On This Day

Wednesday, September 10, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 52 .626 --
Orioles 84 55 .604 3.0
Red Sox 75 61 .551 10.5
Brewers 74 67 .525 14.0
Indians 71 67 .514 15.5
Tigers 71 68 .511 16.0
Blue Jays 59 80 .424 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 87 53 .621 --
Athletics 70 71 .496 17.5
Rangers 69 70 .496 17.5
Twins 61 79 .436 26.0
White Sox 59 79 .428 27.0
Angels 55 83 .399 31.0
Mariners 51 88 .367 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 76 63 .547 --
Phillies 75 63 .543 0.5
Pirates 73 67 .521 3.5
Cardinals 62 76 .449 13.5
Mets 59 80 .424 17.0
Cubs 54 84 .391 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 60 .568 --
Astros 79 60 .568 --
Reds 77 63 .550 2.5
Braves 71 68 .511 8.0
Giants 67 72 .482 12.0
Padres 62 78 .443 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Bake McBride 4
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Tim Corcoran 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Kelly 5
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Tim Corcoran 3
2 Terry Crowley 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kim Allen 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gullickson 3.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Bob Knepper 0.80
4 Marty Bystrom 0.71
4 Roger Erickson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 18
2 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Rick Waits 8
4 Jim Clancy 6
4 John Curtis 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Dave LaPoint 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .396
2 Cecil Cooper .362
3 Miguel Dilone .344
4 Rod Carew .334
5 Mickey Rivers .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Ben Oglivie 34
4 Gorman Thomas 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 106
2 Al Oliver 102
3 George Brett 100
3 Mike Schmidt 100
5 George Hendrick 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 90
2 Omar Moreno 85
3 Rickey Henderson 75
4 Dave Collins 67
5 Willie Wilson 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.15
2 Jerry Reuss 2.24
3 Mike Norris 2.27
4 Rudy May 2.29
5 Steve Carlton 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 Tommy John 20
4 Mike Norris 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 252
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Len Barker 159
4 Mike Norris 158
5 Mario Soto 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
2 Rich Gossage 26
2 Bruce Sutter 26
4 Ed Farmer 25
5 3 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .500
2 George Foster .424
3 Cesar Cedeno .420
4 Dane Iorg .419
5 Cecil Cooper .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
2 Tony Armas 5
2 Mitchell Page 5
2 Jim Rice 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 16
2 Dale Murphy 15
2 Gene Tenace 15
4 Dane Iorg 13
4 Rick Miller 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Omar Moreno 10
3 Ivan de Jesus 7
3 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.69
2 Steve Howe 0.73
3 Mario Soto 0.84
4 Rudy May 0.92
5 Vida Blue 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 33
2 Len Barker 28
2 Steve Carlton 28
4 Mario Soto 24
5 Jim Clancy 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Rick Camp 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .421
2 Lou Piniella .420
3 George Brett .417
4 Luis Salazar .390
5 3 tied .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Bob Horner 9
3 Gorman Thomas 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Cecil Cooper 26
3 Gorman Thomas 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 19
2 Ron LeFlore 18
3 Rickey Henderson 17
4 Rodney Scott 15
5 Willie Wilson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.96
2 Rudy May 1.19
3 Greg Minton 1.38
4 Bill Gullickson 1.55
5 Mike Norris 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 6
2 Tommy John 5
3 Vida Blue 4
3 Tommy Boggs 4
3 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 57
2 Len Barker 52
3 Bill Gullickson 46
4 Nolan Ryan 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Rick Camp 7
3 Greg Minton 7
3 Bob Stanley 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .386
2 Cecil Cooper .362
3 Miguel Dilone .345
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Mickey Rivers .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Bob Horner 38
3 Ben Oglivie 38
3 Gorman Thomas 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 119
2 Mike Schmidt 115
3 George Brett 112
3 Steve Garvey 112
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 101
2 Omar Moreno 95
3 Rickey Henderson 85
4 Willie Wilson 76
5 Dave Collins 69

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.87
2 Don Sutton 2.17
3 Jerry Reuss 2.20
4 Mike Norris 2.25
5 Steve Carlton 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 291
2 Nolan Ryan 199
3 Phil Niekro 182
4 J. R. Richard 174
5 Bert Blyleven 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Rich Gossage 30
3 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Ed Farmer 27
5 Tom Hume 25