On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 75 38 .664 --
Red Sox 69 43 .616 5.5
Brewers 66 49 .574 10.0
Yankees 61 52 .540 14.0
Tigers 59 54 .522 16.0
Indians 57 57 .500 18.5
Blue Jays 34 79 .301 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 50 .565 --
Twins 59 52 .532 4.0
Rangers 59 55 .518 5.5
Royals 57 55 .509 6.5
White Sox 50 62 .446 13.5
Mariners 48 67 .417 17.0
Athletics 34 80 .298 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 48 .571 --
Expos 61 48 .560 1.5
Cubs 59 50 .541 3.5
Cardinals 57 53 .518 6.0
Phillies 59 55 .518 6.0
Mets 47 64 .423 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 67 49 .578 --
Reds 64 53 .547 3.5
Giants 55 60 .478 11.5
Padres 51 65 .440 16.0
Dodgers 50 64 .439 16.0
Braves 46 71 .393 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Mike Vail 4
3 Steve Dillard 3
3 Bob Horner 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Dillard 2
2 Mike Anderson 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 Hector Cruz 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Dillard 4
2 Amos Otis 3
3 Dusty Baker 2
3 Bob Boone 2
3 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 2
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 1.40
2 Paul Mitchell 1.33
3 Mike Flanagan 1.11
4 Fred Norman 1.00
5 Rich Wortham 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Chris 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 10
2 John Montefusco 7
3 John D'Acquisto 6
3 Fred Norman 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .336
2 Brian Downing .333
3 Garry Templeton .333
4 Steve Kemp .332
5 Keith Hernandez .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 Mike Schmidt 88

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 Dennis Eckersley 15
1 Mike Flanagan 15
1 Tommy John 15
1 Joe Niekro 15
5 2 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 Richie Zisk .419
2 Mitchell Page .417
3 Al Oliver .413
4 Jerry Mumphrey .405
5 Ken Landreaux .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Fred Lynn 6
2 Ken Singleton 6
4 Steve Kemp 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 22
2 Ken Singleton 17
3 Dusty Baker 16
3 Keith Hernandez 16
3 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 9
1 Bill North 9
3 Omar Moreno 8
4 Frank Taveras 7
4 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 0.00
2 Tom Hume 0.66
3 Rudy May 0.92
4 Floyd Bannister 1.04
5 Len Barker 1.26

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Mike Flanagan 29
3 Dennis Eckersley 21
3 Phil Niekro 21
5 Ron Guidry 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
3 Gary Lavelle 4
3 Aurelio Lopez 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .408
2 Mike Ivie .392
3 John Milner .392
4 Dave Winfield .390
5 Rick Miller .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
1 Ken Singleton 10
3 Bob Horner 9
3 Larry Parrish 9
5 10 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 34
2 Bob Horner 28
2 Ken Singleton 28
4 Dusty Baker 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Bill North 13
3 Enos Cabell 12
4 Frank Taveras 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.70
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.35
3 Rudy May 1.64
4 Elias Sosa 1.80
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Rudy May 5
2 Fred Norman 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 65
2 Mike Flanagan 46
3 Dennis Eckersley 41
4 Ron Guidry 39
5 Phil Niekro 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Steve Garvey .343
3 Dave Winfield .340
4 Dave Parker .329
5 Jim Rice .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 139
1 Jim Rice 139
3 Dave Parker 126
4 Dave Kingman 119
4 Mike Schmidt 119

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 2.49
3 Jim Palmer 2.60
4 Tom Hume 2.63
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 22
1 Dennis Martinez 22
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 296
2 Nolan Ryan 254
3 Ron Guidry 210
4 Phil Niekro 205
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