On This Day

Friday, September 12, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 52 .631 --
Orioles 85 56 .603 4.0
Red Sox 75 63 .543 12.5
Brewers 75 67 .528 14.5
Tigers 72 68 .514 16.5
Indians 71 68 .511 17.0
Blue Jays 60 81 .426 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 88 54 .620 --
Athletics 71 71 .500 17.0
Rangers 69 71 .493 18.0
Twins 61 80 .433 26.5
White Sox 60 79 .432 26.5
Angels 56 84 .400 31.0
Mariners 51 89 .364 36.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 78 63 .553 --
Phillies 76 65 .539 2.0
Pirates 74 68 .521 4.5
Cardinals 64 77 .454 14.0
Mets 59 82 .418 19.0
Cubs 55 85 .393 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 60 .571 --
Astros 80 60 .571 --
Reds 77 64 .546 3.5
Braves 72 68 .514 8.0
Giants 67 73 .479 13.0
Padres 62 79 .440 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Miguel Dilone 4
1 Ron Jackson 4
1 Mickey Rivers 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitchell Page 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Glenn Borgmann 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Borgmann 4
1 Chris Chambliss 4
1 Leon Durham 4
4 Larry Harlow 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leon Durham 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Alan Trammell 2
4 Alan Bannister 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Eichelberger 1.33
1 Moose Haas 1.33
3 Rudy May 0.78
4 Rick Rhoden 0.71
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Jim Dorsey 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Rick Langford 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Langford 8
2 Rudy May 7
2 Phil Niekro 7
4 Dave LaRoche 6
4 Jeff Reardon 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .396
2 Cecil Cooper .360
3 Miguel Dilone .349
4 Mickey Rivers .333
5 Rod Carew .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Ben Oglivie 34
3 Gorman Thomas 34
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 106
2 Al Oliver 103
3 Mike Schmidt 102
4 George Hendrick 101
5 George Brett 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 91
2 Omar Moreno 85
3 Rickey Henderson 77
4 Dave Collins 67
5 Willie Wilson 63

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.16
2 Jerry Reuss 2.24
3 Mike Norris 2.27
4 Rudy May 2.30
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 Len Barker 163
4 Bert Blyleven 160
5 2 tied 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
2 Rich Gossage 27
3 Ed Farmer 26
3 Bruce Sutter 26
5 3 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .487
2 Cesar Cedeno .422
3 George Foster .411
4 Leon Durham .410
5 Cecil Cooper .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitchell Page 7
2 Dale Murphy 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Ken Singleton 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 15
1 Dale Murphy 15
3 Gene Tenace 14
4 Tony Armas 13
4 5 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Al Bumbry 9
2 Omar Moreno 9
2 Willie Wilson 9
5 Ron LeFlore 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Howe 0.00
1 Gary Lucas 0.00
3 Steve Rogers 0.69
4 Scott Sanderson 0.82
5 Mario Soto 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Steve Howe 5
4 Tom Burgmeier 4
4 Ed Farmer 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .436
2 George Brett .420
3 Lou Piniella .400
4 Terry Whitfield .397
5 Mickey Rivers .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
1 Mitchell Page 10
1 Gorman Thomas 10
4 Mike Schmidt 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 33
2 Gorman Thomas 27
3 Willie Aikens 26
4 Cecil Cooper 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.96
2 Dick Drago 1.38
3 Scott McGregor 1.39
4 Greg Minton 1.44
5 Rudy May 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Joe Niekro 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 56
2 Steve Carlton 52
3 Bill Gullickson 46
4 Nolan Ryan 40
5 Mario Soto 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Steve Howe 7
4 Rick Camp 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Cecil Cooper .358
3 Miguel Dilone .350
4 Mickey Rivers .335
5 Rod Carew .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Mike Schmidt 41
3 Gorman Thomas 39
4 Bob Horner 38
5 Ben Oglivie 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 116
2 Mike Schmidt 114
3 George Hendrick 112
4 George Brett 111
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 100
2 Omar Moreno 95
3 Rickey Henderson 87
4 Willie Wilson 77
5 Dave Collins 69

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.18
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 Larry Gura 20
4 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 291
2 Nolan Ryan 199
3 Phil Niekro 189
4 Bert Blyleven 177
5 Len Barker 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Rich Gossage 30
3 Ed Farmer 28
3 Bruce Sutter 28
5 2 tied 24