80s Baseball
Home Run Leaders
National League
1980 - Mike Schmidt 48
Philadelphia Phillies
1981 - Mike Schmidt 31
Philadelphia Phillies (strike season)
1982 - Dave Kingman 37
New York Mets
1983 - Mike Schmidt 40
Philadelphia Phillies
1984 - Mike Schmidt 36
Philadelphia Phillies
Dale Murphy 36
Atlanta Braves
1985 - Dale Murphy 37
Atlanta Braves
1986 - Mike Schmidt 37
Philadelphia Phillies
1987 - Andre Dawson 49
Chicago Cubs
1988 - Darryl Strawberry 39
New York Mets
1989 - Kevin Mitchell 47
San Francsico Giants
American League
1980 - Reggie Jackson 41
New York Yankees
Ben Oglivie 41
Milwaukee Brewers
1981 - Bobby Grich 22
California Angels
Eddie Murray 22
Baltimore Orioles
Dwight Evans 22
Boston Red Sox
Tony Armas 22
Oakland A’s (strike season)
1982 - Reggie Jackson 39
California Angels
Gorman Thomas 39
Milwaukee Brewers
1983 - Jim Rice 39
Boston Red Sox
1984 - Tony Armas 43
Boston Red Sox
1985 - Darrell Evans 40
Detroit Tigers
1986 - Jesse Barfield 40
Toronto Blue Jays
1987 - Mark McGwire 49
Oakland A’s
1988 - Jose Canseco 42
Oakland A’s
1989 - Fred McGriff 36
Toronto Blue Jays
Rickey Henderson led the League in Stolen Bases 9 times during the 80s
- Averaged 92 Steals per season
- Scored over 100 Runs 8 times
- 130 Stolen Bases 1982
The Top 10 Baseball Players From the 80s
Robin Yount won the American League MVP in 1982 & 1989
Dale Murphy won the National League MVP in 1982 & 83
- Averaged 31 Home Runs per season during the 80s
- 162 Games Played 1982-85
Kirby Puckett had 200 hits 5 times during the 80s
- Batting Title 1989
Eddie Murray averaged 24 home runs per season during the 80s
- 100 RBI's 5 times
- .300 Batting Average 5 times
Top 10 Players
(Offense Only)
It Doesn't Matter What You Did in the 70's or 90's
ONLY THE 80s!
Tony Gwynn won 4 Batting Titles during the 80s
- Hit .370 in 1987
- Hit .351 in 1984
Mike Schmidt won the MVP in 1980, 1981 and 1986
- Led the league in home runs 5 times during the 80s (8 career)
Daryl Strawberry averaged 31 home runs per season during the 80s
Wade Boggs won 5 Batting Titles during the 80s
- Over 200 Hits from 1983-89
- Batting Average of .360 or higher 4 times
George Brett hit over .300 6 times during the 80s
- 1980 MVP with a .390 BA