On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 86 44 .662 --
Brewers 80 54 .597 8.0
Red Sox 77 52 .597 8.5
Yankees 71 58 .550 14.5
Tigers 72 61 .541 15.5
Indians 68 65 .511 19.5
Blue Jays 42 90 .318 45.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 62 .534 --
Royals 70 62 .530 0.5
Twins 68 63 .519 2.0
Rangers 63 70 .474 8.0
White Sox 57 74 .435 13.0
Mariners 56 78 .418 15.5
Athletics 43 91 .321 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 54 .588 --
Expos 71 54 .568 3.0
Cubs 70 59 .543 6.0
Cardinals 69 60 .535 7.0
Phillies 65 67 .492 12.5
Mets 52 77 .403 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 57 .575 --
Astros 75 58 .564 1.5
Dodgers 61 71 .462 15.0
Giants 59 73 .447 17.0
Padres 57 77 .425 20.0
Braves 53 79 .402 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Tony Scott 4
3 Rick Bosetti 3
3 George Brett 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 3
2 Gorman Thomas 2
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 8
2 Pete LaCock 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Mario Guerrero 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 Jerry Morales 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.14
2 Dennis Leonard 0.75
3 John Fulgham 0.57
3 Gaylord Perry 0.57
5 Scott McGregor 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dave Ford 1
1 John Fulgham 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Vida Blue 7
3 Dennis Leonard 6
4 Ron Guidry 5
4 Scott McGregor 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .344
2 Fred Lynn .343
3 George Brett .335
4 Al Oliver .329
5 Sixto Lezcano .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 41
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Fred Lynn 36
3 Gorman Thomas 36
5 Jim Rice 33

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Willie Wilson 64
3 Omar Moreno 58
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.71
2 Tom Hume 2.73
3 Mike LaCoss 2.81
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.82
5 Steve Rogers 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 18
1 Joe Niekro 18
3 Tommy John 17
3 Jerry Koosman 17
3 Phil Niekro 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 244
2 Nolan Ryan 179
3 Steve Carlton 163
3 Phil Niekro 163
5 Ron Guidry 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
2 Mike Marshall 27
3 Kent Tekulve 24
4 Gene Garber 22
5 Jim Kern 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Ontiveros .500
2 Joe Simpson .436
3 Bill Fahey .410
4 Keith Hernandez .408
5 Willie Wilson .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Dusty Baker 5
3 Buddy Bell 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 17
2 Dusty Baker 14
2 Sixto Lezcano 14
2 Eddie Murray 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 14
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Davey Lopes 8
4 Dave Collins 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.33
2 Ed Farmer 0.63
3 Aurelio Lopez 0.66
4 John Candelaria 0.74
5 David Palmer 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 John Fulgham 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 28
1 J. R. Richard 28
3 Rick Reuschel 27
4 Mike Flanagan 23
5 Steve Carlton 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Rich Gossage 5
3 Bobby Castillo 4
3 Tom Hume 4
3 Aurelio Lopez 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .429
2 Fred Lynn .411
3 Al Oliver .388
4 Keith Hernandez .387
5 George Brett .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Fred Lynn 11
3 Sixto Lezcano 10
4 Larry Parrish 9
4 Jim Rice 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 32
2 Dusty Baker 28
3 Toby Harrah 27
4 Fred Lynn 26
4 Bob Watson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 22
2 Omar Moreno 15
3 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Davey Lopes 14
5 Julio Cruz 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.65
2 J. R. Richard 0.67
3 Jerry Koosman 1.26
4 Rudy May 1.37
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 7
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Jerry Koosman 6
4 Dave Frost 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 62
2 Steve Carlton 48
3 Phil Niekro 47
4 Mike Flanagan 44
4 Rick Reuschel 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Aurelio Lopez 8
3 Ed Farmer 7
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .333
2 Steve Garvey .333
3 Al Oliver .333
4 Sixto Lezcano .328
5 George Brett .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Jim Rice 45
2 Mike Schmidt 45
4 Gorman Thomas 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 146
2 Jim Rice 131
3 Fred Lynn 124
4 Dave Parker 114
4 Ken Singleton 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 75
2 Ron LeFlore 74
3 Omar Moreno 73
4 Bill North 54
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.46
2 Tom Hume 2.50
3 Jim Palmer 2.68
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.72
5 Tom Seaver 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 21
1 Ron Guidry 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
4 Mike Caldwell 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 Phil Niekro 206
4 Ron Guidry 205
5 Steve Carlton 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Gene Garber 27
5 2 tied 23