On This Day

Saturday, September 6, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 51 .622 --
Orioles 80 54 .597 3.5
Red Sox 73 59 .553 9.5
Tigers 71 63 .530 12.5
Brewers 73 65 .529 12.5
Indians 70 64 .522 13.5
Blue Jays 56 78 .418 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 86 50 .632 --
Rangers 67 68 .496 18.5
Athletics 67 70 .489 19.5
Twins 59 78 .431 27.5
White Sox 57 76 .429 27.5
Angels 52 82 .388 33.0
Mariners 49 86 .363 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 74 62 .544 --
Phillies 72 62 .537 1.0
Pirates 72 64 .529 2.0
Cardinals 60 74 .448 13.0
Mets 59 77 .434 15.0
Cubs 52 82 .388 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 58 .574 --
Astros 77 59 .566 1.0
Reds 74 62 .544 4.0
Braves 70 65 .519 7.5
Giants 66 70 .485 12.0
Padres 59 78 .431 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leon Durham 5
2 Bill Buckner 4
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Mike Scioscia 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Joe Charboneau 1
1 Bobby Clark 1
1 Terry Crowley 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 4
1 Leon Durham 4
1 Gene Tenace 4
4 Davey Lopes 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Claudell Washington 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.67
2 Bert Blyleven 1.33
3 Len Barker 1.00
3 Dick Drago 1.00
5 Bob Welch 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 9
2 Bert Blyleven 8
3 Bob Welch 7
4 Dick Drago 6
4 Mike Parrott 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .396
2 Cecil Cooper .361
3 Miguel Dilone .347
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Mickey Rivers .332

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 98
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 89
2 Omar Moreno 81
3 Rickey Henderson 71
4 Dave Collins 66
5 Willie Wilson 61

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 Len Barker 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 247
2 Len Barker 159
2 Nolan Ryan 159
4 Mike Norris 154
5 Bert Blyleven 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 31
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Ed Farmer 24
4 Rich Gossage 23
5 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .515
2 Jerry Mumphrey .433
3 Mickey Rivers .431
4 Lou Piniella .423
5 Dave Parker .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 6
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Joe Charboneau 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
2 Ken Singleton 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 18
2 Joe Charboneau 15
3 Dusty Baker 14
4 Glenn Hoffman 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
2 Willie Wilson 10
3 Rickey Henderson 9
3 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Rodney Scott 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.00
2 Mario Soto 0.50
3 Enrique Romo 0.64
4 Gary Lucas 0.71
5 Steve Rogers 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Tommy Boggs 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 28
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Mike Norris 23
4 Bill Gullickson 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Howe 6
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
2 Dan Quisenberry 4
2 Mario Soto 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .425
2 Lou Piniella .415
3 Cecil Cooper .406
4 Rowland Office .403
5 Mickey Rivers .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
2 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
4 Bob Horner 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 32
2 Cecil Cooper 31
3 George Brett 28
4 Mike Schmidt 26
4 Gorman Thomas 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Omar Moreno 18
3 Rodney Scott 17
4 Willie Wilson 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Corbett 1.32
2 Mario Soto 1.32
3 Rudy May 1.42
4 Steve Trout 1.50
5 Mike Norris 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
2 Dan Spillner 5
2 Steve Stone 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 59
2 Steve Carlton 56
3 Mike Norris 39
4 Bob Welch 38
5 Bill Gullickson 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .384
2 Cecil Cooper .358
3 Miguel Dilone .348
4 Mickey Rivers .335
5 Rod Carew .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Bob Horner 37
4 Ben Oglivie 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 119
2 George Brett 117
3 Mike Schmidt 115
4 Steve Garvey 111
4 Reggie Jackson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 100
2 Omar Moreno 95
3 Rickey Henderson 83
4 Willie Wilson 78
5 Dave Collins 69

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.87
2 Jerry Reuss 2.11
3 Don Sutton 2.17
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 Phil Niekro 185
4 Ron Guidry 175
5 J. R. Richard 174

Saves

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