On This Day

Wednesday, July 30, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 37 .626 --
Orioles 55 43 .561 6.5
Brewers 54 45 .545 8.0
Tigers 51 44 .537 9.0
Indians 49 47 .510 11.5
Red Sox 50 48 .510 11.5
Blue Jays 43 55 .439 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 61 39 .610 --
Athletics 51 52 .495 11.5
Rangers 48 51 .485 12.5
Twins 47 54 .465 14.5
White Sox 45 55 .450 16.0
Mariners 39 61 .390 22.0
Angels 37 61 .378 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 44 .560 --
Expos 54 45 .545 1.5
Phillies 52 46 .531 3.0
Mets 48 51 .485 7.5
Cardinals 45 54 .455 10.5
Cubs 40 57 .412 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 56 44 .560 --
Dodgers 55 46 .545 1.5
Reds 53 49 .520 4.0
Giants 49 51 .490 7.0
Braves 46 54 .460 10.0
Padres 44 57 .436 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Castino 4
1 Willie Montanez 4
1 Al Oliver 4
4 Rick Manning 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 2
1 Willie Montanez 2
3 Gary Alexander 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Gross 4
2 Jim Lentine 3
2 Garry Maddox 3
2 Willie Montanez 3
2 Jim Morrison 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Jeff Cox 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Langford 2.00
2 Pat Zachry 0.83
3 Jerry Reuss 0.80
4 Bob Knepper 0.78
5 John Fulgham 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 John Fulgham 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 8
2 Bob Knepper 7
2 Frank Tanana 7
4 Gaylord Perry 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Mike Proly 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .344
2 Willie Wilson .335
3 Buddy Bell .333
4 Garry Templeton .326
5 Bill Buckner .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 28
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Ben Oglivie 26
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 2 tied 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 63
2 Omar Moreno 59
3 Rickey Henderson 51
4 Dave Collins 50
5 Willie Wilson 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Larry Gura 2.01
3 Jerry Reuss 2.07
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 118
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 .466
2 Lance Parrish .450
3 Lee Lacy .447
4 Steve Garvey .439
5 Pat Putnam .438

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 20
2 Dan Graham 17
3 Bob Horner 16
3 Ellis Valentine 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Omar Moreno 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 Rickey Henderson 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.60
2 Larry Gura 0.72
2 Rick Reuschel 0.72
4 John Curtis 0.73
5 Mike Barlow 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Danny Darwin 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 23
1 Steve Carlton 23
3 Mario Soto 21
4 Len Barker 20
4 Frank Tanana 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 5
2 Tippy Martinez 4
3 John Littlefield 3
3 Dan Quisenberry 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .488
2 Willie Wilson .418
3 Steve Garvey .393
4 Charlie Moore .382
5 Lee Lacy .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 15
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 33
2 Reggie Jackson 29
3 George Foster 26
4 Gary Carter 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 19
1 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Ron LeFlore 18
4 Gene Richards 17
5 Omar Moreno 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Hassler 1.27
2 Pat Zachry 1.41
3 Tom Hume 1.44
4 Don Sutton 1.62
5 Bob Forsch 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Langford 6
1 Steve Stone 6
3 Danny Darwin 5
3 Tommy John 5
3 Mike Norris 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 44
2 Mario Soto 41
3 Steve Carlton 40
4 Steve Rogers 36
5 Phil Niekro 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 7
2 Mark Clear 6
2 Dan Quisenberry 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .366
2 Paul Molitor .344
3 Keith Hernandez .337
4 Cecil Cooper .333
4 Willie Wilson .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 126
2 Gorman Thomas 111
3 George Brett 110
3 Reggie Jackson 110
5 Eddie Murray 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 92
2 Ron LeFlore 89
3 Willie Wilson 85
4 Rickey Henderson 74
5 Dave Collins 64

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.44
2 Jerry Reuss 1.99
3 Don Sutton 2.21
4 John Fulgham 2.34
5 Rudy May 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 22
3 Ron Guidry 21
4 Larry Gura 20
5 3 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
4 Kent Tekulve 28
5 Rich Gossage 27