On This Day

Tuesday, September 16, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 52 .639 --
Orioles 86 58 .597 6.0
Red Sox 76 65 .539 14.5
Brewers 77 67 .535 15.0
Tigers 74 70 .514 18.0
Indians 73 70 .510 18.5
Blue Jays 61 83 .424 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 89 55 .618 --
Athletics 73 73 .500 17.0
Rangers 70 74 .486 19.0
Twins 63 80 .441 25.5
White Sox 61 82 .427 27.5
Angels 58 84 .408 30.0
Mariners 52 92 .361 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 81 64 .559 --
Phillies 78 66 .542 2.5
Pirates 76 69 .524 5.0
Cardinals 65 80 .448 16.0
Mets 61 84 .421 20.0
Cubs 56 88 .389 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 62 .569 --
Astros 82 62 .569 --
Reds 78 67 .538 4.5
Braves 76 68 .528 6.0
Giants 68 76 .472 14.0
Padres 64 81 .441 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Stapleton 5
2 Gary Carter 4
2 Warren Cromartie 4
2 Jerry Royster 4
2 Frank Taveras 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 Cliff Johnson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Kemp 4
2 Cliff Johnson 3
3 Carlton Fisk 2
3 Oscar Gamble 2
3 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Mazzilli 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Medich 0.86
2 Phil Niekro 0.80
3 Ed Whitson 0.67
4 Jim Bibby 0.57
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Medich 6
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Steve Stone 5
4 Jim Bibby 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .396
2 Cecil Cooper .357
3 Miguel Dilone .349
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Buddy Bell .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Ben Oglivie 35
4 Gorman Thomas 34
5 Bob Horner 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 108
2 Al Oliver 104
2 Mike Schmidt 104
4 George Hendrick 102
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 92
2 Omar Moreno 87
3 Rickey Henderson 81
4 Dave Collins 68
5 Willie Wilson 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.16
2 Jerry Reuss 2.18
3 Mike Norris 2.24
4 Steve Carlton 2.29
5 Rudy May 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Tommy John 21
4 Mike Norris 20
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 257
2 Nolan Ryan 172
3 Len Barker 163
4 Phil Niekro 162
5 Bert Blyleven 160

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 28
3 Ed Farmer 27
4 Bruce Sutter 26
5 4 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Mumphrey .447
2 Leon Durham .439
3 Willie Aikens .436
4 Broderick Perkins .429
5 Warren Cromartie .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 6
2 Bob Horner 5
2 John Mayberry 5
2 Mitchell Page 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 15
2 Willie Aikens 13
2 Bob Horner 13
2 Gene Tenace 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Ivan de Jesus 9
3 Bobby Brown 7
3 Omar Moreno 7
3 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marty Bystrom 0.00
1 Scott Sanderson 0.00
1 Ron Davis 0.00
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Willie Hernandez 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 28
2 Nolan Ryan 22
2 Mario Soto 22
4 Jim Clancy 21
4 Tom Seaver 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Rick Camp 5
2 Doug Corbett 5
4 Ed Farmer 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Mumphrey .411
2 George Brett .408
3 Cecil Cooper .389
4 Lou Piniella .383
5 Terry Whitfield .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
2 Eddie Murray 9
2 Mitchell Page 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
5 Al Oliver 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 33
2 Eddie Murray 25
2 Al Oliver 25
4 Willie Aikens 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
1 Omar Moreno 20
3 Willie Wilson 16
4 Ron LeFlore 15
5 Rodney Scott 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 1.27
2 Mario Soto 1.49
3 Rudy May 1.50
4 Tom Underwood 1.63
5 Steve Rogers 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Bill Gullickson 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 57
2 Len Barker 51
3 Bill Gullickson 49
4 Nolan Ryan 37
4 Mario Soto 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Rick Camp 8
4 Doug Corbett 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .392
2 Cecil Cooper .355
3 Miguel Dilone .347
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Mickey Rivers .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 116
2 Mike Schmidt 115
3 George Hendrick 112
4 Al Oliver 111
5 Steve Garvey 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 99
2 Omar Moreno 95
3 Rickey Henderson 87
4 Willie Wilson 75
5 Dave Collins 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.12
2 Don Sutton 2.15
3 Mike Norris 2.23
4 Rudy May 2.33
5 Steve Carlton 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Tommy John 24
3 Steve Stone 23
4 Larry Gura 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 288
2 Nolan Ryan 193
3 Phil Niekro 184
4 Len Barker 172
5 Bert Blyleven 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 35
2 Rich Gossage 31
3 Ed Farmer 29
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Tom Hume 24