On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 41 .620 --
Orioles 63 44 .589 3.5
Tigers 57 48 .543 8.5
Brewers 58 51 .532 9.5
Red Sox 56 52 .519 11.0
Indians 54 51 .514 11.5
Blue Jays 46 62 .426 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 69 41 .627 --
Athletics 57 54 .514 12.5
Rangers 52 56 .481 16.0
White Sox 47 61 .435 21.0
Twins 47 63 .427 22.0
Angels 44 64 .407 24.0
Mariners 40 69 .367 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 62 48 .564 --
Pirates 61 48 .560 0.5
Phillies 55 50 .524 4.5
Mets 53 56 .486 8.5
Cardinals 48 59 .449 12.5
Cubs 45 63 .417 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 60 49 .550 --
Dodgers 60 50 .545 0.5
Reds 59 52 .532 2.0
Giants 53 57 .482 7.5
Braves 49 60 .450 11.0
Padres 49 62 .441 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rafael Ramirez 4
2 Willie Aikens 3
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Dave Collins 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Bruce Benedict 1
1 Tim Blackwell 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Jack Clark 4
3 Tim Blackwell 3
3 Ron Cey 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ruppert Jones 2
1 Tony Scott 2
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 Dave Collins 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Norris 1.75
2 Dave Stieb 1.00
3 Bill Caudill 0.75
4 Rick Reuschel 0.67
5 Jon Matlack 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Stieb 9
2 Mike Norris 7
3 Bill Caudill 6
3 Jon Matlack 6
3 Rick Reuschel 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Rick Sutcliffe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .386
2 Miguel Dilone .351
3 Cecil Cooper .346
4 Buddy Bell .338
5 Willie Wilson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Ben Oglivie 28
3 Mike Schmidt 27
4 Gorman Thomas 24
5 Tony Armas 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 84
2 Reggie Jackson 82
3 George Hendrick 81
4 Ben Oglivie 79
4 Al Oliver 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 72
2 Omar Moreno 65
3 Rickey Henderson 58
4 Dave Collins 54
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Larry Gura 2.17
3 Don Sutton 2.19
4 Steve Carlton 2.23
5 Jerry Reuss 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 18
2 Steve Carlton 17
3 Larry Gura 16
4 Tommy John 15
4 Mike Norris 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 195
2 Nolan Ryan 128
3 Bert Blyleven 123
4 Mike Norris 122
5 Phil Niekro 121

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Dan Quisenberry 23
3 Ed Farmer 20
4 Neil Allen 19
4 Tom Hume 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .488
2 Miguel Dilone .444
2 Bake McBride .444
4 Al Oliver .435
5 Tim Blackwell .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 5
2 Ron Cey 4
2 Carney Lansford 4
2 Jerry Martin 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 16
2 Jack Clark 14
3 Carney Lansford 13
3 Hal McRae 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Omar Moreno 9
4 Miguel Dilone 8
4 Frank Taveras 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
1 Tom Hume 0.00
3 Rich Gale 0.60
4 Al Holland 0.66
5 Elias Sosa 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Rick Reuschel 22
3 Mike Flanagan 20
4 Len Barker 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tim Stoddard 5
2 Victor Cruz 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .455
2 Willie Wilson .400
3 Jason Thompson .389
4 Cecil Cooper .388
5 Hal McRae .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 12
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Tony Armas 9
4 Gary Carter 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 34
2 Ellis Valentine 33
3 George Foster 30
4 Reggie Jackson 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 24
2 Ron LeFlore 23
3 Gene Richards 20
4 Omar Moreno 16
5 4 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanderson 1.29
2 Doug Corbett 1.30
3 Tom Hume 1.35
4 Pat Zachry 1.49
5 Ken Forsch 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 6
1 Rick Langford 6
1 Steve Stone 6
4 Len Barker 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 45
2 Steve Carlton 42
3 Rick Reuschel 38
4 Len Barker 35
5 4 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Tom Hume 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7
4 Tim Stoddard 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .367
2 Willie Wilson .337
3 Cecil Cooper .337
4 Keith Hernandez .336
5 Paul Molitor .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 41
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Ben Oglivie 36
4 Bob Horner 33
4 Mike Schmidt 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 121
2 George Brett 112
3 Reggie Jackson 111
4 Gorman Thomas 109
5 Cecil Cooper 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 96
2 Omar Moreno 92
3 Willie Wilson 83
4 Rickey Henderson 79
5 Dave Collins 66

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.47
2 Jerry Reuss 2.12
3 Don Sutton 2.24
4 Steve Carlton 2.52
5 Rudy May 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Larry Gura 21
2 Tommy John 21
4 Mike Flanagan 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 285
2 J. R. Richard 223
3 Phil Niekro 195
4 Ron Guidry 186
5 Nolan Ryan 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Tom Hume 29
3 Rich Gossage 28
4 Ed Farmer 27
4 Kent Tekulve 27