On This Day

Tuesday, August 14, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 77 39 .664 --
Red Sox 72 44 .621 5.0
Brewers 69 50 .580 9.5
Yankees 63 53 .543 14.0
Tigers 61 58 .513 17.5
Indians 61 58 .513 17.5
Blue Jays 38 81 .319 40.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 53 .558 --
Twins 62 55 .530 3.5
Royals 61 57 .517 5.0
Rangers 60 59 .504 6.5
White Sox 53 65 .449 13.0
Mariners 49 71 .408 18.0
Athletics 35 85 .292 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 49 .581 --
Expos 63 51 .553 3.5
Cubs 61 54 .530 6.0
Cardinals 60 56 .517 7.5
Phillies 60 59 .504 9.0
Mets 49 66 .426 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 50 .583 --
Reds 66 55 .545 4.5
Giants 57 62 .479 12.5
Dodgers 53 65 .449 16.0
Padres 53 67 .442 17.0
Braves 47 73 .392 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Yeager 4
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 George Brett 3
2 Joe Ferguson 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 2
1 Fred Lynn 2
1 Bobby Murcer 2
4 Joaquin Andujar 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 6
2 Bob Horner 4
3 Toby Harrah 3
3 Bobby Murcer 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
4 Alan Bannister 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 1.75
2 Rich Wortham 1.67
3 Steve Carlton 1.20
4 Steve Stone 1.11
5 John Curtis 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Steve Stone 10
3 Burt Hooton 7
4 John Curtis 6
4 Darrell Jackson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Sid Monge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .339
2 Keith Hernandez .337
3 Brian Downing .333
4 Garry Templeton .333
5 Jim Rice .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 34
4 Jim Rice 31
5 Gorman Thomas 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 107
2 Fred Lynn 99
3 Jim Rice 95
4 Dave Kingman 91
5 Steve Kemp 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 56
2 Omar Moreno 53
3 Willie Wilson 50
4 Bill North 49
5 Frank Taveras 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.60
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.74
3 Steve Rogers 2.79
4 Joaquin Andujar 2.82
5 Nolan Ryan 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 16
1 Joe Niekro 16
3 Mike Flanagan 15
3 Tommy John 15
3 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 Steve Carlton 141

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 Jeffrey Leonard .455
2 Ken Landreaux .446
3 Steve Dillard .444
4 Alfredo Griffin .423
4 Jerry Mumphrey .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 9
2 Jim Rice 7
3 Dave Revering 6
3 Gorman Thomas 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 18
2 Ray Knight 16
2 Hal McRae 16
2 Jim Rice 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Enos Cabell 8
3 Jerry Royster 7
3 Willie Wilson 7
5 Julio Cruz 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 0.00
2 Ed Farmer 0.67
2 Ed Glynn 0.67
4 Jim Bibby 0.77
5 Don Sutton 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Dave Frost 4
1 Enrique Romo 4
4 Len Barker 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 34
2 Steve Carlton 26
2 Phil Niekro 26
4 Mike Flanagan 21
4 Ron Guidry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Ed Farmer 4
3 Sid Monge 4
3 Kent Tekulve 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Milner .417
2 Ken Landreaux .404
3 Fred Lynn .396
4 Richie Zisk .394
5 Al Oliver .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Fred Lynn 10
1 Jim Rice 10
4 Sixto Lezcano 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
2 Willie Wilson 13
3 Enos Cabell 11
3 Davey Lopes 11
3 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 1.05
2 Tom Hume 1.07
3 Rudy May 1.30
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.50
5 Kent Tekulve 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
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 Ron Guidry 44
3 Phil Niekro 42
4 Mike Flanagan 37
5 Dennis Eckersley 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 9
2 Ed Farmer 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
2 Sid Monge 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Steve Garvey .340
3 Dave Winfield .337
4 Dave Parker .329
5 Fred Lynn .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
1 Jim Rice 49
3 Mike Schmidt 46
4 Don Baylor 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 142
2 Jim Rice 138
3 Dave Parker 124
4 Dave Kingman 120
5 Fred Lynn 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 78
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Willie Wilson 62
4 Bill North 57
5 Frank Taveras 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.22
2 Tom Hume 2.56
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.60
4 Gaylord Perry 2.66
5 Burt Hooton 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 23
2 Dennis Martinez 22
3 Joe Niekro 21
4 Mike Caldwell 20
4 3 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