On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 76 38 .667 --
Red Sox 70 43 .619 5.5
Brewers 66 50 .569 11.0
Yankees 61 53 .535 15.0
Tigers 59 56 .513 17.5
Indians 58 57 .504 18.5
Blue Jays 34 79 .301 41.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 65 51 .560 --
Twins 60 53 .531 3.5
Royals 59 55 .518 5.0
Rangers 59 56 .513 5.5
White Sox 50 62 .446 13.0
Mariners 49 67 .422 16.0
Athletics 35 81 .302 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 49 .570 --
Expos 62 49 .559 1.5
Cubs 59 52 .532 4.5
Cardinals 59 53 .527 5.0
Phillies 60 56 .517 6.0
Mets 48 65 .425 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 68 49 .581 --
Reds 64 54 .542 4.5
Giants 55 61 .474 12.5
Padres 52 65 .444 16.0
Dodgers 51 64 .443 16.0
Braves 46 72 .390 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Hernandez 6
1 Ken Landreaux 6
3 Andre Dawson 5
3 Dan Ford 5
3 Jerry Mumphrey 5

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Benny Ayala 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee Mazzilli 4
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4
1 Derrel Thomas 4
4 Benny Ayala 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Keith Hernandez 2
1 Jerry Royster 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
1 Willie Wilson 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Allen Ripley 1.20
2 Bob Forsch 1.00
3 Don Sutton 0.88
4 Steve Carlton 0.86
5 3 tied 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Aase 7
1 Bill Caudill 7
1 Roger Erickson 7
1 Bob Forsch 7
1 Don Sutton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .338
2 Garry Templeton .335
3 Dave Winfield .333
4 Fred Lynn .332
5 Steve Kemp .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 31
4 Jim Rice 29
4 2 others tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 102
2 Dave Kingman 91
2 Fred Lynn 91
2 Jim Rice 91
5 2 tied 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 54
2 Omar Moreno 51
3 Bill North 49
3 Willie Wilson 49
5 Frank Taveras 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.63
2 Mike LaCoss 2.69
3 Nolan Ryan 2.69
4 Steve Rogers 2.70
5 Gaylord Perry 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 16
2 Dennis Eckersley 15
2 Mike Flanagan 15
2 Tommy John 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 209
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 135
4 Phil Niekro 134
5 Steve Carlton 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 26
2 Mike Marshall 24
3 Kent Tekulve 21
4 Gene Garber 19
5 Jim Kern 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .441
2 Alfredo Griffin .438
3 Jerry Mumphrey .435
4 Keith Hernandez .420
5 Richie Zisk .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
2 Steve Kemp 6
2 Fred Lynn 6
2 Larry Parrish 6
2 John Wockenfuss 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 22
2 Keith Hernandez 18
2 Dave Kingman 18
4 Dusty Baker 16
4 Bob Watson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 9
1 Omar Moreno 9
1 Willie Wilson 9
4 Bill North 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 0.00
2 Kent Tekulve 0.59
3 Ed Glynn 0.73
4 Tom Hume 0.75
5 Don Sutton 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Len Barker 3
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 Dave Frost 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Mike Flanagan 29
3 Dennis Eckersley 21
3 Phil Niekro 21
5 5 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Kent Tekulve 5
3 Tom Hume 4
3 Aurelio Lopez 4
3 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .413
2 Steve Garvey .395
3 Ken Landreaux .394
4 Jerry Mumphrey .391
5 John Milner .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Ken Singleton 10
3 Bob Horner 9
3 Sixto Lezcano 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 34
2 Bob Horner 28
2 Ken Singleton 28
4 Dusty Baker 27
4 Jim Rice 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Bill North 12
2 Frank Taveras 12
2 Willie Wilson 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.98
2 Rudy May 1.27
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.86
4 Aurelio Lopez 1.88
5 Tom Seaver 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Rudy May 5
2 Fred Norman 5
4 Jim Bibby 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 65
2 Mike Flanagan 46
3 Dennis Eckersley 41
4 Phil Niekro 37
5 Ron Guidry 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 9
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
4 Ed Farmer 6
4 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .347
2 Rod Carew .341
3 Dave Winfield .339
4 Dave Parker .329
5 Al Oliver .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Jim Rice 48
3 Mike Schmidt 46
4 Don Baylor 36
4 Gorman Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 140
2 Jim Rice 139
3 Dave Parker 128
4 Dave Kingman 121
5 Mike Schmidt 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 77
2 Ron LeFlore 70
3 Willie Wilson 61
4 Bill North 57
5 Frank Taveras 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.15
2 Gaylord Perry 2.49
3 Jim Palmer 2.60
4 Tom Hume 2.62
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 22
1 Dennis Martinez 22
3 Joe Niekro 21
4 Mike Flanagan 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 296
2 Nolan Ryan 254
3 Ron Guidry 210
4 Phil Niekro 205
5 Bert Blyleven 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 34
2 Mike Marshall 31
2 Bruce Sutter 31
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Rollie Fingers 23