On This Day

Monday, September 3, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 90 46 .662 --
Brewers 83 56 .597 8.5
Red Sox 78 56 .582 11.0
Yankees 74 60 .552 15.0
Tigers 73 65 .529 18.0
Indians 70 68 .507 21.0
Blue Jays 44 94 .319 47.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 75 63 .543 --
Royals 73 64 .533 1.5
Twins 70 66 .515 4.0
Rangers 67 71 .486 8.0
White Sox 59 77 .434 15.0
Mariners 58 81 .417 17.5
Athletics 46 93 .331 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 55 .599 --
Expos 76 54 .585 2.5
Cardinals 73 61 .545 7.5
Cubs 71 63 .530 9.5
Phillies 69 68 .504 13.0
Mets 53 81 .396 27.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 78 60 .565 --
Astros 77 60 .562 0.5
Dodgers 65 72 .474 12.5
Giants 60 78 .435 18.0
Padres 58 80 .420 20.0
Braves 53 83 .390 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Warren Cromartie 5
2 Bump Wills 4
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Kevin Bell 1
1 Dale Berra 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Dale Berra 3
2 Brad Gulden 3
2 Bobby Murcer 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Mazzilli 3
2 Garry Templeton 2
2 Bump Wills 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Reuss 3.50
2 Steve Carlton 2.67
3 Dennis Leonard 1.80
4 Bill Lee 0.86
5 2 tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 9
2 Steve Carlton 8
3 Jerry Reuss 7
3 Ed Whitson 7
3 Geoff Zahn 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .346
2 Fred Lynn .342
3 Sixto Lezcano .331
4 George Brett .331
5 Brian Downing .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 42
1 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Gorman Thomas 38
4 Fred Lynn 36
5 Jim Rice 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 123
2 Fred Lynn 107
3 Jim Rice 106
4 Gorman Thomas 105
5 Ken Singleton 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 66
1 Willie Wilson 66
3 Omar Moreno 61
4 Bill North 51
5 Davey Lopes 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.78
2 Tom Hume 2.81
3 Ron Guidry 2.84
4 Burt Hooton 2.93
5 J. R. Richard 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 20
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 187
3 Steve Carlton 171
4 Phil Niekro 170
5 Mike Flanagan 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Kent Tekulve 25
4 Jim Kern 23
5 Gene Garber 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Warren Cromartie .480
2 Willie Wilson .417
3 Dave Collins .407
4 Bill Fahey .405
5 Paul Molitor .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Willie Horton 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 17
2 Gorman Thomas 16
3 Don Baylor 15
3 Toby Harrah 15
5 Eddie Murray 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 13
2 Lee Mazzilli 7
3 Dave Collins 6
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
2 Dick Tidrow 0.71
3 Eddie Solomon 1.17
4 Bob Forsch 1.19
5 Ed Farmer 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 4
2 John Fulgham 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Rick Langford 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 27
1 J. R. Richard 27
3 Mike Flanagan 25
4 Steve Carlton 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Castillo 4
1 Tom Hume 4
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .393
2 Fred Lynn .385
3 Jim Rice .380
4 Mike Hargrove .379
5 Ken Landreaux .375

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 30
2 Sixto Lezcano 28
3 Don Baylor 27
4 Hal McRae 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 20
2 Julio Cruz 15
3 Davey Lopes 14
3 Omar Moreno 14
5 Ron LeFlore 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.50
2 Ed Farmer 0.93
3 Roy Thomas 0.99
4 Eddie Solomon 1.01
5 John Fulgham 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Dave Frost 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 56
1 Mike Flanagan 56
3 J. R. Richard 52
4 Phil Niekro 50
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Aurelio Lopez 7
4 Ed Farmer 6
4 4 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .335
2 Fred Lynn .334
3 Keith Hernandez .334
4 Al Oliver .329
5 Steve Garvey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
1 Mike Schmidt 47
3 Jim Rice 44
4 Gorman Thomas 40
5 Don Baylor 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 150
2 Jim Rice 131
3 Fred Lynn 124
4 Mike Schmidt 114
4 Ken Singleton 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 77
2 Omar Moreno 74
3 Ron LeFlore 73
4 Bill North 55
5 Frank Taveras 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.49
2 Tom Hume 2.56
3 Gaylord Perry 2.73
4 Steve Rogers 2.78
5 Jim Palmer 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Ron Guidry 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
4 Dennis Eckersley 20
4 Phil Niekro 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Nolan Ryan 242
3 Steve Carlton 209
4 Phil Niekro 208
5 Ron Guidry 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 28
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Jim Kern 25