On This Day

Sunday, August 10, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 42 .615 --
Orioles 64 44 .593 2.5
Tigers 57 49 .538 8.5
Brewers 59 52 .532 9.0
Red Sox 57 52 .523 10.0
Indians 55 52 .514 11.0
Blue Jays 46 63 .422 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 70 41 .631 --
Athletics 58 55 .513 13.0
Rangers 53 56 .486 16.0
Twins 48 63 .432 22.0
White Sox 47 62 .431 22.0
Angels 44 65 .404 25.0
Mariners 41 70 .369 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 48 .568 --
Expos 63 48 .568 --
Phillies 55 52 .514 6.0
Mets 54 56 .491 8.5
Cardinals 48 60 .444 13.5
Cubs 45 64 .413 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 50 .550 --
Astros 60 50 .545 0.5
Reds 59 53 .527 2.5
Giants 53 58 .477 8.0
Braves 50 60 .455 10.5
Padres 50 62 .446 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Charboneau 4
1 Toby Harrah 4
1 Rickey Henderson 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
1 Leon Roberts 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 2
2 Glenn Adams 1
2 Joaquin Andujar 1
2 Tony Armas 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Bannister 5
2 Tony Perez 4
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 Tim Foli 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Madlock 3
2 Jerry Royster 2
2 Rodney Scott 2
2 Joe Simpson 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joaquin Andujar 1.14
2 Steve McCatty 0.80
3 Rick Wise 0.75
4 Bill Gullickson 0.70
4 Gaylord Perry 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Mark Bomback 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joaquin Andujar 8
1 Steve McCatty 8
3 Bill Gullickson 7
3 Gaylord Perry 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .390
2 Miguel Dilone .350
3 Cecil Cooper .345
4 Buddy Bell .337
5 Willie Wilson .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 86
2 Reggie Jackson 83
3 Tony Perez 82
4 George Hendrick 81
5 Cecil Cooper 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 72
2 Omar Moreno 66
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 Phil Niekro 126
4 Bert Blyleven 123
5 Mike Norris 122

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .487
2 Al Oliver .475
3 Willie Aikens .462
4 Bake McBride .450
5 George Brett .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 5
2 Ron Cey 4
2 Jerry Martin 4
2 Ben Oglivie 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 15
2 Cecil Cooper 14
3 Jack Clark 13
4 Hal McRae 12
4 Ellis Valentine 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Rickey Henderson 12
3 Omar Moreno 10
4 Miguel Dilone 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
2 Scott Sanderson 0.56
3 Rich Gale 0.60
4 Dave Goltz 0.63
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Bomback 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Bill Gullickson 22
2 Rick Reuschel 22
5 Jim Bibby 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 5
2 Neil Allen 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 .459
2 Willie Wilson .400
3 Jason Thompson .393
4 Hal McRae .391
5 Cecil Cooper .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 35
2 Ellis Valentine 33
3 George Foster 29
4 Bob Horner 28
4 Hal McRae 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Rickey Henderson 22
3 Gene Richards 20
4 Omar Moreno 17
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Corbett 1.24
2 Scott Sanderson 1.29
3 Ken Forsch 1.57
4 Bob Stanley 1.72
5 Dave Smith 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 6
1 Rick Langford 6
1 Dennis Leonard 6
1 Steve Stone 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 45
2 Steve Carlton 42
3 Rick Reuschel 38
4 Phil Niekro 37
5 Len Barker 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .373
2 Cecil Cooper .336
3 Willie Wilson .336
4 Paul Molitor .333
5 Keith Hernandez .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 40
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 122
2 Reggie Jackson 112
3 George Brett 111
4 Cecil Cooper 110
5 Gorman Thomas 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 96
2 Omar Moreno 92
3 Willie Wilson 81
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 2.34
4 David Palmer 2.50
5 Steve Carlton 2.51

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 279
2 J. R. Richard 223
3 Phil Niekro 200
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