On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 38 .635 --
Orioles 58 44 .569 7.0
Tigers 56 45 .554 8.5
Brewers 55 49 .529 11.0
Red Sox 53 50 .515 12.5
Indians 51 49 .510 13.0
Blue Jays 45 57 .441 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 65 40 .619 --
Athletics 54 53 .505 12.0
Rangers 50 54 .481 14.5
Twins 47 58 .448 18.0
White Sox 46 57 .447 18.0
Angels 39 64 .379 25.0
Mariners 39 66 .371 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 58 46 .558 --
Pirates 56 47 .544 1.5
Phillies 54 47 .535 2.5
Mets 51 53 .490 7.0
Cardinals 46 57 .447 11.5
Cubs 43 58 .426 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 58 46 .558 --
Dodgers 58 47 .552 0.5
Reds 56 51 .523 3.5
Giants 51 55 .481 8.0
Padres 47 59 .443 12.0
Braves 46 58 .442 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Oester 6
2 Rodney Scott 5
3 John Castino 4
3 Doug Flynn 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Ault 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 4
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Dave McKay 3
2 Jorge Orta 3
2 Jason Thompson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Mumphrey 2
1 Gene Richards 2
1 Rodney Scott 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.78
3 Tom Underwood 0.75
3 Pat Zachry 0.75
5 Steve Rogers 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Bomback 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Steve McCatty 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 7
2 Pat Zachry 6
3 Glenn Abbott 5
3 Steve Rogers 5
3 Tom Seaver 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Tim Lollar 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .343
2 Cecil Cooper .341
3 Willie Wilson .341
4 George Hendrick .329
5 Garry Templeton .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Ben Oglivie 26
4 Tony Armas 23
4 Gorman Thomas 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 82
2 George Hendrick 81
2 Reggie Jackson 81
4 Al Oliver 78
5 Tony Perez 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Omar Moreno 61
3 Rickey Henderson 54
4 Dave Collins 51
5 Willie Wilson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Larry Gura 2.07
3 Jerry Reuss 2.09
4 Don Sutton 2.17
5 Steve Carlton 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
1 Steve Stone 16
3 Larry Gura 15
3 Tommy John 15
5 Mike Norris 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 191
2 Nolan Ryan 125
3 Bert Blyleven 121
4 J. R. Richard 119
5 Phil Niekro 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 23
2 Dan Quisenberry 21
3 Ed Farmer 19
3 Tom Hume 19
5 Neil Allen 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .468
2 Darrell Porter .452
2 Jason Thompson .452
4 Dwight Evans .440
5 Ron Oester .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Charboneau 5
1 Wayne Gross 5
1 Steve Kemp 5
1 Al Woods 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Charboneau 19
2 Ellis Valentine 15
3 Dan Graham 14
3 Larry Herndon 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Omar Moreno 8
4 Miguel Dilone 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 0.00
2 Greg Minton 0.63
3 Tom Hume 0.64
4 Paul Mitchell 0.66
5 2 tied 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 Milt Wilcox 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Len Barker 20
3 Floyd Bannister 19
4 Rick Reuschel 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 5
2 Neil Allen 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 John Littlefield 3
2 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .461
2 Willie Wilson .425
3 Dwight Evans .402
4 George Hendrick .388
5 Hal McRae .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 12
2 Reggie Jackson 11
3 Tony Armas 9
4 Lee Mazzilli 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 30
1 Ellis Valentine 30
3 George Foster 29
4 George Brett 27
4 Hal McRae 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Ron LeFlore 18
3 Gene Richards 17
4 Dave Collins 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 0.90
2 Larry Gura 1.30
3 Tom Hume 1.33
4 Paul Mitchell 1.63
5 Andy Hassler 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Langford 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 Joe Sambito 5
2 Mario Soto 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 45
2 Mario Soto 43
3 Bert Blyleven 39
4 Fergie Jenkins 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
3 Kent Tekulve 6
4 John Littlefield 5
4 Aurelio Lopez 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .363
2 Paul Molitor .339
3 Willie Wilson .338
4 Keith Hernandez .332
5 Cecil Cooper .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 41
2 Reggie Jackson 40
3 Ben Oglivie 35
4 Bob Horner 34
4 Mike Schmidt 34

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 89
1 Omar Moreno 89
3 Willie Wilson 83
4 Rickey Henderson 75
5 Dave Collins 64

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.45
2 Jerry Reuss 2.01
3 Don Sutton 2.18
4 Larry Gura 2.53
5 David Palmer 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 22
3 Ron Guidry 21
3 Larry Gura 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 289
2 J. R. Richard 235
3 Phil Niekro 195
4 Ron Guidry 191
5 Nolan Ryan 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Ed Farmer 28
3 Aurelio Lopez 28
5 2 tied 27