On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 48 .603 --
Orioles 72 48 .600 0.5
Brewers 67 57 .540 7.5
Red Sox 63 55 .534 8.5
Indians 63 57 .525 9.5
Tigers 62 58 .517 10.5
Blue Jays 50 70 .417 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 44 .639 --
Athletics 63 60 .512 15.5
Rangers 58 63 .479 19.5
Twins 54 69 .439 24.5
White Sox 51 68 .429 25.5
Angels 49 71 .408 28.0
Mariners 43 78 .355 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 54 .557 --
Expos 66 56 .541 2.0
Phillies 64 55 .538 2.5
Mets 58 64 .475 10.0
Cardinals 53 66 .445 13.5
Cubs 49 71 .408 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 53 .562 --
Reds 66 56 .541 2.5
Dodgers 65 56 .537 3.0
Giants 61 61 .500 7.5
Braves 58 63 .479 10.0
Padres 51 72 .415 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 6
2 Cecil Cooper 5
2 Ed Romero 5
4 Dick Davis 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 2
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 Tom Griffin 1
2 Vic Harris 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Al Oliver 4
3 Jim Gantner 3
3 Keith Hernandez 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 4
2 Ruppert Jones 2
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Britt Burns 1.20
2 Steve Renko 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.93
4 Len Barker 0.88
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 13
2 Len Barker 7
3 Britt Burns 6
3 Jerry Koosman 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .402
2 Cecil Cooper .357
3 Miguel Dilone .343
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Buddy Bell .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 94
2 Reggie Jackson 92
3 George Brett 91
3 Steve Garvey 91
3 2 others tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 80
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Rickey Henderson 62
4 Dave Collins 60
5 Willie Wilson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.11
2 Steve Carlton 2.23
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 224
2 Nolan Ryan 142
3 Bert Blyleven 139
4 Phil Niekro 136
5 2 tied 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 27
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Neil Allen 22
3 Ed Farmer 22
5 Tom Hume 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .483
2 Jim Gantner .450
3 Claudell Washington .436
4 Davey Lopes .417
5 Cecil Cooper .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Bob Horner 6
3 Steve Kemp 5
3 Dale Murphy 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Julio Cruz 10
3 Dave Collins 8
3 Rodney Scott 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.60
2 Frank LaCorte 0.61
3 Mike Norris 0.63
4 Lary Sorensen 1.06
5 Rick Reuschel 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Mike Norris 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 31
2 Steve Carlton 29
3 Dennis Eckersley 21
4 Jim Clancy 18
4 Fergie Jenkins 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 6
2 Greg Minton 5
3 Neil Allen 4
3 Rick Camp 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .452
2 Hal McRae .427
3 Rod Carew .398
4 Cecil Cooper .390
5 Glenn Hoffman .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Steve Kemp 8
2 Ben Oglivie 8
2 Gorman Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 36
2 Mike Schmidt 29
3 Cecil Cooper 28
4 Willie Aikens 26
5 Gorman Thomas 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.65
2 Rich Gale 1.42
3 Bruce Sutter 1.59
4 Rick Reuschel 1.62
5 Greg Minton 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott McGregor 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Len Barker 43
3 Jim Clancy 35
4 Rick Reuschel 33
4 Bob Welch 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 9
2 Neil Allen 7
2 Greg Minton 7
2 Dan Quisenberry 7
5 7 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .377
2 Cecil Cooper .346
3 Willie Wilson .334
4 Mickey Rivers .328
5 Keith Hernandez .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Gorman Thomas 41
3 Mike Schmidt 40
4 Ben Oglivie 37
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 125
2 Cecil Cooper 118
3 George Brett 117
4 Reggie Jackson 116
5 Mike Schmidt 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 96
2 Omar Moreno 91
3 Rickey Henderson 78
3 Willie Wilson 78
5 Dave Collins 66

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.59
2 Jerry Reuss 2.10
3 Don Sutton 2.41
4 Rudy May 2.50
5 Steve Carlton 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Tommy John 22
2 Steve Stone 22
4 Larry Gura 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 290
2 J. R. Richard 200
3 Phil Niekro 194
4 Nolan Ryan 187
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 Kent Tekulve 27