On This Day

Monday, August 13, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 39 .661 --
Red Sox 71 44 .617 5.0
Brewers 68 50 .576 9.5
Yankees 62 53 .539 14.0
Tigers 60 58 .508 17.5
Indians 60 58 .508 17.5
Blue Jays 37 81 .314 40.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 52 .563 --
Twins 62 54 .534 3.5
Royals 61 56 .521 5.0
Rangers 60 58 .508 6.5
White Sox 53 64 .453 13.0
Mariners 49 70 .412 18.0
Athletics 35 84 .294 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 49 .578 --
Expos 63 50 .558 2.5
Cubs 61 53 .535 5.0
Cardinals 60 55 .522 6.5
Phillies 60 58 .508 8.0
Mets 48 66 .421 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 69 50 .580 --
Reds 65 55 .542 4.5
Giants 56 62 .475 12.5
Padres 53 66 .445 16.0
Dodgers 52 65 .444 16.0
Braves 47 72 .395 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oscar Gamble 3
1 Dave Kingman 3
1 Jeffrey Leonard 3
1 Terry Puhl 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Mike Hargrove 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 4
2 Mike Hargrove 3
2 Bill Madlock 3
2 Lou Whitaker 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Whitaker 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 Joe Cannon 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.17
1 Steve Trout 1.17
3 Ron Guidry 1.00
4 Butch Edge 0.75
5 Floyd Bannister 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Butch Edge 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 8
2 J. R. Richard 7
2 Steve Trout 7
4 Butch Edge 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .339
2 Garry Templeton .335
3 Fred Lynn .335
4 Brian Downing .333
5 Dave Winfield .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 32
4 Jim Rice 31
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 106
2 Jim Rice 94
3 Fred Lynn 93
4 Dave Kingman 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 2.46
2 Ron Guidry 2.60
3 Steve Rogers 2.79
4 Nolan Ryan 2.83
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 216
2 Nolan Ryan 170
3 Ron Guidry 143
4 Phil Niekro 142
5 Fergie Jenkins 131

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 Ken Landreaux .466
2 Steve Dillard .452
3 Alfredo Griffin .442
4 Jeffrey Leonard .435
5 Jerry Mumphrey .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 7
1 Jim Rice 7
3 Dave Revering 6
3 Ellis Valentine 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 19
1 Ray Knight 19
3 Jim Rice 17
4 Hal McRae 16
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 0.00
2 Ed Glynn 0.67
3 Jim Bibby 0.77
4 Don Sutton 0.81
5 Rudy May 0.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 34
2 Phil Niekro 26
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Dave Goltz 21
3 Ron Guidry 21

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 Jerry Mumphrey .408
2 Ken Landreaux .406
2 Richie Zisk .406
4 John Milner .403
5 Keith Hernandez .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Jim Rice 10
1 Ken Singleton 10
1 Ellis Valentine 10
5 6 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 38
2 Jim Rice 28
2 Ken Singleton 28
4 Dusty Baker 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Willie Wilson 13
3 Bill North 12
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 1.30
2 Kent Tekulve 1.52
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.67
4 Jim Bibby 1.84
5 Aurelio Lopez 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Dave Frost 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 65
2 Mike Flanagan 46
3 Ron Guidry 44
4 Phil Niekro 42
5 Fergie Jenkins 33

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 Steve Garvey .343
2 Dave Winfield .340
3 Rod Carew .339
4 Dave Parker .329
5 Fred Lynn .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Jim Rice 49
3 Mike Schmidt 46
4 Don Baylor 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 141
2 Jim Rice 137
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 2.22
2 Tom Hume 2.59
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.66
4 Gaylord Perry 2.66
5 Jim Palmer 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 22
1 Dennis Martinez 22
3 Joe Niekro 21
4 Ron Guidry 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 290
2 Nolan Ryan 246
3 Ron Guidry 209
4 Phil Niekro 208
5 Fergie Jenkins 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 35
2 Bruce Sutter 33
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Gene Garber 25
5 Jim Kern 23