On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 48 .610 --
Orioles 74 48 .607 0.5
Red Sox 64 56 .533 9.5
Brewers 67 59 .532 9.5
Tigers 64 58 .525 10.5
Indians 63 59 .516 11.5
Blue Jays 51 71 .418 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 80 44 .645 --
Athletics 63 62 .504 17.5
Rangers 60 63 .488 19.5
Twins 54 71 .432 26.5
White Sox 52 69 .430 26.5
Angels 49 73 .402 30.0
Mariners 44 79 .358 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 54 .565 --
Expos 68 56 .548 2.0
Phillies 65 56 .537 3.5
Mets 58 66 .468 12.0
Cardinals 53 68 .438 15.5
Cubs 49 73 .402 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 53 .569 --
Dodgers 67 56 .545 3.0
Reds 66 58 .532 4.5
Giants 62 62 .500 8.5
Braves 60 63 .488 10.0
Padres 51 74 .408 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Benedict 4
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 Ron Hassey 3
2 Glenn Hoffman 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Meyer 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Allenson 3
1 Bruce Benedict 3
1 Glenn Hoffman 3
1 Dan Meyer 3
1 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 3
2 Paul Molitor 2
3 Gary Allenson 1
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.00
2 John Candelaria 1.17
3 Jon Matlack 0.70
4 Doug Capilla 0.67
5 Burt Hooton 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Boggs 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 7
1 Jon Matlack 7
3 Nolan Ryan 6
4 John Curtis 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Barlow 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .397
2 Cecil Cooper .357
3 Miguel Dilone .343
4 Rod Carew .333
5 George Hendrick .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Ben Oglivie 32
4 Gorman Thomas 29
5 Bob Horner 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 95
2 Al Oliver 93
2 Mike Schmidt 93
4 Steve Garvey 92
4 Reggie Jackson 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 73
3 Rickey Henderson 63
4 Dave Collins 62
5 Rodney Scott 54

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 148
3 Bert Blyleven 139
4 Phil Niekro 136
5 2 tied 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 29
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Neil Allen 22
3 Ed Farmer 22
3 Rich Gossage 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Piniella .474
2 George Brett .455
3 Alan Bannister .431
4 Claudell Washington .422
5 Lonnie Smith .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Bob Horner 5
2 Steve Kemp 5
2 Al Oliver 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Cecil Cooper 18
3 George Brett 16
3 Gorman Thomas 16
5 Dale Murphy 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 13
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Dave Collins 8
3 Julio Cruz 8
3 Omar Moreno 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 0.46
2 John Tudor 0.60
3 Frank LaCorte 0.61
3 Steve Renko 0.61
5 Joaquin Andujar 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 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 Nolan Ryan 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Bob Stanley 5
4 Rick Camp 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .434
2 Hal McRae .416
3 Claudell Washington .400
4 Cecil Cooper .398
5 Rod Carew .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 Ben Oglivie 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 33
2 Cecil Cooper 29
2 Mike Schmidt 29
4 Gorman Thomas 27
5 Ted Simmons 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 22
2 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Omar Moreno 18
4 Rodney Scott 17
5 Miguel Dilone 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.62
2 Bruce Sutter 1.57
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 4 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 Dan Quisenberry 9
1 Bob Stanley 9
3 Rich Gossage 8
4 Greg Minton 7
4 Tim Stoddard 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .374
2 Cecil Cooper .346
3 Willie Wilson .334
4 Mickey Rivers .329
5 Keith Hernandez .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
1 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Mike Schmidt 41
4 Ben Oglivie 37
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 123
2 Cecil Cooper 118
3 Mike Schmidt 117
4 George Brett 116
4 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 97
2 Omar Moreno 94
3 Willie Wilson 78
4 Rickey Henderson 76
5 Dave Collins 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.59
2 Jerry Reuss 2.04
3 Don Sutton 2.41
4 Rudy May 2.44
5 Steve Carlton 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Steve Stone 23
3 Tommy John 22
4 Larry Gura 21
4 Dennis Leonard 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 281
2 J. R. Richard 200
3 Nolan Ryan 193
4 Phil Niekro 184
5 Ron Guidry 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 31
1 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Rich Gossage 29
4 Tom Hume 28
5 Kent Tekulve 27