On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 87 46 .654 --
Brewers 81 56 .591 8.0
Red Sox 78 54 .591 8.5
Yankees 72 60 .545 14.5
Tigers 73 63 .537 15.5
Indians 69 67 .507 19.5
Blue Jays 43 92 .319 45.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 73 63 .537 --
Royals 72 63 .533 0.5
Twins 70 64 .522 2.0
Rangers 65 71 .478 8.0
White Sox 59 75 .440 13.0
Mariners 58 79 .423 15.5
Athletics 45 92 .328 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 80 54 .597 --
Expos 73 54 .575 3.5
Cardinals 71 61 .538 8.0
Cubs 71 61 .538 8.0
Phillies 67 67 .500 13.0
Mets 52 79 .397 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 77 58 .570 --
Reds 77 59 .566 0.5
Dodgers 63 72 .467 14.0
Giants 60 76 .441 17.5
Padres 57 79 .419 20.5
Braves 53 81 .396 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Warren Cromartie 4
3 Bob Bailor 3
3 Julio Cruz 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carney Lansford 3
2 Willie Stargell 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Dale Berra 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 Andre Thornton 4
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 Mike Ivie 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bibby 1.60
2 Bob Knepper 0.70
3 Don Sutton 0.64
4 J. R. Richard 0.56
5 Pete Falcone 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bibby 8
2 Bob Knepper 7
2 Phil Niekro 7
2 Don Sutton 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .345
2 Fred Lynn .343
3 Sixto Lezcano .333
4 George Brett .330
5 Brian Downing .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 42
1 Mike Schmidt 42
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 103
4 Gorman Thomas 102
5 Ken Singleton 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 66
2 Willie Wilson 65
3 Omar Moreno 59
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.71
2 Mike LaCoss 2.81
3 Tom Hume 2.85
4 Steve Rogers 2.86
5 Burt Hooton 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 19
2 Tommy John 18
2 Joe Niekro 18
4 Jerry Koosman 17
4 Phil Niekro 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 249
2 Nolan Ryan 184
3 Phil Niekro 170
4 Steve Carlton 163
5 Mike Flanagan 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Kent Tekulve 24
4 Gene Garber 22
4 Jim Kern 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Murphy .474
2 Willie Wilson .424
3 Bill Fahey .409
4 Keith Hernandez .400
4 Ken Oberkfell .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 6
1 Willie Horton 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
4 Dusty Baker 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 16
2 Toby Harrah 15
2 Eddie Murray 15
4 Gorman Thomas 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 13
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Dave Collins 7
3 Rickey Henderson 7
5 Julio Cruz 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.25
2 Dick Tidrow 0.69
3 John Candelaria 0.74
4 Dennis Lamp 1.10
5 Ed Farmer 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 33
2 Dave Goltz 25
3 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Phil Niekro 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Bobby Castillo 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Tom Hume 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .400
2 Fred Lynn .398
3 Ken Landreaux .394
4 Al Oliver .381
5 Mike Hargrove .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Sixto Lezcano 10
2 Fred Lynn 10
4 Buddy Bell 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 31
2 Sixto Lezcano 27
2 Hal McRae 27
4 Dusty Baker 26
4 Toby Harrah 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 20
2 Julio Cruz 14
2 Davey Lopes 14
4 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Omar Moreno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.57
2 Ed Farmer 0.93
3 Eddie Solomon 0.98
4 Roy Thomas 0.99
5 Bill Lee 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 7
2 Jerry Koosman 6
2 J. R. Richard 6
4 Mike Flanagan 5
4 Ron Guidry 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 67
2 Mike Flanagan 50
2 Phil Niekro 50
4 Steve Carlton 48
5 Rick Reuschel 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 12
2 Mike Marshall 9
3 Ed Farmer 7
3 Aurelio Lopez 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .336
2 Fred Lynn .335
3 Keith Hernandez .334
4 Steve Garvey .334
5 Al Oliver .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
1 Mike Schmidt 47
3 Jim Rice 43
4 Gorman Thomas 39
5 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 145
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Fred Lynn 124
4 Mike Schmidt 114
4 Ken Singleton 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 76
2 Ron LeFlore 75
3 Omar Moreno 74
4 Bill North 54
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.38
2 Tom Hume 2.62
3 Jim Palmer 2.70
4 Gaylord Perry 2.79
5 Burt Hooton 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
3 Dennis Eckersley 20
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Phil Niekro 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 308
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Phil Niekro 213
4 Steve Carlton 203
5 Ron Guidry 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Mike Marshall 33
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Jim Kern 24