On This Day

Tuesday, August 19, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 46 .610 --
Orioles 69 48 .590 2.5
Brewers 66 55 .545 7.5
Red Sox 61 54 .530 9.5
Tigers 60 56 .517 11.0
Indians 60 57 .513 11.5
Blue Jays 49 68 .419 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 42 .647 --
Athletics 62 58 .517 15.5
Rangers 57 61 .483 19.5
Twins 52 67 .437 25.0
White Sox 49 67 .422 26.5
Angels 48 69 .410 28.0
Mariners 42 76 .356 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 52 .563 --
Expos 65 54 .546 2.0
Phillies 63 53 .543 2.5
Mets 56 63 .471 11.0
Cardinals 52 65 .444 14.0
Cubs 49 68 .419 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 53 .551 --
Reds 65 55 .542 1.0
Dodgers 63 55 .534 2.0
Giants 59 60 .496 6.5
Braves 56 62 .475 9.0
Padres 50 70 .417 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Hargrove 4
2 Glenn Adams 3
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Rickey Henderson 3
1 Rafael Ramirez 3
4 Glenn Adams 2
4 20 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Mumphrey 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Larry Cox 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Stone 1.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.88
3 Tommy Boggs 0.86
4 Tom Underwood 0.75
5 Charlie Lea 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Barlow 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 7
2 Tommy Boggs 6
2 Steve Stone 6
2 Tom Underwood 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .401
2 Cecil Cooper .355
3 Miguel Dilone .354
4 Buddy Bell .336
5 Garry Templeton .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 34
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Ben Oglivie 30
4 Gorman Thomas 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 89
1 Steve Garvey 89
1 Reggie Jackson 89
4 George Brett 88
4 Tony Perez 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 79
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Dave Collins 58
5 Willie Wilson 51

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 Stone 20
2 Steve Carlton 19
3 Larry Gura 17
4 Tommy John 16
4 Mike Norris 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 211
2 Nolan Ryan 142
3 Bert Blyleven 135
4 Phil Niekro 132
5 Mike Norris 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Neil Allen 21
3 Tom Hume 21
5 Ed Farmer 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .482
2 Claudell Washington .444
3 Cecil Cooper .435
3 Bill Madlock .435
5 Dave Collins .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 5
1 Tony Perez 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Bill Buckner 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 20
2 Ted Simmons 18
3 Cecil Cooper 17
4 Willie Aikens 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Julio Cruz 8
2 Omar Moreno 8
2 Gene Richards 8
2 Lonnie Smith 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
2 Mike Norris 0.45
3 Doug Corbett 1.04
4 Gaylord Perry 1.20
5 Bob Sykes 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 24
2 Steve Carlton 20
2 Bill Gullickson 20
4 Andy Hassler 19
4 Fergie Jenkins 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
1 Bob Stanley 6
3 Rick Camp 4
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 Greg Minton 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .443
2 Hal McRae .407
3 Tim Blackwell .377
4 Miguel Dilone .375
4 Ted Simmons .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 9
1 Reggie Jackson 9
1 Steve Kemp 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
5 Gorman Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 36
2 Willie Aikens 25
2 Jack Clark 25
2 Cecil Cooper 25
2 Mike Schmidt 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Omar Moreno 17
4 Miguel Dilone 14
4 Lonnie Smith 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.98
2 Bruce Sutter 1.32
3 Rick Reuschel 1.43
4 Doug Corbett 1.67
5 Joe Price 1.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 44
2 Steve Carlton 43
3 Nolan Ryan 39
4 Bert Blyleven 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Bob Stanley 8
3 Tom Hume 7
4 Neil Allen 6
4 5 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .376
2 Cecil Cooper .342
3 Willie Wilson .339
4 Keith Hernandez .329
5 Paul Molitor .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
1 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ben Oglivie 35
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 123
2 George Brett 116
2 Cecil Cooper 116
4 Reggie Jackson 115
5 Gorman Thomas 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 96
2 Omar Moreno 91
3 Willie Wilson 81
4 Rickey Henderson 79
5 Dave Collins 67

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.52
2 Jerry Reuss 2.15
3 Don Sutton 2.34
4 Rudy May 2.51
5 Steve Carlton 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 277
2 J. R. Richard 210
3 Phil Niekro 193
4 Nolan Ryan 188
5 Bert Blyleven 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 32
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Dan Quisenberry 29
4 Rich Gossage 27
4 Kent Tekulve 27