On This Day

Monday, September 1, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 51 .608 --
Orioles 77 52 .597 1.5
Red Sox 71 56 .559 6.5
Indians 68 62 .523 11.0
Brewers 70 64 .522 11.0
Tigers 67 62 .519 11.5
Blue Jays 54 76 .415 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 85 47 .644 --
Rangers 65 66 .496 19.5
Athletics 65 67 .492 20.0
White Sox 56 72 .438 27.0
Twins 57 76 .429 28.5
Angels 51 78 .395 32.5
Mariners 47 83 .362 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 69 60 .535 --
Expos 70 61 .534 0.0
Pirates 71 62 .534 0.0
Mets 59 72 .450 11.0
Cardinals 57 72 .442 12.0
Cubs 51 78 .395 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 75 57 .568 --
Dodgers 74 57 .565 0.5
Reds 72 59 .550 2.5
Giants 66 65 .504 8.5
Braves 66 65 .504 8.5
Padres 55 77 .417 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Gene Richards 4
4 Harold Baines 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Ken Singleton 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Glenn Borgmann 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Grubb 5
2 Glenn Borgmann 3
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 Bill Madlock 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Cecil Cooper 2
3 Bruce Bochte 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Len Barker 1.38
2 Bob Welch 1.33
3 Tom Underwood 1.00
4 Doc Medich 0.86
5 Steve Carlton 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Britt Burns 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 11
2 Steve Carlton 9
3 Bob Welch 8
4 Doc Medich 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .401
2 Cecil Cooper .360
3 Miguel Dilone .344
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Buddy Bell .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 103
2 Al Oliver 100
3 George Brett 97
4 George Hendrick 94
4 2 others tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 86
2 Omar Moreno 80
3 Rickey Henderson 66
4 Dave Collins 63
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.14
2 Don Sutton 2.25
3 Larry Gura 2.28
4 Steve Carlton 2.30
5 Mike Norris 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 241
2 Len Barker 150
2 Nolan Ryan 150
4 Mike Norris 149
5 Phil Niekro 146

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 .514
2 Lou Piniella .500
3 Dane Iorg .472
4 Mickey Rivers .448
5 Dan Ford .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 7
2 Cecil Cooper 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
2 Ken Singleton 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 17
2 Gorman Thomas 16
3 Cecil Cooper 15
4 George Foster 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 12
2 Omar Moreno 11
3 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Willie Wilson 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.00
1 Dan Quisenberry 0.00
3 Greg Minton 0.63
4 Mario Soto 0.71
5 Tom Underwood 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 4
2 Phil Niekro 3
2 Dick Ruthven 3
2 Dan Spillner 3
2 John Tudor 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 38
2 Steve Carlton 30
3 Mike Norris 21
4 Scott Sanderson 19
5 John Urrea 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 6
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 Bruce Bochte .405
3 Cecil Cooper .405
4 Mickey Rivers .395
5 Bill Madlock .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 9
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Steve Kemp 8
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 34
2 George Brett 30
3 Dale Murphy 26
4 Steve Kemp 25
4 Gorman Thomas 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Omar Moreno 20
3 Rodney Scott 18
4 Gene Richards 16
5 Rickey Henderson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.92
2 Dan Quisenberry 1.08
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.19
4 Doug Corbett 1.23
5 Scott McGregor 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 60
2 Len Barker 57
3 Bob Welch 38
4 Mike Norris 36
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 12
2 Dan Quisenberry 10
3 Rich Gossage 8
3 Greg Minton 8
5 2 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .385
2 Cecil Cooper .355
3 Miguel Dilone .341
4 Mickey Rivers .332
5 Rod Carew .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Gorman Thomas 41
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Bob Horner 36
4 Ben Oglivie 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 119
2 George Brett 115
2 Steve Garvey 115
4 Reggie Jackson 111
4 Mike Schmidt 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 98
1 Omar Moreno 98
3 Rickey Henderson 78
4 Willie Wilson 76
5 Dave Collins 67

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.77
2 Jerry Reuss 1.97
3 Don Sutton 2.33
4 Steve Carlton 2.44
5 Rudy May 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Steve Stone 23
3 Larry Gura 21
3 Tommy John 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 291
2 Nolan Ryan 189
3 Phil Niekro 184
4 J. R. Richard 183
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