On This Day

Sunday, August 12, 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 58 .504 18.5
Indians 59 58 .504 18.5
Blue Jays 36 81 .308 41.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 51 .568 --
Twins 62 53 .539 3.5
Royals 61 55 .526 5.0
Rangers 60 57 .513 6.5
White Sox 52 64 .448 14.0
Mariners 49 69 .415 18.0
Athletics 35 83 .297 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 49 .574 --
Expos 63 49 .563 1.5
Cubs 61 52 .540 4.0
Cardinals 59 55 .518 6.5
Phillies 60 57 .513 7.0
Mets 48 66 .421 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 50 .576 --
Reds 65 55 .542 4.0
Giants 56 62 .475 12.0
Padres 53 66 .445 15.5
Dodgers 52 65 .444 15.5
Braves 47 72 .395 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Knight 5
1 Gene Tenace 5
3 Junior Moore 4
3 Ozzie Smith 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Hector Cruz 1
1 Mike Hargrove 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 4
2 Mike Hargrove 3
2 Junior Moore 3
4 Johnny Bench 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Joe Cannon 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ross Baumgarten 1.00
2 Vida Blue 0.80
2 Dan Spillner 0.80
4 Craig Chamberlain 0.75
5 Phil Niekro 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Craig Chamberlain 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 8
1 Dan Spillner 8
3 Craig Chamberlain 6
4 Ross Baumgarten 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Eric Rasmussen 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .340
2 Garry Templeton .336
3 Brian Downing .334
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 Dave Winfield .333

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 Willie Wilson 50
4 Bill North 49
5 Frank Taveras 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.41
2 Ron Guidry 2.63
3 Nolan Ryan 2.69
4 Steve Rogers 2.70
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 16
2 Dennis Eckersley 15
2 Mike Flanagan 15
2 Tommy John 15
2 Phil Niekro 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 209
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Phil Niekro 142
4 Ron Guidry 135
5 2 tied 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 28
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 Steve Dillard .462
2 Ken Landreaux .458
3 Alfredo Griffin .447
4 Al Oliver .444
5 Richie Zisk .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Kemp 6
1 Fred Lynn 6
1 Dave Revering 6
1 Jim Rice 6
1 Ellis Valentine 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 24
2 Keith Hernandez 19
3 Hal McRae 16
3 Jim Rice 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 9
2 Omar Moreno 8
2 Willie Wilson 8
4 Bill North 7
4 Jerry Royster 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 0.00
1 Ed Farmer 0.00
3 Jim Bibby 0.56
4 Ed Glynn 0.63
5 Don Sutton 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Frost 4
1 Enrique Romo 4
3 Len Barker 3
3 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Phil Niekro 26
3 Mike Flanagan 21
4 Dan Spillner 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
1 Kent Tekulve 5
4 Ed Farmer 4
4 Aurelio Lopez 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .417
2 John Milner .406
3 Richie Zisk .404
4 Jerry Mumphrey .397
5 Al Oliver .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Ken Singleton 10
1 Ellis Valentine 10
4 Larry Parrish 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 38
2 Ken Singleton 28
3 Dusty Baker 27
3 Steve Kemp 27
3 Jim Rice 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Frank Taveras 13
2 Willie Wilson 13
4 Bill North 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.03
2 Rudy May 1.29
3 Kent Tekulve 1.61
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.67
5 Rick Langford 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Dave Frost 5
2 Rudy May 5
2 Fred Norman 5
2 Enrique Romo 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 58
2 Mike Flanagan 46
3 Phil Niekro 45
4 Ron Guidry 36
5 2 tied 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .341
2 Dave Winfield .341
3 Rod Carew .339
4 Dave Parker .328
5 Al Oliver .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Jim Rice 49
3 Mike Schmidt 46
4 Don Baylor 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 139
1 Jim Rice 139
3 Dave Parker 126
4 Dave Kingman 121
5 Mike Schmidt 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 77
2 Ron LeFlore 69
3 Willie Wilson 62
4 Bill North 57
5 Frank Taveras 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.23
2 Tom Hume 2.58
3 Gaylord Perry 2.62
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 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 296
2 Nolan Ryan 244
3 Phil Niekro 213
4 Ron Guidry 201
5 Fergie Jenkins 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 35
2 Bruce Sutter 33
3 Mike Marshall 31
4 Gene Garber 25
5 2 tied 23