On This Day

Tuesday, September 9, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 52 .623 --
Orioles 83 55 .601 3.0
Red Sox 75 60 .556 9.5
Brewers 73 67 .521 14.0
Tigers 71 67 .514 15.0
Indians 70 67 .511 15.5
Blue Jays 59 79 .428 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 87 52 .626 --
Rangers 69 69 .500 17.5
Athletics 69 71 .493 18.5
Twins 61 78 .439 26.0
White Sox 58 79 .423 28.0
Angels 54 83 .394 32.0
Mariners 51 87 .370 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 75 63 .543 --
Phillies 74 63 .540 0.5
Pirates 72 67 .518 3.5
Cardinals 62 75 .453 12.5
Mets 59 79 .428 16.0
Cubs 54 83 .394 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 59 .572 --
Astros 78 60 .565 1.0
Reds 76 63 .547 3.5
Braves 71 67 .514 8.0
Giants 67 71 .486 12.0
Padres 61 78 .439 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Smalley 4
2 John Castino 3
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitchell Page 2
1 Gene Tenace 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Randy Bass 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Randy Bass 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Ron Jackson 3
1 Mitchell Page 3
1 Gene Tenace 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 1
1 Bruce Benedict 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mario Soto 1.88
2 Scott McGregor 1.20
3 John Candelaria 1.00
4 Dan Schatzeder 0.78
5 Steve Rogers 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Matt Keough 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 15
2 Dan Schatzeder 7
3 Scott McGregor 6
4 John Candelaria 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Jeff Jones 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .396
2 Cecil Cooper .359
3 Miguel Dilone .346
4 Rod Carew .335
5 Mickey Rivers .331

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 102
3 George Brett 100
3 Mike Schmidt 100
5 George Hendrick 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 90
2 Omar Moreno 84
3 Rickey Henderson 74
4 Dave Collins 66
5 Willie Wilson 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.15
2 Jerry Reuss 2.24
3 Rudy May 2.29
4 Mike Norris 2.31
5 Steve Carlton 2.34

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 252
2 Len Barker 159
2 Nolan Ryan 159
4 Mike Norris 154
4 Mario Soto 154

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 32
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Rich Gossage 25
4 Ed Farmer 24
5 3 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Broderick Perkins .500
2 Jerry Mumphrey .433
3 Rick Miller .407
4 George Foster .407
5 Dave Concepcion .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Mitchell Page 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 15
1 Gene Tenace 15
3 George Foster 13
3 Dane Iorg 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
2 Rickey Henderson 10
3 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Tony Scott 7
3 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Castro 0.00
2 Rollie Fingers 0.66
3 Steve Rogers 0.69
4 Gary Lucas 0.73
4 Greg Minton 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Bobby Castillo 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Dave Smith 3
1 Jackson Todd 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 28
1 Steve Carlton 28
3 Mario Soto 24
4 Bob Welch 19
5 Steve Mura 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Rick Camp 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Steve Howe 4
1 Tug McGraw 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .426
2 Lou Piniella .405
3 Cecil Cooper .400
4 Luis Salazar .397
5 Terry Whitfield .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Bob Horner 9
3 Gorman Thomas 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 34
2 Cecil Cooper 29
3 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Gorman Thomas 27
5 George Brett 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 19
2 Ron LeFlore 18
3 Rodney Scott 17
4 Rickey Henderson 16
5 Willie Wilson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.35
2 Rudy May 1.19
3 Mario Soto 1.37
4 John Tudor 1.64
5 Floyd Bannister 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
2 Dan Spillner 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 57
2 Len Barker 52
3 Mario Soto 38
4 Bill Gullickson 35
5 Bob Welch 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
1 Dan Quisenberry 9
3 Rick Camp 8
3 Bob Stanley 8
5 Greg Minton 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .382
2 Cecil Cooper .359
3 Miguel Dilone .347
4 Rod Carew .333
4 Mickey Rivers .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 119
2 Mike Schmidt 115
3 George Brett 114
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 Al Oliver 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 101
2 Omar Moreno 94
3 Rickey Henderson 84
4 Willie Wilson 77
5 Dave Collins 68

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.87
2 Don Sutton 2.17
3 Jerry Reuss 2.20
4 Mike Norris 2.30
5 Steve Carlton 2.34

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 291
2 Nolan Ryan 190
3 Phil Niekro 182
4 J. R. Richard 174
5 Bert Blyleven 170

Saves

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