On This Day

Friday, July 18, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 30 .655 --
Brewers 49 39 .557 8.5
Orioles 48 39 .552 9.0
Tigers 45 38 .542 10.0
Red Sox 46 41 .529 11.0
Indians 41 44 .482 15.0
Blue Jays 36 49 .424 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 54 35 .607 --
Rangers 42 46 .477 11.5
Athletics 42 48 .467 12.5
White Sox 40 48 .455 13.5
Twins 40 48 .455 13.5
Mariners 37 51 .420 16.5
Angels 33 54 .379 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 48 38 .558 --
Pirates 49 39 .557 0.0
Phillies 47 38 .553 0.5
Mets 43 45 .489 6.0
Cardinals 39 50 .438 10.5
Cubs 36 50 .419 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 50 39 .562 --
Astros 49 39 .557 0.5
Reds 46 44 .511 4.5
Giants 44 46 .489 6.5
Braves 39 48 .448 10.0
Padres 38 52 .422 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Wilson 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Amos Otis 4
2 Ernie Whitt 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
1 Mitchell Page 2
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 George Brett 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Milt May 4
1 Hal McRae 4
4 Tony Armas 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rafael Landestoy 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Gura 1.00
1 Mike Norris 1.00
3 Pete Falcone 0.89
4 Bruce Berenyi 0.78
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Falcone 8
2 Bruce Berenyi 7
2 Larry Gura 7
4 Dan Petry 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .352
2 Buddy Bell .341
3 Manny Trillo .331
4 Reggie Smith .330
5 Willie Wilson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 24
2 Ben Oglivie 23
2 Mike Schmidt 23
4 Tony Armas 21
5 George Hendrick 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 73
2 Steve Garvey 71
3 Al Oliver 69
4 Tony Perez 68
5 Ben Oglivie 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 54
2 Omar Moreno 52
3 Dave Collins 45
4 Rickey Henderson 42
4 Willie Wilson 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 1.82
2 J. R. Richard 1.90
3 Larry Gura 2.09
4 Don Sutton 2.13
5 Steve Carlton 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
2 Tommy John 14
2 Steve Stone 14
4 Larry Gura 12
4 Mike Norris 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 168
2 J. R. Richard 119
3 Ron Guidry 106
4 Phil Niekro 103
4 2 others tied 103

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .553
2 Cecil Cooper .464
3 Rick Cerone .457
4 Bobby Grich .450
5 Bill Buckner .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 7
1 Bob Horner 7
3 George Foster 6
3 Lee Mazzilli 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Gary Carter 15
2 George Foster 15
2 Hal McRae 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 11
2 Dave Collins 10
3 Rickey Henderson 9
4 Ron LeFlore 8
4 Willie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.50
2 Dennis Martinez 0.63
3 Dan Quisenberry 0.73
4 Don Sutton 0.75
5 Frank Tanana 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Brian Kingman 20
5 Bert Blyleven 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Mark Clear 3
2 Tom Hume 3
2 Aurelio Lopez 3
2 Kent Tekulve 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Mazzilli .400
2 Cecil Cooper .395
3 George Hendrick .391
4 Willie Wilson .386
5 Rick Peters .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 11
2 Tony Armas 10
2 Lee Mazzilli 10
4 Jeff Burroughs 9
4 Reggie Jackson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 29
2 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Al Oliver 25
4 Richie Hebner 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 21
2 Ron LeFlore 19
3 Miguel Dilone 17
3 Gene Richards 17
5 Willie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 0.99
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.04
3 Don Sutton 1.11
4 Frank Tanana 1.50
5 Dick Ruthven 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Bill Travers 5
4 Jim Bibby 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 50
2 Moose Haas 39
3 Mario Soto 37
4 Mike Norris 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Neil Allen 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .358
2 Keith Hernandez .340
3 Paul Molitor .335
4 Cecil Cooper .334
5 Pete Rose .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 40
2 Reggie Jackson 37
2 Mike Schmidt 37
4 Ben Oglivie 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 126
2 Cecil Cooper 115
3 Reggie Jackson 109
3 Ray Knight 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 90
2 Willie Wilson 88
3 Ron LeFlore 83
4 Rickey Henderson 69
5 Dave Collins 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.82
2 Jerry Reuss 1.95
3 Rudy May 2.19
4 Don Sutton 2.43
5 David Palmer 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
1 Tommy John 22
4 J. R. Richard 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 275
2 Steve Carlton 268
3 Phil Niekro 211
4 Ron Guidry 198
5 Bert Blyleven 179

Saves

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