On This Day

Sunday, September 28, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 57 .635 --
Orioles 94 61 .606 4.5
Red Sox 82 70 .539 15.0
Brewers 83 74 .529 16.5
Tigers 80 75 .516 18.5
Indians 77 78 .497 21.5
Blue Jays 64 91 .413 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 92 64 .590 --
Athletics 80 77 .510 12.5
Twins 74 82 .474 18.0
Rangers 73 83 .468 19.0
White Sox 66 88 .429 25.0
Angels 64 90 .416 27.0
Mariners 59 97 .378 33.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 86 70 .551 --
Phillies 85 70 .548 0.5
Pirates 80 76 .513 6.0
Cardinals 72 84 .462 14.0
Mets 64 92 .410 22.0
Cubs 63 92 .406 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 89 67 .571 --
Dodgers 87 69 .558 2.0
Reds 86 71 .548 3.5
Braves 80 75 .516 8.5
Giants 73 82 .471 15.5
Padres 70 87 .446 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Al Oliver 4
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 Gary Carter 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
2 Glenn Adams 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Bobby Brown 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Gary Carter 4
3 Todd Cruz 3
3 Ken Griffey 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
2 Harold Baines 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Britt Burns 1.00
2 Bob Walk 0.86
3 Mike Krukow 0.83
4 John Butcher 0.67
4 Tom Underwood 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Britt Burns 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Steve Crawford 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Britt Burns 7
2 John Butcher 6
2 Bob Walk 6
4 Mike Krukow 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .385
2 Cecil Cooper .359
3 Miguel Dilone .340
4 Rod Carew .331
5 Mickey Rivers .331

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 119
2 Mike Schmidt 114
3 Ben Oglivie 113
3 Al Oliver 113
5 George Brett 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 96
2 Omar Moreno 94
3 Ron LeFlore 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 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Easler .459
2 Chris Speier .420
3 Jay Johnstone .412
4 Gary Carter .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Gary Carter 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Kemp 18
2 Gary Carter 17
2 Jim Rice 17
4 Ben Oglivie 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Miguel Dilone 10
3 Kim Allen 9
3 Jerry Mumphrey 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lary Sorensen 0.00
2 Mario Soto 0.39
3 Tom Tellmann 0.67
4 Don Aase 0.69
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 Dennis Leonard 24
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
2 Bob Owchinko 21
4 Floyd Bannister 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 5
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 .374
3 Jerry Mumphrey .371
4 Chet Lemon .364
5 Dave Stapleton .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 Jim Rice 30
2 Eddie Murray 28
3 Ben Oglivie 26
4 Tony Armas 25
4 Steve Kemp 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 31
2 Willie Wilson 20
3 Omar Moreno 18
4 Jerry Mumphrey 14
5 4 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.97
2 Andy Rincon 1.08
3 Marty Bystrom 1.24
4 Tom Underwood 1.42
5 Lary Sorensen 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 5
1 Rick Langford 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 20 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 8
4 Ed Farmer 7
4 Tim Stoddard 7