On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 50 .658 --
Brewers 86 62 .581 11.0
Red Sox 82 63 .566 13.5
Yankees 80 65 .552 15.5
Tigers 79 69 .534 18.0
Indians 74 73 .503 22.5
Blue Jays 48 99 .327 48.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 81 67 .547 --
Royals 78 70 .527 3.0
Twins 76 72 .514 5.0
Rangers 74 75 .497 7.5
White Sox 64 83 .435 16.5
Mariners 62 87 .416 19.5
Athletics 52 97 .349 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 88 57 .607 --
Expos 86 56 .606 0.5
Cardinals 77 67 .535 10.5
Phillies 75 72 .510 14.0
Cubs 74 72 .507 14.5
Mets 55 89 .382 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 64 .568 --
Astros 82 65 .558 1.5
Dodgers 71 77 .480 13.0
Giants 65 84 .436 19.5
Padres 62 87 .416 22.5
Braves 59 88 .401 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Bob Watson 4
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 Dave Cash 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Dick Davis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Moreland 4
1 Jim Rice 4
3 Dale Murphy 3
3 Roy Smalley 3
3 Rob Wilfong 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Ben Oglivie 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
1 Willie Wilson 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.11
2 John Fulgham 1.00
3 Bert Blyleven 0.88
4 Dan Schatzeder 0.83
5 Moose Haas 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 John Fulgham 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Bert Blyleven 7
2 Moose Haas 7
4 Bob Knepper 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Bradford 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .343
2 Fred Lynn .338
3 George Brett .330
4 Jim Rice .330
5 Brian Downing .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 45
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Gorman Thomas 41
4 Fred Lynn 37
4 Jim Rice 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 133
2 Jim Rice 118
3 Fred Lynn 114
4 Gorman Thomas 110
5 Ken Singleton 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 72
2 Ron LeFlore 69
2 Omar Moreno 69
4 Bill North 52
5 Julio Cruz 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.81
2 Tom Hume 2.81
3 Dan Schatzeder 2.82
4 Ron Guidry 2.87
5 J. R. Richard 2.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Tommy John 18
2 Jerry Koosman 18
2 Joe Niekro 18
2 Phil Niekro 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 263
2 Nolan Ryan 202
3 Phil Niekro 186
4 Ron Guidry 183
5 Steve Carlton 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Kent Tekulve 28
4 Jim Kern 26
5 Gene Garber 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Landestoy .500
2 Pete Rose .475
3 Claudell Washington .444
4 Lee Mazzilli .429
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 5
2 Don Baylor 4
2 George Brett 4
2 Doug DeCinces 4
2 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Claudell Washington 16
2 Don Baylor 15
2 Dan Ford 15
2 Jim Rice 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Eddie Miller 8
3 Julio Cruz 7
3 Bill Madlock 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 0.61
2 Kent Tekulve 0.71
3 Jerry Reuss 0.90
4 Tom Underwood 0.95
5 Vern Ruhle 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Steve McCatty 3
1 Doc Medich 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 27
2 Lynn McGlothen 23
2 Phil Niekro 23
4 Steve Carlton 19
4 J. R. Richard 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 5
2 Tom Hume 4
2 John Montague 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Fahey .389
2 Barry Foote .385
2 Pete Rose .385
4 Mike Hargrove .373
5 Keith Hernandez .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Larry Parrish 8
2 Gary Roenicke 8
4 Dusty Baker 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 22
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Julio Cruz 14
4 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Ron LeFlore 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.90
2 Ed Farmer 1.00
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.07
4 John Candelaria 1.51
5 Dennis Lamp 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
3 John Fulgham 5
3 Rick Langford 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Lynn McGlothen 44
2 Phil Niekro 44
4 Steve Carlton 41
5 Ron Guidry 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 8
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Jim Kern 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
5 4 tied 6