On This Day

Wednesday, September 5, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 90 46 .662 --
Brewers 83 57 .593 9.0
Red Sox 79 57 .581 11.0
Yankees 75 61 .551 15.0
Tigers 74 66 .529 18.0
Indians 71 69 .507 21.0
Blue Jays 44 94 .319 47.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 76 64 .543 --
Royals 73 66 .525 2.5
Twins 72 66 .522 3.0
Rangers 68 72 .486 8.0
White Sox 60 78 .435 15.0
Mariners 59 82 .418 17.5
Athletics 47 93 .336 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 83 55 .601 --
Expos 78 54 .591 2.0
Cardinals 74 62 .544 8.0
Cubs 71 65 .522 11.0
Phillies 69 68 .504 13.5
Mets 53 82 .393 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 79 60 .568 --
Reds 79 61 .564 0.5
Dodgers 66 73 .475 13.0
Giants 61 79 .436 18.5
Padres 58 82 .414 21.5
Braves 54 84 .391 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Fahey 5
2 John Castino 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Warren Cromartie 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Biittner 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 4
1 Lamar Johnson 4
1 Dwayne Murphy 4
4 Larry Harlow 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Simpson 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Charlie Beamon 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Wortham 0.62
2 Matt Keough 0.56
3 John Denny 0.45
3 Dave Goltz 0.45
3 Dan Spillner 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rob Dressler 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Matt Keough 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Matt Keough 5
1 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .348
2 Fred Lynn .342
3 Brian Downing .330
4 George Brett .329
5 Sixto Lezcano .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 67
2 Willie Wilson 66
3 Omar Moreno 61
4 Bill North 51
5 Davey Lopes 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.77
2 Steve Rogers 2.78
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 Phil Niekro 174
4 Steve Carlton 171
5 Mike Flanagan 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Kent Tekulve 26
4 Jim Kern 23
5 Gene Garber 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Warren Cromartie .490
2 Bill Fahey .455
3 Keith Hernandez .414
4 Steve Ontiveros .412
5 Willie Wilson .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Champ Summers 5
2 Andre Thornton 5
5 18 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 16
2 George Foster 15
2 Gorman Thomas 15
4 Sixto Lezcano 14
4 Eddie Murray 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 10
2 Rickey Henderson 6
2 Bill Madlock 6
2 Lee Mazzilli 6
2 Bump Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
1 Bruce Kison 0.00
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.02
4 Phil Huffman 1.04
5 Gaylord Perry 1.09

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 Dave Goltz 29
2 J. R. Richard 27
3 Steve Carlton 24
3 Phil Niekro 24
5 Lynn McGlothen 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .408
2 Fred Lynn .405
3 John Castino .391
4 Steve Ontiveros .388
5 Mike Hargrove .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Sixto Lezcano 10
3 Bobby Grich 8
3 Fred Lynn 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 29
2 Sixto Lezcano 27
3 Don Baylor 26
3 Hal McRae 26
5 George Brett 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Julio Cruz 16
3 Davey Lopes 14
4 Ron LeFlore 13
5 Omar Moreno 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.50
2 Ed Farmer 0.91
3 Roy Thomas 0.93
4 Eddie Solomon 1.17
5 Bob Forsch 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Jerry Koosman 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 52
2 Steve Carlton 48
3 Mike Flanagan 47
4 Phil Niekro 43
4 Rick Reuschel 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Tom Hume 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Mike Marshall 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .338
2 Fred Lynn .333
3 Sixto Lezcano .333
4 George Brett .330
5 Steve Garvey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 46
3 Jim Rice 42
4 Gorman Thomas 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 149
2 Jim Rice 125
3 Fred Lynn 122
4 Ken Singleton 114
5 Mike Schmidt 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 77
2 Ron LeFlore 74
3 Omar Moreno 71
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.53
2 Ron Guidry 2.55
3 Gaylord Perry 2.72
4 Steve Rogers 2.78
5 Jim Palmer 2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Nolan Ryan 242
3 Phil Niekro 212
4 Steve Carlton 209
5 Ron Guidry 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Jim Kern 25