On This Day

Monday, August 6, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 36 .673 --
Red Sox 67 41 .620 6.0
Brewers 64 48 .571 11.0
Yankees 60 50 .545 14.0
Tigers 55 53 .509 18.0
Indians 55 55 .500 19.0
Blue Jays 33 78 .297 41.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 64 49 .566 --
Rangers 58 51 .532 4.0
Twins 57 52 .523 5.0
Royals 56 54 .509 6.5
White Sox 48 61 .440 14.0
Mariners 48 65 .425 16.0
Athletics 33 79 .295 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 46 .578 --
Expos 61 45 .575 0.5
Cubs 57 49 .538 4.5
Phillies 56 55 .505 8.0
Cardinals 53 53 .500 8.5
Mets 47 60 .439 15.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 47 .584 --
Reds 62 52 .544 4.5
Giants 53 59 .473 12.5
Padres 50 63 .442 16.0
Dodgers 48 63 .432 17.0
Braves 45 69 .395 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete LaCock 4
2 Rick Bosetti 3
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 Alfredo Griffin 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 Lee May 1
1 John Mayberry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 5
1 Freddie Patek 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Rick Cerone 4
3 Bobby Grich 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ruppert Jones 2
2 Glenn Borgmann 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.00
2 Mike LaCoss 0.50
3 Dennis Martinez 0.45
4 Ed Whitson 0.40
5 Ralph Botting 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ralph Botting 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 9
2 Dennis Martinez 5
3 Charlie Hough 4
3 Ed Whitson 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .338
2 Brian Downing .335
3 Steve Kemp .332
4 Bruce Bochte .332
5 Keith Hernandez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Fred Lynn 28
3 Ken Singleton 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 97
2 Dave Kingman 88
3 Fred Lynn 87
4 Jim Rice 86
4 Mike Schmidt 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 54
2 Omar Moreno 50
3 Bill North 47
3 Willie Wilson 47
5 Frank Taveras 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.63
2 Steve Rogers 2.66
3 Mike LaCoss 2.69
4 Nolan Ryan 2.69
5 Tommy John 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 15
1 Joe Niekro 15
3 Dennis Eckersley 14
3 Mike Flanagan 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 197
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 135
4 Phil Niekro 131
5 Fergie Jenkins 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 26
2 Mike Marshall 22
3 Kent Tekulve 20
4 Gene Garber 19
5 Jim Kern 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .440
2 Rick Bosetti .434
3 Dusty Baker .429
3 Jose Cruz .429
3 Otto Velez .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 Greg Luzinski 6
2 Jim Rice 6
2 Ken Singleton 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 25
2 Dusty Baker 21
2 Ken Singleton 21
4 Bob Horner 19
5 Dave Kingman 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 9
1 Omar Moreno 9
3 Bill North 8
3 Willie Wilson 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tippy Martinez 0.61
2 Kent Tekulve 0.71
3 Rudy May 0.83
4 Rick Langford 1.00
5 Len Barker 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Ken Forsch 3
2 Dave Frost 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Phil Niekro 25
3 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Mike Flanagan 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 4
1 Tom Hume 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
5 10 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .395
2 Dave Winfield .394
3 Steve Henderson .393
4 Richie Zisk .391
5 Fred Lynn .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Ken Singleton 10
3 Butch Hobson 9
4 Mike Ivie 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 36
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 Ken Singleton 28
4 Bob Horner 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Bill North 15
3 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.96
2 Tom Hausman 1.57
3 Rudy May 1.64
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.83
5 Jim Slaton 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Rudy May 5
2 Scott McGregor 5
2 Fred Norman 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 53
2 Mike Flanagan 44
3 Dave Frost 39
3 Ron Guidry 39
5 Phil Niekro 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Ed Farmer 6
3 Aurelio Lopez 6
3 Mike Marshall 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Steve Garvey .343
3 Dave Winfield .342
4 Dave Parker .334
5 Jim Rice .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
1 Jim Rice 48
3 Mike Schmidt 45
4 Don Baylor 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Don Baylor 136
3 Dave Parker 129
4 Dave Kingman 118
5 Mike Schmidt 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 76
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Willie Wilson 59
4 Bill North 55
5 Frank Taveras 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.15
2 Gaylord Perry 2.51
3 Jim Palmer 2.63
4 Steve Rogers 2.66
5 Bob Shirley 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 22
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Tommy John 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 295
2 Nolan Ryan 264
3 Ron Guidry 210
4 Phil Niekro 208
5 Bert Blyleven 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
1 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Mike Marshall 29
4 Gene Garber 28
5 3 tied 23