On This Day

Monday, August 11, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 42 .618 --
Orioles 65 44 .596 2.5
Tigers 58 49 .542 8.5
Brewers 59 52 .532 9.5
Red Sox 57 53 .518 11.0
Indians 55 52 .514 11.5
Blue Jays 46 63 .422 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 70 42 .625 --
Athletics 58 55 .513 12.5
Rangers 53 56 .486 15.5
Twins 48 63 .432 21.5
White Sox 47 63 .427 22.0
Angels 44 65 .404 24.5
Mariners 41 70 .369 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 48 .571 --
Expos 63 49 .563 1.0
Phillies 56 52 .519 6.0
Mets 54 57 .486 9.5
Cardinals 49 60 .450 13.5
Cubs 45 65 .409 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 51 .545 --
Astros 60 51 .541 0.5
Reds 60 53 .531 1.5
Giants 54 58 .482 7.0
Braves 51 60 .459 9.5
Padres 50 63 .442 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dane Iorg 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
1 Tony Scott 4
4 Ken Griffey 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 Todd Cruz 1
1 Leon Durham 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 3
1 Fred Lynn 3
1 Mike Schmidt 3
1 Tony Scott 3
1 Ted Simmons 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Gene Richards 2
1 Lonnie Smith 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 0.80
2 Don Sutton 0.62
3 Roy Lee Jackson 0.60
4 Larry Gura 0.57
5 Bob Sykes 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Charlie Leibrandt 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Forsch 6
1 Steve Mura 6
3 Dick Drago 5
3 Don Sutton 5
3 Bob Sykes 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Greg Minton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .388
2 Miguel Dilone .350
3 Cecil Cooper .345
4 Buddy Bell .337
5 Rod Carew .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Ben Oglivie 28
2 Mike Schmidt 28
4 Tony Armas 24
4 Gorman Thomas 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 86
2 Reggie Jackson 84
2 Tony Perez 84
4 George Hendrick 81
5 Cecil Cooper 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 72
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Rickey Henderson 58
4 Dave Collins 56
5 Willie Wilson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Larry Gura 2.16
3 Steve Carlton 2.23
4 Jerry Reuss 2.25
5 Don Sutton 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 18
2 Steve Carlton 17
3 Larry Gura 16
4 Tommy John 15
4 Mike Norris 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 195
2 Nolan Ryan 128
3 Phil Niekro 126
4 Bert Blyleven 123
5 Mike Norris 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Dan Quisenberry 23
3 Neil Allen 20
3 Ed Farmer 20
3 Tom Hume 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .471
2 Al Oliver .460
3 George Brett .455
4 Willie Aikens .442
5 Miguel Dilone .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Jerry Martin 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Ben Oglivie 4
1 Larry Parrish 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 14
1 Fred Lynn 14
3 George Brett 13
3 Jack Clark 13
5 6 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Omar Moreno 9
2 Gene Richards 9
2 Lonnie Smith 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
2 Rich Gale 0.60
3 Dave Goltz 0.63
4 Dan Petry 0.78
5 Bob Shirley 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Bomback 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 22
2 Len Barker 19
2 Andy Hassler 19
2 Burt Hooton 19
2 Steve Mura 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 5
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
2 Greg Minton 4
2 Tim Stoddard 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .446
2 Jason Thompson .407
3 Ted Simmons .393
4 Hal McRae .390
5 Lance Parrish .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 12
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Tony Armas 8
3 Lance Parrish 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 33
2 Ellis Valentine 32
3 Hal McRae 28
4 Bob Horner 27
5 George Foster 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Gene Richards 22
3 Rickey Henderson 21
4 Omar Moreno 17
5 Dave Collins 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Holland 1.01
2 Doug Corbett 1.30
3 Dave Smith 1.75
4 Pat Zachry 1.79
5 Tom Hume 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 6
1 Rick Langford 6
1 Steve Stone 6
4 Len Barker 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 42
2 Rick Reuschel 38
3 Phil Niekro 37
4 Len Barker 35
4 Mario Soto 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
1 Kent Tekulve 7
4 Greg Minton 6
4 Tim Stoddard 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .367
2 Cecil Cooper .335
3 Willie Wilson .335
4 Paul Molitor .333
5 Keith Hernandez .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
1 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Ben Oglivie 36
4 Mike Schmidt 34
5 Bob Horner 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 122
2 Reggie Jackson 113
3 George Brett 110
3 Cecil Cooper 110
5 Gorman Thomas 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 96
2 Omar Moreno 92
3 Willie Wilson 82
4 Rickey Henderson 79
5 Dave Collins 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.47
2 Jerry Reuss 2.12
3 Don Sutton 2.39
4 Rudy May 2.46
5 David Palmer 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Larry Gura 21
2 Tommy John 21
4 Mike Flanagan 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 279
2 J. R. Richard 223
3 Phil Niekro 200
4 Ron Guidry 186
5 Nolan Ryan 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Rich Gossage 28
4 Ed Farmer 26
4 2 others tied 26