On This Day

Wednesday, September 12, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 49 .657 --
Brewers 85 60 .586 10.0
Red Sox 81 61 .570 12.5
Yankees 78 64 .549 15.5
Tigers 78 68 .534 17.5
Indians 74 71 .510 21.0
Blue Jays 46 98 .319 48.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 80 66 .548 --
Royals 77 69 .527 3.0
Twins 74 71 .510 5.5
Rangers 73 73 .500 7.0
White Sox 63 82 .434 16.5
Mariners 61 86 .415 19.5
Athletics 50 96 .342 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 84 55 .604 --
Pirates 87 57 .604 -0.5
Cardinals 76 66 .535 9.5
Cubs 73 70 .510 13.0
Phillies 73 71 .507 13.5
Mets 55 87 .387 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 63 .568 --
Astros 81 64 .559 1.5
Dodgers 69 76 .476 13.5
Giants 64 82 .438 19.0
Padres 62 84 .425 21.0
Braves 56 88 .389 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Richards 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Thad Bosley 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Rick Bosetti 1
1 Thad Bosley 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 5
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Jim Morrison 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 2
1 Thad Bosley 2
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Caldwell 1.00
2 Randy Lerch 0.89
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.67
3 Milt Wilcox 0.67
5 Steve Rogers 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Butch Edge 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Lerch 8
2 Steve Rogers 7
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Mike Morgan 6
5 7 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .346
2 Fred Lynn .341
3 Brian Downing .330
4 George Brett .327
5 Jim Rice .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 131
2 Jim Rice 113
3 Fred Lynn 112
4 Gorman Thomas 108
5 Dave Kingman 106

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.78
2 Steve Rogers 2.81
3 Ron Guidry 2.86
4 J. R. Richard 2.94
5 Dan Schatzeder 2.96

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 Kent Tekulve 27
4 Jim Kern 26
5 Gene Garber 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chet Lemon .447
2 Claudell Washington .439
3 Dave Revering .438
4 Rafael Landestoy .426
5 Bake McBride .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 6
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Andre Thornton 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 18
2 Eddie Murray 17
3 Larry Biittner 16
4 Andre Dawson 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Bill Madlock 7
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Claudell Washington 6
3 Bump Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Gaylord Perry 0.56
3 Mike Chris 0.57
4 Kent Tekulve 0.64
5 Jim Kern 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Medich 4
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lynn McGlothen 25
2 Vida Blue 22
3 Ron Guidry 21
4 Dennis Leonard 20
5 J. R. Richard 19

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 .405
2 Steve Ontiveros .393
3 Fred Lynn .382
4 Keith Hernandez .369
5 Willie Aikens .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Sixto Lezcano 8
2 Larry Parrish 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 27
2 Gorman Thomas 26
3 Bobby Bonds 24
3 Dan Ford 24
3 Eddie Murray 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Julio Cruz 15
3 Ron LeFlore 15
5 Davey Lopes 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.92
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.03
3 Ed Farmer 1.24
4 John Candelaria 1.43
5 Jim Kern 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
3 Rick Langford 5
3 Bill Lee 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Steve Carlton 45
3 Lynn McGlothen 44
4 Mike Flanagan 41
5 Dave Goltz 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .341
2 Keith Hernandez .339
3 George Brett .335
4 Al Oliver .332
5 Sixto Lezcano .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Jim Rice 43
4 Gorman Thomas 41
5 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 146
2 Jim Rice 129
3 Fred Lynn 125
4 Ken Singleton 114
5 Dave Kingman 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 77
2 Ron LeFlore 75
2 Omar Moreno 75
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.55
2 Ron Guidry 2.67
3 Gaylord Perry 2.71
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.78
5 Jim Palmer 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
2 Dennis Eckersley 20
2 Ron Guidry 20
2 Joe Niekro 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Nolan Ryan 226
3 Phil Niekro 206
4 Ron Guidry 200
5 Steve Carlton 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Jim Kern 28
5 Gene Garber 24