On This Day

Wednesday, September 3, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 51 .614 --
Orioles 79 52 .603 1.5
Red Sox 72 57 .558 7.5
Tigers 70 62 .530 11.0
Brewers 71 64 .526 11.5
Indians 69 63 .523 12.0
Blue Jays 55 77 .417 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 85 48 .639 --
Rangers 66 67 .496 19.0
Athletics 65 69 .485 20.5
Twins 58 77 .430 28.0
White Sox 56 75 .427 28.0
Angels 52 79 .397 32.0
Mariners 47 85 .356 37.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 71 60 .542 --
Pirates 72 62 .537 0.5
Expos 71 62 .534 1.0
Cardinals 59 72 .450 12.0
Mets 59 74 .444 13.0
Cubs 51 80 .389 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 57 .571 --
Astros 75 58 .564 1.0
Reds 72 61 .541 4.0
Braves 68 65 .511 8.0
Giants 66 67 .496 10.0
Padres 56 78 .418 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Art Howe 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Jim Tracy 4
4 Alan Bannister 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 2
1 Ken Reitz 2
3 Chris Bourjos 1
3 George Brett 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bucky Dent 5
1 Dave Parker 5
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Lloyd Moseby 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
3 Bobby Brown 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 1.33
2 Tommy John 1.17
3 Lynn McGlothen 1.00
4 Freddie Martinez 0.80
5 Dave Stieb 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Boggs 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 8
2 Tommy John 7
2 Dave Stieb 7
4 Lynn McGlothen 6
4 Steve Mura 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .402
2 Cecil Cooper .360
3 Miguel Dilone .349
4 Rod Carew .336
5 Mickey Rivers .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 35
1 Mike Schmidt 35
3 Gorman Thomas 33
4 Ben Oglivie 32
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 103
2 Al Oliver 101
3 George Brett 98
4 George Hendrick 95
4 2 others tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 89
2 Omar Moreno 81
3 Dave Collins 66
3 Rickey Henderson 66
5 Willie Wilson 59

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 Stone 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 Tommy John 19
4 Larry Gura 18
4 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 Lou Piniella .510
2 Tom Brookens .481
3 Terry Whitfield .467
4 Dane Iorg .452
5 Mickey Rivers .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Cecil Cooper 5
3 Ken Singleton 5
3 Dave Winfield 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 23
2 Glenn Hoffman 15
2 Al Oliver 15
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
2 Rodney Scott 11
3 Ron LeFlore 10
4 Dave Collins 8
4 Willie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.56
2 Mario Soto 0.61
3 Steve Howe 0.73
4 Scott McGregor 1.04
5 John Tudor 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Spillner 4
2 Len Barker 3
2 Tommy Boggs 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 30
2 Len Barker 26
3 Mike Norris 21
4 Rudy May 20
5 Scott Sanderson 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Howe 5
2 Rick Camp 4
2 Victor Cruz 4
2 Ed Farmer 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Piniella .440
2 George Brett .439
3 Cecil Cooper .409
4 Luis Salazar .409
5 Bill Madlock .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 10
2 Dale Murphy 9
3 Al Oliver 8
3 Mike Schmidt 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 31
1 Cecil Cooper 31
1 Dale Murphy 31
4 Gorman Thomas 26
5 Ted Simmons 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 25
2 Omar Moreno 20
3 Rodney Scott 18
4 Gene Richards 16
5 Dave Collins 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.92
2 Dan Quisenberry 1.05
3 Doug Corbett 1.21
4 Rudy May 1.34
5 Scott McGregor 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Spillner 6
1 Steve Stone 6
3 Len Barker 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 50
1 Steve Carlton 50
3 Mike Norris 34
4 Bill Gullickson 33
5 Nolan Ryan 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 11
2 Dan Quisenberry 10
3 Rick Camp 8
4 Victor Cruz 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .385
2 Cecil Cooper .356
3 Miguel Dilone .347
4 Rod Carew .333
4 Mickey Rivers .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Bob Horner 36
4 Ben Oglivie 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 117
2 Steve Garvey 116
3 George Brett 115
4 Reggie Jackson 112
4 Mike Schmidt 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 101
2 Omar Moreno 97
3 Rickey Henderson 78
4 Willie Wilson 76
5 Dave Collins 69

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.77
2 Jerry Reuss 2.05
3 Don Sutton 2.33
4 Rudy May 2.40
5 Mike Norris 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Steve Stone 24
3 Tommy John 22
4 Larry Gura 21
5 Dennis Leonard 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 283
2 Nolan Ryan 186
3 Phil Niekro 184
4 J. R. Richard 183
5 Ron Guidry 171

Saves

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