On This Day

Tuesday, July 29, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 36 .633 --
Orioles 54 43 .557 7.5
Brewers 54 44 .551 8.0
Tigers 51 43 .543 9.0
Indians 48 47 .505 12.5
Red Sox 49 48 .505 12.5
Blue Jays 43 54 .443 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 61 38 .616 --
Athletics 50 52 .490 12.5
Rangers 48 50 .490 12.5
Twins 46 54 .460 15.5
White Sox 44 55 .444 17.0
Mariners 39 60 .394 22.0
Angels 36 61 .371 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 43 .566 --
Expos 53 45 .541 2.5
Phillies 51 46 .526 4.0
Mets 47 51 .480 8.5
Cardinals 44 54 .449 11.5
Cubs 40 56 .417 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 56 43 .566 --
Dodgers 54 46 .540 2.5
Reds 53 48 .525 4.0
Giants 49 50 .495 7.0
Braves 46 53 .465 10.0
Padres 43 57 .430 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bake McBride 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Fred Lynn 4
2 Hal McRae 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 2
1 Mike Hargrove 2
3 Barry Bonnell 1
3 George Brett 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Grich 6
2 Burt Hooton 4
3 Larry Herndon 3
3 Art Howe 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 3
2 Al Bumbry 2
2 Jim Gantner 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gullickson 1.25
2 Burt Hooton 0.80
3 Mark Bomback 0.67
3 Charlie Hough 0.67
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Bomback 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 10
2 Burt Hooton 8
2 Charlie Hough 8
4 Mark Bomback 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Sid Monge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .342
2 Willie Wilson .336
3 Buddy Bell .331
4 Garry Templeton .326
5 Bill Buckner .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 28
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Ben Oglivie 25
4 Tony Armas 23
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 81
2 George Hendrick 77
3 Al Oliver 76
3 Tony Perez 76
5 Reggie Jackson 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 63
2 Omar Moreno 58
3 Dave Collins 50
3 Rickey Henderson 50
5 Willie Wilson 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Larry Gura 2.01
3 Jerry Reuss 2.21
4 Don Sutton 2.23
5 Steve Carlton 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
1 Steve Stone 16
3 Tommy John 15
4 Larry Gura 14
4 Mike Norris 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 181
2 Bert Blyleven 121
3 J. R. Richard 119
4 Nolan Ryan 115
5 3 tied 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 21
2 Dan Quisenberry 20
3 Ed Farmer 19
4 Tom Hume 18
5 Neil Allen 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .450
2 Lance Parrish .444
3 Willie Wilson .434
4 Rusty Staub .426
5 Lee Lacy .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 9
2 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Gary Carter 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Valentine 20
2 George Brett 19
2 Dan Graham 19
4 Bob Horner 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Omar Moreno 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Rickey Henderson 8
5 Rodney Scott 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Boggs 0.60
2 Tom Hume 0.66
3 Larry Gura 0.72
3 Rick Reuschel 0.72
5 John Curtis 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 23
1 Steve Carlton 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
3 Mario Soto 21
5 Len Barker 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 5
2 John Littlefield 4
2 Tippy Martinez 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .475
2 Willie Wilson .418
3 Charlie Moore .391
4 Steve Garvey .388
5 Bill Buckner .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 16
2 Lee Mazzilli 11
3 Reggie Jackson 10
4 Tony Armas 9
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 34
2 Reggie Jackson 29
3 Gary Carter 25
3 George Foster 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Dave Collins 19
3 Rickey Henderson 18
4 Gene Richards 17
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.07
2 Dan Schatzeder 1.32
3 Andy Hassler 1.37
4 Don Sutton 1.53
5 Bob Forsch 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 6
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Rick Langford 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 46
2 Bert Blyleven 44
3 Steve Carlton 40
4 Phil Niekro 34
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 7
2 Mark Clear 6
2 John Littlefield 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .363
2 Keith Hernandez .340
3 Paul Molitor .340
4 Willie Wilson .332
5 Cecil Cooper .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 42
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Bob Horner 35
5 Ben Oglivie 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 129
2 Gorman Thomas 111
3 Reggie Jackson 110
4 George Brett 109
5 Al Oliver 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 92
2 Ron LeFlore 90
3 Willie Wilson 86
4 Rickey Henderson 73
5 Dave Collins 64

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.44
2 Jerry Reuss 2.07
3 Don Sutton 2.21
4 Rudy May 2.40
5 Larry Gura 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Tommy John 23
3 Ron Guidry 21
3 Larry Gura 21
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 279
2 J. R. Richard 250
3 Phil Niekro 205
4 Ron Guidry 192
5 Bert Blyleven 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Ed Farmer 29
3 Kent Tekulve 29
5 Rich Gossage 27