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Saturday, October 18, 1980

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1980 World Series

Series tied 2 - 2

Philadelphia Phillies 3
Kansas City Royals 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Aikens 2
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Hal McRae 2
1 Amos Otis 2
1 Pete Rose 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 3
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 George Brett 1
2 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Leonard 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dickie Noles 6
2 Dennis Leonard 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .533
2 Amos Otis .529
3 Willie Aikens .467
3 Bake McBride .467
5 Larry Bowa .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 4
2 Amos Otis 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Bake McBride 1
3 Mike Schmidt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 8
2 Amos Otis 6
3 Bake McBride 4
4 Bob Boone 3
4 Mike Schmidt 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 3
2 Willie Wilson 2
3 Dave Chalk 1
3 Clint Hurdle 1
3 Frank White 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dickie Noles 1.93
2 Renie Martin 2.45
3 Dick Ruthven 3.00
3 Larry Gura 3.00
5 Steve Carlton 3.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Bob Walk 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Dick Ruthven 7
3 Dickie Noles 6
4 Dennis Leonard 5
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Puhl .526
2 Amos Otis .448
3 Willie Aikens .423
4 Jose Cruz .400
4 Hal McRae .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 4
2 George Brett 3
3 Amos Otis 2
4 Rick Cerone 1
4 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 10
2 George Brett 6
2 Amos Otis 6
4 Bob Boone 5
4 Manny Trillo 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 4
2 Garry Maddox 2
2 Bake McBride 2
2 Amos Otis 2
2 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Niekro 0.00
2 Dickie Noles 1.23
3 Larry Gura 2.40
4 Renie Martin 2.45
5 Dick Ruthven 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 2
1 Dennis Leonard 2
1 Dan Quisenberry 2
4 Warren Brusstar 1
4 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 16
2 Nolan Ryan 14
3 Dennis Leonard 13
4 Dick Ruthven 11
5 Tug McGraw 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 3
2 Dan Quisenberry 2
3 Joaquin Andujar 1
3 Ron Reed 1
3 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