On This Day

Thursday, September 11, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 52 .629 --
Orioles 85 55 .607 3.0
Red Sox 75 62 .547 11.5
Brewers 74 67 .525 14.5
Indians 71 67 .514 16.0
Tigers 71 68 .511 16.5
Blue Jays 59 81 .421 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 88 53 .624 --
Athletics 70 71 .496 18.0
Rangers 69 70 .496 18.0
Twins 61 79 .436 26.5
White Sox 59 79 .428 27.5
Angels 55 84 .396 32.0
Mariners 51 88 .367 36.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 77 63 .550 --
Phillies 76 63 .547 0.5
Pirates 74 67 .525 3.5
Cardinals 62 77 .446 14.5
Mets 59 81 .421 18.0
Cubs 54 85 .388 22.5

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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bumbry 4
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Dave Kingman 3
2 Dave Stapleton 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Garry Hancock 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 5
2 Willie Aikens 2
2 Gary Carter 2
2 Dave Kingman 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Frank White 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.17
2 Dennis Leonard 0.86
3 Dick Ruthven 0.80
4 Dick Drago 0.67
5 Steve Stone 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Ruthven 8
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Steve Stone 7
4 Dennis Leonard 6
5 Luis Tiant 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .396
2 Cecil Cooper .362
3 Miguel Dilone .344
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Mickey Rivers .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Reggie Jackson 36
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 Mike Schmidt 101
4 George Brett 100
5 George Hendrick 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 91
2 Omar Moreno 85
3 Rickey Henderson 75
4 Dave Collins 67
5 Willie Wilson 62

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 23
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 Tommy John 20
4 Mike Norris 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 252
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Bert Blyleven 160
4 Len Barker 159
5 Mike Norris 158

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 Cesar Cedeno .457
3 Cecil Cooper .449
4 Davey Lopes .425
5 George Foster .424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 16
2 Dale Murphy 15
3 Eddie Murray 14
3 Gene Tenace 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 11
2 Omar Moreno 10
3 Al Bumbry 8
3 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Willie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.69
2 Mario Soto 0.84
3 Rudy May 0.92
4 Vida Blue 1.08
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Dick Ruthven 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 33
2 Mario Soto 24
3 Len Barker 20
3 Bert Blyleven 20
3 4 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Rick Camp 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Steve Howe 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .424
2 Cecil Cooper .421
3 Lou Piniella .410
4 Luis Salazar .390
5 Alan Bannister .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 Cecil Cooper 26
2 Gorman Thomas 26
4 Mike Schmidt 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.96
2 Rudy May 1.26
3 Dick Drago 1.38
4 Greg Minton 1.44
5 Bill Gullickson 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Dick Ruthven 5
2 Steve Stone 5

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 Bob Stanley 7
4 Rick Camp 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .390
2 Cecil Cooper .360
3 Miguel Dilone .345
4 Mickey Rivers .331
5 Rod Carew .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 117
2 Mike Schmidt 114
3 George Brett 112
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 George Hendrick 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 Don Sutton 2.16
2 Jerry Reuss 2.20
3 Mike Norris 2.25
4 Steve Carlton 2.34
5 Rudy May 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Steve Stone 24
3 Tommy John 23
4 Dennis Leonard 21
5 Larry Gura 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 291
2 Nolan Ryan 199
3 Phil Niekro 182
4 Bert Blyleven 177
5 3 tied 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Rich Gossage 29
3 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Ed Farmer 27
5 Tom Hume 25