On This Day

Monday, August 18, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 46 .607 --
Orioles 68 48 .586 2.5
Brewers 66 54 .550 6.5
Red Sox 60 54 .526 9.5
Tigers 59 56 .513 11.0
Indians 59 57 .509 11.5
Blue Jays 48 68 .414 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 76 42 .644 --
Athletics 62 57 .521 14.5
Rangers 57 60 .487 18.5
Twins 52 66 .441 24.0
White Sox 49 66 .426 25.5
Angels 48 68 .414 27.0
Mariners 42 75 .359 33.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 51 .568 --
Expos 65 53 .551 2.0
Phillies 62 53 .539 3.5
Mets 56 62 .475 11.0
Cardinals 52 64 .448 14.0
Cubs 49 67 .422 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 64 53 .547 --
Reds 64 55 .538 1.0
Dodgers 62 55 .530 2.0
Giants 58 60 .492 6.5
Braves 55 62 .470 9.0
Padres 50 69 .420 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jorge Orta 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
3 Alan Bannister 3
3 George Brett 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Simmons 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Kevin Bell 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 4
1 Gorman Thomas 4
3 Kevin Bell 3
3 Toby Harrah 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 2
2 Jerry Dybzinski 1
2 Toby Harrah 1
2 Ruppert Jones 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Len Barker 1.71
2 Bill Travers 0.70
3 Bob Forsch 0.50
3 Rich Gale 0.50
5 Steve Trout 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 12
2 Bill Travers 7
3 Rich Gale 4
3 Charlie Hough 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .404
2 Miguel Dilone .353
3 Cecil Cooper .352
4 Buddy Bell .338
5 Garry Templeton .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 33
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Ben Oglivie 30
4 Tony Armas 26
4 2 others tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 89
2 George Brett 88
2 Reggie Jackson 88
4 Steve Garvey 87
4 Tony Perez 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 78
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Rickey Henderson 61
4 Dave Collins 57
5 Willie Wilson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.90
2 Jerry Reuss 2.18
3 Don Sutton 2.21
4 Steve Carlton 2.21
5 Larry Gura 2.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 Steve Stone 19
3 Larry Gura 17
4 Tommy John 16
4 Mike Norris 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 211
2 Bert Blyleven 135
2 Nolan Ryan 135
4 Phil Niekro 131
5 Mike Norris 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 26
1 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Neil Allen 21
3 Tom Hume 21
5 Ed Farmer 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .491
2 Jim Essian .457
3 Rod Carew .423
4 Mike Easler .415
5 Claudell Washington .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 5
1 Al Oliver 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 21
2 Cecil Cooper 17
3 Willie Aikens 16
3 Ted Simmons 16
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Gene Richards 10
3 Julio Cruz 8
3 Miguel Dilone 8
3 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
2 Mike Norris 0.45
3 Doug Corbett 0.59
4 Dave Goltz 0.71
5 Tom Hume 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 24
2 Steve Carlton 20
2 Bill Gullickson 20
4 Andy Hassler 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
3 Neil Allen 4
3 Rick Camp 4
5 8 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .453
2 Hal McRae .407
3 Rod Carew .393
4 Tim Blackwell .382
5 Jason Thompson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 11
2 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Steve Kemp 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 38
2 Cecil Cooper 26
2 Bob Horner 26
4 Willie Aikens 25
4 Gorman Thomas 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 24
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Omar Moreno 17
4 Lonnie Smith 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.98
2 Rick Reuschel 1.43
3 Doug Corbett 1.44
4 Dave Rozema 1.61
5 Dave Smith 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gale 6
1 Rick Langford 6
3 Len Barker 5
3 Bill Gullickson 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 44
2 Steve Carlton 43
3 Jim Clancy 36
3 Bill Gullickson 36
5 Bert Blyleven 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
1 Bob Stanley 8
3 Tom Hume 7
4 Neil Allen 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .380
2 Willie Wilson .341
3 Cecil Cooper .337
4 Keith Hernandez .332
5 Buddy Bell .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
1 Gorman Thomas 41
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ben Oglivie 36
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 121
2 George Brett 118
3 Cecil Cooper 116
4 Reggie Jackson 114
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 98
2 Omar Moreno 91
3 Willie Wilson 82
4 Rickey Henderson 79
5 Dave Collins 67

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.52
2 Jerry Reuss 2.15
3 Don Sutton 2.34
4 Steve Carlton 2.50
5 Rudy May 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Larry Gura 22
3 Tommy John 21
3 Steve Stone 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 283
2 J. R. Richard 210
3 Phil Niekro 192
4 Ron Guidry 183
5 2 tied 181

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Tom Hume 31
3 Dan Quisenberry 28
4 Rich Gossage 27
4 Kent Tekulve 27