On This Day

Tuesday, August 12, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 42 .622 --
Orioles 65 45 .591 3.5
Tigers 58 50 .537 9.5
Red Sox 58 53 .523 11.0
Brewers 59 54 .522 11.0
Indians 56 52 .519 11.5
Blue Jays 48 63 .432 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 71 42 .628 --
Athletics 58 56 .509 13.5
Rangers 53 57 .482 16.5
Twins 49 63 .438 21.5
White Sox 47 64 .423 23.0
Angels 45 65 .409 24.5
Mariners 41 71 .366 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 49 .566 --
Expos 64 49 .566 --
Phillies 57 52 .523 5.0
Mets 55 57 .491 8.5
Cardinals 49 61 .445 13.5
Cubs 45 66 .405 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 52 .540 --
Astros 60 52 .536 0.5
Reds 61 53 .535 0.5
Giants 55 58 .487 6.0
Braves 52 60 .464 8.5
Padres 50 64 .439 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Otto Velez 5
2 Bob Molinaro 4
3 Ivan de Jesus 3
3 Jim Gantner 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 1
1 Jim Anderson 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Mark Brouhard 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ruppert Jones 4
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Bob Horner 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
2 Joe Price 0.80
3 Jim Clancy 0.78
4 Ray Burris 0.67
4 Fred Norman 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Barlow 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 7
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Bob Welch 6
4 Steve Carlton 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .389
2 Miguel Dilone .349
3 Cecil Cooper .340
4 Buddy Bell .334
5 Rod Carew .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Mike Schmidt 29
3 Ben Oglivie 28
4 Tony Armas 24
4 Gorman Thomas 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 87
2 Reggie Jackson 85
3 Tony Perez 84
4 Cecil Cooper 81
4 George Hendrick 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 74
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Rickey Henderson 58
4 Dave Collins 56
5 Willie Wilson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Larry Gura 2.16
3 Steve Carlton 2.22
4 Jerry Reuss 2.25
5 Don Sutton 2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 200
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 21
4 Ed Farmer 20
4 Tom Hume 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .471
2 George Brett .458
3 Fred Lynn .441
4 Miguel Dilone .429
5 Al Oliver .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 15
1 Fred Lynn 15
3 George Brett 14
4 Jack Clark 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Lonnie Smith 10
3 Gene Richards 9
4 Miguel Dilone 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
2 Dan Petry 0.55
3 Rich Gale 0.60
4 Dave Goltz 0.63
5 Doug Corbett 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Bomback 3
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 22
2 Jim Clancy 21
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Burt Hooton 19
3 Steve Mura 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 6
2 Neil Allen 5
3 Rick Camp 4
3 Tug McGraw 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .451
2 Hal McRae .410
3 Ted Simmons .393
4 Lance Parrish .387
5 Willie Wilson .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 12
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Lance Parrish 8
3 Ellis Valentine 8
3 Al Woods 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 34
2 Ellis Valentine 29
3 Bob Horner 28
3 Hal McRae 28
5 Reggie Jackson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 25
2 Gene Richards 20
3 Rickey Henderson 18
4 Omar Moreno 17
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.96
2 Al Holland 1.01
3 Doug Corbett 1.32
4 Rick Reuschel 1.45
5 Dave Smith 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 6
1 Rick Langford 6
3 Danny Darwin 5
3 Rich Gale 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 42
2 Fergie Jenkins 38
3 Phil Niekro 37
4 Jim Clancy 35
4 Mario Soto 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 Kent Tekulve 7
4 Neil Allen 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .371
2 Willie Wilson .336
3 Cecil Cooper .332
4 Paul Molitor .330
5 Keith Hernandez .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
1 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Ben Oglivie 36
4 Mike Schmidt 35
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 123
2 Reggie Jackson 114
3 George Brett 111
3 Cecil Cooper 111
5 Gorman Thomas 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 98
2 Omar Moreno 92
3 Willie Wilson 81
4 Rickey Henderson 79
5 Dave Collins 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.47
2 Jerry Reuss 2.15
3 Don Sutton 2.39
4 Rudy May 2.46
5 Steve Carlton 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Larry Gura 21
2 Tommy John 21
4 Mike Flanagan 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 284
2 J. R. Richard 223
3 Phil Niekro 192
4 Ron Guidry 186
5 Nolan Ryan 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Rich Gossage 28
4 Neil Allen 26
4 3 others tied 26