On This Day

Thursday, September 4, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 51 .617 --
Orioles 79 53 .598 2.5
Red Sox 72 58 .554 8.5
Tigers 70 62 .530 11.5
Brewers 72 64 .529 11.5
Indians 69 63 .523 12.5
Blue Jays 56 77 .421 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 85 49 .634 --
Rangers 66 67 .496 18.5
Athletics 66 69 .489 19.5
Twins 58 77 .430 27.5
White Sox 56 76 .424 28.0
Angels 52 80 .394 32.0
Mariners 48 85 .361 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 60 .545 --
Pirates 72 62 .537 1.0
Expos 72 62 .537 1.0
Cardinals 59 72 .450 12.5
Mets 59 75 .440 14.0
Cubs 51 80 .389 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 58 .567 --
Astros 75 58 .564 0.5
Reds 72 61 .541 3.5
Braves 68 65 .511 7.5
Giants 66 68 .493 10.0
Padres 57 78 .422 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Craig 4
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 Dick Davis 3
2 Bucky Dent 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Greg Luzinski 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Tony Armas 2
2 Dusty Baker 2
2 George Brett 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Willie Randolph 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Gary Carter 1
3 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Gullickson 1.40
2 Alan Hargesheimer 0.70
3 Mike Scott 0.67
3 Jackson Todd 0.67
5 Jerry Reuss 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Bill Gullickson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 7
1 Alan Hargesheimer 7
3 Mike Scott 6
3 Frank Tanana 6
3 Jackson Todd 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Manny Sarmiento 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .401
2 Cecil Cooper .360
3 Miguel Dilone .349
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Mickey Rivers .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Gorman Thomas 33
4 Ben Oglivie 32
5 Tony Armas 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 104
2 Al Oliver 101
3 George Brett 100
4 Mike Schmidt 97
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 89
2 Omar Moreno 81
3 Rickey Henderson 69
4 Dave Collins 66
5 Willie Wilson 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.20
2 Don Sutton 2.25
3 Steve Carlton 2.30
4 Larry Gura 2.31
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 .500
2 Jerry Mumphrey .443
3 Dane Iorg .439
4 Terry Whitfield .438
5 Mickey Rivers .435

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Cecil Cooper 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 22
2 Glenn Hoffman 15
3 Dusty Baker 14
3 Cecil Cooper 14
3 Al Oliver 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 12
2 Omar Moreno 11
3 Ron LeFlore 10
4 Willie Wilson 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.61
2 Greg Minton 0.67
3 Enrique Romo 0.69
4 Steve Howe 0.73
5 Scott McGregor 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Tommy Boggs 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Dick Ruthven 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 30
2 Len Barker 26
3 Bill Gullickson 20
3 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 .447
2 George Brett .442
3 Cecil Cooper .419
4 Alan Bannister .398
5 Bill Madlock .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 10
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Dusty Baker 7
4 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 32
1 Cecil Cooper 32
3 Dale Murphy 30
4 Gorman Thomas 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 24
2 Omar Moreno 20
3 Rodney Scott 17
4 Dave Collins 15
4 2 others tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.92
2 Doug Corbett 1.21
3 Rudy May 1.34
4 Scott McGregor 1.37
5 Steve Trout 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Bill Gullickson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 50
1 Steve Carlton 50
3 Bill Gullickson 40
4 Mike Norris 34
5 Bob Welch 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .388
2 Cecil Cooper .356
3 Miguel Dilone .347
4 Mickey Rivers .331
5 Willie Wilson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Bob Horner 36
4 Ben Oglivie 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 118
2 George Brett 117
3 Steve Garvey 114
3 Mike Schmidt 114
5 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 101
2 Omar Moreno 97
3 Rickey Henderson 81
4 Willie Wilson 76
5 Dave Collins 69

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.77
2 Jerry Reuss 2.11
3 Don Sutton 2.33
4 Rudy May 2.42
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 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Rich Gossage 27
3 Tom Hume 27
5 Ed Farmer 26