On This Day

Monday, July 21, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 32 .644 --
Brewers 51 40 .560 7.5
Tigers 48 38 .558 8.0
Orioles 49 42 .538 9.5
Red Sox 46 44 .511 12.0
Indians 41 47 .466 16.0
Blue Jays 39 49 .443 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 56 36 .609 --
Rangers 45 46 .495 10.5
Athletics 44 49 .473 12.5
Twins 43 49 .467 13.0
White Sox 41 50 .451 14.5
Mariners 38 53 .418 17.5
Angels 33 57 .367 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 40 .560 --
Expos 50 40 .556 0.5
Phillies 47 42 .528 3.0
Mets 44 47 .484 7.0
Cardinals 41 51 .446 10.5
Cubs 38 51 .427 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 52 40 .565 --
Dodgers 51 42 .548 1.5
Reds 48 45 .516 4.5
Giants 46 47 .495 6.5
Braves 42 49 .462 9.5
Padres 38 54 .413 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Lee May 4
1 Gary Roenicke 4
4 Benny Ayala 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Steve Kemp 2
1 Eddie Murray 2
4 Jeff Burroughs 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 6
1 Dan Graham 6
3 Eddie Murray 5
4 Steve Kemp 4
4 Hosken Powell 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ben Oglivie 2
1 Rodney Scott 2
1 Bump Wills 2
4 Al Bumbry 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hausman 1.00
2 Dennis Leonard 0.83
3 Brian Kingman 0.73
4 Jon Matlack 0.67
4 Rick Reuschel 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Frank LaCorte 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brian Kingman 8
2 Tom Hausman 7
2 Steve Stone 7
4 Bill Caudill 5
4 Dennis Leonard 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 1
1 John Littlefield 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .352
2 Willie Wilson .336
3 Manny Trillo .333
4 Buddy Bell .331
5 Reggie Smith .329

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 73
4 Al Oliver 72
5 Ben Oglivie 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 57
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
1 Steve Stone 15
3 Tommy John 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 Dan Quisenberry 20
1 Bruce Sutter 20
3 Ed Farmer 19
4 Neil Allen 15
4 2 others tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .520
2 Willie Wilson .481
3 Cecil Cooper .466
4 Bobby Grich .439
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 8
2 Tony Armas 7
2 Lee Mazzilli 7
4 Gary Carter 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 20
2 George Foster 19
3 Gary Carter 17
4 Ellis Valentine 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 11
2 Dave Collins 10
3 Rickey Henderson 9
4 Ron LeFlore 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
3 Dave Stieb 0.33
4 Larry Gura 0.50
5 Doug Corbett 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Jon Matlack 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brian Kingman 24
2 Mario Soto 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 Nolan Ryan 20
5 Steve Stone 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Tom Hume 3
2 John Littlefield 3
2 Kent Tekulve 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Peters .396
2 Willie Wilson .393
3 Cecil Cooper .388
4 Lee Mazzilli .387
5 George Hendrick .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 14
2 Lee Mazzilli 12
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Reggie Jackson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Gary Carter 27
2 Richie Hebner 27
2 Bob Horner 27
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 25
2 Ron LeFlore 20
3 Gene Richards 17
3 Rodney Scott 17
5 Omar Moreno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.84
2 Dan Quisenberry 1.03
3 Dave Stieb 1.04
4 Frank Tanana 1.54
5 Tom Hausman 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 7
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 Steve Stone 39
3 Mario Soto 37
4 Bert Blyleven 36
4 2 others tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
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 .363
2 Keith Hernandez .342
3 Paul Molitor .336
4 Cecil Cooper .335
5 Willie Wilson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 41
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Bob Horner 34
4 Ben Oglivie 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 125
2 Cecil Cooper 115
3 George Brett 112
4 George Hendrick 111
4 Reggie Jackson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 89
2 Willie Wilson 87
3 Ron LeFlore 85
4 Rickey Henderson 68
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 2.29
5 David Palmer 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Tommy John 22
3 Ron Guidry 21
3 J. R. Richard 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 270
2 Steve Carlton 266
3 Phil Niekro 205
4 Ron Guidry 192
5 Bert Blyleven 182

Saves

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