On This Day

Monday, July 28, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 35 .639 --
Orioles 53 43 .552 8.5
Tigers 51 42 .548 9.0
Brewers 53 44 .546 9.0
Red Sox 49 47 .510 12.5
Indians 47 47 .500 13.5
Blue Jays 43 53 .448 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 60 38 .612 --
Rangers 48 49 .495 11.5
Athletics 49 52 .485 12.5
Twins 45 54 .455 15.5
White Sox 44 54 .449 16.0
Mariners 39 59 .398 21.0
Angels 35 61 .365 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 42 .571 --
Expos 52 45 .536 3.5
Phillies 50 46 .521 5.0
Mets 46 51 .474 9.5
Cardinals 44 53 .454 11.5
Cubs 40 55 .421 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 56 42 .571 --
Dodgers 53 46 .535 3.5
Reds 53 47 .530 4.0
Giants 48 50 .490 8.0
Braves 46 52 .469 10.0
Padres 42 57 .424 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Warren Cromartie 4
1 Ron Oester 4
3 Tim Blackwell 3
3 Jack Brohamer 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Cerone 2
1 Ed Ott 2
3 Jim Essian 1
3 Pedro Guerrero 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Cerone 4
2 Dave Collins 3
2 Jim Essian 3
2 Ken Landreaux 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 3
2 Larry Bowa 2
2 Ron LeFlore 2
4 Jose Cruz 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Lamp 0.71
2 Charlie Lea 0.67
3 Gordie Pladson 0.60
4 Len Barker 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Lea 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 John Curtis 5
2 Dennis Lamp 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Kent Tekulve 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 79
2 George Hendrick 77
3 Al Oliver 76
3 Tony Perez 76
5 Reggie Jackson 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 62
2 Omar Moreno 58
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
4 Mike Norris 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 181
2 J. R. Richard 119
3 Bert Blyleven 118
4 Nolan Ryan 115
5 3 tied 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 21
2 Dan Quisenberry 20
3 Ed Farmer 19
4 Tom Hume 18
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Parrish .485
2 Lee Lacy .439
3 Rusty Staub .432
4 Willie Wilson .426
5 George Brett .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 10
2 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Gary Carter 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Valentine 20
2 George Brett 19
2 Dan Graham 19
4 Bob Horner 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Omar Moreno 9
4 Cesar Cedeno 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve McCatty 0.00
2 Tom Hume 0.57
3 Tommy Boggs 0.60
4 Victor Cruz 0.71
5 2 tied 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 4
2 Len Barker 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Larry Gura 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
3 Mario Soto 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 5
2 John Littlefield 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .453
2 Willie Wilson .418
3 Lee Mazzilli .393
4 Mike Easler .389
5 Steve Garvey .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 16
2 Lee Mazzilli 11
3 Reggie Jackson 10
4 Tony Armas 9
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 34
2 Reggie Jackson 29
3 Lee Mazzilli 26
4 George Foster 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Schatzeder 1.27
2 Tom Hausman 1.42
2 Dave Smith 1.42
4 Larry Gura 1.43
5 Don Sutton 1.53

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 Mario Soto 46
2 Bert Blyleven 41
3 Steve Carlton 40
4 Phil Niekro 38
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 8
2 Mark Clear 6
2 John Littlefield 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .359
2 Keith Hernandez .344
3 Paul Molitor .343
4 Willie Wilson .330
5 Cecil Cooper .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 42
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Bob Horner 35
5 Ben Oglivie 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 127
2 Reggie Jackson 111
3 Gorman Thomas 110
4 George Brett 109
5 Al Oliver 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 92
2 Ron LeFlore 89
3 Willie Wilson 85
4 Rickey Henderson 73
5 Dave Collins 64

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.50
2 Jerry Reuss 2.07
3 Don Sutton 2.21
4 Rudy May 2.40
5 Larry Gura 2.46

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