On This Day

Thursday, August 14, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 44 .611 --
Orioles 66 46 .589 2.5
Tigers 59 51 .536 8.5
Brewers 61 54 .530 9.0
Indians 58 52 .527 9.5
Red Sox 59 54 .522 10.0
Blue Jays 48 65 .425 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 72 42 .632 --
Athletics 60 56 .517 13.0
Rangers 53 59 .473 18.0
Twins 49 65 .430 23.0
White Sox 48 64 .429 23.0
Angels 47 65 .420 24.0
Mariners 41 73 .360 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 50 .561 --
Expos 64 50 .561 --
Phillies 58 53 .523 4.5
Mets 56 58 .491 8.0
Cardinals 51 61 .455 12.0
Cubs 46 67 .407 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 62 53 .539 --
Dodgers 61 53 .535 0.5
Astros 61 53 .535 0.5
Giants 57 58 .496 5.0
Braves 53 61 .465 8.5
Padres 50 66 .431 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
3 Bob Boone 3
3 George Hendrick 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 2
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
3 Dave Kingman 3
3 Tony Perez 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 George Hendrick 1
2 Jeffrey Leonard 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.75
2 Mike Norris 0.86
3 Pete Vuckovich 0.45
4 Darrell Jackson 0.44
4 Dan Schatzeder 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Alan Hargesheimer 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 7
2 Mike Norris 6
3 Len Barker 5
3 Moose Haas 5
3 Pete Vuckovich 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Miguel Dilone .350
3 Cecil Cooper .344
4 Rod Carew .338
5 Buddy Bell .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 32
2 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Ben Oglivie 28
4 Tony Armas 24
4 2 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 87
1 Tony Perez 87
3 Reggie Jackson 86
4 George Hendrick 84
5 2 tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 74
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Rickey Henderson 60
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 Stone 19
2 Steve Carlton 18
3 Larry Gura 16
3 Mike Norris 16
5 Tommy John 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 200
2 Nolan Ryan 135
3 Mike Norris 128
4 Phil Niekro 126
5 2 tied 123

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 Rod Carew .421
1 Miguel Dilone .421
3 Willie Aikens .417
4 George Brett .411
5 Claudell Washington .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Carney Lansford 4
1 Jerry Martin 4
1 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 16
1 Cecil Cooper 16
3 Carney Lansford 14
4 George Brett 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 11
2 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Gene Richards 9
2 Lonnie Smith 9
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
2 Dave Goltz 0.63
3 Rich Gale 0.75
4 Dan Petry 0.77
5 Ray Burris 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Andy Hassler 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave LaRoche 22
1 Rick Reuschel 22
3 Len Barker 19
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Steve Mura 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Rick Camp 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 Greg Minton 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .441
2 Hal McRae .396
3 Ted Simmons .386
4 Rod Carew .380
5 Lance Parrish .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 12
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Ellis Valentine 9
5 Lance Parrish 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 33
2 Ellis Valentine 30
3 Bob Horner 25
3 Reggie Jackson 25
3 Hal McRae 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 25
2 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Omar Moreno 17
4 Lonnie Smith 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.08
2 Rick Reuschel 1.27
3 Steve McCatty 1.59
4 Moose Haas 1.61
5 Mike Norris 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gale 6
1 Steve Stone 6
3 Len Barker 5
3 Larry Gura 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 42
2 Len Barker 39
2 Rick Reuschel 39
4 Fergie Jenkins 38
5 Mario Soto 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 7
1 Bob Stanley 7
3 Neil Allen 6
3 Rick Camp 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .370
2 Willie Wilson .338
3 Cecil Cooper .334
4 Keith Hernandez .332
5 Paul Molitor .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Gorman Thomas 39
3 Mike Schmidt 37
4 Ben Oglivie 34
5 Bob Horner 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 123
2 Reggie Jackson 114
3 Cecil Cooper 113
4 George Brett 111
5 Mike Schmidt 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 96
2 Omar Moreno 90
3 Willie Wilson 81
4 Rickey Henderson 80
5 Dave Collins 67

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.49
2 Jerry Reuss 2.15
3 Don Sutton 2.39
4 Rudy May 2.48
5 David Palmer 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Larry Gura 21
2 Tommy John 21
2 Steve Stone 21
5 Mike Flanagan 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 272
2 J. R. Richard 216
3 Phil Niekro 192
4 Nolan Ryan 188
5 Ron Guidry 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Rich Gossage 27
4 Neil Allen 26
4 3 others tied 26