On This Day

Thursday, July 31, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 37 .630 --
Orioles 55 44 .556 7.5
Tigers 52 44 .542 9.0
Brewers 54 46 .540 9.0
Indians 49 47 .510 12.0
Red Sox 50 49 .505 12.5
Blue Jays 43 55 .439 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 62 39 .614 --
Athletics 51 52 .495 12.0
Rangers 49 51 .490 12.5
Twins 47 54 .465 15.0
White Sox 45 55 .450 16.5
Mariners 39 61 .390 22.5
Angels 37 62 .374 24.0

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 55 .450 11.0
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 50 51 .495 6.5
Braves 46 54 .460 10.0
Padres 44 57 .436 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Cowens 4
1 Carney Lansford 4
1 Gorman Thomas 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Larry Herndon 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Herndon 4
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Hal McRae 4
1 Lou Whitaker 4
5 Steve Kemp 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 Johnny Grubb 1
1 Frank White 1
1 Willie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.54
2 Steve Stone 0.33
3 Alan Hargesheimer 0.30
4 Dennis Leonard 0.25
5 2 tied 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Milt Wilcox 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
2 Alan Hargesheimer 3
2 Steve Stone 3
4 Mike Caldwell 2
4 7 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Al Holland 1
1 Dave Rozema 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .345
2 Willie Wilson .341
3 Buddy Bell .332
4 Rod Carew .328
5 George Hendrick .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 29
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 Reggie Jackson 79
3 George Hendrick 78
4 Al Oliver 77
5 Tony Perez 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 63
2 Omar Moreno 59
3 Rickey Henderson 51
4 Dave Collins 50
5 Willie Wilson 46

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 Willie Wilson .500
2 George Brett .446
3 Steve Garvey .434
4 Lee Lacy .432
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 7
2 Reggie Jackson 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Gary Carter 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 20
2 Dan Graham 17
3 Larry Herndon 15
3 Reggie Jackson 15
3 Hal McRae 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Omar Moreno 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.56
2 Tom Hume 0.60
3 Greg Minton 0.71
4 Larry Gura 0.72
5 John Curtis 0.73

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 Steve Carlton 23
2 Bert Blyleven 21
3 Len Barker 20
3 Frank Tanana 20
5 Gaylord Perry 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .494
2 Willie Wilson .441
3 Steve Garvey .398
4 Bill Buckner .376
5 Hal McRae .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 14
2 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Lee Mazzilli 11
4 Tony Armas 9
5 Gary Carter 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 32
1 Reggie Jackson 32
3 George Brett 25
3 Gary Carter 25
3 4 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 19
2 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Ron LeFlore 18
4 Gene Richards 16
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Hassler 1.35
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
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Mike Norris 5
2 Steve Stone 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 44
2 Mario Soto 41
3 Steve Carlton 40
4 Fergie Jenkins 37
5 Steve Rogers 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .366
2 Paul Molitor .343
3 Keith Hernandez .338
4 Cecil Cooper .336
5 Willie Wilson .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 42
2 Reggie Jackson 40
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Bob Horner 35
4 Ben Oglivie 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 125
2 Reggie Jackson 113
2 Gorman Thomas 113
4 George Brett 110
5 Al Oliver 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 91
2 Ron LeFlore 89
3 Willie Wilson 85
4 Rickey Henderson 73
5 Dave Collins 64

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.44
2 Jerry Reuss 1.99
3 Don Sutton 2.23
4 John Fulgham 2.34
5 Larry Gura 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 22
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Larry Gura 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 279
2 J. R. Richard 250
3 Phil Niekro 201
4 Ron Guidry 188
5 Bert Blyleven 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Ed Farmer 29
4 Kent Tekulve 28
5 Rich Gossage 26