On This Day

Friday, September 5, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 51 .619 --
Orioles 80 53 .602 2.5
Red Sox 72 59 .550 9.5
Tigers 71 62 .534 11.5
Brewers 72 65 .526 12.5
Indians 69 64 .519 13.5
Blue Jays 56 78 .418 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 86 49 .637 --
Rangers 67 67 .500 18.5
Athletics 66 70 .485 20.5
White Sox 57 76 .429 28.0
Twins 58 78 .426 28.5
Angels 52 81 .391 33.0
Mariners 49 85 .366 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 61 .541 --
Expos 73 62 .541 0.0
Pirates 72 63 .533 1.0
Cardinals 60 72 .455 11.5
Mets 59 76 .437 14.0
Cubs 51 81 .386 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 58 .570 --
Astros 75 59 .560 1.5
Reds 73 61 .545 3.5
Braves 69 65 .515 7.5
Giants 66 69 .489 11.0
Padres 58 78 .426 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Warren Cromartie 4
3 Tony Armas 3
3 Rick Cerone 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Benny Ayala 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Benny Ayala 3
1 Jeff Burroughs 3
1 Larry Harlow 3
1 Ken Singleton 3
1 Jim Sundberg 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Scott 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 2.50
2 Don Sutton 2.00
3 Jim Clancy 1.22
4 Mike Norris 1.00
4 Tom Seaver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Juan Eichelberger 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 11
2 Tom Seaver 10
2 Don Sutton 10
4 Nolan Ryan 9
5 Steve Carlton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Gary Lucas 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .399
2 Cecil Cooper .360
3 Miguel Dilone .348
4 Rod Carew .331
5 Buddy Bell .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Ben Oglivie 33
3 Gorman Thomas 33
5 Tony Armas 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 105
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 70
4 Dave Collins 66
5 Willie Wilson 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.15
2 Jerry Reuss 2.20
3 Steve Carlton 2.27
4 Larry Gura 2.31
5 Mike Norris 2.31

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 247
2 Nolan Ryan 159
3 Mike Norris 154
4 Len Barker 150
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 Dave Parker .442
2 Tom Brookens .432
3 Lou Piniella .431
4 Terry Whitfield .426
5 Dane Iorg .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
4 Ron Cey 5
4 Ken Singleton 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 20
2 Cecil Cooper 15
3 Dusty Baker 14
3 Al Oliver 14
3 Ken Reitz 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 13
2 Omar Moreno 11
3 Ron LeFlore 9
4 Rickey Henderson 8
4 Willie Wilson 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.00
2 Mario Soto 0.60
3 Greg Minton 0.67
4 Enrique Romo 0.69
5 Gary Lucas 0.71

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 36
2 Len Barker 26
3 Mike Norris 23
4 Jim Clancy 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Howe 5
2 Tug McGraw 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Bob Stanley 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .439
2 Lou Piniella .425
3 Cecil Cooper .419
4 Rowland Office .403
5 Dave Parker .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
1 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Ron Cey 8
4 Ken Singleton 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 33
2 Dale Murphy 32
3 George Brett 29
4 Ted Simmons 27
5 Gorman Thomas 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Corbett 1.27
2 Rudy May 1.34
3 Steve Trout 1.50
4 Mike Norris 1.58
5 John Tudor 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Dan Spillner 5
1 Steve Stone 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 56
2 Len Barker 50
3 Mike Norris 39
4 Bill Gullickson 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 10
2 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Rick Camp 8
4 Rich Gossage 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .387
2 Cecil Cooper .357
3 Miguel Dilone .349
4 Mickey Rivers .332
5 Rod Carew .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Ben Oglivie 37
5 Bob Horner 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 119
2 George Brett 117
3 Mike Schmidt 114
4 Steve Garvey 112
4 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 100
2 Omar Moreno 97
3 Rickey Henderson 82
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 2.24
4 Rudy May 2.42
5 Mike Norris 2.44

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 289
2 Nolan Ryan 195
3 J. R. Richard 183
4 Phil Niekro 180
5 Ron Guidry 174

Saves

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