On This Day

Tuesday, September 18, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 98 51 .658 --
Brewers 89 62 .589 10.0
Red Sox 84 65 .564 14.0
Yankees 80 69 .537 18.0
Tigers 81 70 .536 18.0
Indians 77 74 .510 22.0
Blue Jays 50 101 .331 49.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 82 69 .543 --
Royals 79 72 .523 3.0
Twins 78 73 .517 4.0
Rangers 76 76 .500 6.5
White Sox 66 84 .440 15.5
Mariners 63 89 .414 19.5
Athletics 52 100 .342 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 90 58 .608 --
Expos 87 59 .596 2.0
Cardinals 78 70 .527 12.0
Phillies 78 72 .520 13.0
Cubs 76 73 .510 14.5
Mets 56 91 .381 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 66 .563 --
Astros 83 67 .553 1.5
Dodgers 73 78 .483 12.0
Giants 68 84 .447 17.5
Padres 63 88 .417 22.0
Braves 59 90 .396 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Thad Bosley 3
2 George Brett 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 Cliff Johnson 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Bruce Bochte 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Johnson 5
2 Toby Harrah 4
3 Dwight Evans 3
3 Jim Gantner 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 2
1 Cecil Cooper 2
1 Ivan de Jesus 2
1 Bill North 2
1 Frank White 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Juan Berenguer 1.00
1 Ken Kravec 1.00
3 Bill Caudill 0.80
3 Jerry Reuss 0.80
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 6
1 Steve McCatty 6
1 Ed Whitson 6
4 Juan Berenguer 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 2
2 Bill Castro 1
2 Aurelio Lopez 1
2 Greg Minton 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .342
2 Fred Lynn .337
3 George Brett .332
4 Pete Rose .332
5 Al Oliver .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 45
2 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Gorman Thomas 42
4 Fred Lynn 38
4 Jim Rice 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 135
2 Jim Rice 124
3 Fred Lynn 116
4 Gorman Thomas 113
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 74
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Omar Moreno 70
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.80
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 Joe Niekro 19
3 Tommy John 18
3 Jerry Koosman 18
3 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 274
2 Nolan Ryan 202
3 Phil Niekro 191
4 Steve Carlton 190
5 Ron Guidry 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Kent Tekulve 28
4 Jim Kern 27
5 Gene Garber 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .569
2 Rafael Landestoy .532
3 Mike Hargrove .447
4 Al Oliver .438
5 Lee Mazzilli .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 4
1 Toby Harrah 4
1 Larry Parrish 4
1 Jim Rice 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Dan Ford 16
3 Claudell Washington 15
4 Steve Garvey 13
4 Dave Kingman 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Eddie Miller 8
2 Willie Wilson 8
4 Julio Cruz 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Proly 0.00
2 Jim Slaton 0.50
3 Aurelio Lopez 0.64
4 Kent Tekulve 0.73
5 Vern Ruhle 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Comer 3
1 Rob Dressler 3
1 Dave Roberts 3
5 35 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 25
2 Ron Guidry 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
4 Steve Carlton 19
5 Steve McCatty 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Gary Lavelle 4
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .422
2 Mike Hargrove .387
3 Willie Wilson .382
4 Chet Lemon .379
5 Al Oliver .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Larry Parrish 9
3 Johnny Bench 8
3 Steve Garvey 8
3 Toby Harrah 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 28
2 Eddie Murray 27
3 Dan Ford 26
4 George Brett 25
4 Steve Garvey 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 22
2 Omar Moreno 15
3 Julio Cruz 14
4 Ron LeFlore 13
5 Rickey Henderson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.10
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.17
3 Kent Tekulve 1.37
4 Eric Rasmussen 1.51
5 John Candelaria 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Bill Lee 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 52
2 Steve Carlton 49
3 Phil Niekro 44
4 Ron Guidry 40
5 Dave Goltz 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 8
1 Aurelio Lopez 8
3 Jim Kern 7
3 Bruce Sutter 7
5 4 tied 6