On This Day

Wednesday, September 24, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 54 .645 --
Orioles 93 59 .612 5.0
Brewers 82 72 .532 17.0
Red Sox 79 70 .530 17.5
Tigers 78 74 .513 20.0
Indians 74 77 .490 23.5
Blue Jays 64 88 .421 34.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 92 61 .601 --
Athletics 78 75 .510 14.0
Rangers 71 81 .467 20.5
Twins 71 82 .464 21.0
Angels 64 87 .424 27.0
White Sox 62 88 .413 28.5
Mariners 57 95 .375 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 84 68 .553 --
Phillies 83 68 .550 0.5
Pirates 80 72 .526 4.0
Cardinals 69 83 .454 15.0
Mets 63 89 .414 21.0
Cubs 59 92 .391 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 86 66 .566 --
Astros 86 66 .566 0.0
Reds 84 69 .549 2.5
Braves 79 73 .520 7.0
Giants 71 81 .467 15.0
Padres 68 85 .444 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Dawson 4
1 Larry Parrish 4
3 Alan Ashby 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Terry Crowley 2
1 Tony Perez 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Alan Ashby 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Crowley 5
1 Tony Perez 5
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Gary Carter 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Gene Richards 2
3 Rod Craig 1
3 Terry Harper 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Christenson 1.00
1 Ed Lynch 1.00
1 Steve McCatty 1.00
4 Doyle Alexander 0.56
4 2 others tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Christenson 6
2 Doyle Alexander 5
2 Ed Lynch 5
2 Steve McCatty 5
2 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Mike Parrott 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .389
2 Cecil Cooper .355
3 Miguel Dilone .339
4 Buddy Bell .333
4 Rod Carew .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Reggie Jackson 37
2 Ben Oglivie 37
4 Gorman Thomas 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 114
2 Mike Schmidt 112
3 Al Oliver 110
4 Ben Oglivie 109
5 Tony Armas 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 93
2 Omar Moreno 91
3 Rickey Henderson 89
4 Dave Collins 75
5 Willie Wilson 74

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 2.56

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 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Easler .417
2 Jason Thompson .412
3 Gary Carter .408
4 Eddie Murray .407
5 Chet Lemon .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Tony Armas 5
3 Eddie Murray 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 17
1 Jim Rice 17
3 Steve Kemp 16
4 Tony Armas 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 15
2 Willie Wilson 13
3 Dave Collins 9
4 Kim Allen 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lary Sorensen 0.00
1 Ron Davis 0.00
3 Tommy Boggs 0.60
4 Rick Camp 0.64
5 Fernando Arroyo 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Marty Bystrom 3
2 Rick Langford 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 26
2 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Floyd Bannister 21
4 Mario Soto 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
3 Tim Stoddard 5
4 Doug Corbett 4
4 Andy Hassler 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .443
2 Jerry Mumphrey .417
3 Jim Rice .373
4 Leon Durham .368
5 Bob Watson .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 9
1 Ron Cey 9
1 Dale Murphy 9
4 Bob Horner 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Eddie Murray 29
3 Steve Kemp 27
4 Tony Armas 26
5 Bob Horner 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 26
2 Willie Wilson 21
3 Omar Moreno 18
4 Dave Collins 13
4 Jerry Mumphrey 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 1.05
2 Tom Seaver 1.59
3 Floyd Bannister 1.64
4 Tom Underwood 1.69
5 Bobby Castillo 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Bobby Castillo 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Rick Langford 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 47
2 Len Barker 46
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Bill Gullickson 41
5 Tom Seaver 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 10
2 Rich Gossage 9
3 Doug Corbett 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 2 others tied 6