On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 45 .612 --
Orioles 67 48 .583 3.5
Brewers 65 54 .546 7.5
Red Sox 60 54 .526 10.0
Tigers 59 55 .518 11.0
Indians 58 56 .509 12.0
Blue Jays 48 68 .414 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 75 42 .641 --
Athletics 62 57 .521 14.0
Rangers 57 59 .491 17.5
Twins 51 66 .436 24.0
White Sox 48 65 .425 25.0
Angels 48 67 .417 26.0
Mariners 42 75 .359 33.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 51 .568 --
Expos 65 53 .551 2.0
Phillies 62 53 .539 3.5
Mets 56 62 .475 11.0
Cardinals 51 64 .443 14.5
Cubs 49 67 .422 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 64 53 .547 --
Reds 64 54 .542 0.5
Dodgers 62 55 .530 2.0
Giants 58 60 .492 6.5
Braves 55 62 .470 9.0
Padres 50 69 .420 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 6
2 Rafael Landestoy 5
2 Bake McBride 5
2 Alex Trevino 5
2 Butch Wynegar 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Oliver 4
2 Garry Maddox 2
3 Stan Cliburn 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 7
2 George Brett 5
2 Garry Maddox 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
2 Pat Putnam 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Phil Garner 2
1 Omar Moreno 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.12
2 Steve Carlton 1.10
3 Doyle Alexander 1.00
4 Bill Gullickson 0.73
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Rob Dressler 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Fergie Jenkins 9
3 Bill Gullickson 8
4 Doyle Alexander 7
4 Roger Erickson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .401
2 Miguel Dilone .357
3 Cecil Cooper .352
4 Buddy Bell .336
5 Garry Templeton .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 33
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Ben Oglivie 29
4 Tony Armas 26
4 Bob Horner 26

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 78
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Dave Collins 57
5 Willie Wilson 50

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 211
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 25
3 Neil Allen 21
3 Tom Hume 21
5 Ed Farmer 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .464
2 Miguel Dilone .449
3 Dave Revering .441
4 Claudell Washington .432
5 Ken Oberkfell .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 5
1 Al Oliver 5
1 Dave Revering 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 21
2 Cecil Cooper 17
3 Jack Clark 14
3 Keith Hernandez 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Rickey Henderson 10
2 Gene Richards 10
2 Lonnie Smith 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
2 Rich Gale 0.50
3 Doug Corbett 0.56
3 Dan Petry 0.56
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 22
2 Mario Soto 21
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Bill Gullickson 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Rick Camp 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .462
2 Hal McRae .391
3 Rod Carew .386
4 Tim Blackwell .382
5 Willie Wilson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 12
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Steve Kemp 9
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 42
2 Cecil Cooper 27
2 Bob Horner 27
4 Mike Schmidt 25
4 Ellis Valentine 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 24
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Omar Moreno 18
4 Lonnie Smith 16
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.91
2 Rick Reuschel 1.43
3 Rich Gale 1.50
4 Joe Price 1.57
5 Dave Rozema 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 6
1 Rick Langford 6
3 Rich Gale 5
3 Bill Gullickson 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 43
2 Jim Clancy 36
2 Mike Flanagan 36
2 Bill Gullickson 36
5 Bert Blyleven 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 8
1 Bob Stanley 8
3 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Neil Allen 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .377
2 Willie Wilson .340
3 Cecil Cooper .338
4 Keith Hernandez .333
5 Paul Molitor .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ben Oglivie 35
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 121
2 George Brett 118
3 Cecil Cooper 115
4 Reggie Jackson 114
5 Mike Schmidt 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 98
2 Omar Moreno 92
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 2.47
5 Steve Carlton 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Larry Gura 22
3 Tommy John 21
3 Steve Stone 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 283
2 J. R. Richard 216
3 Phil Niekro 192
4 Nolan Ryan 188
5 2 tied 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Tom Hume 31
3 Rich Gossage 28
4 Dan Quisenberry 27
4 Kent Tekulve 27