On This Day

Sunday, July 27, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 35 .635 --
Tigers 51 41 .554 8.0
Orioles 53 43 .552 8.0
Brewers 53 44 .546 8.5
Red Sox 49 47 .510 12.0
Indians 46 47 .495 13.5
Blue Jays 43 52 .453 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 60 38 .612 --
Rangers 48 49 .495 11.5
Athletics 48 52 .480 13.0
Twins 45 53 .459 15.0
White Sox 44 54 .449 16.0
Mariners 39 58 .402 20.5
Angels 34 61 .358 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 42 .567 --
Expos 51 44 .537 3.0
Phillies 50 45 .526 4.0
Mets 46 50 .479 8.5
Cardinals 44 53 .454 11.0
Cubs 40 54 .426 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 55 42 .567 --
Dodgers 53 45 .541 2.5
Reds 52 46 .531 3.5
Giants 48 50 .490 7.5
Braves 45 52 .464 10.0
Padres 41 57 .418 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 5
2 Steve Garvey 4
2 Wayne Gross 4
2 Ron Oester 4
2 Jim Sundberg 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 2
2 Benny Ayala 1
2 Duffy Dyer 1
2 Glenn Hubbard 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garry Maddox 5
2 Al Oliver 4
3 Ken Landreaux 3
3 Dave Revering 3
3 Otto Velez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Mickey Rivers 2
4 Thad Bosley 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.33
1 Jon Matlack 1.33
3 Don Sutton 0.75
4 Rick Reuschel 0.71
5 Jesse Jefferson 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Jim Bibby 7
3 Mike Flanagan 6
3 Don Sutton 6
5 Rick Reuschel 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Mike Proly 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .339
2 Willie Wilson .333
3 Buddy Bell .332
4 Garry Templeton .326
5 Bill Buckner .325

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 Steve Garvey 78
2 George Hendrick 77
3 Al Oliver 76
3 Tony Perez 76
5 Reggie Jackson 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 60
2 Omar Moreno 57
3 Dave Collins 50
3 Rickey Henderson 50
5 Willie Wilson 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Larry Gura 2.01
3 Jerry Reuss 2.21
4 Don Sutton 2.23
5 Steve Carlton 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
1 Steve Stone 16
3 Tommy John 15
4 Larry Gura 14
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 181
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 .455
2 George Brett .444
3 Willie Wilson .441
4 Lee Lacy .429
4 Lee Mazzilli .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 10
2 Tony Armas 6
2 Gary Carter 6
2 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Lee Mazzilli 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 20
2 Dan Graham 19
2 Bob Horner 19
2 Ellis Valentine 19
5 Hal McRae 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 11
1 Gene Richards 11
3 Rickey Henderson 10
4 Cesar Cedeno 8
4 Omar Moreno 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.61
2 Rick Reuschel 0.72
3 Doug Corbett 0.73
3 Dan Quisenberry 0.73
5 Larry Gura 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 4
1 Larry Gura 4
3 Rich Gale 3
3 Rick Langford 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Bert Blyleven 20
5 Mario Soto 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
1 John Littlefield 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .453
2 Willie Wilson .409
3 Lee Mazzilli .390
4 Steve Garvey .374
5 Al Woods .370

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 Lee Mazzilli 27
4 Gary Carter 26
5 George Foster 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 21
2 Ron LeFlore 20
3 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Gene Richards 18
5 Omar Moreno 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.08
2 Tom Hausman 1.27
2 Dan Schatzeder 1.27
4 Dave Smith 1.42
5 Larry Gura 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 6
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 46
2 Bert Blyleven 44
3 Mario Soto 42
4 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 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .361
2 Keith Hernandez .345
3 Paul Molitor .344
4 Willie Wilson .330
5 Cecil Cooper .328

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 126
2 George Brett 112
2 Reggie Jackson 112
4 Gorman Thomas 110
5 Al Oliver 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 91
2 Ron LeFlore 87
2 Willie Wilson 87
4 Rickey Henderson 73
5 Dave Collins 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.50
2 Don Sutton 2.21
3 Jerry Reuss 2.22
4 Larry Gura 2.46
5 David Palmer 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Tommy John 23
3 Ron Guidry 21
3 Larry Gura 21
5 J. R. Richard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 279
2 J. R. Richard 258
3 Phil Niekro 205
4 Ron Guidry 192
5 Bert Blyleven 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Tom Hume 31
3 Ed Farmer 29
3 Kent Tekulve 29
5 2 tied 27