On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 37 .634 --
Orioles 56 44 .560 7.5
Tigers 54 44 .551 8.5
Brewers 54 47 .535 10.0
Indians 49 48 .505 13.0
Red Sox 50 50 .500 13.5
Blue Jays 44 55 .444 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 63 39 .618 --
Athletics 52 52 .500 12.0
Rangers 50 51 .495 12.5
Twins 47 55 .461 16.0
White Sox 45 56 .446 17.5
Mariners 39 63 .382 24.0
Angels 37 63 .370 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 45 .554 --
Expos 55 45 .550 0.5
Phillies 53 46 .535 2.0
Mets 49 51 .490 6.5
Cardinals 45 56 .446 11.0
Cubs 41 57 .418 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 56 45 .554 --
Dodgers 56 46 .549 0.5
Reds 53 50 .515 4.0
Giants 50 52 .490 6.5
Braves 46 55 .455 10.0
Padres 45 57 .441 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 5
2 Bobby Clark 4
2 Frank Taveras 4
2 U. L. Washington 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Warren Cromartie 1
2 Joe Ferguson 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Brown 3
1 Steve Henderson 3
1 Pat Putnam 3
1 Gorman Thomas 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Bill Madlock 1
1 Jerry Martin 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 2.50
2 Don Sutton 2.00
3 Scott Sanderson 1.67
4 Steve Mura 1.17
5 Rick Reuschel 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Jerry Garvin 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 10
1 Scott Sanderson 10
3 Rick Reuschel 9
4 Steve Mura 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Beard 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .344
2 Buddy Bell .342
3 Willie Wilson .342
4 Rod Carew .330
5 George Hendrick .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 29
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Ben Oglivie 26
4 Tony Armas 23
4 Gorman Thomas 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 81
2 Reggie Jackson 80
3 George Hendrick 79
4 Al Oliver 77
5 Tony Perez 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 63
2 Omar Moreno 60
3 Dave Collins 51
3 Rickey Henderson 51
5 Willie Wilson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Jerry Reuss 2.07
3 Larry Gura 2.07
4 Don Sutton 2.17
5 Steve Carlton 2.28

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 181
2 Bert Blyleven 121
3 J. R. Richard 119
4 Phil Niekro 118
4 Nolan Ryan 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 22
2 Dan Quisenberry 21
3 Ed Farmer 19
4 Tom Hume 18
5 Neil Allen 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .491
2 George Brett .464
3 Dwight Evans .449
4 Bake McBride .431
5 Rod Carew .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 7
2 Bobby Grich 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 21
2 Dan Graham 17
3 Larry Herndon 15
4 Joe Charboneau 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.64
2 Bob Lacey 0.71
3 John Curtis 0.73
4 Mike Barlow 0.75
4 Joe Price 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 4
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 LaMarr Hoyt 3
2 Rick Langford 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 21
2 Frank Tanana 20
3 Floyd Bannister 19
3 Mike Flanagan 19
5 4 tied 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .483
2 Willie Wilson .438
3 Steve Garvey .402
4 Dwight Evans .375
5 Pete Mackanin .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 14
2 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Lee Mazzilli 10
4 Tony Armas 9
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 32
2 Bob Horner 29
3 George Brett 26
4 Gary Carter 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 19
2 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Ron LeFlore 17
4 Gene Richards 16
5 Omar Moreno 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.41
2 Tom Hume 1.44
3 Don Sutton 1.53
4 Bob Forsch 1.70
5 Andy Hassler 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Langford 6
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 Mike Norris 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 40
2 Bert Blyleven 39
2 Phil Niekro 39
4 Mario Soto 38
5 Fergie Jenkins 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
3 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Mark Clear 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .361
2 Paul Molitor .345
3 Cecil Cooper .337
4 Keith Hernandez .337
5 Willie Wilson .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 43
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 124
2 Gorman Thomas 115
3 Reggie Jackson 112
4 George Brett 109
5 2 tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 91
2 Ron LeFlore 88
3 Willie Wilson 84
4 Rickey Henderson 73
5 Dave Collins 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.44
2 Jerry Reuss 1.99
3 Don Sutton 2.18
4 John Fulgham 2.34
5 Larry Gura 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 22
3 Ron Guidry 21
3 Larry Gura 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 279
2 J. R. Richard 250
3 Phil Niekro 206
4 Ron Guidry 191
5 Bert Blyleven 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Ed Farmer 29
2 Tom Hume 29
4 Kent Tekulve 27
5 2 tied 26