On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 93 46 .669 --
Brewers 83 59 .585 11.5
Red Sox 79 59 .572 13.5
Yankees 77 62 .554 16.0
Tigers 75 68 .524 20.0
Indians 73 69 .514 21.5
Blue Jays 44 97 .312 50.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 79 64 .552 --
Royals 74 67 .525 4.0
Twins 72 68 .514 5.5
Rangers 70 72 .493 8.5
White Sox 60 81 .426 18.0
Mariners 60 83 .420 19.0
Athletics 49 93 .345 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 84 57 .596 --
Expos 80 55 .593 1.0
Cardinals 76 63 .547 7.0
Cubs 72 67 .518 11.0
Phillies 71 70 .504 13.0
Mets 55 84 .396 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 81 62 .566 --
Astros 80 62 .563 0.5
Dodgers 67 75 .472 13.5
Giants 63 80 .441 18.0
Padres 60 83 .420 21.0
Braves 55 86 .390 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Omar Moreno 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
1 Jim Sundberg 4
4 Bob Boone 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Barry Foote 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 3
1 Tony Perez 3
1 Gene Tenace 3
4 Bruce Bochte 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 2
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Chet Lemon 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Claudell Washington 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.43
2 Floyd Bannister 0.89
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.80
4 John Fulgham 0.71
4 Jerry Reuss 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 10
2 Floyd Bannister 8
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
4 Joe Niekro 7
4 Rick Wise 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .348
2 Fred Lynn .337
3 Brian Downing .331
4 George Brett .329
5 Sixto Lezcano .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Gorman Thomas 39
4 Fred Lynn 36
5 Jim Rice 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 124
2 Jim Rice 108
3 Fred Lynn 107
3 Gorman Thomas 107
5 Ken Singleton 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 67
2 Willie Wilson 66
3 Omar Moreno 65
4 Bill North 51
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.78
2 Steve Rogers 2.80
3 J. R. Richard 2.85
4 Ron Guidry 2.86
5 Joe Niekro 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Tommy John 18
2 Jerry Koosman 18
2 Joe Niekro 18
5 Phil Niekro 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 258
2 Nolan Ryan 192
3 Steve Carlton 174
3 Phil Niekro 174
5 Ron Guidry 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Kent Tekulve 26
4 Jim Kern 25
5 Gene Garber 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .488
2 Bill Fahey .423
3 Warren Cromartie .418
4 Larry Parrish .404
5 Chet Lemon .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 7
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Toby Harrah 5
2 Eddie Murray 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 17
1 Eddie Murray 17
3 Dan Ford 16
4 Don Baylor 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Willie Wilson 8
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Bump Wills 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
1 Bruce Kison 0.00
3 Scott McGregor 0.50
4 Jim Kern 0.61
5 Grant Jackson 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 4
2 Len Barker 3
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lynn McGlothen 29
2 J. R. Richard 26
3 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Dave Goltz 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 John Montague 4
1 Don Stanhouse 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .405
2 Bill Fahey .403
3 Joe Simpson .388
4 Mike Hargrove .380
5 Fred Lynn .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Sixto Lezcano 9
3 Dusty Baker 7
3 Johnny Bench 7
3 7 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 28
2 Dan Ford 26
3 George Brett 24
3 Hal McRae 24
3 Eddie Murray 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Julio Cruz 17
3 Omar Moreno 15
4 Davey Lopes 14
5 Ron LeFlore 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.33
2 Ed Farmer 1.20
3 Jim Kern 1.21
4 Tom Hume 1.38
5 Eric Rasmussen 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 7
2 Ron Guidry 6
3 Jerry Koosman 5
3 Rick Langford 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
1 Mike Flanagan 51
3 J. R. Richard 49
4 Lynn McGlothen 42
5 Phil Niekro 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Tom Hume 8
4 Jim Kern 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .338
2 Al Oliver .334
3 George Brett .333
3 Fred Lynn .333
5 Sixto Lezcano .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Jim Rice 43
4 Gorman Thomas 40
5 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 146
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Fred Lynn 121
4 George Foster 115
4 Ken Singleton 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 76
2 Ron LeFlore 73
2 Omar Moreno 73
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.54
2 Ron Guidry 2.58
3 Gaylord Perry 2.72
4 Joe Niekro 2.77
5 J. R. Richard 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
2 Ron Guidry 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
4 Dennis Eckersley 20
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Nolan Ryan 238
3 Phil Niekro 206
4 Steve Carlton 205
4 Ron Guidry 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Jim Kern 27
5 Gene Garber 25