On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 41 .658 --
Red Sox 75 45 .625 4.0
Brewers 72 51 .585 8.5
Yankees 65 55 .542 14.0
Tigers 64 58 .525 16.0
Indians 61 61 .500 19.0
Blue Jays 39 83 .320 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 68 55 .553 --
Twins 64 57 .529 3.0
Royals 63 59 .516 4.5
Rangers 61 62 .496 7.0
White Sox 54 68 .443 13.5
Mariners 50 73 .407 18.0
Athletics 38 85 .309 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 51 .579 --
Expos 66 51 .564 2.0
Cubs 65 54 .546 4.0
Cardinals 62 58 .517 7.5
Phillies 63 59 .516 7.5
Mets 51 68 .429 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 53 .569 --
Reds 68 56 .548 2.5
Dodgers 57 65 .467 12.5
Giants 57 66 .463 13.0
Padres 53 71 .427 17.5
Braves 47 77 .379 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Cowens 3
1 Jerry Martin 3
1 Darrell Porter 3
1 Jim Rice 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Darrell Evans 3
1 Jason Thompson 3
1 Bob Watson 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Langford 1.25
2 Mike Marshall 1.00
2 Jack Morris 1.00
4 J. R. Richard 0.75
5 Don Robinson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 10
2 Nolan Ryan 7
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Jerry Reuss 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Dave Ford 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .346
2 Keith Hernandez .340
3 Jim Rice .335
4 Sixto Lezcano .333
5 Garry Templeton .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 36
4 Jim Rice 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 107
2 Fred Lynn 104
3 Jim Rice 100
4 Dave Kingman 93
5 Dave Winfield 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 58
2 Omar Moreno 55
3 Willie Wilson 52
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.60
2 Mike Marshall 2.61
3 Steve Rogers 2.70
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.74
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 16
1 Mike Flanagan 16
1 Tommy John 16
1 Joe Niekro 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 222
2 Nolan Ryan 177
3 Phil Niekro 147
4 Ron Guidry 143
5 Steve Carlton 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Mike Marshall 25
3 Kent Tekulve 22
4 Jim Kern 20
5 Gene Garber 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .483
2 John Milner .472
3 Steve Dillard .449
4 Fred Lynn .444
5 Ed Ott .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 10
2 Bob Horner 6
2 Mike Ivie 6
2 Sixto Lezcano 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 22
2 Steve Dillard 15
2 John Milner 15
4 Bill Buckner 14
4 6 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Julio Cruz 8
2 Omar Moreno 8
4 Jerry Royster 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Neil Allen 0.75
1 Ed Farmer 0.75
3 Eddie Solomon 0.83
4 J. R. Richard 1.00
4 Craig Chamberlain 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Dave Frost 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Craig Swan 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 31
2 Phil Niekro 27
3 Steve Carlton 26
4 J. R. Richard 25
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .417
2 John Milner .410
3 Ken Landreaux .402
4 Al Oliver .385
5 Richie Zisk .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 12
1 Jim Rice 12
3 Sixto Lezcano 11
4 Dave Kingman 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 37
2 Dusty Baker 34
3 Jim Rice 33
4 Fred Lynn 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
2 Davey Lopes 15
2 Willie Wilson 15
4 Frank Taveras 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.99
1 Tom Hume 0.99
3 Rudy May 1.30
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.50
5 Kent Tekulve 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Dave Frost 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Scott McGregor 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 65
2 Mike Flanagan 49
3 Phil Niekro 47
4 Bill Caudill 35
4 Jerry Koosman 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 9
2 Ed Farmer 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Aurelio Lopez 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .336
2 Fred Lynn .336
3 Dave Winfield .330
4 Dave Parker .329
5 Al Oliver .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 50
2 Dave Kingman 47
3 Mike Schmidt 46
4 Fred Lynn 39
5 Don Baylor 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 140
1 Jim Rice 140
3 Fred Lynn 124
4 Dave Parker 119
4 Mike Schmidt 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 76
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Willie Wilson 63
4 Bill North 55
4 Frank Taveras 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.30
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.55
3 Tom Hume 2.58
4 Burt Hooton 2.71
5 Jim Palmer 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 23
2 Dennis Martinez 21
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 295
2 Nolan Ryan 240
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Ron Guidry 200
5 Steve Carlton 187

Saves

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