On This Day

Sunday, September 16, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 97 50 .660 --
Brewers 87 62 .584 11.0
Red Sox 82 64 .562 14.5
Yankees 80 66 .548 16.5
Tigers 80 69 .537 18.0
Indians 74 74 .500 23.5
Blue Jays 49 99 .331 48.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 81 68 .544 --
Royals 78 71 .523 3.0
Twins 77 72 .517 4.0
Rangers 74 76 .493 7.5
White Sox 65 83 .439 15.5
Mariners 63 87 .420 18.5
Athletics 52 98 .347 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 87 57 .604 --
Pirates 88 58 .603 0.0
Cardinals 78 68 .534 10.0
Phillies 76 72 .514 13.0
Cubs 74 73 .503 14.5
Mets 56 89 .386 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 64 .570 --
Astros 82 66 .554 2.5
Dodgers 71 78 .477 14.0
Giants 66 84 .440 19.5
Padres 62 87 .416 23.0
Braves 59 88 .401 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Brohamer 3
1 Dave Cash 3
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Roy Howell 1
1 John Mayberry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Cash 5
2 Mark Belanger 3
3 Rick Bosetti 2
3 Larry Bowa 2
3 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Alan Trammell 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.10
2 Richard Dotson 1.00
2 Don Sutton 1.00
4 Tom Seaver 0.80
5 Scott Sanderson 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Rob Dressler 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 11
2 John Montefusco 7
2 Scott Sanderson 7
4 Don Sutton 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Mike Proly 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .345
2 Fred Lynn .337
3 Brian Downing .329
4 Jim Rice .328
5 George Brett .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 134
2 Jim Rice 118
3 Fred Lynn 114
4 Gorman Thomas 111
5 Ken Singleton 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 73
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Omar Moreno 69
4 Bill North 53
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 2.92

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 274
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 Billy Sample .515
2 Rafael Landestoy .511
3 Pete Rose .474
4 Lee Mazzilli .446
5 Ray Knight .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 6
2 Don Baylor 4
2 George Foster 4
2 Willie Montanez 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 16
1 Claudell Washington 16
3 Jim Rice 15
4 Dan Ford 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Eddie Miller 8
2 Willie Wilson 8
4 Julio Cruz 7
4 Jerry Royster 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Proly 0.00
2 Mike Caldwell 0.61
3 Aurelio Lopez 0.73
4 Jerry Reuss 0.90
5 Vern Ruhle 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rob Dressler 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Doc Medich 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 27
2 J. R. Richard 25
3 Lynn McGlothen 23
4 Steve Carlton 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Fahey .385
2 Pete Rose .383
3 Chet Lemon .379
4 Keith Hernandez .376
5 Willie Wilson .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Larry Parrish 9
3 Dusty Baker 7
3 Johnny Bench 7
3 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 27
1 Eddie Murray 27
3 Dan Ford 24
4 Larry Biittner 23
4 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 22
2 Omar Moreno 15
3 Julio Cruz 14
3 Ron LeFlore 14
5 Rickey Henderson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 1.00
2 J. R. Richard 1.09
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.20
4 Kent Tekulve 1.40
5 Rich Gossage 1.44

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 58
2 Steve Carlton 41
3 Ron Guidry 40
4 Phil Niekro 39
5 Lynn McGlothen 38

Saves

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