On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 44 .617 --
Orioles 66 48 .579 4.5
Brewers 63 54 .538 9.0
Tigers 59 53 .527 10.5
Red Sox 60 54 .526 10.5
Indians 58 54 .518 11.5
Blue Jays 48 67 .417 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 74 42 .638 --
Athletics 62 56 .525 13.0
Rangers 55 59 .482 18.0
Twins 49 66 .426 24.5
White Sox 48 65 .425 24.5
Angels 48 65 .425 24.5
Mariners 41 75 .353 33.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 50 .569 --
Expos 64 52 .552 2.0
Phillies 60 53 .531 4.5
Mets 56 60 .483 10.0
Cardinals 51 63 .447 14.0
Cubs 48 67 .417 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 62 53 .539 --
Reds 63 54 .538 --
Dodgers 62 54 .534 0.5
Giants 58 59 .496 5.0
Braves 54 62 .466 8.5
Padres 50 67 .427 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Garry Maddox 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
4 Bob Bailor 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Kemp 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robin Yount 4
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 4.00
2 Vida Blue 1.50
3 Mike Krukow 1.00
4 Gaylord Perry 0.86
5 Paul Moskau 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ken Clay 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 12
2 Danny Darwin 8
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Gaylord Perry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .394
2 Miguel Dilone .353
3 Cecil Cooper .349
4 Buddy Bell .339
5 Rod Carew .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 33
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Ben Oglivie 28
4 Tony Armas 26
4 Bob Horner 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 88
2 Steve Garvey 87
2 Tony Perez 87
4 George Hendrick 85
4 Mike Schmidt 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 77
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Dave Collins 57
5 Willie Wilson 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Jerry Reuss 2.18
3 Don Sutton 2.21
4 Larry Gura 2.21
5 Steve Carlton 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 19
2 Steve Carlton 18
3 Larry Gura 17
4 Tommy John 16
4 Mike Norris 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 200
2 Bert Blyleven 135
2 Nolan Ryan 135
4 Phil Niekro 131
5 Mike Norris 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 26
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 .443
2 Claudell Washington .426
3 George Brett .421
4 Steve Kemp .412
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
3 Dusty Baker 4
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 16
1 Jack Clark 16
3 Cecil Cooper 15
4 Larry Parrish 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Gene Richards 9
3 Lonnie Smith 9
5 Julio Cruz 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
3 Dan Petry 0.56
4 Doug Corbett 0.63
5 Charlie Leibrandt 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Andy Hassler 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave LaRoche 22
2 Len Barker 19
2 Steve Carlton 19
4 Vida Blue 18
4 Jim Clancy 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 8
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Rick Camp 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .427
2 Hal McRae .407
3 Rod Carew .393
4 Tim Blackwell .378
5 Willie Wilson .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 12
2 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Tony Armas 8
4 Steve Kemp 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 37
2 Bob Horner 27
3 Jack Clark 24
3 Keith Hernandez 24
3 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 26
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Omar Moreno 16
4 Gene Richards 15
4 Lonnie Smith 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.93
2 Rick Reuschel 1.32
3 Rich Gale 1.50
4 Dave Rozema 1.61
5 Moose Haas 1.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 42
2 Len Barker 39
3 Mike Flanagan 36
4 Bert Blyleven 35
5 Gaylord Perry 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 8
2 Tom Hume 7
3 Neil Allen 6
3 Rick Camp 6
3 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .373
2 Willie Wilson .340
3 Cecil Cooper .337
4 Keith Hernandez .333
5 Paul Molitor .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Bob Horner 34
4 Ben Oglivie 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 121
2 Reggie Jackson 115
3 George Brett 113
3 Cecil Cooper 113
5 Mike Schmidt 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 98
2 Omar Moreno 90
3 Willie Wilson 81
4 Rickey Henderson 80
5 Dave Collins 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.49
2 Jerry Reuss 2.10
3 Don Sutton 2.34
4 Rudy May 2.48
5 David Palmer 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Larry Gura 22
3 Tommy John 21
3 Steve Stone 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Rich Gossage 28
4 Kent Tekulve 27
5 3 tied 26