On This Day

Monday, September 22, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 54 .640 --
Orioles 91 59 .607 5.0
Red Sox 79 68 .537 15.5
Brewers 81 71 .533 16.0
Tigers 77 73 .513 19.0
Indians 74 75 .497 21.5
Blue Jays 63 87 .420 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 92 59 .609 --
Athletics 76 75 .503 16.0
Rangers 71 79 .473 20.5
Twins 69 82 .457 23.0
Angels 63 86 .423 28.0
White Sox 62 86 .419 28.5
Mariners 55 95 .367 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 82 67 .550 --
Expos 82 68 .547 0.5
Pirates 79 71 .527 3.5
Cardinals 68 82 .453 14.5
Mets 63 87 .420 19.5
Cubs 58 91 .389 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 86 64 .573 --
Dodgers 84 66 .560 2.0
Reds 82 69 .543 4.5
Braves 78 72 .520 8.0
Giants 71 79 .473 15.0
Padres 67 84 .444 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 4
1 Milt May 4
1 Lloyd Moseby 4
4 Alan Bannister 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Brookens 5
2 Bob Watson 3
3 Willie Aikens 2
3 Barry Bonnell 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 John Castino 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.22
2 Pete Vuckovich 0.88
3 Allen Ripley 0.75
4 Scott McGregor 0.71
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 11
2 Pete Vuckovich 7
3 Len Barker 6
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Allen Ripley 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .393
2 Cecil Cooper .353
3 Miguel Dilone .341
4 Rod Carew .334
5 Mickey Rivers .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Ben Oglivie 36
3 Gorman Thomas 36
5 Bob Horner 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 112
2 Mike Schmidt 111
3 Al Oliver 109
4 Ben Oglivie 106
5 2 tied 105

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 Mike Norris 2.26
2 Don Sutton 2.28
3 Rudy May 2.34
4 Steve Carlton 2.34
5 Jerry Reuss 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Tommy John 22
4 Mike Norris 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 269
2 Nolan Ryan 178
3 Len Barker 177
4 Mario Soto 174
5 Mike Norris 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 31
3 Ed Farmer 27
3 Bruce Sutter 27
5 Tim Stoddard 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .429
2 Jason Thompson .419
3 John Wathan .405
4 Eddie Murray .403
5 Rick Cerone .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 7
2 Eddie Murray 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Mitchell Page 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 17
2 Steve Kemp 15
2 Jim Rice 15
4 Willie Aikens 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Willie Wilson 11
3 Kim Allen 8
4 Bobby Brown 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sammy Stewart 0.00
2 Rick Camp 0.73
3 Fernando Arroyo 0.75
3 Rich Gossage 0.75
5 Tom Seaver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Marty Bystrom 3
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 35
2 Bill Gullickson 26
3 Dennis Leonard 23
4 Steve Carlton 22
5 Floyd Bannister 21

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 .419
2 Mickey Rivers .374
3 Roy Smalley .374
4 Alan Bannister .360
5 Dave Stapleton .352

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
1 Jim Rice 27
3 Steve Kemp 26
4 Bob Horner 25
5 Ken Singleton 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Willie Wilson 21
3 Omar Moreno 19
4 Jerry Mumphrey 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.98
2 Tom Seaver 1.59
3 Floyd Bannister 1.64
4 Rudy May 1.66
5 Roger Erickson 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Joe Niekro 5
2 Dick Ruthven 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 49
2 Len Barker 46
2 Bill Gullickson 46
4 Steve Carlton 45
5 Rudy May 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Rick Camp 9
3 Steve Howe 8
4 Doug Corbett 7
5 3 tied 6