty Baker 19
4 George Hendrick 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 70
2 George Hendrick 69
3 Tony Perez 67
4 Reggie Jackson 64
4 2 others tied 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 50
2 Omar Moreno 49
3 Dave Collins 45
4 Rickey Henderson 42
5 Willie Wilson 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 1.84
2 J. R. Richard 1.90
3 Steve Carlton 2.20
4 Larry Gura 2.22
5 Don Sutton 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
2 Tommy John 13
2 Steve Stone 13
4 Jim Bibby 11
4 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 158
2 J. R. Richard 119
3 Ron Guidry 106
4 Nolan Ryan 103
5 Phil Niekro 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 20
2 Ed Farmer 18
3 Dan Quisenberry 17
4 Neil Allen 15
4 Tom Burgmeier 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Moore .471
2 Lonnie Smith .457
3 Gene Richards .440
4 Mike Easler .419
5 Willie Wilson .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Mazzilli 8
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 George Foster 5
2 Bob Horner 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
1 Lee Mazzilli 17
3 Bob Horner 16
3 Richie Zisk 16
5 Pete Rose 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 14
2 Gene Richards 11
3 Rickey Henderson 9
4 Bill North 7
4 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ross Baumgarten 0.60
1 Don Sutton 0.60
3 Doug Corbett 0.64
4 Dan Quisenberry 0.71
5 Frank Tanana 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Langford 3
2 Doyle Alexander 2
2 Jim Bibby 2
2 John Candelaria 2
2 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 22
2 Bert Blyleven 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
4 Jerry Koosman 20
4 Mario Soto 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 4
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
3 Doug Corbett 3
3 Frank LaCorte 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .400
2 Mickey Rivers .387
3 Garry Templeton .387
4 Richie Hebner .385
5 Ken Singleton .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Lee Mazzilli 9
4 Tony Armas 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Richie Zisk 28
3 Steve Garvey 26
4 Tony Perez 24
5 Richie Hebner 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 21
2 Gene Richards 16
3 Miguel Dilone 15
3 Ron LeFlore 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.96
2 Jerry Reuss 1.09
3 Steve Stone 1.32
4 Dick Ruthven 1.59
5 Doug Capilla 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Jack Morris 5
2 Bill Travers 5
2 Ed Whitson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moose Haas 41
2 Steve Carlton 40
3 Darrell Jackson 39
4 Steve Stone 38
5 Fergie Jenkins 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .352
2 Keith Hernandez .342
3 Paul Molitor .335
4 Pete Rose .329
5 Cecil Cooper .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 40
2 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Ben Oglivie 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 125
2 Cecil Cooper 112
3 Reggie Jackson 107
3 Ray Knight 107
3 Mike Schmidt 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 87
2 Willie Wilson 86
3 Ron LeFlore 79
4 Rickey Henderson 69
5 Dave Collins 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.82
2 Jerry Reuss 1.96
3 Don Sutton 2.50
4 David Palmer 2.56
5 John Fulgham 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
2 Tommy John 21
2 J. R. Richard 21
5 Jack Morris 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 275
2 Steve Carlton 258
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Ron Guidry 198
5 Bert Blyleven 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Ed Farmer 31
3 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Rich Gossage 29
4 Aurelio Lopez 29