On This Day

Saturday, July 26, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 34 .642 --
Tigers 50 40 .556 8.5
Brewers 53 43 .552 8.5
Orioles 52 43 .547 9.0
Red Sox 49 46 .516 12.0
Indians 46 47 .495 14.0
Blue Jays 42 52 .447 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 59 38 .608 --
Rangers 47 48 .495 11.0
Athletics 47 51 .480 12.5
Twins 44 53 .454 15.0
White Sox 43 53 .448 15.5
Mariners 39 57 .406 19.5
Angels 34 61 .358 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 54 42 .563 --
Expos 51 43 .543 2.0
Phillies 49 45 .521 4.0
Mets 46 49 .484 7.5
Cardinals 44 52 .458 10.0
Cubs 40 53 .430 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 54 42 .563 --
Dodgers 52 45 .536 2.5
Reds 51 46 .526 3.5
Giants 48 49 .495 6.5
Braves 45 51 .469 9.0
Padres 40 57 .412 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Woods 6
2 Buddy Bell 4
2 Bruce Bochte 4
2 Mickey Rivers 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Asselstine 1
1 Benny Ayala 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Charboneau 4
2 George Foster 3
2 Ron Hassey 3
2 Willie Horton 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Joe Simpson 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
4 Enos Cabell 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.50
2 Dan Schatzeder 1.20
3 Scott Sanderson 0.86
4 Alan Hargesheimer 0.62
5 Lynn McGlothen 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Rob Dressler 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Lynn McGlothen 6
1 Scott Sanderson 6
1 Dan Schatzeder 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Jerry Garvin 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .339
2 Buddy Bell .334
3 Willie Wilson .333
4 Garry Templeton .326
5 Keith Hernandez .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 28
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 Ben Oglivie 24
4 Tony Armas 23
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 77
2 Steve Garvey 76
2 Tony Perez 76
4 Reggie Jackson 75
5 Al Oliver 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 59
2 Omar Moreno 56
3 Dave Collins 50
4 Rickey Henderson 46
5 Willie Wilson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Larry Gura 2.11
3 Steve Carlton 2.17
4 Jerry Reuss 2.21
5 Don Sutton 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 16
2 Steve Carlton 15
2 Tommy John 15
4 Larry Gura 13
4 Mike Norris 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 173
2 J. R. Richard 119
3 Bert Blyleven 118
4 Nolan Ryan 115
5 2 tied 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 21
2 Dan Quisenberry 20
3 Ed Farmer 19
4 Tom Hume 17
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Parrish .500
2 George Brett .459
3 Willie Wilson .450
4 Lee Mazzilli .444
4 Jason Thompson .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 11
2 Tony Armas 7
3 Gary Carter 6
3 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Lee Mazzilli 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 21
2 Ellis Valentine 20
3 Dan Graham 19
4 George Brett 18
4 3 others tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 13
2 Dave Collins 10
2 Ron LeFlore 10
4 Rickey Henderson 9
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.66
2 Tommy John 0.67
3 Doug Corbett 0.73
4 Victor Cruz 0.75
5 Bill Travers 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 4
1 Steve Stone 4
3 Len Barker 3
3 Rich Gale 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 24
2 Fergie Jenkins 21
3 Bert Blyleven 20
3 Steve Carlton 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
1 John Littlefield 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
4 Jerry Garvin 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .471
2 Willie Wilson .414
3 Lee Mazzilli .390
4 Bill Buckner .373
5 Manny Trillo .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 16
2 Lee Mazzilli 12
3 Reggie Jackson 10
4 Tony Armas 9
4 Gorman Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 33
2 Reggie Jackson 29
3 Gary Carter 26
4 Lee Mazzilli 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 21
1 Ron LeFlore 21
3 Gene Richards 18
4 Omar Moreno 15
5 Rickey Henderson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.08
2 Dan Schatzeder 1.27
3 Tom Hausman 1.32
4 Don Sutton 1.35
5 Tommy John 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 7
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Rick Langford 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 44
2 Mario Soto 42
3 Steve Carlton 38
3 Phil Niekro 38
5 Mike Norris 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
3 Mark Clear 6
3 John Littlefield 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .359
2 Keith Hernandez .347
3 Paul Molitor .340
4 Cecil Cooper .330
5 Willie Wilson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 42
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Bob Horner 36
3 Mike Schmidt 36
5 Ben Oglivie 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 124
2 Reggie Jackson 112
3 George Brett 110
4 Gorman Thomas 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 91
2 Willie Wilson 87
3 Ron LeFlore 86
4 Rickey Henderson 69
5 Dave Collins 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.50
2 Don Sutton 2.20
3 Jerry Reuss 2.22
4 Larry Gura 2.54
5 David Palmer 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Ron Guidry 21
4 Mike Flanagan 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 271
2 J. R. Richard 258
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Ron Guidry 192
5 Bert Blyleven 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Tom Hume 31
3 Ed Farmer 29
4 Kent Tekulve 28
5 2 tied 27