On This Day

Friday, August 24, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 81 43 .653 --
Red Sox 76 49 .608 5.5
Brewers 77 52 .597 6.5
Yankees 69 56 .552 12.5
Tigers 67 60 .528 15.5
Indians 64 64 .500 19.0
Blue Jays 40 87 .315 42.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 58 .547 --
Twins 66 60 .524 3.0
Royals 66 61 .520 3.5
Rangers 62 66 .484 8.0
White Sox 56 71 .441 13.5
Mariners 54 74 .422 16.0
Athletics 41 88 .318 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 53 .579 --
Expos 69 53 .566 2.0
Cubs 68 56 .548 4.0
Cardinals 66 59 .528 6.5
Phillies 65 62 .512 8.5
Mets 52 72 .419 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 56 .563 --
Reds 72 57 .558 0.5
Dodgers 59 68 .465 12.5
Giants 58 70 .453 14.0
Padres 55 74 .426 17.5
Braves 50 79 .388 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bump Wills 4
2 Doug Flynn 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 Carney Lansford 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Lynn Jones 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Garry Templeton 4
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Ken Landreaux 3
2 Don Money 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Bobby Clark 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.00
1 Phil Niekro 1.00
3 Randy Jones 0.86
4 Bill Bonham 0.75
4 Ray Burris 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Craig Chamberlain 1
1 Bob Galasso 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 10
2 Steve Carlton 9
3 Craig Chamberlain 7
4 Bill Bonham 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Mark Lee 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .346
2 Keith Hernandez .345
3 Jim Rice .334
4 George Brett .333
5 Sixto Lezcano .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 41
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 36
4 Jim Rice 33
5 Gorman Thomas 32

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 62
2 Willie Wilson 58
3 Omar Moreno 56
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.74
2 Steve Rogers 2.78
3 Tom Hume 2.81
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.82
5 Mike LaCoss 2.82

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 160
4 Steve Carlton 156
5 Ron Guidry 151

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 .489
2 Keith Hernandez .456
3 Joe Simpson .436
4 Jim Rice .431
5 3 tied .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 6
2 Dusty Baker 5
2 Mike Hargrove 5
2 Sixto Lezcano 5
2 Dave Parker 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Landreaux 16
1 Fred Lynn 16
3 Gorman Thomas 15
4 Dusty Baker 12
4 6 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 11
1 Willie Wilson 11
3 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Davey Lopes 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Flanagan 0.43
2 Ed Farmer 0.57
3 J. R. Richard 0.67
4 John Candelaria 0.74
5 Scott Sanderson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Craig Chamberlain 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Jerry Koosman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 33
2 Phil Niekro 26
3 Rick Reuschel 25
4 J. R. Richard 23
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Rich Gossage 5
3 Tom Buskey 3
3 Bobby Castillo 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .429
2 Keith Hernandez .417
3 Ken Landreaux .411
4 Otto Velez .400
5 Julio Cruz .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 12
2 Dave Kingman 11
2 Jim Rice 11
4 Larry Parrish 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 32
2 Jim Rice 31
3 Ray Knight 30
4 Fred Lynn 29
5 Keith Hernandez 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 18
2 Davey Lopes 14
2 Omar Moreno 14
4 Julio Cruz 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.70
2 Rudy May 1.07
3 Enrique Romo 1.11
4 Craig Chamberlain 1.33
5 Mike Flanagan 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
1 J. R. Richard 6
4 Dennis Eckersley 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 70
2 Mike Flanagan 48
3 Phil Niekro 47
4 Steve Carlton 41
5 Rick Reuschel 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Tom Hume 8
3 Aurelio Lopez 7
3 Kent Tekulve 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .336
2 Dave Parker .331
3 Sixto Lezcano .331
4 Keith Hernandez .330
5 Steve Garvey .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
1 Jim Rice 48
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 Fred Lynn 39
5 Gorman Thomas 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 139
2 Jim Rice 136
3 Fred Lynn 125
4 Dave Parker 119
5 Dave Kingman 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 74
2 Ron LeFlore 72
3 Willie Wilson 69
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.43
2 Tom Hume 2.53
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.63
4 Burt Hooton 2.70
5 Steve Rogers 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 22
2 Ron Guidry 21
2 Dennis Martinez 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Nolan Ryan 233
3 Phil Niekro 213
4 Ron Guidry 205
5 Steve Carlton 198

Saves

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