AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR :
Lance Parrish (CWS) !!
He batted .260 in 600 AB, with 26 homers and 99 RBI.
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR :
Paul Molitor (PiT) !!
He batted .301 in 589 AB, with 15 homers and 69 RBI.
AMERICAN LEAGUE CY-YOUNG :
Dan Warthen (BAL) !!
He had a record of 25-11 with an ERA of 2.72 and 4 shutouts.
In 40 games started, he pitched 278.1 innings, fanning 206 and walking 123 batters.
AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP :
Gary Matthews (BOS) !!
He batted .301 in 645 AB, with 45 homers and 124 RBI.
NATIONAL LEAGUE CY-YOUNG :
Mark Fidrych (CHI) !!
He had a record of 19-4 with an ERA of 2.66 and 3 shutouts.
In 39 games started, he pitched 277 innings, fanning 257 and walking 46 batters.
NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP :
Carl Yastrzemski (NYM) !!
He batted .335 in 612 AB, with 41 homers and 128 RBI.
AMERICAN LEAGUE Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
EAST
Baltimore 98 64 .605 -- .277 3.45
Boston 93 69 .574 5 .277 3.79
Washington 84 78 .519 14 .243 3.64
New York 82 80 .506 16 .260 3.73
Cleveland 79 83 .488 19 .248 4.03
Detroit 78 84 .481 20 .246 3.74
Toronto 61 101 .377 37 .258 4.52
WEST
Chicago 95 67 .586 -- .262 2.97
Oakland 92 70 .568 3 .269 3.35
Milwaukee 86 76 .531 9 .258 4.29
California 75 87 .463 20 .239 3.76
Minnesota 71 91 .438 24 .246 4.67
Seattle 71 91 .438 24 .248 3.91
Kansas City 69 93 .426 26 .246 3.76
NATIONAL LEAGUE Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
EAST
New York (N) 102 60 .630 -- .270 3.70
Pittsburgh 97 65 .599 5 .255 3.52
Philadelphia 85 77 .525 17 .262 3.56
Chicago(N) 85 77 .525 17 .243 3.86
St. Louis 76 86 .469 26 .251 4.18
Montreal 40 122 .247 62 .231 5.26
WEST
Cincinnati 90 72 .556 -- .269 3.80
San Francisco 87 75 .537 3 .239 3.48
San Diego 83 79 .512 7 .235 3.06
Houston 79 83 .488 11 .251 3.92
Los Angeles 79 83 .488 11 .248 3.48
Atlanta 69 93 .426 21 .249 4.39
Playoffs :
League Series :
Chicago (3) against Baltimore (4)
Cincinnati (3) against New York (N) (4)
World Championship :
New York (N) (4) against Baltimore (1)
TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.358 Greg Harts(BOS)
.335 Carl Yastrzemski(NYM,NL)
.335 Paul Ratliff(CiN)
.333 Amos Otis(BAL,AL)
.332 Joe Keough(OAK)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
45 Gary Matthews(BOS,AL)
41 Carl Yastrzemski(NYM,NL)
40 Dale Murphy(BAL)
36 Ed Herrmann(CHI,NL)
35 Tony Armas(PiT CLE,AL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
152 Jeff Burroughs(NYM,NL)
128 Carl Yastrzemski(NYM,NL)
124 Gary Matthews(BOS,AL)
123 Paul Ratliff(CiN)
123 Tony Perez(BAL,AL)
TOP 5 in ERA :
2.08 Vida Blue(OAK)
2.23 Mark Lemongello(LA,NL)
2.41 Ernie Mcanally(SF)
2.46 Wade Blasingame(KC BOS)
2.50 Randy Jones(SD)
TOP 5 in WINS :
25 Dan Warthen(BAL,AL)
22 Dock Ellis(OAK,AL)
20 Rudy May(BAL,AL)
19 Bob Moose(CLE NYM,NL)
19 Mark Fidrych(CHI,NL)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
44 Rick Baldwin(SF)
43 Cy Acosta(OAK,AL)
39 Bruce Sutter(CiN,NL)
39 Willie Hernandez(Sea)
38 Francisco Barrios(CAL)
1980 RECAP:
AMERICAN LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR :
Tim Raines (CAL) !!
He batted .291 in 537 AB, with 11 homers and 75 RBI.
NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR :
Harold Baines (ATL) !!
He batted .252 in 602 AB, with 13 homers and 73 RBI.
AMERICAN LEAGUE CY-YOUNG :
Bill Singer (CAL) !!
He had a record of 22-7 with an ERA of 2.05 and 1 shutouts.
In 35 games started, he pitched 241.1 innings, fanning 162 and walking 68 batters.
AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP :
Ellis Valentine (OAK) !!
He batted .326 in 625 AB, with 25 homers and 134 RBI.
NATIONAL LEAGUE CY-YOUNG :
Mark Lemongello (LA) !!
He had a record of 20-5 with an ERA of 2.40 and 2 shutouts.
In 36 games started, he pitched 270.1 innings, fanning 79 and walking 63 batters.
NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP :
Carl Yastrzemski (NYM) !!
He batted .316 in 588 AB, with 37 homers and 116 RBI.
AMERICAN LEAGUE Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
EAST
Baltimore 101 61 .623 -- .266 3.12
Washington 99 63 .611 2 .252 3.39
Boston 89 73 .549 12 .265 3.59
Cleveland 81 81 .500 20 .255 4.00
New York (A) 78 84 .481 23 .261 4.19
Detroit 72 90 .444 29 .243 3.74
Toronto 51 111 .315 50 .251 4.97
WEST
California 102 60 .630 -- .254 3.35
Oakland 99 63 .611 3 .278 3.26
Chicago 86 76 .531 16 .270 3.15
Milwaukee 80 82 .494 22 .265 4.33
Seattle 69 93 .426 33 .246 3.96
Kansas City 65 97 .401 37 .251 3.88
Minnesota 62 100 .383 40 .246 5.02
NATIONAL LEAGUE Standings :
(Name W L PCT GB AVG ERA)
EAST
Pittsburgh 91 71 .562 -- .252 3.95
Chicago (N) 87 75 .537 4 .239 3.53
New York (N) 81 81 .500 10 .251 3.76
St. Louis 79 83 .488 12 .231 3.63
Philadelphia 70 92 .432 21 .250 3.61
Montreal 66 96 .407 25 .225 4.33
WEST
San Francisco 93 70 .571 -- .241 3.50
San Diego 92 71 .564 1 .245 3.07
Atlanta 79 83 .488 13.5 .254 4.17
Cincinnati 79 83 .488 13.5 .252 4.18
Houston 78 84 .481 14.5 .249 3.59
Los Angeles 78 84 .481 14.5 .254 3.64
Playoffs :
League Series :
Baltimore (4) against California (0)
Pittsburgh (3) against San Francisco (4)
World Championship :
San Francisco (0) against Baltimore (4)
TOP 5 in BATTING AVG :
.358 Rod Carew(CWS,AL)
.351 George Brett(HOU,NL)
.330 Fred Lynn(MIL,AL)
.327 Chet Lemon(BOS NYY)
.326 Ellis Valentine(OAK,AL)
TOP 5 in HOMERUNS :
49 Gary Matthews(BOS,AL)
48 Bob Horner(CAL,AL)
41 Johnny Bench(ATL CAL,AL)
37 Bob Robertson(CLE CiN)
37 Carl Yastrzemski(NYM,NL)
TOP 5 in RBI :
140 Gary Matthews(BOS,AL)
134 Ellis Valentine(OAK,AL)
129 Bob Horner(CAL,AL)
127 Bob Robertson(CLE CiN)
124 Dave Winfield(PiT)
TOP 5 in ERA :
1.83 Dave Downs(CWS)
2.05 Bill Singer(ATL CAL,AL)
2.40 Dennis Martinez(ATL)
2.40 Mark Lemongello(LA,NL)
2.44 Dick Tidrow(WAS)
TOP 5 in WINS :
22 Bill Singer(ATL CAL,AL)
20 Mark Lemongello(LA,NL)
19 Ed Halicki(WAS,AL)
19 Bert Blyleven(SD,NL)
19 Rick Reuschel(CiN)
TOP 5 in SAVES :
44 Ken Tatum( CHI,NL)
42 Lee Smith( CAL,AL)
42 Cy Acosta(OAK,AL NYY)
41 Ken Wright(BAL)
40 Tom Hume(STL)
1981 RECAP: