On This Day

Friday, August 17, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 78 41 .655 --
Red Sox 74 45 .622 4.0
Brewers 72 50 .590 7.5
Yankees 64 55 .538 14.0
Tigers 63 58 .521 16.0
Indians 61 60 .504 18.0
Blue Jays 39 82 .322 40.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 55 .549 --
Twins 64 56 .533 2.0
Royals 63 58 .521 3.5
Rangers 60 62 .492 7.0
White Sox 54 67 .446 12.5
Mariners 50 72 .410 17.0
Athletics 37 85 .303 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 50 .583 --
Expos 65 51 .560 3.0
Cubs 64 54 .542 5.0
Cardinals 61 58 .513 8.5
Phillies 62 59 .512 8.5
Mets 51 67 .432 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 52 .574 --
Reds 67 56 .545 3.5
Giants 57 65 .467 13.0
Dodgers 56 65 .463 13.5
Padres 53 70 .431 17.5
Braves 47 76 .382 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Ott 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Steve Dillard 3
2 Carney Lansford 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 2
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Steve Dillard 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Thomasson 5
2 Steve Dillard 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 Mike Hargrove 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Tony Scott 2
4 Rick Bosetti 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Fulgham 2.50
2 Bill Caudill 1.43
3 Steve McCatty 0.89
4 Dan Spillner 0.86
5 Craig Chamberlain 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Craig Chamberlain 1
1 John Fulgham 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Caudill 10
2 Steve McCatty 8
3 Jerry Koosman 7
4 Dan Spillner 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .345
2 Keith Hernandez .338
3 Garry Templeton .333
4 Sixto Lezcano .332
5 Brian Downing .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 36
4 Jim Rice 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 107
2 Fred Lynn 103
3 Jim Rice 98
4 Dave Kingman 93
5 Dave Winfield 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 58
2 Omar Moreno 54
3 Willie Wilson 52
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.60
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.74
3 Steve Rogers 2.79
4 Joaquin Andujar 2.82
5 Nolan Ryan 2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 216
2 Nolan Ryan 170
3 Phil Niekro 147
4 Ron Guidry 143
5 Steve Carlton 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Mike Marshall 25
3 Kent Tekulve 22
4 Gene Garber 19
4 Jim Kern 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Dillard .471
2 John Milner .452
3 Fred Lynn .444
4 Jim Rice .431
5 Ken Landreaux .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 10
2 Bob Horner 6
2 Mike Ivie 6
2 Dave Revering 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 21
2 Steve Dillard 16
2 Butch Hobson 16
2 Hal McRae 16
2 Gorman Thomas 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Julio Cruz 8
2 Omar Moreno 8
4 Jerry Royster 7
4 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 0.56
2 Ed Farmer 0.69
3 Eddie Solomon 0.83
4 J. R. Richard 1.00
4 Craig Chamberlain 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 4
1 Rick Reuschel 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 Dave Frost 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 34
2 Mike Flanagan 31
3 Phil Niekro 27
4 Steve Carlton 26
5 Jerry Koosman 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 7
2 Ed Farmer 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
4 Neil Allen 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .416
2 John Milner .410
3 Ken Landreaux .402
4 Mike Hargrove .385
5 Richie Zisk .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 12
2 Jim Rice 11
3 Dave Kingman 10
3 Sixto Lezcano 10
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 37
2 Dusty Baker 31
2 Jim Rice 31
4 Fred Lynn 28
4 John Milner 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 15
1 Omar Moreno 15
1 Willie Wilson 15
4 Frank Taveras 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.99
1 Tom Hume 0.99
3 Rudy May 1.30
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.50
5 Kent Tekulve 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Dave Frost 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Fred Norman 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 59
2 Mike Flanagan 49
3 Phil Niekro 47
4 Bill Caudill 35
4 Jerry Koosman 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 9
2 Ed Farmer 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Aurelio Lopez 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .337
2 Fred Lynn .335
3 Dave Winfield .332
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Dave Parker .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 49
2 Dave Kingman 48
3 Mike Schmidt 46
4 Fred Lynn 39
5 Don Baylor 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 140
2 Jim Rice 139
3 Fred Lynn 123
4 Dave Parker 119
4 Mike Schmidt 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 77
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Willie Wilson 63
4 Bill North 58
5 Frank Taveras 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.30
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.55
3 Tom Hume 2.56
4 Burt Hooton 2.69
5 Jim Palmer 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 23
2 Dennis Martinez 21
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 Tommy John 20
3 Joe Niekro 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 290
2 Nolan Ryan 233
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Ron Guidry 200
5 Steve Carlton 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Kent Tekulve 34
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Gene Garber 25
5 3 tied 22