On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 47 .608 --
Orioles 71 48 .597 1.5
Brewers 66 56 .541 8.0
Red Sox 62 55 .530 9.5
Tigers 62 57 .521 10.5
Indians 62 57 .521 10.5
Blue Jays 50 69 .420 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 43 .645 --
Athletics 63 59 .516 15.5
Rangers 57 62 .479 20.0
Twins 53 69 .434 25.5
White Sox 50 68 .424 26.5
Angels 48 71 .403 29.0
Mariners 43 77 .358 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 54 .554 --
Phillies 64 54 .542 1.5
Expos 65 56 .537 2.0
Mets 57 64 .471 10.0
Cardinals 52 66 .441 13.5
Cubs 49 70 .412 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 67 53 .558 --
Reds 66 55 .545 1.5
Dodgers 65 55 .542 2.0
Giants 60 61 .496 7.5
Braves 58 62 .483 9.0
Padres 51 71 .418 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Dauer 4
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4
1 Lou Piniella 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Roy Smalley 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 Bucky Dent 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 1.50
2 LaMarr Hoyt 1.00
2 Craig Swan 1.00
4 Scott Sanderson 0.83
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Scott McGregor 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanderson 10
2 LaMarr Hoyt 8
3 Floyd Bannister 6
3 Jack Morris 6
3 Albert Williams 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Shane Rawley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .404
2 Cecil Cooper .354
3 Miguel Dilone .348
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Buddy Bell .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 91
1 Steve Garvey 91
1 Reggie Jackson 91
4 Cecil Cooper 90
4 Mike Schmidt 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 80
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 Steve Carlton 2.21
3 Don Sutton 2.24
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 139
4 Phil Niekro 136
5 Mike Norris 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Neil Allen 21
3 Ed Farmer 21
3 Tom Hume 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .500
2 Claudell Washington .429
3 Rod Carew .426
4 Jim Rice .406
5 Jim Gantner .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Bob Horner 6
3 Steve Kemp 5
3 Tony Perez 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Julio Cruz 9
3 Dave Collins 7
3 Omar Moreno 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Camp 0.00
2 John Tudor 0.60
3 Mike Norris 0.63
4 Lary Sorensen 1.06
5 Rick Reuschel 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 24
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
3 Steve Carlton 20
4 Andy Hassler 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .452
2 Hal McRae .419
3 Rod Carew .405
4 Glenn Hoffman .382
5 Ted Simmons .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Bob Horner 9
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 Steve Kemp 8
3 Gorman Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 36
2 Mike Schmidt 28
3 Willie Aikens 26
4 Jack Clark 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.65
2 Dave Smith 1.30
3 Rich Gale 1.42
3 Bruce Sutter 1.42
5 Rick Reuschel 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott McGregor 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 8
2 Greg Minton 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
4 Neil Allen 6
4 8 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .380
2 Cecil Cooper .342
3 Willie Wilson .336
4 Bill Buckner .329
5 Keith Hernandez .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
1 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Mike Schmidt 40
4 Ben Oglivie 36
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 125
2 George Brett 119
3 Reggie Jackson 115
4 Cecil Cooper 114
4 Mike Schmidt 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 96
2 Omar Moreno 91
3 Rickey Henderson 80
4 Willie Wilson 78
5 Dave Collins 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.52
2 Jerry Reuss 2.10
3 Don Sutton 2.41
4 Rudy May 2.50
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 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 277
2 J. R. Richard 210
3 Phil Niekro 194
4 Nolan Ryan 188
5 Ron Guidry 179

Saves

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