On This Day

Wednesday, July 23, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 33 .645 --
Tigers 49 39 .557 8.5
Brewers 52 42 .553 8.5
Orioles 51 42 .548 9.0
Red Sox 47 45 .511 12.5
Indians 43 47 .478 15.5
Blue Jays 40 51 .440 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 57 37 .606 --
Rangers 46 47 .495 10.5
Athletics 46 50 .479 12.0
Twins 43 51 .457 14.0
White Sox 42 51 .452 14.5
Mariners 38 55 .409 18.5
Angels 34 58 .370 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 52 41 .559 --
Expos 50 42 .543 1.5
Phillies 47 44 .516 4.0
Mets 45 48 .484 7.0
Cardinals 43 51 .457 9.5
Cubs 39 52 .429 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 53 41 .564 --
Dodgers 51 44 .537 2.5
Reds 50 45 .526 3.5
Giants 47 48 .495 6.5
Braves 44 49 .473 8.5
Padres 39 55 .415 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Mike Ivie 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
1 Rennie Stennett 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Charboneau 2
1 Jason Thompson 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Tony Armas 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Charboneau 6
2 Jack Clark 4
2 Dave Stapleton 4
2 Jason Thompson 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.20
2 Pete Falcone 1.00
3 Jack Kucek 0.67
4 Larry Gura 0.64
5 Rick Rhoden 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bruce Berenyi 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Gura 7
2 Fernando Arroyo 6
2 Ron Guidry 6
4 Pete Falcone 5
4 Aurelio Lopez 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .343
2 Willie Wilson .337
3 Buddy Bell .332
4 Garry Templeton .326
5 George Hendrick .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 26
2 Ben Oglivie 24
2 Mike Schmidt 24
4 Tony Armas 22
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 77
2 Steve Garvey 75
3 Reggie Jackson 73
3 Tony Perez 73
5 Al Oliver 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 59
2 Omar Moreno 54
3 Dave Collins 50
4 Rickey Henderson 45
5 Willie Wilson 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Larry Gura 2.11
3 Jerry Reuss 2.15
4 Steve Carlton 2.17
5 Don Sutton 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
1 Tommy John 15
1 Steve Stone 15
4 Larry Gura 13
4 Mike Norris 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 173
2 J. R. Richard 119
3 Nolan Ryan 114
4 Ron Guidry 113
5 2 tied 109

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 20
1 Bruce Sutter 20
3 Ed Farmer 19
4 Neil Allen 16
4 Tom Hume 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .492
2 Willie Wilson .475
3 Pat Putnam .469
4 Lance Parrish .459
5 Mike Easler .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 10
2 Tony Armas 8
3 Lee Mazzilli 7
4 Gary Carter 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 20
1 Reggie Jackson 20
1 Ellis Valentine 20
4 George Foster 19
4 Dan Graham 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 12
2 Rickey Henderson 11
3 Dave Collins 10
3 Ron LeFlore 10
5 Bill North 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
2 Dave Stieb 0.33
3 Dick Tidrow 0.64
4 Doug Corbett 0.66
5 Tommy John 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Danny Darwin 4
2 Len Barker 3
2 Larry Gura 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 29
2 Brian Kingman 24
3 Phil Niekro 22
4 Steve Carlton 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Tom Hume 4
2 John Littlefield 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .407
2 Lee Mazzilli .403
3 Rick Peters .400
4 Garry Templeton .382
5 Ken Singleton .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 15
2 Lee Mazzilli 12
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Reggie Jackson 9
5 Jeff Burroughs 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 31
2 Reggie Jackson 30
3 Lee Mazzilli 26
4 Gary Carter 25
4 Richie Hebner 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 23
2 Ron LeFlore 21
3 Gene Richards 18
4 Rodney Scott 16
5 Jerry Mumphrey 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.03
2 Dave Stieb 1.04
3 Don Sutton 1.35
4 Frank Tanana 1.54
5 Ross Baumgarten 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 6
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Mike Norris 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 42
2 Steve Carlton 38
3 Moose Haas 37
4 Jerry Koosman 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
2 Mark Clear 6
2 Tom Hume 6
2 Aurelio Lopez 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .356
2 Keith Hernandez .343
3 Paul Molitor .337
4 Cecil Cooper .330
5 Willie Wilson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 41
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Bob Horner 36
4 Mike Schmidt 35
5 Ben Oglivie 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 124
2 George Hendrick 110
2 Reggie Jackson 110
4 Cecil Cooper 109
5 Gorman Thomas 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 89
2 Ron LeFlore 87
3 Willie Wilson 86
4 Rickey Henderson 70
5 Dave Collins 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.56
2 Jerry Reuss 2.18
3 Rudy May 2.31
4 Don Sutton 2.33
5 Larry Gura 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Ron Guidry 22
4 Larry Gura 21
4 J. R. Richard 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 271
2 J. R. Richard 270
3 Phil Niekro 204
4 Ron Guidry 198
5 Bert Blyleven 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Tom Hume 31
3 Ed Farmer 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
4 Kent Tekulve 28