On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 38 .631 --
Orioles 58 44 .569 6.5
Tigers 56 44 .560 7.5
Brewers 55 48 .534 10.0
Red Sox 52 50 .510 12.5
Indians 50 49 .505 13.0
Blue Jays 45 56 .446 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 64 40 .615 --
Athletics 53 53 .500 12.0
Rangers 50 53 .485 13.5
Twins 47 57 .452 17.0
White Sox 46 57 .447 17.5
Mariners 39 65 .375 25.0
Angels 38 64 .373 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 57 45 .559 --
Pirates 56 47 .544 1.5
Phillies 54 47 .535 2.5
Mets 50 52 .490 7.0
Cardinals 46 57 .447 11.5
Cubs 43 58 .426 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 57 46 .553 --
Dodgers 57 47 .548 0.5
Reds 54 51 .514 4.0
Giants 51 54 .486 7.0
Padres 47 57 .452 10.5
Braves 46 57 .447 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Miguel Dilone 6
1 Dave Revering 6
3 Ivan de Jesus 5
4 Wayne Gross 4
4 Willie Montanez 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Nordhagen 2
1 Dave Revering 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 Joe Charboneau 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Hoffman 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Dave Revering 4
4 Brian Asselstine 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lonnie Smith 3
2 Ivan de Jesus 2
2 Rickey Henderson 2
2 Ozzie Smith 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Moose Haas 1.80
2 Len Barker 0.88
3 Bob Shirley 0.86
4 Mike Krukow 0.83
5 Jim Clancy 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 9
1 Moose Haas 9
3 Len Barker 7
4 Bob Shirley 6
4 Luis Tiant 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Barlow 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Jeff Jones 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .344
2 Willie Wilson .342
3 Buddy Bell .341
4 George Hendrick .329
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
1 George Hendrick 81
3 Reggie Jackson 80
4 Al Oliver 77
5 Tony Perez 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 64
2 Omar Moreno 61
3 Rickey Henderson 53
4 Dave Collins 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 23
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 .480
2 Darrell Porter .462
3 Bake McBride .460
4 Willie Wilson .451
5 Jason Thompson .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Woods 6
2 Wayne Gross 5
2 Steve Kemp 5
4 Joe Charboneau 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Charboneau 17
2 Ellis Valentine 16
3 George Brett 15
4 Dan Graham 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dyar Miller 0.00
2 Greg Minton 0.61
3 Paul Mitchell 0.66
4 Jerry Garvin 0.73
4 Bruce Sutter 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Bert Blyleven 21
3 Len Barker 20
3 Victor Cruz 20
3 Frank Tanana 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .469
2 Willie Wilson .441
3 Hal McRae .405
4 Dwight Evans .402
5 Bill Buckner .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 13
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Tony Armas 9
4 Lee Mazzilli 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Ellis Valentine 30
3 Hal McRae 29
4 George Brett 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 20
2 Ron LeFlore 18
3 Dave Collins 16
4 Omar Moreno 15
4 Gene Richards 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 1.30
2 Pat Zachry 1.41
3 Don Sutton 1.53
4 Paul Mitchell 1.63
5 Vern Ruhle 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Langford 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Danny Darwin 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 45
2 Mario Soto 40
3 Bert Blyleven 39
4 Fergie Jenkins 37
5 Jim Clancy 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
3 Aurelio Lopez 6
3 Kent Tekulve 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .364
2 Paul Molitor .342
3 Willie Wilson .337
4 Cecil Cooper .334
5 Keith Hernandez .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 41
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Bob Horner 35
3 Ben Oglivie 35
5 Mike Schmidt 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 124
2 Reggie Jackson 112
3 Gorman Thomas 111
4 George Brett 109
5 George Hendrick 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 91
2 Ron LeFlore 89
3 Willie Wilson 83
4 Rickey Henderson 75
5 Dave Collins 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.45
2 Jerry Reuss 1.99
3 Don Sutton 2.18
4 Larry Gura 2.57
5 David Palmer 2.69

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 235
3 Phil Niekro 206
4 Ron Guidry 191
5 Bert Blyleven 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Tom Hume 29
3 Ed Farmer 28
3 Aurelio Lopez 28
5 2 tied 27