On This Day

Saturday, September 22, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 99 53 .651 --
Brewers 90 64 .584 10.0
Red Sox 86 66 .566 13.0
Yankees 82 71 .536 17.5
Tigers 82 72 .532 18.0
Indians 78 75 .510 21.5
Blue Jays 52 103 .335 48.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 84 71 .542 --
Twins 81 74 .523 3.0
Royals 81 74 .523 3.0
Rangers 78 77 .503 6.0
White Sox 68 85 .444 15.0
Mariners 64 91 .413 20.0
Athletics 53 102 .342 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 92 60 .605 --
Pirates 92 61 .601 0.5
Cardinals 82 71 .536 10.5
Phillies 81 74 .523 12.5
Cubs 78 76 .506 15.0
Mets 56 97 .366 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 87 68 .561 --
Astros 86 68 .558 0.5
Dodgers 75 80 .484 12.0
Giants 68 87 .439 19.0
Padres 65 90 .419 22.0
Braves 61 91 .401 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Manny Trillo 5
2 Paul Dade 4
2 Keith Hernandez 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 3
2 Oscar Gamble 2
2 Richie Hebner 2
2 Cliff Johnson 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 7
2 Pedro Guerrero 4
2 Bob Horner 4
2 Jay Johnstone 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Dade 3
2 Dave Winfield 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Denny 1.25
1 Phil Niekro 1.25
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Luis Tiant 1.00
5 Charlie Hough 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Matt Keough 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 7
2 Bill Travers 6
3 John Denny 5
3 Pete Falcone 5
3 7 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Mark Lee 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .346
2 Fred Lynn .337
3 Pete Rose .333
4 George Brett .332
5 Jim Rice .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 Gorman Thomas 43
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 117
4 Gorman Thomas 116
5 Dave Winfield 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 75
2 Omar Moreno 72
3 Ron LeFlore 71
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.80
2 Dan Schatzeder 2.81
3 Ron Guidry 2.85
4 J. R. Richard 2.87
5 Joe Niekro 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Joe Niekro 20
3 Tommy John 19
3 Jerry Koosman 19
3 Phil Niekro 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 289
2 Nolan Ryan 211
3 Steve Carlton 197
4 Phil Niekro 196
5 Ron Guidry 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Jim Kern 28
5 Gene Garber 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .542
2 Greg Gross .486
3 Billy Sample .486
4 Ben Oglivie .476
5 Mike Hargrove .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 7
2 Bob Horner 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Steve Garvey 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Larry Parrish 17
3 Don Baylor 15
3 George Brett 15
5 Dave Kingman 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
1 Willie Wilson 9
3 Julio Cruz 8
4 Rickey Henderson 7
4 Eddie Miller 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanderson 0.47
2 Aurelio Lopez 0.75
3 Silvio Martinez 1.13
4 Rick Sutcliffe 1.14
5 John Montefusco 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Medich 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Tom Underwood 3
1 Geoff Zahn 3
5 44 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 31
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Ron Guidry 24
4 Phil Niekro 22
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 Tom Hume 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .439
2 Claudell Washington .425
3 Chet Lemon .409
4 Willie Wilson .374
5 Ben Oglivie .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Larry Parrish 10
3 Steve Garvey 9
4 Toby Harrah 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 28
2 Steve Garvey 27
2 Hal McRae 27
2 Eddie Murray 27
5 Jim Rice 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Julio Cruz 13
4 Rickey Henderson 12
4 Bill Madlock 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.98
2 Eric Rasmussen 1.34
3 J. R. Richard 1.41
4 Kent Tekulve 1.63
5 Rudy May 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Doc Medich 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 57
2 Steve Carlton 50
3 Phil Niekro 46
4 Lynn McGlothen 42
5 Ron Guidry 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 7
1 Jim Kern 7
1 Aurelio Lopez 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
1 Don Stanhouse 7