On This Day

Friday, October 5, 1979

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1979 Playoffs

Pittsburgh wins series 3 - 0

Cincinnati Reds 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 7
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Baltimore leads series 2 - 1

Baltimore Orioles 3
California Angels 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Phil Garner 2
1 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bill Madlock 1
1 Willie Stargell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 3
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Terry Crowley 1
2 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Carney Lansford 1
1 Omar Moreno 1
1 Dave Parker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.12
2 Dennis Martinez 0.50
3 Frank Tanana 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 9
2 Don Aase 4
2 Dennis Martinez 4
4 Frank Tanana 3
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .500
2 Rod Carew .462
3 Willie Stargell .455
4 Dave Concepcion .429
5 Phil Garner .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Dan Ford 4
2 Eddie Murray 4
4 Don Baylor 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Bill Madlock 2
4 Rod Carew 1
4 6 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Tomlin 0.00
2 Bert Blyleven 1.00
3 Jim Bibby 1.29
4 Don Aase 1.80
5 Tom Seaver 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Bert Blyleven 9
3 Don Aase 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 Tom Seaver 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Robinson 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 102 57 .642 --
Brewers 95 66 .590 8.0
Red Sox 91 69 .569 11.5
Yankees 89 71 .556 13.5
Tigers 85 76 .528 18.0
Indians 81 80 .503 22.0
Blue Jays 53 109 .327 50.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 88 74 .543 --
Royals 85 77 .525 3.0
Rangers 83 79 .512 5.0
Twins 82 80 .506 6.0
White Sox 73 87 .456 14.0
Mariners 67 95 .414 21.0
Athletics 54 108 .333 34.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 98 64 .605 --
Expos 95 65 .594 2.0
Cardinals 86 76 .531 12.0
Phillies 84 78 .519 14.0
Cubs 80 82 .494 18.0
Mets 63 99 .389 35.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 71 .559 --
Astros 89 73 .549 1.5
Dodgers 79 83 .488 11.5
Giants 71 91 .438 19.5
Padres 68 93 .422 22.0
Braves 66 94 .413 23.5