On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 43 .616 --
Orioles 65 46 .586 3.5
Tigers 59 50 .541 8.5
Brewers 60 54 .526 10.0
Indians 57 52 .523 10.5
Red Sox 58 54 .518 11.0
Blue Jays 48 64 .429 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 72 42 .632 --
Athletics 59 56 .513 13.5
Rangers 53 58 .477 17.5
Twins 49 64 .434 22.5
White Sox 48 64 .429 23.0
Angels 46 65 .414 24.5
Mariners 41 72 .363 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 50 .561 --
Expos 64 50 .561 0.0
Phillies 57 53 .518 5.0
Mets 56 57 .496 7.5
Cardinals 50 61 .450 12.5
Cubs 46 66 .411 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 62 53 .539 --
Dodgers 61 53 .535 0.5
Astros 60 53 .531 1.0
Giants 56 58 .491 5.5
Braves 53 60 .469 8.0
Padres 50 65 .435 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alan Bannister 4
1 Enos Cabell 4
1 Rafael Landestoy 4
4 Danny Ainge 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 3
1 Miguel Dilone 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 Wayne Gross 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Rafael Landestoy 2
4 Danny Ainge 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.00
2 Dave LaRoche 0.89
3 Tommy Boggs 0.67
4 Mike LaCoss 0.60
5 Richard Dotson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Boggs 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave LaRoche 8
2 Matt Keough 5
2 Rick Reuschel 5
4 Tommy Boggs 4
4 7 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Miguel Dilone .349
3 Cecil Cooper .338
4 Rod Carew .337
5 Buddy Bell .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Mike Schmidt 30
3 Ben Oglivie 28
4 Tony Armas 24
4 Gorman Thomas 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 87
2 Reggie Jackson 85
3 Tony Perez 84
4 George Hendrick 82
5 Cecil Cooper 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 74
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Rickey Henderson 60
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 2.22
4 Jerry Reuss 2.25
5 Don Sutton 2.25

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 200
2 Nolan Ryan 128
3 Phil Niekro 126
4 Bert Blyleven 123
4 Ron Guidry 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Dan Quisenberry 23
3 Neil Allen 21
4 Ed Farmer 20
4 Tom Hume 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .434
2 George Brett .431
3 Mario Guerrero .419
4 Ted Simmons .415
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 5
2 Ron Cey 4
2 Jerry Martin 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 14
1 Cecil Cooper 14
1 Fred Lynn 14
4 Carney Lansford 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 11
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Gene Richards 9
4 Miguel Dilone 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
2 Dave Goltz 0.63
3 Doug Corbett 0.66
4 Rich Gale 0.75
5 Dan Petry 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Andy Hassler 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave LaRoche 22
1 Rick Reuschel 22
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Steve Mura 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 6
2 Neil Allen 4
2 Rick Camp 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 Tim Stoddard 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .443
2 Hal McRae .400
3 Ted Simmons .386
4 Rod Carew .380
4 Lance Parrish .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 12
2 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Ellis Valentine 9
4 Lance Parrish 8
4 Mike Schmidt 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 34
2 Ellis Valentine 30
3 Hal McRae 26
4 Bob Horner 25
5 Reggie Jackson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 25
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Omar Moreno 17
4 Gene Richards 16
5 Miguel Dilone 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.00
2 Rick Reuschel 1.27
3 Moose Haas 1.52
4 Steve McCatty 1.59
5 Pat Zachry 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gale 6
1 Rick Langford 6
3 Danny Darwin 5
3 Larry Gura 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 42
2 Rick Reuschel 39
3 Fergie Jenkins 38
4 Phil Niekro 37
4 Mario Soto 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 7
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
3 Neil Allen 6
3 Rick Camp 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .373
2 Willie Wilson .338
3 Cecil Cooper .331
4 Keith Hernandez .330
5 Paul Molitor .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 40
1 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Ben Oglivie 35
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 123
2 Reggie Jackson 114
3 George Brett 112
4 Cecil Cooper 111
5 Gorman Thomas 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 98
2 Omar Moreno 92
3 Willie Wilson 81
4 Rickey Henderson 80
5 Dave Collins 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.49
2 Jerry Reuss 2.15
3 Don Sutton 2.39
4 Rudy May 2.48
5 Steve Carlton 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Larry Gura 21
2 Tommy John 21
4 Mike Flanagan 20
4 Steve Stone 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 284
2 J. R. Richard 216
3 Phil Niekro 192
4 Ron Guidry 181
4 Nolan Ryan 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Rich Gossage 28
4 Neil Allen 26
4 3 others tied 26