On This Day

Sunday, September 14, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 52 .636 --
Orioles 86 57 .601 5.0
Red Sox 75 65 .536 14.5
Brewers 77 67 .535 14.5
Indians 73 69 .514 17.5
Tigers 73 70 .510 18.0
Blue Jays 61 82 .427 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 89 55 .618 --
Athletics 72 72 .500 17.0
Rangers 69 73 .486 19.0
Twins 63 80 .441 25.5
White Sox 60 81 .426 27.5
Angels 58 84 .408 30.0
Mariners 51 91 .359 37.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 79 64 .552 --
Phillies 78 65 .545 1.0
Pirates 75 69 .521 4.5
Cardinals 64 79 .448 15.0
Mets 61 82 .427 18.0
Cubs 55 87 .387 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 60 .577 --
Astros 82 60 .577 0.0
Reds 77 66 .538 5.5
Braves 74 68 .521 8.0
Giants 67 75 .472 15.0
Padres 62 81 .434 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Corcoran 5
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 Jerry Royster 4
2 Mookie Wilson 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 3
2 Dave Kingman 2
3 Randy Bass 1
3 Chris Chambliss 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee Mazzilli 5
2 Dave Kingman 4
3 Gary Gray 3
3 Steve Henderson 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Alfredo Griffin 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Albert Williams 1.00
2 Bob Owchinko 0.75
2 Dan Petry 0.75
4 Jerry Reuss 0.67
5 Bill Gullickson 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Mike Barlow 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ross Baumgarten 6
1 Bob Owchinko 6
1 Dan Petry 6
4 Paul Moskau 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Doug Corbett 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .396
2 Cecil Cooper .357
3 Miguel Dilone .348
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Buddy Bell .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Reggie Jackson 37
3 Ben Oglivie 35
4 Gorman Thomas 34
5 Bob Horner 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 108
2 Al Oliver 103
2 Mike Schmidt 103
4 George Hendrick 101
5 2 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 91
2 Omar Moreno 86
3 Rickey Henderson 79
4 Dave Collins 68
5 Willie Wilson 65

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.16
2 Jerry Reuss 2.18
3 Mike Norris 2.27
4 Steve Carlton 2.29
5 Rudy May 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Tommy John 21
4 Mike Norris 19
5 4 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 257
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Len Barker 163
4 Bert Blyleven 160
5 2 tied 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 27
3 Ed Farmer 26
3 Bruce Sutter 26
5 4 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .452
2 Jerry Mumphrey .435
3 John Lowenstein .429
4 Leon Durham .425
5 Broderick Perkins .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 6
2 Dale Murphy 5
2 Mitchell Page 5
2 Ken Singleton 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 15
2 Willie Aikens 13
2 Ben Oglivie 13
2 Gene Tenace 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 13
2 Al Bumbry 9
2 Omar Moreno 9
2 Willie Wilson 9
5 Ivan de Jesus 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Marty Bystrom 0.00
1 Ron Davis 0.00
3 Bill Gullickson 0.67
4 Scott Sanderson 0.82
5 Steve Rogers 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Bill Gullickson 3
1 LaMarr Hoyt 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 28
2 Mario Soto 26
3 Steve Carlton 25
4 Len Barker 24
5 Bob Welch 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 5
1 Doug Corbett 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
4 Ed Farmer 4
4 Steve Howe 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .417
2 Cecil Cooper .405
3 Terry Whitfield .383
4 Lou Piniella .381
5 Jerry Mumphrey .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
1 Mitchell Page 10
1 Gorman Thomas 10
4 Eddie Murray 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 33
2 Gorman Thomas 26
3 Willie Aikens 25
3 Cecil Cooper 25
3 Eddie Murray 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 20
2 Rickey Henderson 19
3 Ron LeFlore 17
3 Willie Wilson 17
5 Rodney Scott 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Gullickson 1.27
2 Mario Soto 1.49
3 Rudy May 1.50
4 Tom Underwood 1.63
5 Scott McGregor 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Len Barker 5
2 Bill Gullickson 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 57
2 Len Barker 51
3 Bill Gullickson 49
4 Bert Blyleven 37
4 Mario Soto 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 11
2 Dan Quisenberry 10
3 Rick Camp 7
3 Doug Corbett 7
3 Steve Howe 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .392
2 Cecil Cooper .355
3 Miguel Dilone .346
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Mickey Rivers .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 42
2 Mike Schmidt 41
3 Gorman Thomas 39
4 Bob Horner 38
5 Ben Oglivie 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 116
2 Mike Schmidt 115
3 George Hendrick 112
4 Al Oliver 110
5 3 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 100
2 Omar Moreno 96
3 Rickey Henderson 86
4 Willie Wilson 78
5 Dave Collins 70

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Reuss 2.12
2 Don Sutton 2.18
3 Mike Norris 2.25
4 Steve Carlton 2.33
5 Rudy May 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Tommy John 24
3 Steve Stone 23
4 Larry Gura 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 288
2 Nolan Ryan 199
3 Phil Niekro 180
4 Bert Blyleven 177
5 Len Barker 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 35
2 Rich Gossage 30
3 Ed Farmer 28
3 Bruce Sutter 28
5 2 tied 24