On This Day

Tuesday, September 4, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 90 46 .662 --
Brewers 83 56 .597 8.5
Red Sox 78 57 .578 11.5
Yankees 75 60 .556 14.5
Tigers 73 66 .525 18.5
Indians 71 68 .511 20.5
Blue Jays 44 94 .319 47.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 75 64 .540 --
Royals 73 65 .529 1.5
Twins 71 66 .518 3.0
Rangers 68 71 .489 7.0
White Sox 60 77 .438 14.0
Mariners 58 82 .414 17.5
Athletics 46 93 .331 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 55 .599 --
Expos 77 54 .588 2.0
Cardinals 74 61 .548 7.0
Cubs 71 64 .526 10.0
Phillies 69 68 .504 13.0
Mets 53 82 .393 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 78 60 .565 --
Reds 78 61 .561 0.5
Dodgers 65 73 .471 13.0
Giants 61 78 .439 17.5
Padres 58 81 .417 20.5
Braves 54 83 .394 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lamar Johnson 4
1 Greg Pryor 4
3 Willie Aikens 3
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Butch Hobson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Willie Aikens 3
2 Buddy Bell 3
4 Rob Andrews 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Mumphrey 2
2 Gary Allenson 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 3.50
2 Luis Tiant 1.25
3 John Curtis 1.14
4 Pete Vuckovich 0.67
5 Willie Hernandez 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Curtis 8
2 Jerry Koosman 7
3 Pete Vuckovich 6
4 Larry McWilliams 5
4 Luis Tiant 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Larry Bradford 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .348
2 Fred Lynn .342
3 Sixto Lezcano .331
4 Brian Downing .330
5 George Brett .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 43
2 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
2 Jim Rice 107
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 J. R. Richard 2.96
5 Tommy John 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 20
2 Tommy John 18
2 Jerry Koosman 18
2 Joe Niekro 18
5 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 .438
2 Dave Collins .411
3 Chet Lemon .409
4 Keith Hernandez .407
5 Willie Wilson .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Sixto Lezcano 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 16 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 17
2 Gorman Thomas 16
3 Don Baylor 14
3 Bobby Bonds 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 12
2 Lee Mazzilli 7
3 Dave Collins 6
3 Rickey Henderson 6
3 Bump Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
2 Dick Tidrow 0.73
3 Ed Farmer 1.08
4 Gaylord Perry 1.09
5 Eddie Solomon 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 John Fulgham 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Steve Carlton 24
2 Dave Goltz 24
4 Lynn McGlothen 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Castillo 4
1 Tom Hume 4
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .398
2 Willie Aikens .394
3 Fred Lynn .391
4 Jim Rice .376
5 Joe Simpson .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Sixto Lezcano 10
2 Fred Lynn 10
4 Bobby Grich 8
4 Jason Thompson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 29
2 Don Baylor 27
2 Sixto Lezcano 27
4 Hal McRae 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 20
2 Julio Cruz 16
3 Davey Lopes 14
4 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Omar Moreno 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.50
2 Ed Farmer 0.88
3 Eddie Solomon 1.01
4 Roy Thomas 1.03
5 John Fulgham 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Jerry Koosman 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 56
1 Mike Flanagan 56
3 J. R. Richard 52
4 Len Barker 43
5 Lynn McGlothen 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Ed Farmer 7
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 Aurelio Lopez 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .336
2 Sixto Lezcano .335
3 Fred Lynn .332
4 Al Oliver .331
5 Steve Garvey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
2 Mike Schmidt 47
3 Jim Rice 43
4 Gorman Thomas 40
5 Don Baylor 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 150
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Fred Lynn 122
4 Mike Schmidt 114
4 Ken Singleton 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 77
2 Ron LeFlore 73
2 Omar Moreno 73
4 Bill North 55
5 2 tied 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