On This Day

Thursday, September 20, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 99 52 .656 --
Brewers 90 62 .592 9.5
Red Sox 85 66 .563 14.0
Yankees 81 70 .536 18.0
Tigers 82 71 .536 18.0
Indians 77 75 .507 22.5
Blue Jays 51 102 .333 49.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 83 70 .542 --
Royals 80 73 .523 3.0
Twins 79 74 .516 4.0
Rangers 77 76 .503 6.0
White Sox 67 84 .444 15.0
Mariners 63 90 .412 20.0
Athletics 52 101 .340 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 91 59 .607 --
Pirates 91 60 .603 0.5
Cardinals 80 71 .530 11.5
Phillies 80 73 .523 12.5
Cubs 77 75 .507 15.0
Mets 56 95 .371 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 87 66 .569 --
Astros 84 68 .553 2.5
Dodgers 75 78 .490 12.0
Giants 68 86 .442 19.5
Padres 63 90 .412 24.0
Braves 60 91 .397 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Dawson 5
2 Gary Carter 4
2 Larry Harlow 4
2 Richie Hebner 4
2 Larry Parrish 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 George Brett 1
1 John Castino 1
1 Rick Cerone 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 3
1 George Brett 3
1 John Castino 3
1 Brian Downing 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Righetti 1.50
2 Scott Sanderson 1.12
2 Dan Schatzeder 1.12
4 Randy Jones 0.86
5 Randy Lerch 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Randy Lerch 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Lerch 9
1 Scott Sanderson 9
1 Dan Schatzeder 9
4 Randy Jones 6
4 Dave Righetti 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .342
2 Fred Lynn .337
3 Pete Rose .334
4 George Brett .334
5 Al Oliver .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 Gorman Thomas 42
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 138
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Fred Lynn 116
4 Gorman Thomas 114
5 Dave Kingman 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 75
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 2.81
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 .557
2 Greg Gross .531
3 Billy Sample .486
4 Rafael Landestoy .458
5 Chet Lemon .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 George Brett 4
2 Doug DeCinces 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 21
2 George Brett 16
3 Don Baylor 15
4 Dave Kingman 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
2 Eddie Miller 10
3 Willie Wilson 9
4 Rickey Henderson 8
5 Bill Madlock 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Richard Dotson 0.00
1 Pete Redfern 0.00
3 Jim Slaton 0.50
4 Grant Jackson 0.69
5 Aurelio Lopez 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Randy Lerch 3
1 Silvio Martinez 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Geoff Zahn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 25
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Randy Lerch 23
4 Ron Guidry 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
1 Don Stanhouse 4
4 Woodie Fryman 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .438
2 Chet Lemon .411
3 Claudell Washington .397
4 Al Oliver .386
5 Willie Wilson .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 Steve Garvey 8
2 Toby Harrah 8
2 Dave Kingman 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 29
2 George Brett 27
2 Jim Rice 27
4 Eddie Murray 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 21
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Bill Madlock 13
5 Julio Cruz 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.91
2 J. R. Richard 1.10
3 Eric Rasmussen 1.51
4 Kent Tekulve 1.65
5 Rick Sutcliffe 1.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 52
2 Steve Carlton 43
3 Phil Niekro 41
4 Dave Goltz 39
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 8
1 Aurelio Lopez 8
3 Jim Kern 7
3 Don Stanhouse 7
5 John Montague 6