On This Day

Monday, September 8, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 51 .628 --
Orioles 82 55 .599 4.0
Red Sox 74 60 .552 10.5
Brewers 73 66 .525 14.0
Tigers 71 66 .518 15.0
Indians 70 66 .515 15.5
Blue Jays 58 79 .423 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 87 51 .630 --
Rangers 69 68 .504 17.5
Athletics 68 71 .489 19.5
Twins 60 78 .435 27.0
White Sox 58 78 .426 28.0
Angels 53 83 .390 33.0
Mariners 50 87 .365 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 74 63 .540 --
Phillies 73 63 .537 0.5
Pirates 72 66 .522 2.5
Cardinals 61 75 .449 12.5
Mets 59 78 .431 15.0
Cubs 54 82 .397 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 58 .577 --
Astros 77 60 .562 2.0
Reds 75 63 .543 4.5
Braves 71 66 .518 8.0
Giants 67 70 .489 12.0
Padres 60 78 .435 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bumbry 4
1 Bake McBride 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
4 Bill Buckner 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Dwyer 2
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Rick Cerone 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 5
2 Carlton Fisk 4
3 Doug DeCinces 3
3 Carney Lansford 3
3 Stan Papi 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 Phil Garner 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Robinson 1.00
2 Mike Flanagan 0.88
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.78
4 Dennis Martinez 0.71
5 Frank Pastore 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 John Butcher 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Robinson 8
2 Mike Flanagan 7
2 Lynn McGlothen 7
2 Dave Tobik 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Sammy Stewart 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .396
2 Cecil Cooper .361
3 Miguel Dilone .346
4 Rod Carew .335
5 Mickey Rivers .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
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 99
5 George Hendrick 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 89
2 Omar Moreno 83
3 Rickey Henderson 73
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 Mike Norris 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
3 Tommy John 20
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 Rich Gossage 25
4 Ed Farmer 24
5 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .500
2 Jerry Mumphrey .446
3 Terry Whitfield .422
4 Wayne Nordhagen .405
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 7
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Joe Charboneau 5
2 Ken Singleton 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 19
2 Joe Charboneau 15
3 Eddie Murray 14
3 Ken Singleton 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 10
1 Omar Moreno 10
3 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Willie Wilson 8
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.60
2 Greg Minton 0.63
3 Rollie Fingers 0.66
4 Bill Castro 0.69
5 Gary Lucas 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Bobby Castillo 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 Dan Spillner 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 28
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Mike Norris 23
4 Lynn McGlothen 21
5 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Steve Howe 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
1 Mario Soto 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .415
2 Lou Piniella .410
3 Cecil Cooper .405
4 Terry Whitfield .403
5 Davey Lopes .402

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Cecil Cooper 30
3 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Gorman Thomas 27
5 George Brett 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Ron LeFlore 17
2 Rodney Scott 17
4 Rickey Henderson 16
5 Willie Wilson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.34
2 Rudy May 1.16
3 Mario Soto 1.39
4 Mike Norris 1.58
5 John Tudor 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .385
2 Cecil Cooper .359
3 Miguel Dilone .347
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Mickey Rivers .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 41
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Gorman Thomas 39
4 Bob Horner 38
5 Ben Oglivie 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 119
2 George Brett 114
2 Mike Schmidt 114
4 Steve Garvey 112
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 100
2 Omar Moreno 95
3 Rickey Henderson 84
4 Willie Wilson 78
5 Dave Collins 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.87
2 Jerry Reuss 2.16
3 Don Sutton 2.17
4 Steve Carlton 2.28
5 Rudy May 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Steve Stone 24
3 Tommy John 23
4 Larry Gura 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 286
2 Nolan Ryan 190
3 Phil Niekro 185
4 J. R. Richard 174
5 Len Barker 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 34
2 Rich Gossage 29
3 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Ed Farmer 26
5 Tom Hume 25