On This Day

Sunday, September 21, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 54 .638 --
Orioles 91 58 .611 4.0
Brewers 81 70 .536 15.0
Red Sox 78 68 .534 15.5
Tigers 77 72 .517 18.0
Indians 74 74 .500 20.5
Blue Jays 62 87 .416 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 92 58 .613 --
Athletics 76 75 .503 16.5
Rangers 71 78 .477 20.5
Twins 68 82 .453 24.0
White Sox 62 86 .419 29.0
Angels 62 86 .419 29.0
Mariners 54 95 .362 37.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 82 67 .550 --
Phillies 81 67 .547 0.5
Pirates 78 71 .523 4.0
Cardinals 68 81 .456 14.0
Mets 63 86 .423 19.0
Cubs 57 91 .385 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 85 64 .570 --
Dodgers 84 65 .564 1.0
Reds 82 68 .547 3.5
Braves 77 72 .517 8.0
Giants 70 79 .470 15.0
Padres 67 83 .447 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Castino 4
1 Jim Morrison 4
1 Roy Smalley 4
1 Mike Squires 4
1 Rob Wilfong 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 2
2 Randy Bass 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 George Brett 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Gross 5
2 Steve Kemp 4
2 Ken Landreaux 4
4 Bruce Bochte 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Kim Allen 1
2 John Castino 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.80
2 Mario Soto 1.67
3 Vern Ruhle 1.25
4 Andy Rincon 1.20
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 10
2 Ron Guidry 9
3 Dennis Leonard 8
4 Vida Blue 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Mike Parrott 1
1 Pete Redfern 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .394
2 Cecil Cooper .354
3 Miguel Dilone .343
4 Rod Carew .331
5 Mickey Rivers .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Ben Oglivie 36
3 Gorman Thomas 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 112
2 Mike Schmidt 110
3 Al Oliver 109
4 Ben Oglivie 106
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 93
2 Omar Moreno 89
3 Rickey Henderson 88
4 Dave Collins 73
5 Willie Wilson 72

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.13
2 Mike Norris 2.26
3 Rudy May 2.34
4 Steve Carlton 2.35
5 Jerry Reuss 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Tommy John 21
3 Mike Norris 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 263
2 Nolan Ryan 178
3 Mario Soto 174
4 Len Barker 171
5 Mike Norris 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 30
3 Ed Farmer 27
4 Bruce Sutter 26
5 Tim Stoddard 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .417
2 Roy Smalley .412
3 Rick Cerone .410
4 Jim Rice .407
5 Jerry Mumphrey .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 8
2 Eddie Murray 6
3 Mitchell Page 5
3 Mike Schmidt 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 18
2 Willie Aikens 15
2 Steve Kemp 15
2 John Mayberry 15
2 Jim Rice 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Willie Wilson 11
3 Kim Allen 8
3 Omar Moreno 8
3 Jerry Mumphrey 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Sambito 0.00
2 Fernando Arroyo 0.75
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Dave Goltz 1.04
5 Andy Rincon 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Bystrom 3
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 35
2 Bill Gullickson 26
3 Dennis Leonard 24
4 Rudy May 22
4 Steve Stone 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Rick Camp 5
2 Tim Stoddard 5
4 Doug Corbett 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Mumphrey .417
2 Mickey Rivers .380
3 Ken Oberkfell .368
4 Roy Smalley .362
5 Dave Stapleton .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 9
1 Mitchell Page 9
1 Gorman Thomas 9
4 John Mayberry 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 27
2 Steve Kemp 26
2 Jim Rice 26
4 Dale Murphy 24
4 Ken Singleton 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Willie Wilson 21
3 Omar Moreno 19
4 Dave Collins 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.98
2 Floyd Bannister 1.37
3 Don Sutton 1.55
4 Tom Seaver 1.59
5 Rudy May 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Dick Ruthven 5
4 Len Barker 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 52
2 Mario Soto 49
3 Len Barker 47
4 Bill Gullickson 46
5 Rudy May 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Rick Camp 8
2 Steve Howe 8
4 Doug Corbett 6
4 4 others tied 6