On This Day

Monday, August 20, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 42 .656 --
Red Sox 75 47 .615 5.0
Brewers 74 51 .592 7.5
Yankees 67 55 .549 13.0
Tigers 65 59 .524 16.0
Indians 61 63 .492 20.0
Blue Jays 39 85 .315 42.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 55 .560 --
Twins 65 58 .528 4.0
Royals 64 60 .516 5.5
Rangers 61 64 .488 9.0
White Sox 55 69 .444 14.5
Mariners 52 73 .416 18.0
Athletics 39 86 .312 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 51 .585 --
Expos 68 51 .571 2.0
Cubs 67 54 .554 4.0
Cardinals 64 58 .525 7.5
Phillies 64 60 .516 8.5
Mets 51 70 .421 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 71 54 .568 --
Reds 69 57 .548 2.5
Dodgers 57 67 .460 13.5
Giants 57 68 .456 14.0
Padres 53 73 .421 18.5
Braves 48 78 .381 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Warren Cromartie 3
1 Dick Davis 3
1 Lynn Jones 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 2
1 Jim Spencer 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Landreaux 6
2 Jim Spencer 5
3 Bobby Murcer 4
4 Willie Horton 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Joe Cannon 1
2 Rick Cerone 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 1.75
2 Joe Niekro 1.20
3 Craig Minetto 0.75
4 Bert Blyleven 0.73
5 Mike Parrott 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Silvio Martinez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Mike Flanagan 7
2 Mike Parrott 7
4 Craig Minetto 6
4 Joe Niekro 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Bob Galasso 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Don Hood 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .347
2 Keith Hernandez .341
3 Jim Rice .336
4 George Brett .333
5 Garry Templeton .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 36
4 Jim Rice 33
5 Ken Singleton 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 109
2 Fred Lynn 105
3 Jim Rice 101
4 Ken Singleton 94
5 Dave Kingman 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 62
2 Omar Moreno 56
3 Willie Wilson 54
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.64
2 Steve Rogers 2.70
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.75
4 Joaquin Andujar 2.84
5 Mike LaCoss 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 17
1 Joe Niekro 17
3 Dennis Eckersley 16
3 Tommy John 16
3 Phil Niekro 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 222
2 Nolan Ryan 177
3 Phil Niekro 150
4 Ron Guidry 148
5 Steve Carlton 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 32
2 Mike Marshall 25
3 Kent Tekulve 23
4 Gene Garber 20
4 Jim Kern 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .490
2 Steve Dillard .478
3 Jim Rice .455
4 Gene Tenace .450
5 John Milner .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 8
2 Jim Rice 6
3 Bobby Grich 5
3 Mike Hargrove 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 18
2 Bobby Murcer 17
3 Steve Dillard 15
3 Jim Rice 15
5 George Brett 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 10
2 Davey Lopes 9
3 Ron LeFlore 8
4 Joe Cannon 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Flanagan 0.60
2 Ed Farmer 0.69
3 J. R. Richard 1.00
3 Craig Chamberlain 1.00
5 Don Sutton 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Jerry Koosman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 29
2 Rick Reuschel 26
3 J. R. Richard 25
4 Steve Carlton 24
5 Ron Guidry 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Ed Farmer 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
4 Aurelio Lopez 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .427
2 John Milner .400
3 Keith Hernandez .398
4 Ken Landreaux .398
5 Mike Hargrove .398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 35
2 Ray Knight 33
2 Jim Rice 33
4 Ken Singleton 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 17
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Davey Lopes 14
4 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Frank Taveras 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.95
2 Ed Farmer 1.07
3 Rudy May 1.30
4 Kent Tekulve 1.47
5 J. R. Richard 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Enrique Romo 6
4 Dave Frost 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 60
2 Mike Flanagan 50
3 Phil Niekro 44
4 Ron Guidry 39
5 Bert Blyleven 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
1 Kent Tekulve 10
3 Ed Farmer 7
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .337
2 Steve Garvey .333
3 Dave Winfield .331
4 Dave Parker .330
5 Al Oliver .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 49
2 Dave Kingman 46
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 Fred Lynn 39
5 Don Baylor 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 141
2 Jim Rice 137
3 Fred Lynn 125
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Mike Schmidt 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 76
2 Ron LeFlore 74
3 Willie Wilson 65
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.34
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.56
3 Jim Palmer 2.64
4 Tom Hume 2.64
5 Burt Hooton 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 23
2 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Dennis Martinez 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 295
2 Nolan Ryan 240
3 Phil Niekro 211
4 Ron Guidry 205
5 Steve Carlton 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Jim Kern 23