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
Robin Yount won the American League MVP in 1982 & 1989
Tony Gwynn won 4 Batting Titles during the 80s
- Hit .370 in 1987
- Hit .351 in 1984
Wade Boggs won 5 Batting Titles during the 80s
- Over 200 Hits from 1983-89
- Batting Average of .360 or higher 4 times
Daryl Strawberry averaged 31 home runs per season during the 80s
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
George Brett hit over .300 6 times during the 80s
- 1980 MVP with a .390 BA
Mike Schmidt won the MVP in 1980, 1981 and 1986
- Led the league in home runs 5 times during the 80s (8 career)
The Top 10 Baseball Players From the 80s
Kirby Puckett had 200 hits 5 times during the 80s
- Batting Title 1989
Top 10 Players
(Offense Only)
It Doesn't Matter What You Did in the 70's or 90's
ONLY THE 80s!
Eddie Murray averaged 24 home runs per season during the 80s
- 100 RBI's 5 times
- .300 Batting Average 5 times
80s Baseball
Dale Murphy won the National League MVP in 1982 & 83
- Averaged 31 Home Runs per season during the 80s
- 162 Games Played 1982-85
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