On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 44 .614 --
Orioles 66 47 .584 3.5
Brewers 62 54 .534 9.0
Tigers 59 52 .532 9.5
Red Sox 60 54 .526 10.0
Indians 58 53 .523 10.5
Blue Jays 48 66 .421 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 73 42 .635 --
Athletics 61 56 .521 13.0
Rangers 54 59 .478 18.0
Twins 49 66 .426 24.0
White Sox 48 65 .425 24.0
Angels 48 65 .425 24.0
Mariners 41 74 .357 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 50 .565 --
Expos 64 51 .557 1.0
Phillies 59 53 .527 4.5
Mets 56 59 .487 9.0
Cardinals 51 62 .451 13.0
Cubs 47 67 .412 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 53 .539 --
Astros 62 53 .539 --
Reds 62 54 .534 0.5
Giants 57 59 .491 5.5
Braves 54 61 .470 8.0
Padres 50 67 .427 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Montanez 5
2 Craig Stimac 4
2 Denny Walling 4
4 Buddy Bell 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
1 Dusty Baker 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Mike Cubbage 3
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 Bob Horner 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 3
2 Dave Winfield 2
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 Chris Chambliss 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Christenson 1.25
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.14
2 Tom Seaver 1.14
4 Dennis Leonard 1.00
4 Jerry Reuss 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 8
1 Tom Seaver 8
1 Dave Smith 8
4 Mike Caldwell 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .389
2 Miguel Dilone .352
3 Cecil Cooper .348
4 Buddy Bell .337
5 Rod Carew .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 33
2 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Ben Oglivie 28
4 Tony Armas 26
5 Bob Horner 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 88
2 Steve Garvey 87
2 Tony Perez 87
4 Cecil Cooper 84
4 George Hendrick 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 77
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Dave Collins 56
5 Willie Wilson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Larry Gura 2.16
3 Jerry Reuss 2.18
4 Steve Carlton 2.22
5 Don Sutton 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 19
2 Steve Carlton 18
3 Larry Gura 16
3 Tommy John 16
3 Mike Norris 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 200
2 Nolan Ryan 135
3 Phil Niekro 131
4 Mike Norris 128
5 2 tied 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 25
2 Dan Quisenberry 24
3 Neil Allen 21
4 Ed Farmer 20
4 Tom Hume 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Miguel Dilone .426
2 Glenn Hoffman .404
3 Ken Oberkfell .390
4 Frank Taveras .387
5 Bill Madlock .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Bob Horner 4
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 16
2 George Brett 15
2 Cecil Cooper 15
4 Larry Parrish 14
5 Keith Hernandez 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Gene Richards 10
4 Lonnie Smith 9
5 Omar Moreno 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Sykes 0.00
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
3 Dave Goltz 0.63
4 Rich Gale 0.75
5 Dan Petry 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Andy Hassler 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 23
2 Dave LaRoche 22
2 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Len Barker 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 8
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Rick Camp 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .432
2 Hal McRae .407
3 Rod Carew .376
4 Steve Garvey .369
5 Ted Simmons .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 13
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Tony Armas 8
4 Lance Parrish 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 36
2 Bob Horner 28
3 Ellis Valentine 26
4 Keith Hernandez 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 27
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Omar Moreno 18
4 Gene Richards 15
4 Lonnie Smith 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.04
2 Rick Reuschel 1.27
3 Rich Gale 1.50
4 Steve McCatty 1.59
5 Moose Haas 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Langford 6
1 Dennis Leonard 6
1 Steve Stone 6
4 Len Barker 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 42
2 Len Barker 39
2 Rick Reuschel 39
4 Mario Soto 37
5 Mike Flanagan 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 8
2 Tom Hume 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Neil Allen 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .368
2 Cecil Cooper .338
3 Willie Wilson .338
4 Keith Hernandez .335
5 Paul Molitor .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
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 115
3 Cecil Cooper 113
4 George Brett 112
5 Mike Schmidt 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 98
2 Omar Moreno 91
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 2.10
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 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 272
2 J. R. Richard 216
3 Phil Niekro 197
4 Nolan Ryan 188
5 Ron Guidry 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Rich Gossage 27
3 Kent Tekulve 27
5 3 tied 26