On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 50 .600 --
Orioles 74 50 .597 0.5
Red Sox 66 56 .541 7.5
Tigers 65 58 .528 9.0
Brewers 67 61 .523 9.5
Indians 64 60 .516 10.5
Blue Jays 51 73 .411 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 82 44 .651 --
Athletics 65 62 .512 17.5
Rangers 62 63 .496 19.5
Twins 55 72 .433 27.5
White Sox 52 70 .426 28.0
Angels 49 75 .395 32.0
Mariners 46 79 .368 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 56 .556 --
Expos 69 56 .552 0.5
Phillies 65 58 .528 3.5
Mets 58 67 .464 11.5
Cardinals 54 69 .439 14.5
Cubs 50 74 .403 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 71 54 .568 --
Dodgers 69 56 .552 2.0
Reds 67 59 .532 4.5
Giants 62 63 .496 9.0
Braves 62 63 .496 9.0
Padres 52 74 .413 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 5
1 Jerry Mumphrey 5
3 Gary Matthews 4
3 Willie Wilson 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
1 Gary Matthews 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
4 Dusty Baker 1
4 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Hal McRae 4
1 Charlie Moore 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Paul Householder 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.17
2 Charlie Hough 1.00
3 Rick Reuschel 0.62
4 Joe Price 0.57
5 Scott McGregor 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 7
1 Phil Niekro 7
3 Mike Armstrong 6
4 Rick Reuschel 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Kinney 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Bob Stanley 1
1 Pat Underwood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .407
2 Cecil Cooper .356
3 Miguel Dilone .344
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Willie Wilson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Ben Oglivie 32
4 Gorman Thomas 30
5 Bob Horner 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 96
2 George Brett 93
2 Reggie Jackson 93
2 Al Oliver 93
2 Mike Schmidt 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 83
2 Omar Moreno 75
3 Rickey Henderson 64
4 Dave Collins 62
5 Rodney Scott 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Norris 2.21
2 Steve Carlton 2.23
3 Don Sutton 2.24
4 Jerry Reuss 2.25
5 Larry Gura 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 21
2 Steve Carlton 19
3 Larry Gura 18
3 Mike Norris 18
5 Tommy John 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 224
2 Nolan Ryan 148
3 Phil Niekro 143
4 Bert Blyleven 140
5 Mike Norris 138

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 31
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Neil Allen 22
3 Ed Farmer 22
3 Rich Gossage 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .509
2 Lou Piniella .500
3 Luis Salazar .486
4 Claudell Washington .432
5 Cecil Cooper .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Bob Horner 5
3 Steve Kemp 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 19
2 George Brett 17
2 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Gorman Thomas 17
5 Cecil Cooper 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 12
2 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Julio Cruz 9
3 Omar Moreno 9
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.00
2 Bill Gullickson 0.56
3 Steve Renko 0.61
4 Mike Norris 0.63
5 Sid Monge 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 29
2 Len Barker 24
3 Nolan Ryan 20
4 Dennis Eckersley 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 8
2 Rich Gossage 6
3 Bob Stanley 5
4 Shane Rawley 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .470
2 Hal McRae .416
3 Cecil Cooper .408
4 Claudell Washington .395
5 Rod Carew .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
1 Gorman Thomas 9
3 Ben Oglivie 8
4 Wayne Gross 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 32
2 Cecil Cooper 30
3 Gorman Thomas 27
4 Mike Schmidt 25
5 Dale Murphy 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 24
2 Omar Moreno 19
3 Rickey Henderson 18
3 Rodney Scott 18
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.33
2 Bruce Sutter 1.37
3 Greg Minton 1.44
4 Rick Langford 1.50
5 Steve Renko 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 5
1 Rich Gale 5
1 Bill Gullickson 5
1 Larry Gura 5
1 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 Len Barker 43
3 Rick Reuschel 38
4 Bill Gullickson 35
5 Mike Flanagan 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 11
2 Bob Stanley 10
3 Rich Gossage 8
4 Greg Minton 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .384
2 Cecil Cooper .344
3 Willie Wilson .333
4 Mickey Rivers .331
5 Rod Carew .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
1 Gorman Thomas 42
3 Mike Schmidt 41
4 Ben Oglivie 36
5 Bob Horner 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 119
2 George Brett 117
2 Reggie Jackson 117
2 Mike Schmidt 117
5 Cecil Cooper 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 97
2 Omar Moreno 95
3 Rickey Henderson 77
4 Willie Wilson 76
5 Dave Collins 66

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.59
2 Jerry Reuss 2.14
3 Don Sutton 2.41
4 Rudy May 2.44
5 Steve Carlton 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Steve Stone 23
3 Larry Gura 22
3 Tommy John 22
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 281
2 J. R. Richard 200
3 Nolan Ryan 192
4 Phil Niekro 191
5 Ron Guidry 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Rich Gossage 29
4 Tom Hume 28
5 Kent Tekulve 27