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Wednesday, October 15, 1980

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1980 World Series

Philadelphia leads series 2 - 0

Kansas City Royals 4
Philadelphia Phillies 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal McRae 3
2 George Brett 2
2 Keith Moreland 2
2 Amos Otis 2
2 Mike Schmidt 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Bake McBride 1
2 Keith Moreland 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Chalk 1
1 Willie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 0.62
2 Larry Gura 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Larry Gura 2
2 Ron Reed 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Reed 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .600
2 Bake McBride .571
2 Hal McRae .571
4 Amos Otis .556
5 2 tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 2
2 Bake McBride 1
2 Amos Otis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 4
1 Bake McBride 4
1 Amos Otis 4
4 Bob Boone 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Dave Chalk 1
1 Frank White 1
1 Willie Wilson 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tug McGraw 0.00
2 Renie Martin 2.25
3 Larry Gura 3.00
4 Steve Carlton 3.38
5 Bob Walk 7.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bob Walk 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Dennis Leonard 3
2 Bob Walk 3
4 Larry Gura 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Puhl .526
2 Amos Otis .429
3 Frank White .421
4 Willie Randolph .412
5 Jose Cruz .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 2
1 George Brett 2
3 Rick Cerone 1
3 Ken Griffey 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 6
2 Manny Trillo 5
3 Bob Boone 4
3 George Brett 4
3 6 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
1 Bake McBride 2
1 Amos Otis 2
1 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Niekro 0.00
2 Marty Bystrom 1.69
2 Paul Splittorff 1.69
4 Dick Ruthven 2.00
5 Larry Gura 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 2
2 Warren Brusstar 1
2 Larry Gura 1
2 Frank LaCorte 1
2 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 16
2 Nolan Ryan 14
3 Dennis Leonard 11
4 Tug McGraw 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 3
2 Joaquin Andujar 1
2 Dan Quisenberry 1
2 Ron Reed 1
2 Bruce Sutter 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 59 .636 --
Orioles 100 62 .617 3.0
Brewers 86 76 .531 17.0
Red Sox 83 77 .519 19.0
Tigers 84 78 .519 19.0
Indians 79 81 .494 23.0
Blue Jays 67 95 .414 36.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 97 65 .599 --
Athletics 83 79 .512 14.0
Twins 77 84 .478 19.5
Rangers 76 85 .472 20.5
White Sox 70 90 .438 26.0
Angels 65 95 .406 31.0
Mariners 59 103 .364 38.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 91 71 .562 --
Expos 90 72 .556 1.0
Pirates 83 79 .512 8.0
Cardinals 74 88 .457 17.0
Mets 67 95 .414 24.0
Cubs 64 98 .395 27.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 93 70 .571 --
Dodgers 92 71 .564 1.0
Reds 89 73 .549 3.5
Braves 81 80 .503 11.0
Giants 75 86 .466 17.0
Padres 73 89 .451 19.5