On This Day

Saturday, September 27, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 56 .639 --
Orioles 93 61 .604 5.5
Red Sox 81 70 .536 16.0
Brewers 83 73 .532 16.5
Tigers 79 75 .513 19.5
Indians 77 77 .500 21.5
Blue Jays 64 90 .416 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 92 63 .594 --
Athletics 79 77 .506 13.5
Twins 73 82 .471 19.0
Rangers 72 83 .465 20.0
White Sox 65 88 .425 26.0
Angels 64 89 .418 27.0
Mariners 59 96 .381 33.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 85 69 .552 --
Expos 85 70 .548 0.5
Pirates 80 75 .516 5.5
Cardinals 72 83 .465 13.5
Mets 63 92 .406 22.5
Cubs 62 92 .403 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 89 66 .574 --
Dodgers 87 68 .561 2.0
Reds 85 71 .545 4.5
Braves 80 75 .516 9.0
Giants 73 82 .471 16.0
Padres 69 87 .442 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Morrison 4
2 Alan Bannister 3
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Roberts 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Bo Diaz 3
3 Dusty Baker 2
3 Buddy Bell 2
3 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Al Bumbry 3
3 Miguel Dilone 2
4 Kim Allen 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Little 1.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.78
3 Allen Ripley 0.75
4 Jerry Koosman 0.71
5 Richard Dotson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Rick Langford 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jeff Little 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Richard Dotson 6
3 Allen Ripley 6
5 Jerry Koosman 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .384
2 Cecil Cooper .360
3 Miguel Dilone .340
4 Mickey Rivers .331
5 Rod Carew .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Ben Oglivie 38
3 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Gorman Thomas 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 118
2 Ben Oglivie 113
2 Mike Schmidt 113
4 Al Oliver 112
5 George Hendrick 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 96
2 Ron LeFlore 93
2 Omar Moreno 93
4 Dave Collins 75
5 Willie Wilson 74

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.21
2 Steve Carlton 2.41
3 Rudy May 2.46
4 Mike Norris 2.52
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 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 276
2 Nolan Ryan 183
3 Len Barker 181
4 Mario Soto 176
5 Mike Norris 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 31
3 Ed Farmer 29
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Tim Stoddard 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Easler .459
2 Jason Thompson .444
3 Jay Johnstone .412
4 Chet Lemon .409
5 Rickey Henderson .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Ron Cey 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Kemp 18
2 Ben Oglivie 17
3 Eddie Murray 15
4 Jim Rice 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 19
2 Willie Wilson 11
3 Kim Allen 9
3 Ozzie Smith 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lary Sorensen 0.00
2 Don Aase 0.69
2 Tom Tellmann 0.69
4 Rick Camp 0.71
5 Fernando Arroyo 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Bystrom 3
1 Bill Caudill 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Dennis Leonard 24
3 Lynn McGlothen 22
3 Mario Soto 22
5 Dennis Eckersley 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .421
2 Cecil Cooper .391
3 Jerry Mumphrey .373
4 Jim Rice .371
5 Chet Lemon .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 9
1 John Mayberry 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Cecil Cooper 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 30
2 Jim Rice 28
3 Steve Kemp 26
3 Ben Oglivie 26
5 Tony Armas 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 32
2 Willie Wilson 20
3 Omar Moreno 18
4 Al Bumbry 13
4 3 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.97
2 Andy Rincon 1.08
3 Marty Bystrom 1.24
4 Tom Underwood 1.69
5 Vern Ruhle 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 5
1 Rick Langford 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 46
2 Bill Gullickson 45
3 Steve Carlton 44
4 Len Barker 42
5 Dennis Leonard 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 11
2 Rich Gossage 9
3 Doug Corbett 7
3 Ed Farmer 7
5 4 tied 6