On This Day

Wednesday, August 20, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 46 .613 --
Orioles 70 48 .593 2.5
Brewers 66 56 .541 8.5
Red Sox 61 55 .526 10.5
Tigers 61 56 .521 11.0
Indians 61 57 .517 11.5
Blue Jays 50 68 .424 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 42 .650 --
Athletics 63 58 .521 15.5
Rangers 57 62 .479 20.5
Twins 52 68 .433 26.0
White Sox 49 68 .419 27.5
Angels 48 70 .407 29.0
Mariners 42 77 .353 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 53 .558 --
Expos 65 55 .542 2.0
Phillies 63 54 .538 2.5
Mets 56 64 .467 11.0
Cardinals 52 66 .441 14.0
Cubs 49 69 .415 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 53 .555 --
Reds 66 55 .545 1.0
Dodgers 64 55 .538 2.0
Giants 60 60 .500 6.5
Braves 57 62 .479 9.0
Padres 51 70 .421 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Brookens 5
2 Sixto Lezcano 4
2 Rick Peters 4
4 George Brett 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Ayala 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 George Brett 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 Jerry Royster 3
1 Ernie Whitt 3
1 John Wockenfuss 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Spillner 2.67
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.25
3 Jerry Reuss 0.83
4 Mark Bomback 0.62
4 Larry Gura 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Curtis 1
1 Alan Hargesheimer 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Larry McWilliams 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Dan Spillner 8
3 Jackson Todd 6
3 John Urrea 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .406
2 Cecil Cooper .354
3 Miguel Dilone .349
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Buddy Bell .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 34
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Ben Oglivie 31
4 Bob Horner 27
4 Gorman Thomas 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 90
1 Cecil Cooper 90
1 Reggie Jackson 90
4 Steve Garvey 89
5 Tony Perez 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 79
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Rickey Henderson 62
4 Dave Collins 59
5 Willie Wilson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.11
2 Don Sutton 2.21
3 Steve Carlton 2.21
4 Larry Gura 2.25
5 Mike Norris 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 20
2 Steve Carlton 19
3 Larry Gura 17
3 Tommy John 17
3 Mike Norris 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 211
2 Nolan Ryan 142
3 Bert Blyleven 135
4 Phil Niekro 132
5 Mike Norris 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Neil Allen 21
3 Tom Hume 21
5 2 tied 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .518
2 Cecil Cooper .429
2 Claudell Washington .429
4 Bill Madlock .426
5 Rod Carew .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 6
2 Tony Perez 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Darrell Evans 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 19
1 Ted Simmons 19
3 Cecil Cooper 18
4 Willie Aikens 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Omar Moreno 9
3 Julio Cruz 8
3 Gene Richards 8
3 Lonnie Smith 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
2 Mike Norris 0.63
3 Rick Reuschel 1.09
4 Tom Hume 1.15
5 Mike Caldwell 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Tom Hume 3
1 Mike Norris 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 24
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
3 Steve Carlton 20
4 Mike Flanagan 19
4 Andy Hassler 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 6
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 Greg Minton 5
2 Dan Quisenberry 5
5 Rick Camp 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .465
2 Hal McRae .414
3 Rod Carew .381
4 Glenn Hoffman .375
5 Cecil Cooper .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 10
2 Steve Kemp 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 Gorman Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 35
2 Willie Aikens 26
3 Jack Clark 25
3 Cecil Cooper 25
3 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Omar Moreno 17
4 Miguel Dilone 14
4 Lonnie Smith 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.91
2 Dave Smith 1.30
3 Bruce Sutter 1.32
4 Rich Gale 1.42
5 Rick Reuschel 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 44
2 Steve Carlton 43
3 Mike Flanagan 36
4 Bill Gullickson 33
4 Rick Reuschel 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
1 Bob Stanley 8
3 Tom Hume 7
3 Greg Minton 7
5 6 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .378
2 Cecil Cooper .340
3 Willie Wilson .337
4 Mickey Rivers .328
5 Keith Hernandez .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
1 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Ben Oglivie 36
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 123
2 George Brett 118
3 Cecil Cooper 116
4 Reggie Jackson 114
5 Gorman Thomas 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 95
2 Omar Moreno 91
3 Rickey Henderson 80
3 Willie Wilson 80
5 Dave Collins 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.52
2 Jerry Reuss 2.10
3 Don Sutton 2.34
4 Rudy May 2.51
5 Steve Carlton 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Larry Gura 22
2 Tommy John 22
2 Steve Stone 22
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 277
2 J. R. Richard 210
3 Phil Niekro 190
4 Nolan Ryan 188
5 Ron Guidry 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 31
2 Tom Hume 30
3 Dan Quisenberry 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
5 Aurelio Lopez 27