On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 78 39 .667 --
Red Sox 73 44 .624 5.0
Brewers 70 50 .583 9.5
Yankees 64 53 .547 14.0
Tigers 62 58 .517 17.5
Indians 61 59 .508 18.5
Blue Jays 38 82 .317 41.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 54 .554 --
Twins 62 56 .525 3.5
Royals 61 58 .513 5.0
Rangers 60 60 .500 6.5
White Sox 53 66 .445 13.0
Mariners 50 71 .413 17.0
Athletics 36 85 .298 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 49 .585 --
Expos 64 51 .557 3.5
Cubs 62 54 .534 6.0
Cardinals 60 57 .513 8.5
Phillies 61 59 .508 9.0
Mets 50 66 .431 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 51 .579 --
Reds 66 56 .541 4.5
Giants 57 63 .475 12.5
Dodgers 54 65 .454 15.0
Padres 53 68 .438 17.0
Braves 47 74 .388 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Larry Biittner 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Doug Flynn 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Ivie 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Ivie 4
2 Jim Rice 3
3 Glenn Adams 2
3 Dusty Baker 2
3 17 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Manning 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Joe Cannon 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 2.00
2 Len Barker 1.33
3 Bert Blyleven 0.83
4 Ken Kravec 0.67
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 12
2 Len Barker 8
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Tommy John 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .341
2 Keith Hernandez .336
3 Brian Downing .333
3 Jim Rice .333
5 George Brett .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 34
4 Jim Rice 32
5 Gorman Thomas 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 107
2 Fred Lynn 101
3 Jim Rice 98
4 Dave Kingman 91
5 Steve Kemp 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 57
2 Omar Moreno 53
3 Bill North 50
3 Willie Wilson 50
5 Frank Taveras 35

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 Mike Flanagan 16
1 Tommy John 16
1 Joe Niekro 16
5 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 29
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 .439
2 John Milner .436
3 Jim Rice .433
4 Fred Lynn .423
5 Steve Dillard .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 8
2 Jim Rice 7
3 Bob Horner 6
3 Mike Ivie 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 19
2 Bob Horner 16
2 Hal McRae 16
2 Jim Rice 16
2 Gorman Thomas 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Enos Cabell 7
2 Julio Cruz 7
2 Jerry Royster 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.53
3 Ed Farmer 0.67
4 Jim Bibby 0.77
5 J. R. Richard 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Rick Reuschel 4
1 Enrique Romo 4
4 Dave Frost 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 34
2 Mike Flanagan 31
3 Steve Carlton 26
4 Phil Niekro 22
5 Len Barker 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Ed Farmer 4
3 Kent Tekulve 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Milner .417
2 Ken Landreaux .413
3 Al Oliver .404
4 Fred Lynn .400
5 Jerry Mumphrey .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Dave Kingman 10
2 Fred Lynn 10
4 Sixto Lezcano 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 36
2 Jim Rice 31
3 Dusty Baker 30
4 Bob Horner 27
5 4 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Willie Wilson 13
3 Frank Taveras 12
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 2 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 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Dave Frost 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Fred Norman 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 59
2 Mike Flanagan 49
3 Phil Niekro 42
4 Ron Guidry 34
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 9
2 Ed Farmer 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
2 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .339
2 Rod Carew .337
3 Dave Winfield .334
4 Fred Lynn .328
5 Dave Parker .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 50
2 Dave Kingman 49
3 Mike Schmidt 46
4 Don Baylor 38
5 Fred Lynn 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 142
2 Jim Rice 141
3 Dave Parker 123
4 Fred Lynn 121
5 Mike Schmidt 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 78
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Willie Wilson 62
4 Bill North 58
5 Frank Taveras 55

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 4 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 Steve Carlton 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
1 Kent Tekulve 34
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Gene Garber 25
5 3 tied 22