On This Day

Sunday, August 19, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 79 42 .653 --
Red Sox 75 46 .620 4.0
Brewers 73 51 .589 7.5
Yankees 66 55 .545 13.0
Tigers 64 59 .520 16.0
Indians 61 62 .496 19.0
Blue Jays 39 84 .317 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 69 55 .556 --
Twins 64 58 .525 4.0
Royals 64 59 .520 4.5
Rangers 61 63 .492 8.0
White Sox 55 68 .447 13.5
Mariners 51 73 .411 18.0
Athletics 39 85 .315 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 51 .582 --
Expos 67 51 .568 2.0
Cubs 66 54 .550 4.0
Cardinals 63 58 .521 7.5
Phillies 64 59 .520 7.5
Mets 51 69 .425 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 54 .565 --
Reds 69 56 .552 1.5
Dodgers 57 66 .463 12.5
Giants 57 67 .460 13.0
Padres 53 72 .424 17.5
Braves 47 78 .376 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Julio Cruz 3
1 Gil Flores 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 Ron LeFlore 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 2
2 Stan Bahnsen 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 George Brett 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 Ben Oglivie 3
1 Willie Wilson 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 3
2 Julio Cruz 2
3 Rick Bosetti 1
3 John Castino 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.33
2 Steve Carlton 0.86
3 Chris Knapp 0.75
4 Mike Norris 0.67
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 8
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Mike Norris 6
4 Floyd Bannister 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .344
2 Keith Hernandez .341
3 Jim Rice .335
4 Sixto Lezcano .332
5 George Brett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 36
4 Jim Rice 33
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 108
2 Fred Lynn 104
3 Jim Rice 100
4 Dave Kingman 93
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 61
2 Omar Moreno 55
3 Willie Wilson 53
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.64
2 Steve Rogers 2.70
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.75
4 Joaquin Andujar 2.84
5 Mike LaCoss 2.86

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 222
2 Nolan Ryan 177
3 Ron Guidry 148
4 Steve Carlton 147
4 Phil Niekro 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 31
2 Mike Marshall 25
3 Kent Tekulve 22
4 Jim Kern 20
5 Gene Garber 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Milner .486
2 Jim Rice .483
3 Steve Dillard .469
4 Fred Lynn .434
5 Mike Hargrove .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 10
2 Jim Rice 6
3 Bobby Grich 5
3 Mike Hargrove 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 22
2 Steve Dillard 15
2 Bobby Grich 15
4 George Brett 14
4 5 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 10
2 Davey Lopes 9
3 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Jerry Royster 7
3 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.64
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.75
3 Eddie Solomon 0.83
4 J. R. Richard 1.00
4 Craig Chamberlain 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Jerry Koosman 3
2 Kent Tekulve 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Mike Flanagan 31
3 Rick Reuschel 26
4 J. R. Richard 25
5 Ron Guidry 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Ed Farmer 5
3 Rich Gossage 4
3 Mike Marshall 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Milner .416
2 Fred Lynn .412
3 Ken Landreaux .402
4 Mike Hargrove .398
5 Al Oliver .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 34
2 Ray Knight 33
3 Jim Rice 32
4 George Brett 29
5 3 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
1 Willie Wilson 16
3 Davey Lopes 14
4 Frank Taveras 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.95
2 Ed Farmer 0.99
3 Rudy May 1.30
4 Kent Tekulve 1.52
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Dave Frost 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 65
2 Mike Flanagan 43
3 Phil Niekro 41
4 Ron Guidry 39
5 Steve Carlton 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
1 Kent Tekulve 9
3 Ed Farmer 7
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .335
2 Steve Garvey .333
3 Al Oliver .331
4 Dave Winfield .328
5 Dave Parker .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 49
2 Dave Kingman 46
3 Mike Schmidt 45
4 Fred Lynn 39
5 Don Baylor 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 140
2 Jim Rice 138
3 Fred Lynn 124
4 Dave Parker 117
4 Mike Schmidt 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 76
2 Ron LeFlore 74
3 Willie Wilson 64
4 Bill North 55
5 Frank Taveras 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.34
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.56
3 Tom Hume 2.62
4 Burt Hooton 2.69
5 Jim Palmer 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 23
2 Dennis Martinez 21
3 Mike Caldwell 20
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 295
2 Nolan Ryan 240
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Ron Guidry 205
5 Steve Carlton 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Gene Garber 25
5 Jim Kern 23