On This Day

Tuesday, September 23, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 54 .642 --
Orioles 92 59 .609 5.0
Red Sox 79 69 .534 16.5
Brewers 81 72 .529 17.0
Tigers 77 74 .510 20.0
Indians 74 76 .493 22.5
Blue Jays 64 87 .424 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 92 60 .605 --
Athletics 77 75 .507 15.0
Rangers 71 80 .470 20.5
Twins 70 82 .461 22.0
Angels 64 86 .427 27.0
White Sox 62 87 .416 28.5
Mariners 56 95 .371 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 83 68 .550 --
Phillies 82 68 .547 0.5
Pirates 79 72 .523 4.0
Cardinals 69 82 .457 14.0
Mets 63 88 .417 20.0
Cubs 59 91 .393 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 86 65 .570 --
Dodgers 85 66 .563 1.0
Reds 83 69 .546 3.5
Braves 78 73 .517 8.0
Giants 71 80 .470 15.0
Padres 68 84 .447 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Corcoran 3
1 Alfredo Griffin 3
1 Mike Hargrove 3
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Howell 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Armas 3
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 Roy Howell 3
1 Jerry Narron 3
1 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Rudy Law 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Rodney Scott 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Pastore 1.00
2 Freddie Martinez 0.80
3 Alan Hargesheimer 0.67
4 Mike Krukow 0.56
5 Jim Palmer 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Alan Hargesheimer 6
1 Frank Pastore 6
3 Britt Burns 5
3 Mike Caldwell 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Jack Kucek 1
1 John Littlefield 1
1 Pete Redfern 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Cecil Cooper .354
3 Miguel Dilone .339
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Mickey Rivers .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Ben Oglivie 36
3 Gorman Thomas 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 113
2 Mike Schmidt 112
3 Al Oliver 109
4 George Brett 106
4 Ben Oglivie 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 93
2 Omar Moreno 91
3 Rickey Henderson 89
4 Willie Wilson 74
5 Dave Collins 73

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 2.26
2 Don Sutton 2.28
3 Steve Carlton 2.34
4 Rudy May 2.46
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 Bert Blyleven 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 31
3 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Ed Farmer 27
5 Tim Stoddard 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .431
2 Jason Thompson .419
3 John Wathan .417
4 Dave Stapleton .410
5 Gary Carter .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 7
2 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Willie Aikens 5
3 Eddie Murray 5
3 Mitchell Page 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 17
2 Steve Kemp 15
3 Willie Aikens 14
3 John Mayberry 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 16
2 Willie Wilson 13
3 Kim Allen 8
3 Omar Moreno 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Davis 0.00
2 Rick Camp 0.73
3 Fernando Arroyo 0.75
4 Tom Seaver 1.00
5 Andy Rincon 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Marty Bystrom 3
2 Rick Langford 3
2 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 6
2 Rick Camp 5
3 Doug Corbett 4
3 Andy Hassler 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Mumphrey .431
2 Roy Smalley .371
3 Mickey Rivers .369
4 Ken Oberkfell .365
5 George Brett .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Tony Armas 8
3 John Mayberry 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Eddie Murray 29
3 Steve Kemp 26
4 Bob Horner 25
5 Tony Armas 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Willie Wilson 22
3 Omar Moreno 19
4 Jerry Mumphrey 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.98
2 Tom Seaver 1.59
3 Floyd Bannister 1.64
4 Steve Rogers 1.85
5 Roger Erickson 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Ron Davis 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Rick Langford 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 49
2 Len Barker 46
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Bill Gullickson 41
5 Nolan Ryan 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 10
2 Rick Camp 9
3 Doug Corbett 7
3 Steve Howe 7
5 Rollie Fingers 6