On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 43 .650 --
Red Sox 75 48 .610 5.0
Brewers 76 51 .598 6.0
Yankees 68 55 .553 12.0
Tigers 65 60 .520 16.0
Indians 62 63 .496 19.0
Blue Jays 39 86 .312 42.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 56 .556 --
Twins 66 58 .532 3.0
Royals 64 61 .512 5.5
Rangers 62 64 .492 8.0
White Sox 55 71 .437 15.0
Mariners 53 73 .421 17.0
Athletics 40 86 .317 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 52 .581 --
Expos 68 52 .567 2.0
Cubs 67 55 .549 4.0
Cardinals 64 59 .520 7.5
Phillies 64 61 .512 8.5
Mets 52 70 .426 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 71 55 .563 --
Reds 70 57 .551 1.5
Dodgers 58 67 .464 12.5
Giants 58 68 .460 13.0
Padres 54 73 .425 17.5
Braves 49 78 .386 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 6
2 Willie Aikens 3
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Dave Collins 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Danny Ainge 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Paciorek 6
2 Cliff Johnson 4
3 Willie Aikens 3
3 Kevin Bell 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 3
2 Jeff Burroughs 2
2 Paul Molitor 2
2 Willie Wilson 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brian Kingman 1.75
2 Don Sutton 1.00
3 David Palmer 0.80
4 Pete Falcone 0.75
5 Bob Shirley 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Bradford 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brian Kingman 7
2 Pete Falcone 6
2 Don Sutton 6
2 Pat Underwood 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .346
2 Keith Hernandez .340
3 Jim Rice .335
4 George Brett .331
5 Sixto Lezcano .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 36
4 Jim Rice 33
5 Ken Singleton 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 110
2 Fred Lynn 105
3 Jim Rice 101
4 Ken Singleton 94
5 2 tied 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 62
2 Omar Moreno 56
2 Willie Wilson 56
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 Tom Hume 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 17
1 Joe Niekro 17
3 Dennis Eckersley 16
3 Tommy John 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 222
2 Nolan Ryan 177
3 Phil Niekro 150
4 Ron Guidry 148
5 Steve Carlton 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 32
2 Mike Marshall 25
3 Kent Tekulve 23
4 Gene Garber 21
4 Jim Kern 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .471
2 Gene Tenace .450
3 Steve Dillard .449
4 John Milner .441
5 Jim Rice .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 8
2 Sixto Lezcano 6
2 Jim Rice 6
4 Mike Hargrove 5
4 Bob Horner 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 18
2 Steve Dillard 15
2 Jim Rice 15
4 Gorman Thomas 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 10
2 Willie Wilson 9
3 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Davey Lopes 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Flanagan 0.60
2 Ed Farmer 0.66
3 J. R. Richard 1.00
3 Craig Chamberlain 1.00
5 Don Sutton 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 4
1 Rick Reuschel 4
3 Mike Flanagan 3
3 Dan Schatzeder 3
3 Luis Tiant 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 29
2 Rick Reuschel 26
3 J. R. Richard 25
4 Steve Carlton 24
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Ed Farmer 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
4 Tom Hume 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .430
2 Otto Velez .420
3 Ken Landreaux .407
4 Mike Hargrove .404
5 Mike Ivie .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 12
1 Jim Rice 12
3 Dave Kingman 10
4 Sixto Lezcano 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 35
2 Ray Knight 33
3 Jim Rice 31
4 Ken Singleton 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 18
2 Omar Moreno 15
3 Davey Lopes 14
4 Julio Cruz 12
4 Ron LeFlore 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.89
2 Ed Farmer 1.04
3 Rudy May 1.47
4 Kent Tekulve 1.50
5 J. R. Richard 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Dave Frost 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 60
2 Mike Flanagan 50
3 Phil Niekro 44
4 Bert Blyleven 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Kent Tekulve 9
3 Ed Farmer 7
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 Tom Hume 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .336
2 Steve Garvey .331
3 Dave Parker .329
4 Al Oliver .329
5 Dave Winfield .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 49
2 Dave Kingman 46
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 Fred Lynn 39
5 Don Baylor 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 141
2 Jim Rice 137
3 Fred Lynn 125
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Mike Schmidt 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 75
2 Ron LeFlore 74
3 Willie Wilson 67
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.35
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.58
3 Tom Hume 2.61
4 Jim Palmer 2.64
5 Burt Hooton 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 22
2 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Dennis Martinez 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 295
2 Nolan Ryan 232
3 Phil Niekro 203
4 Ron Guidry 202
5 Steve Carlton 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Gene Garber 27
5 Jim Kern 24