On This Day

Saturday, August 30, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 50 .609 --
Orioles 75 52 .591 2.5
Red Sox 69 56 .552 7.5
Tigers 67 60 .528 10.5
Indians 67 60 .528 10.5
Brewers 68 64 .515 12.0
Blue Jays 53 75 .414 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 46 .646 --
Athletics 65 65 .500 19.0
Rangers 64 65 .496 19.5
Twins 57 74 .435 27.5
White Sox 53 72 .424 28.5
Angels 51 76 .402 31.5
Mariners 46 82 .359 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 69 59 .539 --
Pirates 70 60 .538 0.0
Phillies 68 59 .535 0.5
Mets 59 69 .461 10.0
Cardinals 57 70 .449 11.5
Cubs 50 77 .394 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 74 55 .574 --
Dodgers 71 57 .555 2.5
Reds 70 59 .543 4.0
Giants 64 64 .500 9.5
Braves 64 65 .496 10.0
Padres 54 76 .415 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Ford 4
1 Broderick Perkins 4
3 George Brett 3
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 2
1 Jim Rice 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Rick Burleson 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Miller 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 John Ellis 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Dwayne Murphy 2
1 Luis Salazar 2
1 Robin Yount 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gullickson 1.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.86
3 Roger Erickson 0.71
4 John Curtis 0.60
4 2 others tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tippy Martinez 9
2 Bill Gullickson 8
3 Allen Ripley 6
3 Tom Seaver 6
3 Frank Tanana 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1
1 John Urrea 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .406
2 Cecil Cooper .356
3 Miguel Dilone .348
4 Rod Carew .336
5 Willie Wilson .329

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 Al Oliver 100
2 Cecil Cooper 98
3 George Brett 96
4 Reggie Jackson 93
4 Mike Schmidt 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 86
2 Omar Moreno 77
3 Rickey Henderson 66
4 Dave Collins 62
5 2 tied 56

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 2.28

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 232
2 Nolan Ryan 150
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 2 others tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Piniella .512
2 George Brett .492
3 Dan Ford .484
4 Luis Salazar .449
5 Mickey Rivers .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Oliver 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
3 Steve Kemp 5
3 Dale Murphy 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 21
1 Al Oliver 21
3 Gorman Thomas 17
4 Steve Kemp 16
5 George Brett 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 12
2 Omar Moreno 10
3 Ron LeFlore 9
4 Willie Wilson 8
5 Ruppert Jones 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.00
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
3 Rick Langford 1.00
4 Mike Norris 1.02
5 Scott McGregor 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Dick Ruthven 3
1 Dan Spillner 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Len Barker 27
3 Bill Gullickson 21
4 Scott Sanderson 20
5 Danny Darwin 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Rich Gossage 5
3 Victor Cruz 4
3 Shane Rawley 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .446
2 Cecil Cooper .389
3 Mickey Rivers .387
4 Bill Madlock .383
5 Alan Bannister .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 10
2 Steve Kemp 8
2 Al Oliver 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 31
1 Cecil Cooper 31
3 Gorman Thomas 27
4 Steve Kemp 25
4 Dale Murphy 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Omar Moreno 18
2 Rodney Scott 18
4 Gene Richards 16
5 Rickey Henderson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 1.08
2 Joaquin Andujar 1.19
3 Mike Norris 1.38
4 Greg Minton 1.44
5 Doug Corbett 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Rick Reuschel 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Len Barker 46
3 Bill Gullickson 33
3 Dave LaRoche 33
3 Rick Reuschel 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
1 Bob Stanley 11
3 Rich Gossage 8
4 Victor Cruz 7
4 Greg Minton 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .383
2 Cecil Cooper .349
3 Miguel Dilone .344
4 Rod Carew .334
5 Mickey Rivers .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 117
1 Reggie Jackson 117
3 George Brett 116
4 Cecil Cooper 114
4 Mike Schmidt 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 98
2 Omar Moreno 96
3 Rickey Henderson 79
4 Willie Wilson 74
5 Dave Collins 66

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.68
2 Jerry Reuss 2.05
3 Don Sutton 2.40
4 Steve Carlton 2.42
5 Rudy May 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 282
2 Nolan Ryan 189
3 Phil Niekro 188
3 J. R. Richard 188
5 Ron Guidry 176

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 28
2 Tom Hume 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Kent Tekulve 26