On This Day

Tuesday, September 11, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 48 .662 --
Brewers 84 60 .583 11.0
Red Sox 80 61 .567 13.5
Yankees 78 63 .553 15.5
Tigers 77 68 .531 18.5
Indians 74 70 .514 21.0
Blue Jays 45 98 .315 49.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 80 65 .552 --
Royals 76 69 .524 4.0
Twins 74 70 .514 5.5
Rangers 72 73 .497 8.0
White Sox 62 82 .431 17.5
Mariners 61 85 .418 19.5
Athletics 50 95 .345 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 83 55 .601 --
Pirates 86 57 .601 -0.5
Cardinals 76 65 .539 8.5
Cubs 73 69 .514 12.0
Phillies 72 71 .503 13.5
Mets 55 86 .390 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 63 .566 --
Astros 81 63 .563 0.5
Dodgers 68 76 .472 13.5
Giants 63 82 .434 19.0
Padres 62 83 .428 20.0
Braves 56 87 .392 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 5
1 Rafael Landestoy 5
3 Alan Bannister 3
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Morrison 2
1 Larry Parrish 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Rico Carty 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 4
1 Larry Parrish 4
1 Jason Thompson 4
4 Don Baylor 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Miguel Dilone 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry McWilliams 1.00
2 Jim Slaton 0.83
3 J. R. Richard 0.71
4 Luis Tiant 0.67
5 Don Robinson 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Underwood 7
2 Lynn McGlothen 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
2 Dick Tidrow 6
5 7 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elias Sosa 2
2 Rawly Eastwick 1
2 Rich Gossage 1
2 Sparky Lyle 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .347
2 Fred Lynn .341
3 Brian Downing .329
4 George Brett .328
5 Al Oliver .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 45
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Fred Lynn 37
5 Jim Rice 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 128
2 Fred Lynn 112
3 Jim Rice 111
4 Gorman Thomas 108
5 Dave Kingman 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 69
2 Ron LeFlore 68
3 Omar Moreno 67
4 Bill North 51
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.79
2 Steve Rogers 2.80
3 Ron Guidry 2.86
4 Joe Niekro 2.92
5 J. R. Richard 2.94

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 263
2 Nolan Ryan 192
3 Phil Niekro 177
4 Steve Carlton 174
5 Ron Guidry 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Jim Kern 26
3 Kent Tekulve 26
5 Gene Garber 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .444
2 Dave Revering .441
3 Claudell Washington .432
4 Lee Mazzilli .431
5 Rob Andrews .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 7
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
2 Andre Thornton 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 18
2 Eddie Murray 16
3 Larry Biittner 15
3 Andre Dawson 15
3 Lamar Johnson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Bill Madlock 7
2 Willie Wilson 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eric Rasmussen 0.00
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Rawly Eastwick 0.00
4 Mike Chris 0.54
5 Gaylord Perry 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Palmer 4
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lynn McGlothen 25
2 Ron Guidry 21
3 David Palmer 19
3 J. R. Richard 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 5
1 John Montague 5
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 Tom Hume 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Fahey .393
2 Fred Lynn .382
3 Willie Aikens .379
4 Steve Ontiveros .369
5 Paul Molitor .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Sixto Lezcano 8
2 Jim Morrison 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 26
2 Mike Hargrove 25
3 Don Baylor 24
3 Bobby Bonds 24
3 Dan Ford 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 20
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Julio Cruz 15
4 Ron LeFlore 14
5 Davey Lopes 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.92
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.07
3 Ed Farmer 1.13
4 Eric Rasmussen 1.44
5 Dennis Lamp 1.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Lynn McGlothen 48
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Phil Niekro 43
5 Mike Flanagan 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Tom Hume 7
3 Jim Kern 7
5 Aurelio Lopez 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .339
2 Fred Lynn .339
3 George Brett .333
3 Al Oliver .333
5 Sixto Lezcano .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Jim Rice 44
4 Gorman Thomas 41
5 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 143
2 Jim Rice 129
3 Fred Lynn 125
4 George Foster 116
5 Ken Singleton 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 77
2 Omar Moreno 75
3 Ron LeFlore 74
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.56
2 Mike Marshall 2.63
3 Ron Guidry 2.67
4 Gaylord Perry 2.71
5 Joe Niekro 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Nolan Ryan 226
3 Phil Niekro 206
4 Steve Carlton 205
5 Ron Guidry 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Mike Marshall 33
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Jim Kern 28
5 Gene Garber 24