On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 37 .637 --
Orioles 57 44 .564 7.5
Tigers 55 44 .556 8.5
Brewers 54 48 .529 11.0
Indians 49 48 .505 13.5
Red Sox 51 50 .505 13.5
Blue Jays 44 56 .440 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 64 39 .621 --
Athletics 52 52 .500 12.5
Rangers 50 52 .490 13.5
Twins 47 56 .456 17.0
White Sox 45 57 .441 18.5
Mariners 39 64 .379 25.0
Angels 38 63 .376 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 45 .554 --
Expos 56 45 .554 0.0
Phillies 53 47 .530 2.5
Mets 50 51 .495 6.0
Cardinals 45 57 .441 11.5
Cubs 41 58 .414 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 57 46 .553 --
Astros 56 46 .549 0.5
Reds 54 50 .519 3.5
Giants 51 52 .495 6.0
Braves 46 56 .451 10.5
Padres 45 57 .441 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal McRae 5
2 Joe Pettini 4
2 Darrell Porter 4
4 Mark Belanger 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Bob Davis 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Dillard 4
2 Darrell Porter 3
2 Bill Stein 3
4 Ron Cey 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal McRae 2
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Pedro Guerrero 1
2 Keith Hernandez 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Welch 1.40
2 Dave LaRoche 1.12
3 Steve Carlton 0.83
4 Fred Norman 0.71
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Dave LaRoche 9
3 Bob Welch 7
4 Fred Norman 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Marty Pattin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Wilson .344
2 Cecil Cooper .343
3 Buddy Bell .339
4 George Hendrick .327
5 Garry Templeton .326

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 George Hendrick 80
2 Reggie Jackson 80
4 Al Oliver 77
5 Tony Perez 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 64
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 191
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 Dwight Evans .479
2 Darrell Porter .462
2 Willie Wilson .462
4 Hal McRae .459
5 Bake McBride .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 6
1 Al Woods 6
3 Bobby Grich 5
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 17
1 Dan Graham 17
3 Larry Herndon 15
3 Ellis Valentine 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
2 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Omar Moreno 8
4 Cesar Cedeno 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.67
2 Bob Lacey 0.71
3 John Curtis 0.73
3 Jerry Garvin 0.73
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Bert Blyleven 21
3 Frank Tanana 20
4 Floyd Bannister 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
2 John Littlefield 3
2 Tug McGraw 3
2 Dan Quisenberry 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .479
2 Willie Wilson .446
3 Hal McRae .405
4 Dwight Evans .385
5 Bill Buckner .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 13
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Tony Armas 9
3 Lee Mazzilli 9
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Hal McRae 27
2 Ellis Valentine 27
4 George Brett 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 18
1 Rickey Henderson 18
1 Ron LeFlore 18
4 Gene Richards 15
5 Omar Moreno 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hausman 1.37
2 Pat Zachry 1.41
3 Tom Hume 1.44
4 Don Sutton 1.53
5 Fred Norman 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Langford 6
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 Steve Stone 5
2 Bob Walk 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 45
2 Bert Blyleven 39
3 Mario Soto 38
4 Fergie Jenkins 37
5 Rick Reuschel 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .362
2 Paul Molitor .344
3 Willie Wilson .338
4 Cecil Cooper .336
5 Keith Hernandez .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 43
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Bob Horner 35
3 Ben Oglivie 35
3 Mike Schmidt 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 124
2 Gorman Thomas 114
3 Reggie Jackson 112
4 George Brett 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 91
2 Ron LeFlore 89
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 Larry Gura 2.57
5 Rudy May 2.63

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 289
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 Rich Gossage 27
4 2 others tied 27