On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 39 .632 --
Orioles 61 44 .581 5.5
Tigers 56 47 .544 9.5
Indians 54 49 .524 11.5
Brewers 56 51 .523 11.5
Red Sox 55 51 .519 12.0
Blue Jays 45 60 .429 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 67 40 .626 --
Athletics 56 53 .514 12.0
Rangers 51 55 .481 15.5
Twins 47 61 .435 20.5
White Sox 46 60 .434 20.5
Angels 42 64 .396 24.5
Mariners 39 68 .364 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 60 47 .561 --
Pirates 59 48 .551 1.0
Phillies 55 48 .534 3.0
Mets 52 55 .486 8.0
Cardinals 47 58 .448 12.0
Cubs 44 61 .419 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 59 48 .551 --
Dodgers 59 49 .546 0.5
Reds 58 51 .532 2.0
Giants 52 56 .481 7.5
Braves 48 59 .449 11.0
Padres 48 61 .440 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Tim Foli 3
1 Elliott Maddox 3
1 Rick Monday 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Ault 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Jesus Figueroa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Foli 3
1 Fred Lynn 3
1 Jerry Morales 3
1 Jerry Mumphrey 3
1 Otto Velez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Jerry Mumphrey 1
1 Gene Richards 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Fulgham 1.00
2 Jack Kucek 0.75
3 Doyle Alexander 0.71
4 Mike Torrez 0.50
5 3 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Hassler 8
2 John Fulgham 6
2 Mike Torrez 6
4 Doyle Alexander 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cecil Cooper .348
2 Willie Wilson .342
3 Buddy Bell .338
4 George Hendrick .328
5 Garry Templeton .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Ben Oglivie 27
2 Mike Schmidt 27
4 Gorman Thomas 24
5 Tony Armas 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 84
2 Reggie Jackson 82
3 George Hendrick 81
4 Al Oliver 79
5 Tony Perez 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 68
2 Omar Moreno 63
3 Rickey Henderson 57
4 Dave Collins 52
5 Willie Wilson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Jerry Reuss 2.09
3 Larry Gura 2.17
4 Don Sutton 2.19
5 Steve Carlton 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 17
1 Steve Stone 17
3 Larry Gura 16
4 Tommy John 15
5 Mike Norris 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 195
2 Nolan Ryan 125
3 Bert Blyleven 123
4 Phil Niekro 121
5 J. R. Richard 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 23
1 Bruce Sutter 23
3 Ed Farmer 19
3 Tom Hume 19
5 Neil Allen 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .471
2 Miguel Dilone .464
3 Cliff Johnson .448
4 Tim Blackwell .441
5 Al Oliver .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 5
1 Gorman Thomas 5
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Carney Lansford 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 16
2 Carney Lansford 14
2 Hal McRae 14
4 Joe Charboneau 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 12
2 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Omar Moreno 9
4 Miguel Dilone 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 0.00
2 Moose Haas 0.56
3 Scott Sanderson 0.72
4 John Curtis 0.84
5 4 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 Bob Shirley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 22
2 Mike Flanagan 20
3 Steve Mura 18
3 Steve Rogers 18
5 4 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
1 Tim Stoddard 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .459
2 Willie Wilson .432
3 Dwight Evans .400
4 Cecil Cooper .395
5 Jason Thompson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 11
2 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Tony Armas 9
4 Lee Mazzilli 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 31
2 George Foster 30
2 Ellis Valentine 30
4 Reggie Jackson 29
5 Hal McRae 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 23
2 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Gene Richards 19
4 Omar Moreno 14
4 Jerry Mumphrey 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 0.90
2 Scott Sanderson 1.29
3 Doug Corbett 1.30
4 Ken Forsch 1.57
5 Andy Hassler 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 6
1 Rick Langford 6
3 Len Barker 5
3 Dennis Leonard 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 42
2 Mario Soto 41
3 Brian Kingman 34
3 Phil Niekro 34
5 Frank Tanana 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Tom Hume 7
3 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Victor Cruz 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .364
2 Willie Wilson .340
3 Cecil Cooper .339
4 Paul Molitor .335
5 Keith Hernandez .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 41
2 Reggie Jackson 39
3 Ben Oglivie 36
4 Mike Schmidt 34
5 Bob Horner 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 123
2 Reggie Jackson 111
3 George Brett 110
3 Gorman Thomas 110
5 Cecil Cooper 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 92
2 Omar Moreno 90
3 Willie Wilson 82
4 Rickey Henderson 78
5 Dave Collins 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.45
2 Jerry Reuss 2.01
3 Don Sutton 2.24
4 Steve Carlton 2.52
5 Rudy May 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Larry Gura 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Tommy John 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 285
2 J. R. Richard 235
3 Phil Niekro 198
4 Ron Guidry 182
5 Nolan Ryan 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Rich Gossage 28
4 Aurelio Lopez 27
5 3 tied 26