On This Day

Friday, October 10, 1980

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1980 Playoffs

Houston leads series 2 - 1

Philadelphia Phillies 0
Houston Astros 1
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Kansas City wins series 3 - 0

Kansas City Royals 4
New York Yankees 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Aikens 3
1 Bob Watson 3
3 Enos Cabell 2
3 Garry Maddox 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Frank White 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 3
2 Rick Cerone 1
2 Denny Walling 1
2 Frank White 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 1
1 Mike Schmidt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Splittorff 0.43
2 Tommy John 0.33
3 Larry Christenson 0.29
3 Joe Niekro 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Dave Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy John 3
1 Paul Splittorff 3
3 Larry Christenson 2
3 Joe Niekro 2
3 Dave Smith 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank White .545
2 Terry Puhl .500
2 Bob Watson .500
4 Jose Cruz .444
5 Garry Maddox .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 2
2 Rick Cerone 1
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 Greg Luzinski 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
3 Greg Luzinski 3
3 Frank White 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 2
1 Amos Otis 2
3 Rod Carew 1
3 Phil Garner 1
3 4 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Niekro 0.00
1 Larry Christenson 0.00
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
1 Steve Stone 0.00
1 Tom Underwood 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Frank LaCorte 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 8
2 Nolan Ryan 6
3 Ken Forsch 5
4 Larry Gura 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 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