On This Day

Thursday, July 24, 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

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 58 37 .611 --
Rangers 46 47 .495 11.0
Athletics 46 50 .479 12.5
Twins 43 51 .457 14.5
White Sox 42 52 .447 15.5
Mariners 38 55 .409 19.0
Angels 34 58 .370 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 41 .564 --
Expos 50 42 .543 2.0
Phillies 47 44 .516 4.5
Mets 45 48 .484 7.5
Cardinals 43 51 .457 10.0
Cubs 39 52 .429 12.5

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 56 .411 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Foli 4
1 John Wathan 4
3 Willie Aikens 2
3 Dale Berra 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 1
1 Ron Pruitt 1
1 Dave Winfield 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 4
2 George Brett 2
2 Lamar Johnson 2
2 Bill Madlock 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 1
1 Lee Lacy 1
1 Omar Moreno 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.57
2 Paul Splittorff 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Paul Splittorff 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 11
2 Mike Proly 3
3 Eric Rasmussen 1
3 Paul Splittorff 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .343
2 Willie Wilson .338
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 55
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 Bert Blyleven 118
4 Nolan Ryan 114
5 Ron Guidry 113

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 .476
3 Pat Putnam .469
4 Lance Parrish .459
5 Lee Lacy .455

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 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Larry Gura 3
2 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 29
2 Bert Blyleven 24
2 Brian Kingman 24
4 Phil Niekro 22
5 3 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 Rick Peters .411
2 Lee Mazzilli .403
3 Willie Wilson .402
4 Garry Templeton .387
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 2 tied 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 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 44
2 Mario Soto 42
3 Steve Carlton 38
4 Moose Haas 37
5 Mike Norris 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 .354
2 Keith Hernandez .343
3 Paul Molitor .337
4 Cecil Cooper .332
5 Willie Wilson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 40
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Bob Horner 35
3 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 3 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 90
2 Ron LeFlore 87
3 Willie Wilson 86
4 Rickey Henderson 68
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 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Tom Hume 31
3 Ed Farmer 29
4 Kent Tekulve 28
5 2 tied 27