On This Day

Thursday, August 23, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 81 43 .653 --
Red Sox 76 48 .613 5.0
Brewers 76 52 .594 7.0
Yankees 68 56 .548 13.0
Tigers 66 60 .524 16.0
Indians 63 64 .496 19.5
Blue Jays 39 87 .310 43.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 57 .551 --
Twins 66 59 .528 3.0
Royals 65 61 .516 4.5
Rangers 62 65 .488 8.0
White Sox 56 71 .441 14.0
Mariners 54 73 .425 16.0
Athletics 41 87 .320 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 52 .584 --
Expos 68 53 .562 3.0
Cubs 67 56 .545 5.0
Cardinals 65 59 .524 7.5
Phillies 64 62 .508 9.5
Mets 52 71 .423 20.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 55 .567 --
Reds 71 57 .555 1.5
Dodgers 59 67 .468 12.5
Giants 58 69 .457 14.0
Padres 54 74 .422 18.5
Braves 50 78 .391 22.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doug DeCinces 3
2 Buddy Bell 2
2 Kiko Garcia 2
2 Mike Heath 2
2 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Kiko Garcia 1
1 Ron Hassey 1
1 Mike Heath 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 4
2 Kiko Garcia 3
2 Mike Heath 3
4 Buddy Bell 2
4 Dave Revering 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 3
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 Eddie Murray 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Langford 0.38
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.36
3 Scott McGregor 0.30
3 Rick Wise 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Langford 1
1 Scott McGregor 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Rick Langford 3
2 Scott McGregor 3
2 Rick Wise 3
5 Danny Darwin 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .347
2 Keith Hernandez .345
3 Jim Rice .335
4 George Brett .333
5 Sixto Lezcano .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 40
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 36
4 Jim Rice 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 110
2 Fred Lynn 106
3 Jim Rice 102
4 Ken Singleton 95
5 Dave Kingman 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 62
2 Omar Moreno 56
2 Willie Wilson 56
4 Bill North 50
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.64
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.75
3 Steve Rogers 2.78
4 Mike LaCoss 2.82
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 17
1 Joe Niekro 17
3 Dennis Eckersley 16
3 Tommy John 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 232
2 Nolan Ryan 178
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 22
5 Jim Kern 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .500
2 Ed Ott .472
3 Joe Simpson .457
4 Jim Rice .451
5 Keith Hernandez .446

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 6
2 Mike Hargrove 5
2 Sixto Lezcano 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 16
2 Steve Dillard 14
3 Dusty Baker 13
3 Ken Landreaux 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 10
2 Willie Wilson 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Davey Lopes 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.57
2 Mike Flanagan 0.60
3 J. R. Richard 0.67
4 Jim Kern 0.67
5 Scott Sanderson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Dan Schatzeder 3
5 42 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 29
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 J. R. Richard 23
4 Bill Caudill 20
4 Dan Spillner 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Rich Gossage 4
3 Bobby Castillo 3
3 Ed Farmer 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .438
2 Keith Hernandez .419
3 Ken Landreaux .411
4 Mike Ivie .408
5 Otto Velez .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 12
2 Jim Rice 11
3 Dave Kingman 10
4 Ken Singleton 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 35
2 Ray Knight 32
3 Jim Rice 31
4 Ken Singleton 30
5 Fred Lynn 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 16
2 Omar Moreno 14
3 Davey Lopes 13
4 Julio Cruz 12
4 3 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 1.04
2 Rudy May 1.07
3 Enrique Romo 1.29
4 Mike Flanagan 1.43
5 J. R. Richard 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 J. R. Richard 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 Jerry Koosman 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 70
2 Mike Flanagan 48
3 Phil Niekro 37
4 Jerry Koosman 36
5 Dan Spillner 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Tom Hume 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7
4 Ed Farmer 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .336
2 Dave Parker .332
3 Keith Hernandez .330
4 Al Oliver .329
5 Sixto Lezcano .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 49
2 Dave Kingman 47
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 138
3 Fred Lynn 126
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Dave Kingman 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 75
2 Ron LeFlore 72
3 Willie Wilson 67
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.35
2 Tom Hume 2.56
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.58
4 Jim Palmer 2.64
5 Burt Hooton 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Nolan Ryan 233
3 Phil Niekro 203
4 Ron Guidry 202
5 Steve Carlton 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Mike Marshall 30
2 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Gene Garber 28
5 Jim Kern 24