On This Day

Monday, August 25, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 49 .605 --
Orioles 74 49 .602 0.5
Red Sox 65 56 .537 8.5
Brewers 67 60 .528 9.5
Tigers 64 58 .525 10.0
Indians 64 59 .520 10.5
Blue Jays 51 72 .415 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 81 44 .648 --
Athletics 64 62 .508 17.5
Rangers 61 63 .492 19.5
White Sox 52 69 .430 27.0
Twins 54 72 .429 27.5
Angels 49 74 .398 31.0
Mariners 45 79 .363 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 55 .560 --
Expos 69 56 .552 1.0
Phillies 65 57 .533 3.5
Mets 58 66 .468 11.5
Cardinals 54 68 .443 14.5
Cubs 49 74 .398 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 54 .565 --
Dodgers 68 56 .548 2.0
Reds 67 58 .536 3.5
Giants 62 63 .496 8.5
Braves 61 63 .492 9.0
Padres 51 74 .408 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 John Castino 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Joe Charboneau 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 4
2 Joe Charboneau 3
2 Jim Rice 3
4 Jim Anderson 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Gary Matthews 2
3 Gary Allenson 1
3 Jim Anderson 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.75
3 Nino Espinosa 0.67
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.67
5 Mike Norris 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Ken Clay 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Preston Hanna 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Norris 7
2 Lynn McGlothen 6
2 Frank Tanana 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 Alan Hargesheimer 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Bradford 1
1 John Henry Johnson 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .398
2 Cecil Cooper .356
3 Miguel Dilone .342
4 Rod Carew .329
5 Manny Trillo .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Ben Oglivie 32
4 Gorman Thomas 30
5 Bob Horner 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 95
2 Al Oliver 93
2 Mike Schmidt 93
4 George Brett 92
4 2 others tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 83
2 Omar Moreno 73
3 Rickey Henderson 64
4 Dave Collins 62
5 Rodney Scott 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 2.21
2 Steve Carlton 2.23
3 Don Sutton 2.24
4 Jerry Reuss 2.25
5 Larry Gura 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 21
2 Steve Carlton 19
3 Larry Gura 18
3 Mike Norris 18
5 Tommy John 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 224
2 Nolan Ryan 148
3 Bert Blyleven 139
4 Mike Norris 138
5 Phil Niekro 136

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 30
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Neil Allen 22
3 Ed Farmer 22
3 Rich Gossage 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Piniella .474
2 George Brett .444
3 Claudell Washington .439
4 Cecil Cooper .429
4 Bill Madlock .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Bob Horner 5
3 Steve Kemp 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Dale Murphy 19
3 Gorman Thomas 17
4 George Brett 16
5 Cecil Cooper 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 12
2 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Julio Cruz 9
4 Dave Collins 8
5 5 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.00
1 Greg Minton 0.00
3 Bill Gullickson 0.56
4 John Tudor 0.60
5 Steve Renko 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Mike Norris 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
1 Steve Stone 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 29
2 Len Barker 24
3 Nolan Ryan 20
4 Dennis Eckersley 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Rich Gossage 6
3 Greg Minton 4
3 Shane Rawley 4
3 Bob Stanley 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .439
2 Hal McRae .408
3 Cecil Cooper .407
4 Claudell Washington .400
5 Mickey Rivers .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
1 Gorman Thomas 9
3 Ben Oglivie 8
4 Wayne Gross 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 33
2 Cecil Cooper 29
3 Gorman Thomas 27
4 Mike Schmidt 25
5 Dale Murphy 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 24
2 Rickey Henderson 18
2 Rodney Scott 18
4 Omar Moreno 17
5 Miguel Dilone 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.62
2 Greg Minton 1.35
2 Bruce Sutter 1.35
4 Rick Langford 1.60
5 Rick Reuschel 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Bill Gullickson 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Len Barker 43
3 Bill Gullickson 35
4 Dennis Eckersley 34
4 Mike Flanagan 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 10
2 Bob Stanley 9
3 Rich Gossage 8
4 Greg Minton 7
4 Tim Stoddard 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .376
2 Cecil Cooper .343
3 Willie Wilson .333
4 Mickey Rivers .332
5 Keith Hernandez .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 43
2 Reggie Jackson 42
3 Mike Schmidt 41
4 Ben Oglivie 36
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 121
2 George Brett 117
2 Mike Schmidt 117
4 Cecil Cooper 116
4 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 99
2 Omar Moreno 93
3 Willie Wilson 78
4 Rickey Henderson 77
5 Dave Collins 66

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.59
2 Jerry Reuss 2.14
3 Don Sutton 2.41
4 Rudy May 2.44
5 Steve Carlton 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Steve Stone 23
3 Larry Gura 22
3 Tommy John 22
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 281
2 J. R. Richard 200
3 Nolan Ryan 193
4 Phil Niekro 184
5 Ron Guidry 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
2 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Rich Gossage 29
4 Tom Hume 28
5 Kent Tekulve 27