On This Day

Tuesday, August 5, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 39 .629 --
Orioles 59 44 .573 6.0
Tigers 56 46 .549 8.5
Brewers 55 50 .524 11.0
Red Sox 54 50 .519 11.5
Indians 52 49 .515 12.0
Blue Jays 45 58 .437 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 66 40 .623 --
Athletics 55 53 .509 12.0
Rangers 51 54 .486 14.5
Twins 47 59 .443 19.0
White Sox 46 58 .442 19.0
Angels 40 64 .385 25.0
Mariners 39 67 .368 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 59 46 .562 --
Pirates 56 48 .538 2.5
Phillies 54 47 .535 3.0
Mets 51 54 .486 8.0
Cardinals 46 57 .447 12.0
Cubs 44 58 .431 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 58 47 .552 --
Dodgers 58 48 .547 0.5
Reds 57 51 .528 2.5
Giants 52 55 .486 7.0
Braves 47 58 .448 11.0
Padres 47 60 .439 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Carter 4
1 Frank Taveras 4
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Rich Dauer 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Martin 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Crowley 4
1 Jerry Martin 4
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 George Brett 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carney Lansford 2
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Barr 1.00
2 John Candelaria 0.80
3 Rick Langford 0.75
4 Milt Wilcox 0.62
5 Dave Goltz 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 8
2 Bill Gullickson 5
2 Milt Wilcox 5
4 Floyd Bannister 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .341
2 Willie Wilson .341
3 Cecil Cooper .340
4 George Hendrick .329
5 Garry Templeton .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 82
1 Reggie Jackson 82
3 George Hendrick 81
4 Al Oliver 79
5 2 tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 66
2 Omar Moreno 61
3 Rickey Henderson 55
4 Dave Collins 52
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 Stone 17
2 Steve Carlton 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
3 Phil Niekro 121
5 J. R. Richard 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 23
2 Dan Quisenberry 22
3 Ed Farmer 19
3 Tom Hume 19
5 Neil Allen 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .457
2 Hal McRae .450
3 Jason Thompson .436
4 Miguel Dilone .424
5 Cliff Johnson .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Charboneau 5
1 Wayne Gross 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Charboneau 19
2 George Brett 16
3 Jack Clark 14
3 Hal McRae 14
3 Ellis Valentine 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Omar Moreno 8
4 Miguel Dilone 7
4 Frank Taveras 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 0.00
1 Tom Hume 0.00
3 Scott Sanderson 0.50
4 Paul Mitchell 0.66
5 Greg Minton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Scott McGregor 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 23
1 Steve Carlton 23
3 Len Barker 20
4 Bill Gullickson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
2 Neil Allen 3
2 Victor Cruz 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .457
2 Willie Wilson .420
3 Dwight Evans .392
4 Hal McRae .390
5 Jason Thompson .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 31
2 George Brett 30
2 George Foster 30
2 Ellis Valentine 30
5 Hal McRae 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Ron LeFlore 17
3 Gene Richards 16
4 Dave Collins 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 0.90
2 Scott Sanderson 1.29
3 Larry Gura 1.30
4 Tom Hume 1.42
5 Paul Mitchell 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Langford 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 45
2 Bert Blyleven 39
3 Mario Soto 38
4 Steve Rogers 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 7
1 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 Willie Wilson .338
3 Paul Molitor .335
4 Keith Hernandez .333
5 Cecil Cooper .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 41
2 Reggie Jackson 40
3 Ben Oglivie 36
4 Bob Horner 34
4 Mike Schmidt 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 121
2 George Brett 113
2 Reggie Jackson 113
4 Gorman Thomas 110
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 90
2 Omar Moreno 88
3 Willie Wilson 82
4 Rickey Henderson 76
5 Dave Collins 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.45
2 Jerry Reuss 2.01
3 Don Sutton 2.23
4 Larry Gura 2.53
5 Steve Carlton 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 281
2 J. R. Richard 235
3 Phil Niekro 198
4 Ron Guidry 191
5 Nolan Ryan 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Aurelio Lopez 28
4 Ed Farmer 27
4 Rich Gossage 27