On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 51 .605 --
Orioles 76 52 .594 1.5
Red Sox 70 56 .556 6.5
Tigers 67 61 .523 10.5
Indians 67 62 .519 11.0
Brewers 69 64 .519 11.0
Blue Jays 54 75 .419 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 85 46 .649 --
Athletics 65 66 .496 20.0
Rangers 64 66 .492 20.5
White Sox 55 72 .433 28.0
Twins 57 75 .432 28.5
Angels 51 77 .398 32.5
Mariners 47 82 .364 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 61 .534 --
Phillies 68 60 .531 0.5
Expos 69 61 .531 0.5
Mets 59 71 .454 10.5
Cardinals 57 71 .445 11.5
Cubs 51 77 .398 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 74 56 .569 --
Dodgers 73 57 .562 1.0
Reds 71 59 .546 3.0
Giants 66 64 .508 8.0
Braves 65 65 .500 9.0
Padres 55 76 .420 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Whitfield 6
2 Wayne Nordhagen 5
3 Dusty Baker 4
3 Toby Harrah 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Bannister 4
1 Joe Charboneau 4
3 Harold Baines 3
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 11 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Joe Pettini 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
1 Frank White 2
5 17 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Norris 0.85
2 Floyd Bannister 0.71
3 Joe Niekro 0.70
4 Jerry Reuss 0.60
5 Don Sutton 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 LaMarr Hoyt 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Norris 11
2 Joe Niekro 7
3 Shane Rawley 6
4 Floyd Bannister 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 2
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Al Holland 1
2 Greg Minton 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .403
2 Cecil Cooper .359
3 Miguel Dilone .345
4 Rod Carew .334
5 Buddy Bell .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 101
2 Al Oliver 100
3 George Brett 96
4 George Hendrick 94
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 86
2 Omar Moreno 79
3 Rickey Henderson 66
4 Dave Collins 62
5 Willie Wilson 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.14
2 Don Sutton 2.25
3 Steve Carlton 2.27
4 Larry Gura 2.28
5 Mike Norris 2.34

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 Mike Norris 149
4 Phil Niekro 146
5 Bert Blyleven 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 31
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Ed Farmer 24
4 Neil Allen 22
4 2 others tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Whitfield .526
2 Lou Piniella .500
3 Dane Iorg .459
4 Dan Ford .457
5 George Brett .450

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Oliver 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
3 Dale Murphy 6
4 Cecil Cooper 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 22
2 Al Oliver 21
3 Gorman Thomas 18
4 Cecil Cooper 17
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
1 Rodney Scott 12
3 Ron LeFlore 9
4 Willie Wilson 8
5 Gene Richards 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.00
1 Greg Minton 0.00
1 Shane Rawley 0.00
5 Scott McGregor 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Len Barker 27
3 Bill Gullickson 21
3 Mike Norris 21
5 Jerry Koosman 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 7
2 Victor Cruz 4
2 Ed Farmer 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .430
2 Cecil Cooper .400
3 Bill Madlock .388
4 Mickey Rivers .382
5 Alan Bannister .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Al Oliver 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 32
2 George Brett 30
3 Gorman Thomas 28
4 Dale Murphy 26
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Omar Moreno 20
3 Rodney Scott 18
4 Gene Richards 17
5 Rickey Henderson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.92
2 Dan Quisenberry 1.03
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.19
4 Greg Minton 1.40
5 Scott McGregor 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 5
1 Rich Gale 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Len Barker 46
3 Mike Norris 36
3 Rick Reuschel 36
5 3 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 12
2 Dan Quisenberry 11
3 Rich Gossage 8
3 Greg Minton 8
5 Victor Cruz 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .384
2 Cecil Cooper .354
3 Miguel Dilone .342
4 Mickey Rivers .333
5 Rod Carew .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
1 Gorman Thomas 41
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Bob Horner 36
4 Ben Oglivie 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 117
2 George Brett 116
2 Steve Garvey 116
4 Reggie Jackson 113
5 Mike Schmidt 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 98
2 Omar Moreno 97
3 Rickey Henderson 79
4 Willie Wilson 75
5 Dave Collins 66

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.68
2 Jerry Reuss 1.97
3 Don Sutton 2.41
4 Steve Carlton 2.42
5 Rudy May 2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 282
2 Phil Niekro 191
3 Nolan Ryan 189
4 J. R. Richard 188
5 Ron Guidry 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 28
2 Tom Hume 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Ed Farmer 27