On This Day

Saturday, September 20, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 54 .635 --
Orioles 90 58 .608 4.0
Brewers 81 69 .540 14.0
Red Sox 78 67 .538 14.5
Tigers 76 72 .514 18.0
Indians 74 73 .503 19.5
Blue Jays 62 86 .419 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 92 57 .617 --
Athletics 75 75 .500 17.5
Rangers 71 77 .480 20.5
Twins 66 82 .446 25.5
White Sox 62 84 .425 28.5
Angels 61 86 .415 30.0
Mariners 53 95 .358 38.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 82 66 .554 --
Phillies 80 67 .544 1.5
Pirates 77 71 .520 5.0
Cardinals 67 81 .453 15.0
Mets 63 85 .426 19.0
Cubs 57 90 .388 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 64 .568 --
Astros 84 64 .568 0.0
Reds 81 68 .544 3.5
Braves 77 71 .520 7.0
Giants 70 78 .473 14.0
Padres 66 83 .443 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 4
1 Carney Lansford 4
3 Alan Bannister 3
3 Bruce Benedict 3
3 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
2 Jack Brohamer 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Kemp 6
2 Tony Armas 5
3 Ken Griffey 3
3 Willie Horton 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Kim Allen 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.89
2 Matt Keough 0.67
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.60
4 Steve Stone 0.56
5 Nolan Ryan 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Mike Stanton 7
3 Lynn McGlothen 6
3 Nolan Ryan 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Dyar Miller 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .396
2 Cecil Cooper .354
3 Miguel Dilone .343
4 Rod Carew .331
5 Mickey Rivers .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Ben Oglivie 36
3 Gorman Thomas 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 112
2 Al Oliver 109
2 Mike Schmidt 109
4 Ben Oglivie 106
5 George Hendrick 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 93
2 Omar Moreno 89
3 Rickey Henderson 84
4 Dave Collins 72
5 Willie Wilson 71

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.13
2 Mike Norris 2.24
3 Rudy May 2.34
4 Steve Carlton 2.35
5 Jerry Reuss 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Tommy John 21
4 Mike Norris 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 263
2 Nolan Ryan 178
3 Len Barker 171
4 Mario Soto 164
5 Bert Blyleven 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 29
3 Ed Farmer 27
4 Bruce Sutter 26
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .424
2 Leon Durham .423
3 Cesar Cedeno .417
4 Willie Aikens .415
5 Rick Cerone .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 7
2 Eddie Murray 6
3 Bob Horner 5
3 Mitchell Page 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 17
1 Jim Rice 17
3 Willie Aikens 15
4 John Mayberry 14
4 Ben Oglivie 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 14
2 Willie Wilson 12
3 Ivan de Jesus 8
3 Omar Moreno 8
3 Ozzie Smith 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Sambito 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
3 Mario Soto 1.17
4 Marty Bystrom 1.21
5 Phil Niekro 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Bystrom 3
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 27
2 Bill Gullickson 26
3 Rudy May 22
3 Steve Stone 22
5 Len Barker 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Rick Camp 5
2 Doug Corbett 5
4 Andy Hassler 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Mumphrey .422
2 Mickey Rivers .380
3 Ken Oberkfell .373
4 Dave Stapleton .371
5 Lou Piniella .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 9
1 Dale Murphy 9
1 Mitchell Page 9
1 Gorman Thomas 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 28
2 Eddie Murray 27
2 Jim Rice 27
4 Steve Kemp 24
4 Ken Singleton 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 22
2 Willie Wilson 20
3 Omar Moreno 19
4 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Rodney Scott 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.95
2 Joe Sambito 1.29
3 Tom Seaver 1.59
4 Floyd Bannister 1.66
4 Rudy May 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Scott McGregor 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 52
2 Len Barker 47
3 Bill Gullickson 46
4 Rudy May 42
5 Mario Soto 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 9
1 Rich Gossage 9
3 Steve Howe 8
4 Doug Corbett 7
4 Ed Farmer 7