On This Day

Saturday, October 11, 1980

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1980 Playoffs

Series tied 2 - 2

Philadelphia Phillies 5
Houston Astros 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bake McBride 2
1 Pete Rose 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
1 Manny Trillo 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Trillo 2
2 Art Howe 1
2 Rafael Landestoy 1
2 Greg Luzinski 1
2 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Rafael Landestoy 1
1 Bake McBride 1
1 Terry Puhl 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 0.33
1 Vern Ruhle 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Brusstar 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Sambito 5
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Vern Ruhle 3
4 Tug McGraw 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank White .545
2 Bob Watson .500
3 Terry Puhl .462
4 Willie Randolph .412
5 Pete Rose .389

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 Greg Luzinski 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
4 Terry Puhl 3
4 Frank White 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 2
1 Bake McBride 2
1 Amos Otis 2
4 Larry Bowa 1
4 9 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Niekro 0.00
1 Larry Christenson 0.00
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
4 Paul Splittorff 1.69
5 Larry Gura 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Frank LaCorte 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 8
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Joe Sambito 6
5 Ken Forsch 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 2
2 Joaquin Andujar 1
2 Dan Quisenberry 1
2 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