On This Day

Wednesday, July 16, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 29 .659 --
Brewers 48 38 .558 8.5
Tigers 44 37 .543 10.0
Orioles 46 39 .541 10.0
Red Sox 44 41 .518 12.0
Indians 40 43 .482 15.0
Blue Jays 36 47 .434 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 53 34 .609 --
Rangers 41 45 .477 11.5
White Sox 40 46 .465 12.5
Twins 40 46 .465 12.5
Athletics 40 48 .455 13.5
Mariners 36 50 .419 16.5
Angels 32 53 .376 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 46 38 .548 --
Pirates 47 39 .547 0.0
Phillies 45 38 .542 0.5
Mets 42 43 .494 4.5
Cardinals 38 49 .437 9.5
Cubs 36 48 .429 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 49 37 .570 --
Dodgers 49 38 .563 0.5
Reds 44 43 .506 5.5
Giants 43 45 .489 7.0
Braves 39 46 .459 9.5
Padres 37 51 .420 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 2
1 John Mayberry 2
3 Cecil Cooper 1
3 Rick Dempsey 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Dempsey 5
2 Dave Roberts 4
3 Gary Matthews 3
3 John Mayberry 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brian Kingman 1.40
2 Dave Stieb 1.20
3 Wayne Garland 1.00
3 Mario Soto 1.00
5 Tom Underwood 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Jon Matlack 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 8
1 Rick Reuschel 8
1 Mario Soto 8
4 Wayne Garland 7
4 Brian Kingman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Sammy Stewart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .347
2 Cecil Cooper .347
3 Manny Trillo .331
4 Reggie Smith .329
5 Garry Templeton .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 23
1 Ben Oglivie 23
3 Mike Schmidt 22
4 Dusty Baker 19
4 George Hendrick 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 70
2 George Hendrick 69
3 Tony Perez 68
4 Ben Oglivie 66
5 Al Oliver 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 51
1 Omar Moreno 51
3 Dave Collins 45
4 Rickey Henderson 42
5 Willie Wilson 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 1.82
2 J. R. Richard 1.90
3 Steve Carlton 2.20
4 Larry Gura 2.22
5 Don Sutton 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 14
1 Steve Stone 14
3 Tommy John 13
4 Jim Bibby 11
4 4 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 158
2 J. R. Richard 119
3 Ron Guidry 106
4 Nolan Ryan 103
5 2 tied 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 20
2 Ed Farmer 18
2 Dan Quisenberry 18
4 Neil Allen 15
4 Tom Burgmeier 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Easler .441
2 Charlie Moore .436
3 Lonnie Smith .425
4 Rick Cerone .417
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Mazzilli 8
2 Bob Horner 7
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 George Foster 5
3 Gary Matthews 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 16
1 Lee Mazzilli 16
3 Bob Horner 15
3 Richie Zisk 15
5 Gary Matthews 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 13
2 Gene Richards 10
3 Rickey Henderson 9
4 Willie Wilson 8
5 Bill North 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ross Baumgarten 0.60
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.60
1 Don Sutton 0.60
4 Frank Tanana 0.72
5 Doug Corbett 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Steve Stone 3
1 Bob Walk 3
4 Jim Bibby 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 22
3 Phil Niekro 21
4 Brian Kingman 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
3 Mark Clear 3
3 Doug Corbett 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .410
2 Richie Hebner .391
2 Ken Singleton .391
4 Warren Cromartie .387
5 Miguel Dilone .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 10
1 Lee Mazzilli 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 Graig Nettles 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Zisk 29
2 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Steve Garvey 26
4 Richie Hebner 25
5 Ray Knight 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 21
2 Miguel Dilone 16
2 Ron LeFlore 16
2 Gene Richards 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.96
2 Jerry Reuss 1.14
3 Frank Tanana 1.50
4 Dick Ruthven 1.59
5 Dave Stieb 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 7
2 Tommy John 5
2 Jack Morris 5
2 Bill Travers 5
2 Ed Whitson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Stone 43
2 Steve Carlton 40
3 Mario Soto 38
4 Bert Blyleven 35
4 3 others tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Rich Gossage 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .357
2 Keith Hernandez .341
3 Paul Molitor .335
4 Cecil Cooper .331
5 Pete Rose .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 40
2 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Ben Oglivie 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 125
2 Cecil Cooper 113
3 Ray Knight 109
4 Dusty Baker 107
4 3 others tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 89
2 Willie Wilson 87
3 Ron LeFlore 80
4 Rickey Henderson 69
5 Dave Collins 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.82
2 Jerry Reuss 1.95
3 Don Sutton 2.50
4 David Palmer 2.56
5 John Fulgham 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
2 Tommy John 21
2 J. R. Richard 21
5 Jack Morris 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 275
2 Steve Carlton 258
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Ron Guidry 198
5 Bert Blyleven 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Ed Farmer 31
3 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Rich Gossage 29
4 Aurelio Lopez 29