On This Day

Wednesday, August 27, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 50 .600 --
Orioles 74 50 .597 0.5
Red Sox 66 56 .541 7.5
Tigers 65 59 .524 9.5
Indians 65 60 .520 10.0
Brewers 67 62 .519 10.0
Blue Jays 52 73 .416 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 83 44 .654 --
Athletics 65 62 .512 18.0
Rangers 62 64 .492 20.5
White Sox 53 70 .431 28.0
Twins 55 73 .430 28.5
Angels 49 75 .395 32.5
Mariners 46 79 .368 36.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 57 .551 --
Expos 69 57 .548 0.5
Phillies 66 58 .532 2.5
Mets 58 68 .460 11.5
Cardinals 55 69 .444 13.5
Cubs 50 74 .403 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 71 55 .563 --
Dodgers 69 57 .548 2.0
Reds 67 59 .532 4.0
Giants 63 63 .500 8.0
Braves 63 63 .500 8.0
Padres 53 74 .417 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dane Iorg 4
1 Ken Oberkfell 4
3 Sal Butera 3
3 Lamar Johnson 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Berra 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Bob Horner 1
1 Clint Hurdle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 5
2 Lamar Johnson 3
2 Ken Reitz 3
4 Willie Aikens 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Garry Maddox 1
2 Jerry Mumphrey 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Sanderson 1.50
2 Len Barker 0.73
2 Steve Carlton 0.73
4 Ed Whitson 0.67
5 Rick Wise 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 John Martin 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 8
1 Steve Carlton 8
3 Scott Sanderson 6
3 Rick Wise 6
5 John Martin 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Jerry Garvin 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .406
2 Cecil Cooper .353
3 Miguel Dilone .342
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Willie Wilson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Ben Oglivie 32
4 Gorman Thomas 31
5 Bob Horner 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 96
2 Al Oliver 94
3 George Brett 93
3 Reggie Jackson 93
3 Mike Schmidt 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 83
2 Omar Moreno 75
3 Rickey Henderson 64
4 Dave Collins 62
5 Rodney Scott 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 2.21
2 Don Sutton 2.24
3 Jerry Reuss 2.25
4 Steve Carlton 2.27
5 Larry Gura 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 21
2 Steve Carlton 20
3 Larry Gura 18
3 Mike Norris 18
5 Tommy John 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 232
2 Nolan Ryan 148
3 Phil Niekro 143
4 Bert Blyleven 140
5 Len Barker 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 31
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 George Brett .500
2 Lou Piniella .486
3 Luis Salazar .462
4 Cecil Cooper .444
5 Alan Bannister .424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 19
2 Dale Murphy 18
3 George Brett 16
4 Cecil Cooper 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 11
2 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Omar Moreno 9
4 Julio Cruz 8
5 Ruppert Jones 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.00
2 Bill Gullickson 0.56
3 Steve Renko 0.61
4 Mike Norris 0.63
5 Sid Monge 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 4
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Joe Niekro 3
2 Mike Norris 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 32
1 Steve Carlton 32
3 Nolan Ryan 20
3 Scott Sanderson 20
5 Dennis Eckersley 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
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 .478
2 Cecil Cooper .395
3 Mickey Rivers .391
4 Claudell Washington .382
5 Rod Carew .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 10
2 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Ben Oglivie 8
4 Ron Cey 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 30
1 Cecil Cooper 30
3 Gorman Thomas 28
4 Mike Schmidt 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Omar Moreno 18
2 Rodney Scott 18
4 Miguel Dilone 14
4 3 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.33
1 Greg Minton 1.33
3 Bruce Sutter 1.37
4 Rick Langford 1.50
5 Steve Renko 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 6
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Bill Gullickson 5
2 Rick Langford 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 51
1 Steve Carlton 51
3 Bill Gullickson 35
4 Bob Welch 34
5 4 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Bob Stanley 10
3 Rich Gossage 8
3 Greg Minton 8
5 Tug McGraw 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .383
2 Cecil Cooper .341
3 Mickey Rivers .334
4 Willie Wilson .331
5 Rod Carew .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 119
2 Reggie Jackson 117
2 Mike Schmidt 117
4 George Brett 116
5 Cecil Cooper 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 96
2 Omar Moreno 95
3 Rickey Henderson 77
4 Willie Wilson 75
5 Dave Collins 66

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.68
2 Jerry Reuss 2.14
3 Don Sutton 2.40
4 Rudy May 2.46
5 Mike Norris 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Steve Stone 23
3 Larry Gura 22
4 Tommy John 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 289
2 Nolan Ryan 192
3 Phil Niekro 191
4 J. R. Richard 188
5 Ron Guidry 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Rich Gossage 29
4 Tom Hume 28
5 Kent Tekulve 27