On This Day

Wednesday, September 17, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 52 .641 --
Orioles 87 58 .600 6.0
Red Sox 76 66 .535 15.5
Brewers 77 69 .527 16.5
Indians 74 70 .514 18.5
Tigers 74 71 .510 19.0
Blue Jays 61 84 .421 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 90 56 .616 --
Athletics 74 73 .503 16.5
Rangers 70 75 .483 19.5
Twins 65 80 .448 24.5
White Sox 61 83 .424 28.0
Angels 59 85 .410 30.0
Mariners 53 92 .366 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 81 65 .555 --
Phillies 79 66 .545 1.5
Pirates 76 70 .521 5.0
Cardinals 66 80 .452 15.0
Mets 62 84 .425 19.0
Cubs 56 89 .386 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 62 .572 --
Astros 82 63 .566 1.0
Reds 79 67 .541 4.5
Braves 76 69 .524 7.0
Giants 69 76 .476 14.0
Padres 64 82 .438 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Oberkfell 4
1 John Wathan 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 1
1 Rick Cerone 1
1 Dave Edler 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 5
1 Ray Knight 5
1 Rob Wilfong 5
4 Lee Mazzilli 4
4 Willie Randolph 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 3
2 Kim Allen 2
2 Garry Maddox 2
2 Hosken Powell 2
2 U. L. Washington 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.83
2 Dennis Leonard 1.80
3 Roger Erickson 1.00
4 Len Barker 0.89
5 Mike Krukow 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 11
2 Dennis Leonard 9
3 Len Barker 8
3 Jerry Koosman 8
5 Mario Soto 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Steve Howe 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .396
2 Cecil Cooper .355
3 Miguel Dilone .351
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Mickey Rivers .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Ben Oglivie 35
4 Gorman Thomas 34
5 Bob Horner 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 109
2 Mike Schmidt 105
3 Al Oliver 104
4 George Hendrick 102
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 92
2 Omar Moreno 88
3 Rickey Henderson 82
4 Dave Collins 69
5 Willie Wilson 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.13
2 Jerry Reuss 2.18
3 Mike Norris 2.24
4 Rudy May 2.34
5 Steve Carlton 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Tommy John 21
4 Mike Norris 20
5 Dennis Leonard 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 263
2 Nolan Ryan 172
3 Len Barker 171
4 Mario Soto 164
5 Bert Blyleven 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 28
3 Ed Farmer 27
4 Bruce Sutter 26
5 4 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Mumphrey .478
2 Broderick Perkins .471
3 Rick Cerone .438
4 Bucky Dent .415
5 Leon Durham .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
3 Bob Horner 5
3 Mitchell Page 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 16
2 Willie Aikens 14
3 Bucky Dent 13
3 John Mayberry 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Willie Wilson 10
3 Ivan de Jesus 8
3 Omar Moreno 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marty Bystrom 0.00
1 Ron Davis 0.00
3 Bill Gullickson 0.67
4 Steve Rogers 0.69
4 Rick Camp 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 29
2 Bill Gullickson 28
3 Steve Carlton 22
3 Rudy May 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Rick Camp 5
3 Doug Corbett 4
3 Andy Hassler 4
3 Steve Howe 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Mumphrey .444
2 Mickey Rivers .383
3 George Brett .377
4 Cecil Cooper .368
5 Terry Whitfield .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
1 Eddie Murray 9
1 Gorman Thomas 9
4 Mitchell Page 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 28
2 Eddie Murray 26
3 Willie Aikens 24
4 Bob Horner 23
5 Gorman Thomas 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 21
2 Omar Moreno 19
3 Willie Wilson 18
4 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Rodney Scott 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.95
2 Ron Davis 1.08
3 Bill Gullickson 1.30
4 Tom Underwood 1.47
5 Floyd Bannister 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 59
2 Steve Carlton 52
3 Rudy May 44
4 Bill Gullickson 41
5 Mario Soto 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Rick Camp 8
2 Steve Howe 8
2 Dan Quisenberry 8
5 Ed Farmer 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Cecil Cooper .352
3 Miguel Dilone .348
4 Rod Carew .329
5 Mickey Rivers .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Reggie Jackson 41
3 Bob Horner 39
4 Ben Oglivie 37
4 Gorman Thomas 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 117
2 Mike Schmidt 115
3 George Hendrick 112
4 Al Oliver 110
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 99
2 Omar Moreno 95
3 Rickey Henderson 88
4 Willie Wilson 78
5 Dave Collins 71

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.12
2 Don Sutton 2.12
3 Mike Norris 2.23
4 Steve Carlton 2.33
5 Rudy May 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Tommy John 24
3 Steve Stone 23
4 Larry Gura 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 286
2 Nolan Ryan 193
3 Len Barker 180
4 Phil Niekro 179
5 Bert Blyleven 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 35
2 Rich Gossage 31
3 Ed Farmer 29
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Tom Hume 24