On This Day

Saturday, August 23, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 48 .607 --
Orioles 73 48 .603 0.5
Brewers 67 58 .536 8.5
Red Sox 63 56 .529 9.5
Tigers 63 58 .521 10.5
Indians 63 58 .521 10.5
Blue Jays 50 71 .413 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 79 44 .642 --
Athletics 63 61 .508 16.5
Rangers 59 63 .484 19.5
Twins 54 70 .435 25.5
White Sox 52 68 .433 25.5
Angels 49 72 .405 29.0
Mariners 44 78 .361 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 54 .561 --
Expos 67 56 .545 2.0
Phillies 64 56 .533 3.5
Mets 58 65 .472 11.0
Cardinals 53 67 .442 14.5
Cubs 49 72 .405 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 53 .566 --
Dodgers 66 56 .541 3.0
Reds 66 57 .537 3.5
Giants 62 61 .504 7.5
Braves 59 63 .484 10.0
Padres 51 73 .411 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Murphy 4
2 Tom Brookens 3
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 Willie Montanez 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Graham 2
2 George Hendrick 1
2 Mitchell Page 1
2 Dave Stapleton 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Graham 4
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 Alan Trammell 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Rodney Scott 2
4 Bert Campaneris 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.80
2 Steve Stone 1.20
3 Richard Dotson 1.14
4 Roy Lee Jackson 1.00
5 Dave Goltz 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Rob Dressler 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 9
2 Richard Dotson 8
2 Roy Lee Jackson 8
2 Dave LaRoche 8
5 Brian Kingman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .399
2 Cecil Cooper .357
3 Miguel Dilone .342
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Buddy Bell .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 34
1 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Ben Oglivie 32
4 Gorman Thomas 28
5 Bob Horner 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 95
2 Steve Garvey 92
2 Reggie Jackson 92
2 Al Oliver 92
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 72
3 Rickey Henderson 63
4 Dave Collins 61
5 Willie Wilson 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.11
2 Steve Carlton 2.23
3 Don Sutton 2.24
4 Larry Gura 2.25
5 Mike Norris 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 21
2 Steve Carlton 19
3 Larry Gura 17
3 Tommy John 17
3 Mike Norris 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 224
2 Nolan Ryan 142
3 Bert Blyleven 139
4 Phil Niekro 136
5 2 tied 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 28
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Neil Allen 22
3 Ed Farmer 22
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .446
2 Lou Piniella .441
3 Claudell Washington .439
4 Alan Bannister .439
5 Jim Gantner .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Bob Horner 5
2 Steve Kemp 5
2 Al Oliver 5
2 Tony Perez 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 19
1 Mike Schmidt 19
3 George Brett 17
4 Dale Murphy 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 10
2 Julio Cruz 9
2 Ron LeFlore 9
4 Dave Collins 8
4 Ruppert Jones 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.00
2 John Tudor 0.60
3 Frank LaCorte 0.61
4 Mike Norris 0.63
5 Joaquin Andujar 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 4
2 Len Barker 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Bill Gullickson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 29
2 Len Barker 24
3 Dennis Eckersley 21
4 Bill Gullickson 20
4 Steve Stone 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Greg Minton 5
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
1 Bob Stanley 5
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .442
2 Claudell Washington .408
3 Hal McRae .407
4 Cecil Cooper .398
5 Rod Carew .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Gorman Thomas 9
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 Ben Oglivie 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 35
2 Cecil Cooper 29
3 Mike Schmidt 27
4 Gorman Thomas 26
5 Willie Aikens 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 22
2 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Omar Moreno 18
4 Miguel Dilone 16
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.62
2 Bruce Sutter 1.59
3 Rich Gale 1.60
4 Rick Reuschel 1.62
5 Joe Price 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gale 6
1 Steve Stone 6
3 Len Barker 5
3 Bill Gullickson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Len Barker 43
3 Jim Clancy 35
3 Bill Gullickson 35
3 Dave LaRoche 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 9
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 Greg Minton 7
3 Tim Stoddard 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .374
2 Cecil Cooper .345
3 Willie Wilson .335
4 Mickey Rivers .328
5 Rod Carew .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
1 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Mike Schmidt 40
4 Ben Oglivie 37
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 126
2 Cecil Cooper 119
3 George Brett 117
4 Reggie Jackson 116
5 Mike Schmidt 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 97
2 Omar Moreno 93
3 Willie Wilson 79
4 Rickey Henderson 76
5 Dave Collins 67

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.59
2 Jerry Reuss 2.10
3 Don Sutton 2.41
4 Rudy May 2.44
5 Steve Carlton 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Steve Stone 23
3 Tommy John 22
4 Larry Gura 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 290
2 J. R. Richard 200
3 Phil Niekro 194
4 Nolan Ryan 187
5 Ron Guidry 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 31
2 Dan Quisenberry 30
3 Rich Gossage 29
3 Tom Hume 29
5 Kent Tekulve 27