On This Day

Sunday, September 7, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 51 .625 --
Orioles 80 55 .593 4.5
Red Sox 73 60 .549 10.5
Tigers 71 64 .526 13.5
Brewers 73 66 .525 13.5
Indians 70 65 .519 14.5
Blue Jays 58 78 .426 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 87 50 .635 --
Rangers 68 68 .500 18.5
Athletics 68 70 .493 19.5
Twins 60 78 .435 27.5
White Sox 57 78 .422 29.0
Angels 52 83 .385 34.0
Mariners 50 86 .368 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 74 63 .540 --
Phillies 72 63 .533 1.0
Pirates 72 65 .526 2.0
Cardinals 61 74 .452 12.0
Mets 59 78 .431 15.0
Cubs 53 82 .393 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 58 .577 --
Astros 77 60 .562 2.0
Reds 74 63 .540 5.0
Braves 71 65 .522 7.5
Giants 67 70 .489 12.0
Padres 60 78 .435 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailor 5
2 Paul Molitor 4
3 Willie Aikens 3
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harold Baines 2
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Bob Horner 2
4 Willie Aikens 1
4 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harold Baines 4
1 Damaso Garcia 4
3 Willie Aikens 3
3 Garry Hancock 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 2
1 Rudy Law 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Jerry Mumphrey 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 0.67
1 Paul Moskau 0.67
1 Pete Vuckovich 0.67
4 Vida Blue 0.62
5 Steve McCatty 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Larry Bradford 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Darrell Jackson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Vuckovich 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Steve McCatty 5
2 Doc Medich 5
2 Steve Stone 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Barlow 2
2 Rick Camp 1
2 Doug Corbett 1
2 Rich Gossage 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .396
2 Cecil Cooper .361
3 Miguel Dilone .345
4 Rod Carew .334
5 Mickey Rivers .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Reggie Jackson 35
3 Ben Oglivie 33
3 Gorman Thomas 33
5 Bob Horner 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 106
2 Al Oliver 101
3 George Brett 100
4 Mike Schmidt 98
5 3 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 89
2 Omar Moreno 83
3 Rickey Henderson 72
4 Dave Collins 66
5 Willie Wilson 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.15
2 Jerry Reuss 2.20
3 Steve Carlton 2.27
4 Rudy May 2.29
5 Larry Gura 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 Tommy John 19
4 Len Barker 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 247
2 Len Barker 159
2 Nolan Ryan 159
4 Mike Norris 154
5 Bert Blyleven 153

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Ed Farmer 24
3 Rich Gossage 24
5 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .500
2 Jerry Mumphrey .467
3 Terry Whitfield .408
4 Gary Matthews .407
5 Garth Iorg .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Joe Charboneau 5
2 Ken Singleton 5
2 Gorman Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 18
2 Joe Charboneau 15
2 Gene Tenace 15
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 Bob Horner 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
2 Rickey Henderson 9
2 Willie Wilson 9
4 Ron LeFlore 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.50
2 Gary Lucas 0.63
2 Greg Minton 0.63
4 Enrique Romo 0.64
5 Bill Castro 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Tommy Boggs 3
1 Bobby Castillo 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 28
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Mike Norris 23
4 Tom Seaver 20
5 Bob Welch 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Howe 5
2 Rick Camp 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .425
2 Lou Piniella .410
3 Davey Lopes .407
4 Cecil Cooper .403
5 Terry Whitfield .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 11
2 Bob Horner 10
3 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Gorman Thomas 9
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Cecil Cooper 31
3 George Brett 28
4 Bob Horner 27
4 Gorman Thomas 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Omar Moreno 20
3 Rodney Scott 17
4 Rickey Henderson 15
4 Willie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 1.16
2 Mario Soto 1.32
3 Mike Norris 1.58
4 John Tudor 1.64
5 Greg Minton 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 6
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
2 Dan Spillner 5
2 Steve Stone 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 59
2 Steve Carlton 52
3 Mike Norris 39
4 Bill Gullickson 35
5 3 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
1 Bob Stanley 9
3 Rick Camp 8
3 Rich Gossage 8
3 Greg Minton 8

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .384
2 Cecil Cooper .357
3 Miguel Dilone .346
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Mickey Rivers .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Bob Horner 39
2 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Gorman Thomas 39
5 Ben Oglivie 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 119
2 George Brett 116
3 Mike Schmidt 114
4 Steve Garvey 112
5 Reggie Jackson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 100
2 Omar Moreno 97
3 Rickey Henderson 83
4 Willie Wilson 78
5 Dave Collins 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.87
2 Jerry Reuss 2.11
3 Don Sutton 2.17
4 Rudy May 2.32
5 Mike Norris 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Steve Stone 24
3 Tommy John 22
4 Larry Gura 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 289
2 Nolan Ryan 190
3 Phil Niekro 185
4 Ron Guidry 175
5 J. R. Richard 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Rich Gossage 29
3 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Ed Farmer 26
4 Tom Hume 26