On This Day

Wednesday, September 19, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 98 52 .653 --
Brewers 90 62 .592 9.0
Red Sox 85 65 .567 13.0
Yankees 81 69 .540 17.0
Tigers 82 70 .539 17.0
Indians 77 75 .507 22.0
Blue Jays 50 102 .329 49.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 82 70 .539 --
Royals 80 72 .526 2.0
Twins 78 74 .513 4.0
Rangers 77 76 .503 5.5
White Sox 67 84 .444 14.5
Mariners 63 90 .412 19.5
Athletics 52 101 .340 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 91 59 .607 --
Expos 89 59 .601 1.0
Cardinals 79 71 .527 12.0
Phillies 79 73 .520 13.0
Cubs 77 74 .510 14.5
Mets 56 93 .376 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 86 66 .566 --
Astros 83 68 .550 2.5
Dodgers 74 78 .487 12.0
Giants 68 85 .444 18.5
Padres 63 89 .414 23.0
Braves 60 90 .400 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Gary Carter 4
1 Greg Gross 4
1 Bill Madlock 4
1 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Jim Anderson 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Ron Cey 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Keith Hernandez 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 2
1 Dave Cash 2
1 Gil Flores 2
1 Kirk Gibson 2
1 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Sutcliffe 1.50
2 Tommy John 1.40
3 Jack Morris 1.00
4 Bob Stanley 0.75
5 Bill Bonham 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
1 Rick Sutcliffe 9
3 Tommy John 7
3 Jack Morris 7
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .342
2 Fred Lynn .338
3 George Brett .333
4 Pete Rose .333
5 Al Oliver .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 Gorman Thomas 42
4 Fred Lynn 38
4 Jim Rice 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 135
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Fred Lynn 116
4 Gorman Thomas 114
5 Dave Kingman 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 74
2 Omar Moreno 72
3 Ron LeFlore 71
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.79
2 Steve Rogers 2.80
3 Dan Schatzeder 2.82
4 Ron Guidry 2.87
5 Tommy John 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Tommy John 19
2 Joe Niekro 19
4 Jerry Koosman 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 274
2 Nolan Ryan 211
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 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .552
2 Greg Gross .531
3 Rafael Landestoy .521
4 Billy Sample .486
5 Mike Hargrove .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Doug DeCinces 4
1 Toby Harrah 4
1 Bob Horner 4
1 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Dan Ford 16
3 Dave Kingman 14
3 Darrell Porter 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
2 Eddie Miller 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
3 Willie Wilson 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Richard Dotson 0.00
1 Pete Redfern 0.00
3 Jim Slaton 0.50
4 Aurelio Lopez 0.64
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Rob Dressler 3
1 Dave Roberts 3
1 Bob Stanley 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 25
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Ron Guidry 21
3 Phil Niekro 21
5 Steve Carlton 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
4 Woodie Fryman 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .420
2 Chet Lemon .404
3 Claudell Washington .397
4 Willie Wilson .385
5 Rafael Landestoy .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Johnny Bench 9
2 Larry Parrish 9
4 Steve Garvey 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 27
2 Dan Ford 26
2 Darrell Porter 26
2 Jim Rice 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 21
2 Omar Moreno 17
3 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Julio Cruz 13
5 Bill Madlock 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 Rudy May 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Bob Stanley 5
2 Rick Sutcliffe 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 52
2 Phil Niekro 44
3 Steve Carlton 43
4 Bert Blyleven 41
5 Dave Goltz 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 8
1 Aurelio Lopez 8
3 Jim Kern 7
4 John Montague 6
4 3 others tied 6