On This Day

Monday, October 6, 1980

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1980 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 7, 1980

Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 59 .636 --
Orioles 100 62 .617 3.0
Brewers 86 76 .531 17.0
Red Sox 83 77 .519 19.0
Tigers 84 78 .519 19.0
Indians 79 81 .494 23.0
Blue Jays 67 95 .414 36.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 97 65 .599 --
Athletics 83 79 .512 14.0
Twins 77 84 .478 19.5
Rangers 76 85 .472 20.5
White Sox 70 90 .438 26.0
Angels 65 95 .406 31.0
Mariners 59 103 .364 38.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 91 71 .562 --
Expos 90 72 .556 1.0
Pirates 83 79 .512 8.0
Cardinals 74 88 .457 17.0
Mets 67 95 .414 24.0
Cubs 64 98 .395 27.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 93 70 .571 --
Dodgers 92 71 .564 1.0
Reds 89 73 .549 3.5
Braves 81 80 .503 11.0
Giants 75 86 .466 17.0
Padres 73 89 .451 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Howe 3
1 Craig Reynolds 3
3 Enos Cabell 2
3 Derrel Thomas 2
5 8 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Howe 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Howe 4
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Rick Monday 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Puhl 2
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Niekro 0.75
2 Dave Goltz 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Niekro 6
2 Bobby Castillo 2
2 Dave Goltz 2
4 Fernando Valenzuela 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .390
2 Cecil Cooper .352
3 Miguel Dilone .341
4 Mickey Rivers .333
5 Rod Carew .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 48
2 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Ben Oglivie 41
4 Gorman Thomas 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 122
2 Mike Schmidt 121
3 George Brett 118
3 Ben Oglivie 118
5 Al Oliver 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 100
2 Ron LeFlore 97
3 Omar Moreno 96
4 Dave Collins 79
4 Willie Wilson 79

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.20
2 Steve Carlton 2.34
3 Vern Ruhle 2.37
4 Rudy May 2.46
5 Jerry Reuss 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Tommy John 22
3 Mike Norris 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 286
2 Nolan Ryan 200
3 Len Barker 187
4 Mario Soto 182
5 Mike Norris 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 33
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
3 Ed Farmer 30
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Tim Stoddard 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .477
2 Roy Howell .472
3 Chris Speier .436
4 Reggie Jackson .432
5 Andre Dawson .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Ben Oglivie 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 14
1 Eddie Murray 14
3 Hal McRae 13
3 Jim Rice 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Ozzie Smith 9
3 Omar Moreno 7
3 Gene Richards 7
3 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Steve McCatty 0.50
3 Joe Niekro 0.52
4 Randy Martz 0.56
5 Doug Bird 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 4
2 Jerry Koosman 3
2 Tug McGraw 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Nolan Ryan 22
3 Don Robinson 19
4 Britt Burns 18
4 Joe Niekro 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Speier .388
2 Mike Easler .383
3 Jim Rice .381
4 Bill Buckner .366
5 2 tied .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 John Mayberry 10
3 Eddie Murray 9
4 Ben Oglivie 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 32
2 Jim Rice 30
3 Ben Oglivie 26
4 Willie Aikens 24
4 Mike Schmidt 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 30
2 Willie Wilson 20
3 Ozzie Smith 17
4 Omar Moreno 15
5 Dave Collins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.29
2 Matt Keough 1.42
3 Marty Bystrom 1.50
4 Mario Soto 1.60
5 Dave Tobik 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 6
2 Marty Bystrom 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Rick Langford 5
2 Tug McGraw 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 45
2 Nolan Ryan 41
3 Steve Carlton 39
3 Bill Gullickson 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Rick Camp 9
3 Doug Corbett 8
4 Tim Stoddard 7
5 Ed Farmer 6