On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 38 .661 --
Red Sox 68 43 .613 5.5
Brewers 66 48 .579 9.0
Yankees 61 51 .545 13.0
Tigers 58 54 .518 16.0
Indians 57 56 .504 17.5
Blue Jays 34 78 .304 40.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 50 .565 --
Twins 59 52 .532 4.0
Rangers 59 54 .522 5.0
Royals 56 55 .505 7.0
White Sox 49 62 .441 14.0
Mariners 48 67 .417 17.0
Athletics 34 80 .298 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 47 .577 --
Expos 61 47 .565 1.5
Cubs 58 50 .537 4.5
Cardinals 56 53 .514 7.0
Phillies 58 55 .513 7.0
Mets 47 63 .427 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 67 48 .583 --
Reds 63 53 .543 4.5
Giants 55 59 .482 11.5
Padres 50 65 .435 17.0
Dodgers 49 64 .434 17.0
Braves 46 70 .397 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Rick Burleson 4
1 Dan Ford 4
1 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Ivie 2
1 Eric Soderholm 2
1 John Wockenfuss 2
4 Benny Ayala 1
4 30 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Soderholm 6
2 Champ Summers 5
2 John Wockenfuss 5
4 Dave Winfield 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.50
2 Bill Bonham 1.33
3 Lynn McGlothen 1.00
4 Dan Spillner 0.86
5 Burt Hooton 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 12
2 Dave Goltz 7
3 Lynn McGlothen 6
3 Dan Spillner 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Sid Monge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .339
2 Brian Downing .333
3 Steve Kemp .332
4 Keith Hernandez .332
5 Fred Lynn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Fred Lynn 30
4 Jim Rice 29
4 Ken Singleton 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 101
2 Fred Lynn 90
2 Jim Rice 90
4 Dave Kingman 89
5 3 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 54
2 Omar Moreno 50
3 Bill North 48
4 Willie Wilson 47
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.63
2 Mike LaCoss 2.69
3 Nolan Ryan 2.69
4 Steve Rogers 2.70
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 209
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 135
4 Phil Niekro 134
5 2 tied 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 26
2 Mike Marshall 24
3 Kent Tekulve 20
4 Gene Garber 19
5 Jim Kern 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .442
2 Mike Ivie .424
3 Al Oliver .422
4 Dusty Baker .411
5 Richie Zisk .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
1 Jim Rice 7
3 Fred Lynn 6
3 Dave Revering 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 22
2 Jim Rice 19
3 Dusty Baker 18
4 Bob Horner 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 10
2 Bill North 9
3 Omar Moreno 8
4 Frank Taveras 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 0.00
2 Tom Hume 0.71
3 Rudy May 0.83
4 Floyd Bannister 1.04
5 Len Barker 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 J. R. Richard 4
1 Mike Torrez 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 Dave Frost 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Phil Niekro 21
3 Dave Goltz 20
4 Mike Flanagan 19
4 Ron Guidry 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Mark Clear 4
2 Tom Hume 4
2 Gary Lavelle 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .416
2 Dave Winfield .406
3 Richie Zisk .402
4 Rick Miller .388
5 Ken Landreaux .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
1 Ken Singleton 11
3 Larry Parrish 9
4 Butch Hobson 8
4 10 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 35
2 Ken Singleton 29
3 Bob Horner 27
3 Mike Schmidt 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Bill North 15
3 Enos Cabell 12
4 Frank Taveras 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.69
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.53
3 Rudy May 1.64
4 Elias Sosa 1.80
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Rudy May 5
4 Mike Flanagan 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 65
2 Mike Flanagan 44
3 Phil Niekro 40
4 Ron Guidry 39
5 Dennis Eckersley 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Ed Farmer 7
5 Aurelio Lopez 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Steve Garvey .343
3 Dave Winfield .342
4 Dave Parker .335
5 Jim Rice .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 50
2 Dave Kingman 48
3 Mike Schmidt 46
4 Don Baylor 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 143
2 Don Baylor 139
3 Dave Parker 129
4 Dave Kingman 119
5 Mike Schmidt 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 76
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Willie Wilson 59
4 Bill North 56
5 Frank Taveras 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.15
2 Gaylord Perry 2.53
3 Jim Palmer 2.60
4 Tom Hume 2.71
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 296
2 Nolan Ryan 254
3 Phil Niekro 211
4 Ron Guidry 210
5 Fergie Jenkins 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 33
2 Mike Marshall 31
2 Bruce Sutter 31
4 Gene Garber 26
5 2 tied 23