On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 50 .603 --
Orioles 75 50 .600 0.5
Red Sox 67 56 .545 7.5
Tigers 66 59 .528 9.5
Indians 65 60 .520 10.5
Brewers 67 63 .515 11.0
Blue Jays 52 74 .413 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 83 45 .648 --
Athletics 65 63 .508 18.0
Rangers 63 64 .496 19.5
Twins 56 73 .434 27.5
White Sox 53 70 .431 27.5
Angels 49 76 .392 32.5
Mariners 46 80 .365 36.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 69 57 .548 --
Pirates 70 58 .547 0.0
Phillies 66 58 .532 2.0
Mets 58 68 .460 11.0
Cardinals 56 69 .448 12.5
Cubs 50 75 .400 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 55 .567 --
Dodgers 69 57 .548 2.5
Reds 68 59 .535 4.0
Giants 63 63 .500 8.5
Braves 63 64 .496 9.0
Padres 53 74 .417 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Dauer 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Gary Roenicke 4
1 Bump Wills 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 Sixto Lezcano 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dane Iorg 7
2 Champ Summers 4
3 Jose Morales 3
3 Al Oliver 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Ainge 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Moskau 0.75
2 Steve Renko 0.57
3 Jim Palmer 0.54
4 Darrell Jackson 0.50
5 Bob Forsch 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Paul Moskau 6
3 Darrell Jackson 5
4 Steve McCatty 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 Bob Stanley 1
1 Pat Underwood 1
1 Albert Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .404
2 Cecil Cooper .356
3 Miguel Dilone .342
4 Rod Carew .336
5 Willie Wilson .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Ben Oglivie 32
4 Gorman Thomas 31
5 Bob Horner 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 97
2 Cecil Cooper 96
3 George Brett 94
4 Reggie Jackson 93
4 Mike Schmidt 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 83
2 Omar Moreno 76
3 Rickey Henderson 65
4 Dave Collins 62
5 Rodney Scott 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 2.21
2 Don Sutton 2.24
3 Jerry Reuss 2.25
4 Steve Carlton 2.27
5 Larry Gura 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 21
2 Steve Carlton 20
3 Larry Gura 18
3 Mike Norris 18
5 Tommy John 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 232
2 Nolan Ryan 148
3 Phil Niekro 143
4 Bert Blyleven 140
5 Len Barker 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 31
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 .487
2 George Brett .481
3 Cecil Cooper .476
4 Luis Salazar .462
5 Jim Gantner .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 7
2 Al Oliver 6
3 Bob Horner 5
3 Steve Kemp 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 18
1 Al Oliver 18
1 Gorman Thomas 18
4 George Brett 16
5 Cecil Cooper 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 11
2 Omar Moreno 10
3 Ron LeFlore 9
4 Ruppert Jones 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.00
1 Greg Minton 0.00
3 Bill Gullickson 0.56
4 Mike Norris 0.63
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 4
2 Joe Niekro 3
2 Mike Norris 3
2 Nolan Ryan 3
2 Steve Stone 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 32
1 Steve Carlton 32
3 Nolan Ryan 20
3 Scott Sanderson 20
5 Dennis Eckersley 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Rich Gossage 6
3 Bob Stanley 5
4 Greg Minton 4
4 Shane Rawley 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .470
2 Cecil Cooper .403
3 Mickey Rivers .392
4 Claudell Washington .388
5 Rod Carew .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 10
2 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Ben Oglivie 8
4 Ron Cey 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 31
2 Cecil Cooper 30
3 Gorman Thomas 28
4 Willie Aikens 24
4 Mike Schmidt 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Omar Moreno 18
2 Rodney Scott 18
4 Rickey Henderson 15
5 3 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
2 Greg Minton 1.33
3 Mike Norris 1.38
4 Tom Hume 1.44
5 Rick Langford 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 5
1 Rich Gale 5
1 Bill Gullickson 5
1 Rick Langford 5
1 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Len Barker 46
3 Bill Gullickson 35
4 Dave LaRoche 33
4 2 others tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
1 Bob Stanley 11
3 Rich Gossage 8
3 Greg Minton 8
5 Tug McGraw 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .383
2 Cecil Cooper .344
3 Mickey Rivers .335
4 Willie Wilson .332
5 Rod Carew .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
1 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Mike Schmidt 41
4 Bob Horner 36
4 Ben Oglivie 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 119
2 Reggie Jackson 117
3 George Brett 116
3 Mike Schmidt 116
5 Cecil Cooper 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 96
2 Omar Moreno 95
3 Rickey Henderson 78
4 Willie Wilson 73
5 Dave Collins 66

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.68
2 Jerry Reuss 2.14
3 Don Sutton 2.40
4 Steve Carlton 2.42
5 Rudy May 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 282
2 Nolan Ryan 192
3 Phil Niekro 188
3 J. R. Richard 188
5 Ron Guidry 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 29
2 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Tom Hume 27
4 Kent Tekulve 27