On This Day

Friday, July 4, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 26 .658 --
Tigers 41 32 .562 7.5
Brewers 42 33 .560 7.5
Orioles 42 34 .553 8.0
Red Sox 39 36 .520 10.5
Indians 36 38 .486 13.0
Blue Jays 32 42 .432 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 46 32 .590 --
Rangers 37 40 .481 8.5
White Sox 36 40 .474 9.0
Athletics 35 43 .449 11.0
Mariners 34 44 .436 12.0
Twins 33 44 .429 12.5
Angels 28 47 .373 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 41 34 .547 --
Phillies 40 34 .541 0.5
Pirates 40 37 .519 2.0
Mets 37 39 .487 4.5
Cubs 34 41 .453 7.0
Cardinals 33 45 .423 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 44 31 .587 --
Dodgers 45 33 .577 0.5
Reds 39 37 .513 5.5
Braves 35 40 .467 9.0
Giants 36 42 .462 9.5
Padres 34 45 .430 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Claudell Washington 6
2 Warren Cromartie 5
3 Doug Flynn 4
3 Steve Henderson 4
3 Larry Parrish 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 2
1 Gary Matthews 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
4 John Castino 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Warren Cromartie 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
4 Terry Crowley 3
4 Gary Matthews 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Claudell Washington 3
2 Dave Collins 2
2 Omar Moreno 2
4 Mark Belanger 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Leibrandt 1.50
2 Larry McWilliams 1.00
3 Don Robinson 0.75
3 Don Sutton 0.75
5 Reggie Cleveland 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Doug Capilla 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Danny Darwin 7
2 Charlie Leibrandt 6
2 Bob Owchinko 6
2 Don Robinson 6
2 Nolan Ryan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .343
2 Buddy Bell .338
3 Jorge Orta .331
4 Reggie Smith .331
5 Alan Trammell .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 21
1 Mike Schmidt 21
3 Reggie Jackson 19
4 Dusty Baker 18
4 Steve Garvey 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 65
2 George Hendrick 62
3 Tony Perez 61
4 Al Oliver 58
5 Mike Schmidt 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 48
2 Ron LeFlore 47
3 Dave Collins 37
4 Willie Wilson 35
5 Rickey Henderson 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 1.74
2 J. R. Richard 1.96
3 Britt Burns 2.06
4 Steve Carlton 2.20
5 Don Sutton 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 13
2 Steve Stone 12
3 Tommy John 11
4 Jim Bibby 10
4 6 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 146
2 J. R. Richard 115
3 Ron Guidry 96
4 Nolan Ryan 94
5 Mike Norris 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 19
2 Ed Farmer 17
3 Neil Allen 14
3 Tom Burgmeier 14
3 Dan Quisenberry 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Murphy .460
2 Garry Templeton .426
3 Ken Griffey .423
4 Buddy Bell .413
5 Rich Dauer .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 6
1 Jeff Burroughs 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
4 Bob Horner 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 17
2 Steve Garvey 16
3 Ken Griffey 15
3 Dave Winfield 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 12
2 Ron LeFlore 10
3 Omar Moreno 9
3 Rodney Scott 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 0.00
1 Neil Allen 0.00
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.00
4 Don Sutton 0.53
5 Aurelio Lopez 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Moose Haas 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moose Haas 22
2 Mike Norris 21
2 Steve Stone 21
4 Jerry Koosman 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 5
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Joe Sambito 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Denny Walling .420
2 Miguel Dilone .404
3 Warren Cromartie .392
4 Mike Easler .390
5 Toby Harrah .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Dale Murphy 10
3 Dusty Baker 9
4 Ben Oglivie 8
4 Gorman Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 29
1 Tony Perez 29
3 George Hendrick 25
4 Dusty Baker 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Dave Collins 21
3 Omar Moreno 20
4 Miguel Dilone 16
5 Willie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hausman 0.59
2 Jerry Reuss 0.71
3 Neil Allen 1.08
4 Reggie Cleveland 1.47
5 Scott Sanderson 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 6
2 Darrell Jackson 5
2 Jack Morris 5
2 Steve Rogers 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 55
2 Steve Stone 40
3 J. R. Richard 38
4 Jim Bibby 33
4 Darrell Jackson 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Aurelio Lopez 6
3 Dan Quisenberry 6
3 Joe Sambito 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .344
2 Fred Lynn .336
3 George Brett .331
3 Paul Molitor .331
5 Jorge Orta .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Ben Oglivie 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 126
2 Mike Schmidt 121
3 Gorman Thomas 110
4 Dave Winfield 109
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 92
2 Ron LeFlore 85
3 Willie Wilson 82
4 Rickey Henderson 63
5 Dave Collins 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.12
2 Jerry Reuss 2.23
3 David Palmer 2.40
4 John Fulgham 2.51
5 Don Sutton 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
2 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Ron Guidry 21
2 Jack Morris 21
2 J. R. Richard 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 296
2 Steve Carlton 265
3 Phil Niekro 210
4 Ron Guidry 208
5 Nolan Ryan 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Ed Farmer 31
2 Aurelio Lopez 31
4 Kent Tekulve 30
5 Rich Gossage 27