On This Day

Friday, August 29, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 50 .606 --
Orioles 75 51 .595 1.5
Red Sox 68 56 .548 7.5
Tigers 67 59 .532 9.5
Indians 66 60 .524 10.5
Brewers 67 64 .511 12.0
Blue Jays 52 75 .409 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 45 .651 --
Athletics 65 64 .504 19.0
Rangers 63 65 .492 20.5
Twins 57 73 .438 27.5
White Sox 53 71 .427 28.5
Angels 50 76 .397 32.5
Mariners 46 81 .362 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 69 58 .543 --
Pirates 70 59 .543 --
Phillies 67 58 .536 1.0
Mets 58 69 .457 11.0
Cardinals 56 70 .444 12.5
Cubs 50 76 .397 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 73 55 .570 --
Dodgers 70 57 .551 2.5
Reds 69 59 .539 4.0
Giants 64 63 .504 8.5
Braves 64 64 .500 9.0
Padres 53 75 .414 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 3
1 Rick Burleson 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal McRae 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Joe Charboneau 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 6
2 Hal McRae 4
2 Jim Morrison 4
4 Steve Kemp 3
4 Bob Watson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Molinaro 3
2 Garry Maddox 2
2 Willie Wilson 2
4 Alan Bannister 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.50
2 Silvio Martinez 0.75
3 Milt Wilcox 0.62
4 Mike Torrez 0.60
5 4 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tommy Boggs 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Steve Mura 6
3 Dave Smith 5
3 Milt Wilcox 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .404
2 Cecil Cooper .355
3 Miguel Dilone .344
4 Rod Carew .334
5 Willie Wilson .333

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 98
2 Cecil Cooper 96
3 George Brett 95
4 Reggie Jackson 93
4 Mike Schmidt 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 84
2 Omar Moreno 77
3 Rickey Henderson 66
4 Dave Collins 62
5 Willie Wilson 56

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 Tommy John 18
3 Mike Norris 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 232
2 Nolan Ryan 150
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 2 others tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .475
2 Lou Piniella .465
3 Luis Salazar .452
4 Cecil Cooper .429
5 Dan Ford .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Oliver 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
3 Steve Kemp 5
3 Dale Murphy 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 20
2 Al Oliver 19
3 George Brett 17
3 Gorman Thomas 17
5 Steve Kemp 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
1 Rodney Scott 11
3 Ron LeFlore 10
4 Willie Wilson 8
5 Ruppert Jones 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.00
1 Greg Minton 0.00
3 Bill Gullickson 0.56
4 Rick Camp 0.69
4 Joe Sambito 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Len Barker 27
3 Scott Sanderson 20
4 Dennis Eckersley 19
5 Dennis Leonard 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Rich Gossage 6
3 Tug McGraw 4
3 Shane Rawley 4
3 Bob Stanley 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .453
2 Cecil Cooper .392
3 Bill Madlock .387
4 Alan Bannister .386
5 Mickey Rivers .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 10
2 Steve Kemp 8
2 Al Oliver 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 31
2 Cecil Cooper 29
3 Gorman Thomas 27
4 Willie Aikens 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Omar Moreno 19
3 Rodney Scott 17
4 Rickey Henderson 16
5 Gene Richards 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 1.19
2 Mike Norris 1.38
3 Tom Hume 1.38
4 Greg Minton 1.44
5 Rick Langford 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Rick Langford 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Len Barker 46
3 Nolan Ryan 35
4 Dave LaRoche 33
4 Rick Reuschel 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .380
2 Cecil Cooper .345
3 Mickey Rivers .334
4 Willie Wilson .332
5 Rod Carew .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Bob Horner 36
4 Ben Oglivie 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 118
2 Reggie Jackson 117
3 George Brett 115
4 Mike Schmidt 114
5 Cecil Cooper 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 97
2 Omar Moreno 96
3 Rickey Henderson 79
4 Willie Wilson 75
5 Dave Collins 66

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.68
2 Jerry Reuss 2.05
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
3 Tommy John 22
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 282
2 Nolan Ryan 194
3 Phil Niekro 188
3 J. R. Richard 188
5 Ron Guidry 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Rich Gossage 28
3 Tom Hume 28
5 Kent Tekulve 26