On This Day

Monday, August 27, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 84 44 .656 --
Red Sox 77 51 .602 7.0
Brewers 79 53 .598 7.0
Yankees 70 57 .551 13.5
Tigers 70 61 .534 15.5
Indians 66 65 .504 19.5
Blue Jays 42 88 .323 43.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 60 .542 --
Royals 69 61 .531 1.5
Twins 68 61 .527 2.0
Rangers 62 69 .473 9.0
White Sox 56 74 .431 14.5
Mariners 56 76 .424 15.5
Athletics 41 91 .311 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 54 .581 --
Expos 69 54 .561 3.0
Cubs 69 58 .543 5.0
Cardinals 67 60 .528 7.0
Phillies 65 65 .500 10.5
Mets 52 75 .409 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 75 56 .573 --
Reds 75 57 .568 0.5
Dodgers 61 69 .469 13.5
Giants 59 71 .454 15.5
Padres 56 76 .424 19.5
Braves 51 79 .392 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Amos Otis 5
1 Joe Simpson 5
3 Roy Howell 4
3 Al Oliver 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Roenicke 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Jim Bibby 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Roenicke 5
2 Oscar Gamble 4
2 Roy Howell 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Kurt Bevacqua 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.50
2 Phil Huffman 1.00
3 Dennis Martinez 0.89
4 Jim Palmer 0.83
5 Rudy May 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 12
2 Dave Goltz 10
3 Dennis Martinez 8
4 Larry Christenson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .344
2 Fred Lynn .344
3 George Brett .332
4 Garry Templeton .330
5 Brian Downing .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 118
2 Fred Lynn 107
3 Jim Rice 102
4 Ken Singleton 99
5 Gorman Thomas 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Willie Wilson 62
3 Omar Moreno 57
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.74
2 Tom Hume 2.75
3 Steve Rogers 2.78
4 Mike LaCoss 2.81
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 18
1 Joe Niekro 18
3 Tommy John 17
3 Jerry Koosman 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 244
2 Nolan Ryan 179
3 Phil Niekro 160
4 Steve Carlton 156
5 Ron Guidry 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Mike Marshall 27
3 Kent Tekulve 23
4 Gene Garber 22
5 Jim Kern 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Ontiveros .487
2 Gary Matthews .447
3 Fred Lynn .442
4 Mike Hargrove .423
5 Rick Cerone .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 6
1 Willie Horton 6
3 Buddy Bell 5
3 Fred Lynn 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 16
2 Dusty Baker 15
2 Gorman Thomas 15
4 Don Baylor 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 12
2 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Julio Cruz 9
3 Davey Lopes 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.00
2 J. R. Richard 0.50
3 Tom Burgmeier 0.66
3 Aurelio Lopez 0.66
5 John Candelaria 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Tom Hume 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Mike Flanagan 23
3 Dave Goltz 23
5 Bert Blyleven 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Bobby Castillo 4
3 Aurelio Lopez 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .418
2 Keith Hernandez .410
3 Fred Lynn .408
4 Mike Hargrove .388
5 George Brett .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 11
2 Steve Kemp 9
2 Dave Kingman 9
2 Jim Rice 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 28
1 Ray Knight 28
3 Keith Hernandez 27
3 Gorman Thomas 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 22
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Davey Lopes 14
2 Omar Moreno 14
5 Julio Cruz 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.36
2 Ed Farmer 0.66
3 J. R. Richard 1.00
4 Craig Chamberlain 1.33
5 Rudy May 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
1 J. R. Richard 6
4 Dennis Eckersley 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 70
2 Mike Flanagan 44
2 Phil Niekro 44
4 Steve Carlton 41
5 Dave Goltz 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Aurelio Lopez 8
3 Tom Hume 7
3 Mike Marshall 7
3 Kent Tekulve 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .339
2 Steve Garvey .334
3 Al Oliver .330
4 Keith Hernandez .327
5 Sixto Lezcano .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 Fred Lynn 39
5 Don Baylor 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 147
2 Jim Rice 132
3 Fred Lynn 126
4 Dave Parker 116
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 75
2 Omar Moreno 74
3 Willie Wilson 73
4 Bill North 54
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.47
2 Tom Hume 2.49
3 Jim Palmer 2.70
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.72
5 Burt Hooton 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
3 Mike Caldwell 20
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 Phil Niekro 209
4 Ron Guidry 200
5 Steve Carlton 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Gene Garber 28
5 Jim Kern 23