On This Day

Sunday, July 20, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 31 .652 --
Brewers 50 40 .556 8.5
Tigers 47 38 .553 9.0
Orioles 48 41 .539 10.0
Red Sox 46 43 .517 12.0
Indians 41 46 .471 16.0
Blue Jays 38 49 .437 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 55 36 .604 --
Rangers 44 46 .489 10.5
Athletics 44 48 .478 11.5
Twins 42 48 .467 12.5
White Sox 41 49 .456 13.5
Mariners 37 53 .411 17.5
Angels 33 56 .371 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 40 .560 --
Expos 49 40 .551 1.0
Phillies 47 41 .534 2.5
Mets 44 46 .489 6.5
Cardinals 40 51 .440 11.0
Cubs 38 50 .432 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 51 40 .560 --
Dodgers 51 41 .554 0.5
Reds 47 45 .511 4.5
Giants 45 47 .489 6.5
Braves 42 48 .467 8.5
Padres 38 54 .413 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Lacy 6
2 Jim Morrison 4
2 Willie Wilson 4
2 Al Woods 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Castino 1
1 Mike Cubbage 1
1 Mike Easler 1
1 Jim Essian 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 4
1 Robin Yount 4
3 George Brett 3
3 Al Cowens 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 Warren Cromartie 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.20
2 Bert Blyleven 1.40
3 Paul Moskau 0.83
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.78
5 Bob Forsch 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Victor Cruz 9
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .346
2 Willie Wilson .334
3 Buddy Bell .333
3 Manny Trillo .333
5 Reggie Smith .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 26
2 Ben Oglivie 24
3 Mike Schmidt 23
4 Tony Armas 21
5 George Hendrick 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 76
2 Steve Garvey 74
3 Reggie Jackson 72
4 Al Oliver 71
5 Tony Perez 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 56
2 Omar Moreno 53
3 Dave Collins 50
4 Rickey Henderson 43
5 Willie Wilson 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Larry Gura 2.09
3 Don Sutton 2.13
4 Steve Carlton 2.14
5 Jerry Reuss 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
2 Tommy John 14
2 Steve Stone 14
4 Larry Gura 12
4 Mike Norris 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 168
2 J. R. Richard 119
3 Nolan Ryan 114
4 Bert Blyleven 107
4 Ron Guidry 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 20
2 Ed Farmer 19
2 Dan Quisenberry 19
4 Neil Allen 15
4 Tom Burgmeier 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .511
2 Manny Trillo .459
3 Rick Peters .455
4 Willie Wilson .448
5 Bobby Grich .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 7
1 Bob Horner 7
1 Reggie Jackson 7
1 Lee Mazzilli 7
5 George Foster 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 21
2 George Foster 18
3 Tony Armas 15
3 Ellis Valentine 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 11
1 Gene Richards 11
3 Rickey Henderson 9
4 Rafael Landestoy 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.50
1 Dave Stieb 0.50
3 Dennis Martinez 0.63
4 Doug Corbett 0.73
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Joe Sambito 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 25
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Mario Soto 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 Nolan Ryan 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Kent Tekulve 3
3 Bill Castro 2
3 Mark Clear 2
3 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .397
2 Lee Mazzilli .395
3 Mike Easler .394
4 Willie Wilson .389
5 Rick Peters .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 13
2 Lee Mazzilli 12
3 Reggie Jackson 10
4 Tony Armas 9
5 Jeff Burroughs 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Ken Griffey 26
2 Richie Zisk 26
4 Steve Garvey 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 25
2 Ron LeFlore 19
3 Gene Richards 17
4 Rodney Scott 16
5 Omar Moreno 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.84
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.08
3 Dave Stieb 1.26
4 Frank Tanana 1.62
5 Bill Caudill 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 6
2 Tommy John 5
3 Doyle Alexander 4
3 Jim Bibby 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 41
2 Moose Haas 39
3 Fergie Jenkins 37
3 Mario Soto 37
5 3 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
3 Neil Allen 5
3 Mark Clear 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .360
2 Keith Hernandez .344
3 Paul Molitor .337
4 Cecil Cooper .332
5 Willie Wilson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 41
2 Reggie Jackson 38
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Ben Oglivie 34
5 Bob Horner 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 126
2 Cecil Cooper 116
3 Reggie Jackson 113
4 George Brett 112
5 George Hendrick 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 90
2 Willie Wilson 88
3 Ron LeFlore 84
4 Rickey Henderson 69
5 Dave Collins 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.56
2 Jerry Reuss 2.13
3 Rudy May 2.19
4 Don Sutton 2.43
5 David Palmer 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 270
2 Steve Carlton 268
3 Phil Niekro 205
4 Ron Guidry 199
5 Bert Blyleven 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Ed Farmer 30
2 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Rich Gossage 29
4 2 others tied 29