On This Day

Wednesday, October 8, 1980

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1980 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Houston Astros 7
Philadelphia Phillies 4
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Kansas City leads series 1 - 0

New York Yankees 2
Kansas City Royals 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Puhl 3
1 Frank White 3
3 Larry Bowa 2
3 George Brett 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Rick Cerone 1
1 Lou Piniella 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 2
1 Dave Bergman 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 1
1 Frank White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 0.67
2 Dick Ruthven 0.50
3 Larry Gura 0.36
4 Ron Guidry 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Frank LaCorte 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Larry Gura 4
2 Dick Ruthven 4
4 Ron Davis 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Andujar 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Bowa .500
1 Bucky Dent .500
1 Joe Morgan .500
1 Terry Puhl .500
5 2 tied .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Rick Cerone 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 Greg Luzinski 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 3
2 Willie Aikens 2
2 Dave Bergman 2
2 Jose Cruz 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Ray Knight 1
1 Garry Maddox 1
1 3 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Stone 0.00
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
1 Bruce Sutter 0.00
4 Steve Carlton 1.29
5 Larry Gura 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Frank LaCorte 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Ken Forsch 5
3 Larry Gura 4
3 Dick Ruthven 4
3 Bob Welch 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

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

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

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

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