On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 39 .632 --
Orioles 60 44 .577 6.0
Tigers 56 47 .544 9.5
Brewers 56 50 .528 11.0
Indians 53 49 .520 12.0
Red Sox 54 51 .514 12.5
Blue Jays 45 59 .433 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 67 40 .626 --
Athletics 56 53 .514 12.0
Rangers 51 55 .481 15.5
Twins 47 60 .439 20.0
White Sox 46 59 .438 20.0
Angels 41 64 .390 25.0
Mariners 39 68 .364 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 60 46 .566 --
Pirates 58 48 .547 2.0
Phillies 54 48 .529 4.0
Mets 51 55 .481 9.0
Cardinals 47 57 .452 12.0
Cubs 44 60 .423 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 59 47 .557 --
Dodgers 59 48 .551 0.5
Reds 58 51 .532 2.5
Giants 52 56 .481 8.0
Braves 47 59 .443 12.0
Padres 47 61 .435 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Lenny Randle 4
1 Gene Richards 4
1 Ted Simmons 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Ault 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Dale Berra 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 4
2 Ron Cey 3
2 Tim Foli 3
2 Cliff Johnson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Jerry Mumphrey 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 1.33
2 Doug Capilla 1.00
2 Roy Lee Jackson 1.00
2 Steve Mura 1.00
5 Ken Forsch 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 8
1 Roy Lee Jackson 8
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Ken Forsch 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .346
2 Willie Wilson .342
3 Buddy Bell .338
4 George Hendrick .328
5 Garry Templeton .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Ben Oglivie 27
2 Mike Schmidt 27
4 Gorman Thomas 24
5 Tony Armas 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 83
2 Reggie Jackson 82
3 George Hendrick 81
4 Al Oliver 79
5 2 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 68
2 Omar Moreno 63
3 Rickey Henderson 57
4 Dave Collins 52
5 Willie Wilson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Jerry Reuss 2.09
3 Larry Gura 2.17
4 Don Sutton 2.19
5 Steve Carlton 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 17
2 Steve Carlton 16
2 Larry Gura 16
4 Tommy John 15
5 Mike Norris 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 191
2 Nolan Ryan 125
3 Bert Blyleven 123
4 Phil Niekro 121
5 J. R. Richard 119

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .464
2 Ted Simmons .457
3 Miguel Dilone .450
4 Cliff Johnson .448
5 Dwight Evans .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Charboneau 5
1 Wayne Gross 5
1 Gorman Thomas 5
4 George Brett 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Charboneau 18
2 George Brett 17
3 Hal McRae 14
4 Jack Clark 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Omar Moreno 10
4 Miguel Dilone 8
4 Frank Taveras 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 0.00
1 Tom Hume 0.00
3 Greg Minton 0.63
4 Scott Sanderson 0.72
5 John Curtis 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 4
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 Rick Langford 3
2 Scott McGregor 3
5 43 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 20
2 Steve Carlton 18
2 Steve Mura 18
2 Steve Rogers 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 4
1 Tom Hume 4
1 Tim Stoddard 4
4 Neil Allen 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .459
2 Willie Wilson .432
3 Dwight Evans .402
4 Jason Thompson .395
5 Cecil Cooper .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 11
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Tony Armas 9
4 Lee Mazzilli 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 31
2 George Foster 30
2 Ellis Valentine 30
4 Reggie Jackson 29
5 Hal McRae 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Ron LeFlore 19
3 Gene Richards 18
4 Omar Moreno 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 0.90
2 Scott Sanderson 1.29
3 Ken Forsch 1.57
4 Paul Mitchell 1.63
5 Larry Gura 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 6
1 Rick Langford 6
3 Len Barker 5
3 Dennis Leonard 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 41
2 Steve Carlton 38
3 Brian Kingman 34
3 Phil Niekro 34
5 Frank Tanana 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Tom Hume 7
3 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Victor Cruz 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .363
2 Willie Wilson .339
3 Cecil Cooper .336
4 Paul Molitor .333
5 Keith Hernandez .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 42
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 122
2 Reggie Jackson 113
3 Gorman Thomas 112
4 George Brett 110
5 Cecil Cooper 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 92
2 Omar Moreno 90
3 Willie Wilson 82
4 Rickey Henderson 78
5 Dave Collins 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.45
2 Jerry Reuss 2.01
3 Don Sutton 2.24
4 Rudy May 2.57
5 Steve Carlton 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Larry Gura 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 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 182
5 Nolan Ryan 180

Saves

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