On This Day

Saturday, August 11, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 38 .667 --
Red Sox 70 44 .614 6.0
Brewers 67 50 .573 10.5
Yankees 61 53 .535 15.0
Tigers 59 57 .509 18.0
Indians 58 58 .500 19.0
Blue Jays 35 80 .304 41.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 66 51 .564 --
Twins 61 53 .535 3.5
Royals 60 55 .522 5.0
Rangers 60 56 .517 5.5
White Sox 51 63 .447 13.5
Mariners 49 68 .419 17.0
Athletics 35 82 .299 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 49 .574 --
Expos 63 49 .563 1.5
Cubs 60 52 .536 4.5
Cardinals 59 54 .522 6.0
Phillies 60 57 .513 7.0
Mets 48 66 .421 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 49 .581 --
Reds 64 54 .542 4.5
Giants 55 62 .470 13.0
Dodgers 52 64 .448 15.5
Padres 52 65 .444 16.0
Braves 46 72 .390 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Jim Gantner 4
1 Ken Landreaux 4
1 Ed Ott 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ellis Valentine 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Larvell Blanks 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 5
1 Ed Ott 5
3 Jeff Newman 4
4 Steve Dillard 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Cannon 3
2 Amos Otis 2
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roy Thomas 1.25
2 Charlie Hough 0.86
3 Dave Stieb 0.71
4 Brian Allard 0.67
4 Rick Reuschel 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Allard 1
1 Mike Bacsik 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bob Galasso 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Hough 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
3 Guy Hoffman 5
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Dave Patterson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .342
2 Garry Templeton .335
3 Fred Lynn .333
3 Dave Winfield .333
5 Brian Downing .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 31
4 Jim Rice 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 104
2 Jim Rice 93
3 Dave Kingman 91
3 Fred Lynn 91
5 Steve Kemp 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 54
2 Omar Moreno 51
3 Bill North 49
3 Willie Wilson 49
5 Frank Taveras 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.41
2 Ron Guidry 2.63
3 Mike LaCoss 2.69
4 Nolan Ryan 2.69
5 Steve Rogers 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 16
2 Dennis Eckersley 15
2 Mike Flanagan 15
2 Tommy John 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 Steve Carlton 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 27
2 Mike Marshall 25
3 Kent Tekulve 22
4 Gene Garber 19
4 Jim Kern 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .492
2 Alfredo Griffin .468
3 Keith Hernandez .443
4 Jerry Mumphrey .429
5 Richie Zisk .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Steve Kemp 6
2 Greg Luzinski 6
2 Fred Lynn 6
2 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 21
2 Keith Hernandez 19
3 Dave Parker 16
3 Jim Rice 16
5 6 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 0.00
2 Ed Glynn 0.63
3 Tom Hume 0.75
4 Don Sutton 0.81
5 Rudy May 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Enrique Romo 4
3 Len Barker 3
3 Dave Frost 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
2 Pete Falcone 21
2 Mike Flanagan 21
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Ed Farmer 4
3 Tom Hume 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .433
2 Richie Zisk .425
3 Jerry Mumphrey .406
4 Keith Hernandez .398
5 John Milner .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Ken Singleton 10
1 Ellis Valentine 10
4 Sixto Lezcano 9
4 5 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 34
2 Ken Singleton 28
3 Dusty Baker 27
3 Steve Kemp 27
3 Jim Rice 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Frank Taveras 13
3 Bill North 12
3 Willie Wilson 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.71
2 Rudy May 1.27
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.67
4 Kent Tekulve 1.76
5 Aurelio Lopez 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Rudy May 5
2 Fred Norman 5
2 Enrique Romo 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 58
2 Mike Flanagan 46
3 Phil Niekro 37
4 Ron Guidry 36
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Ed Farmer 7
3 Aurelio Lopez 7
3 Bruce Sutter 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .343
2 Rod Carew .340
3 Dave Winfield .339
4 Dave Parker .327
5 Al Oliver .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Jim Rice 49
3 Mike Schmidt 46
4 Don Baylor 37
5 Gorman Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 140
2 Don Baylor 139
3 Dave Parker 128
4 Dave Kingman 121
5 Mike Schmidt 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 77
2 Ron LeFlore 70
3 Willie Wilson 61
4 Bill North 57
5 Frank Taveras 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.23
2 Gaylord Perry 2.49
3 Tom Hume 2.60
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.66
5 Jim Palmer 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 22
1 Dennis Martinez 22
3 Joe Niekro 21
4 Mike Flanagan 20
4 Fergie Jenkins 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 296
2 Nolan Ryan 254
3 Phil Niekro 205
4 Ron Guidry 201
5 Fergie Jenkins 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 35
2 Mike Marshall 32
2 Bruce Sutter 32
4 Gene Garber 26
5 2 tied 23