On This Day

Tuesday, September 2, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 51 .611 --
Orioles 78 52 .600 1.5
Red Sox 72 56 .563 6.5
Tigers 69 62 .527 11.0
Brewers 70 64 .522 11.5
Indians 68 63 .519 12.0
Blue Jays 54 77 .412 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 85 47 .644 --
Rangers 66 66 .500 19.0
Athletics 65 68 .489 20.5
Twins 58 76 .433 28.0
White Sox 56 74 .431 28.0
Angels 51 79 .392 33.0
Mariners 47 84 .359 37.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 70 60 .538 --
Expos 71 61 .538 0.0
Pirates 71 62 .534 0.5
Mets 59 73 .447 12.0
Cardinals 58 72 .446 12.0
Cubs 51 79 .392 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 57 .568 --
Astros 75 57 .568 0.0
Reds 72 60 .545 3.0
Braves 67 65 .508 8.0
Giants 66 66 .500 9.0
Padres 55 78 .414 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Brookens 5
2 Tim Corcoran 4
2 Steve Kemp 4
4 Mike Cubbage 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Harold Baines 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 4
2 Tom Brookens 3
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 John Lowenstein 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Adams 1
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.33
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.14
3 Larry Christenson 1.00
3 Rudy May 1.00
5 Darrell Jackson 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
1 Rudy May 8
3 Darrell Jackson 6
3 Milt Wilcox 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 John Littlefield 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .401
2 Cecil Cooper .360
3 Miguel Dilone .345
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Buddy Bell .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 35
1 Mike Schmidt 35
3 Ben Oglivie 32
3 Gorman Thomas 32
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 103
2 Al Oliver 101
3 George Brett 97
4 George Hendrick 95
5 2 tied 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 87
2 Omar Moreno 80
3 Rickey Henderson 66
4 Dave Collins 64
5 Willie Wilson 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.14
2 Don Sutton 2.25
3 Larry Gura 2.28
4 Steve Carlton 2.30
5 Mike Norris 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 241
2 Len Barker 150
2 Nolan Ryan 150
4 Mike Norris 149
5 Phil Niekro 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 31
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Ed Farmer 24
4 Neil Allen 22
4 2 others tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Piniella .510
2 Dane Iorg .487
3 Terry Whitfield .475
4 Tom Brookens .455
4 Mickey Rivers .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 6
2 Cecil Cooper 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
2 Ken Singleton 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 20
2 Glenn Hoffman 16
3 Al Oliver 15
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 12
2 Omar Moreno 11
3 Ron LeFlore 9
4 Dave Collins 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.00
2 Greg Minton 0.55
3 Mario Soto 0.71
4 Tom Underwood 0.90
5 Scott McGregor 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Dick Ruthven 3
1 Dan Spillner 3
1 John Tudor 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 30
2 Len Barker 26
3 Mike Norris 21
4 Rudy May 20
5 Scott Sanderson 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 5
2 Victor Cruz 4
2 Ed Farmer 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Piniella .451
2 George Brett .431
3 Bruce Bochte .411
4 Cecil Cooper .409
5 Mickey Rivers .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 9
2 Dale Murphy 8
2 Al Oliver 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 32
2 George Brett 30
3 Dale Murphy 29
4 Glenn Hoffman 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Omar Moreno 20
3 Rodney Scott 18
4 Gene Richards 16
5 Rickey Henderson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Tudor 0.92
2 Dan Quisenberry 1.08
3 Doug Corbett 1.17
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.19
5 Rudy May 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 57
2 Steve Carlton 50
3 Mike Norris 36
4 Bill Gullickson 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Stanley 11
2 Dan Quisenberry 10
3 Rick Camp 7
3 Victor Cruz 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .386
2 Cecil Cooper .354
3 Miguel Dilone .343
4 Mickey Rivers .331
5 Rod Carew .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Gorman Thomas 40
3 Mike Schmidt 38
4 Bob Horner 36
4 Ben Oglivie 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 118
2 Steve Garvey 115
3 George Brett 114
4 Reggie Jackson 111
4 Mike Schmidt 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 99
2 Omar Moreno 97
3 Rickey Henderson 78
4 Willie Wilson 75
5 Dave Collins 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.77
2 Jerry Reuss 1.97
3 Don Sutton 2.33
4 Rudy May 2.40
5 Steve Carlton 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Steve Stone 23
3 Larry Gura 21
3 Tommy John 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 291
2 Nolan Ryan 189
3 Phil Niekro 184
4 J. R. Richard 183
5 Ron Guidry 177

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 28
2 Tom Hume 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Ed Farmer 27