On This Day

Tuesday, September 30, 1980

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 58 .631 --
Orioles 97 61 .614 2.5
Red Sox 82 73 .529 16.0
Brewers 84 75 .528 16.0
Tigers 82 75 .522 17.0
Indians 78 78 .500 20.5
Blue Jays 64 93 .408 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 93 64 .592 --
Athletics 81 77 .513 12.5
Twins 74 82 .474 18.5
Rangers 73 83 .468 19.5
White Sox 66 89 .426 26.0
Angels 65 91 .417 27.5
Mariners 59 98 .376 34.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 88 70 .557 --
Phillies 87 70 .554 0.5
Pirates 80 78 .506 8.0
Cardinals 72 86 .456 16.0
Mets 66 92 .418 22.0
Cubs 63 94 .401 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 90 67 .573 --
Dodgers 88 69 .561 2.0
Reds 86 72 .544 4.5
Braves 80 76 .513 9.5
Giants 73 83 .468 16.5
Padres 71 87 .449 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 U. L. Washington 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 George Brett 3
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Trammell 2
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Pedro Guerrero 4
3 Jose Cruz 3
3 Ron Hassey 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 2
2 Rickey Henderson 1
2 Omar Moreno 1
2 Jack Perconte 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Robinson 1.33
2 Bill Gullickson 1.29
3 Nolan Ryan 1.00
4 Bob McClure 0.78
5 Marty Bystrom 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Bystrom 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 9
2 Don Robinson 8
2 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Bob McClure 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Dave Smith 1
1 Sandy Wihtol 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .387
2 Cecil Cooper .357
3 Miguel Dilone .340
4 Mickey Rivers .331
5 Rod Carew .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Ben Oglivie 39
3 Reggie Jackson 38
3 Gorman Thomas 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 120
2 George Brett 115
2 Ben Oglivie 115
2 Mike Schmidt 115
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 97
2 Omar Moreno 95
3 Ron LeFlore 94
4 Willie Wilson 76
5 Dave Collins 75

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.21
2 Steve Carlton 2.41
3 Rudy May 2.46
4 Mike Norris 2.52
5 Jerry Reuss 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Stone 25
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Tommy John 22
4 Mike Norris 21
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 276
2 Nolan Ryan 191
3 Len Barker 181
4 Mario Soto 176
5 Mike Norris 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dan Quisenberry 33
2 Rich Gossage 31
3 Ed Farmer 29
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Tim Stoddard 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Easler .463
2 Ken Singleton .439
3 Alan Bannister .436
4 Alan Trammell .434
5 Jason Thompson .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Gary Carter 5
2 John Mayberry 5
4 Tony Armas 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Steve Kemp 18
3 Gary Carter 16
4 George Brett 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 17
2 Willie Wilson 11
3 Kim Allen 9
3 Miguel Dilone 9
3 Omar Moreno 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Smith 0.00
2 Mario Soto 0.39
3 Doug Bird 0.67
3 Tom Tellmann 0.67
5 Don Aase 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Bystrom 3
1 Bill Caudill 3
1 John Curtis 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 27
2 Floyd Bannister 19
2 Steve Carlton 19
2 Ron Guidry 19
2 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Tim Stoddard 4
4 Doug Corbett 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Mumphrey .398
2 Chet Lemon .369
3 Jim Rice .369
4 Cecil Cooper .364
5 Ken Singleton .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Tony Armas 8
3 Eddie Murray 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 32
2 Eddie Murray 30
3 Ben Oglivie 28
4 Ken Singleton 25
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 31
2 Willie Wilson 20
3 Omar Moreno 18
4 Jerry Mumphrey 14
4 Ozzie Smith 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mario Soto 0.83
2 Andy Rincon 1.08
3 Matt Keough 1.31
4 Tom Underwood 1.35
5 Marty Bystrom 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Marty Bystrom 5
1 Rick Langford 5
1 Don Sutton 5
4 John Curtis 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Gullickson 46
2 Mario Soto 45
3 Steve Carlton 44
4 Len Barker 42
5 Nolan Ryan 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 10
2 Rich Gossage 9
3 Doug Corbett 8
4 Ed Farmer 7
4 Tim Stoddard 7