On This Day

Wednesday, October 1, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 58 .633 --
Orioles 98 61 .616 2.5
Brewers 85 75 .531 16.0
Red Sox 82 74 .526 17.0
Tigers 83 75 .525 17.0
Indians 78 79 .497 21.5
Blue Jays 64 94 .405 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 94 64 .595 --
Athletics 82 77 .516 12.5
Twins 74 82 .474 19.0
Rangers 73 83 .468 20.0
White Sox 66 90 .423 27.0
Angels 65 92 .414 28.5
Mariners 59 99 .373 35.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 89 70 .560 --
Phillies 88 70 .557 0.5
Pirates 81 78 .509 8.0
Cardinals 72 87 .453 17.0
Mets 66 93 .415 23.0
Cubs 63 95 .399 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 91 67 .576 --
Dodgers 89 69 .563 2.0
Reds 87 72 .547 4.5
Braves 80 77 .510 10.5
Giants 73 84 .465 17.5
Padres 71 88 .447 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wally Backman 4
1 Bobby Brown 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Charlie Moore 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Rick Cerone 1
1 Terry Crowley 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Ferguson 6
2 Oscar Gamble 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Enrique Romo 4
2 Ken Singleton 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ozzie Smith 3
2 Charlie Moore 2
3 Wally Backman 1
3 George Brett 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 2.50
2 David Palmer 1.67
3 Mike Norris 0.64
4 Burt Hooton 0.60
5 Tom Seaver 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
1 David Palmer 10
3 Mike Norris 7
4 Victor Cruz 6
4 Burt Hooton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Dennis Martinez 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 Lary Sorensen 1
1 Pat Underwood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Cecil Cooper .357
3 Miguel Dilone .340
4 Mickey Rivers .331
5 Rod Carew .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Ben Oglivie 40
3 Reggie Jackson 39
4 Gorman Thomas 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 121
2 Ben Oglivie 117
3 George Brett 116
3 Mike Schmidt 116
5 Eddie Murray 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 98
2 Omar Moreno 96
3 Ron LeFlore 94
4 Willie Wilson 77
5 Dave Collins 76

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.21
2 Steve Carlton 2.34
3 Vern Ruhle 2.40
4 Rudy May 2.46
5 Mike Norris 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Tommy John 22
3 Mike Norris 22
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 286
2 Nolan Ryan 191
3 Len Barker 181
4 Mike Norris 180
5 Mario Soto 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 31
3 Ed Farmer 29
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Tim Stoddard 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .500
2 Andre Dawson .475
3 Alan Bannister .429
3 Mike Easler .429
5 Jay Johnstone .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 George Brett 5
2 Ben Oglivie 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Ken Singleton 18
3 Eddie Murray 17
3 Ben Oglivie 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Willie Wilson 12
3 Ozzie Smith 10
4 Kim Allen 9
4 Omar Moreno 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Smith 0.00
2 Mario Soto 0.39
3 Doug Bird 0.67
3 Tom Tellmann 0.67
5 Don Aase 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Bystrom 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
1 Vern Ruhle 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 29
2 Dennis Leonard 27
3 Mike Norris 21
4 Floyd Bannister 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 4
1 Tim Stoddard 4
3 Doug Corbett 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .380
2 Jim Rice .377
3 Jerry Mumphrey .371
4 Chet Lemon .370
5 Gary Carter .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 John Mayberry 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
4 Tony Armas 8
4 Ben Oglivie 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 32
1 Jim Rice 32
3 Ben Oglivie 29
4 Ken Singleton 28
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Willie Wilson 20
3 Omar Moreno 17
4 Ozzie Smith 16
5 Dave Collins 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.92
2 Matt Keough 1.31
3 Tom Underwood 1.35
4 Marty Bystrom 1.50
5 Tom Seaver 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Bystrom 5
1 Rick Langford 5
3 Jim Bibby 4
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 54
2 Bill Gullickson 46
3 Len Barker 42
4 Nolan Ryan 41
4 Mario Soto 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 10
2 Rich Gossage 9
3 Doug Corbett 8
4 Tim Stoddard 7
5 5 tied 5