On This Day

Wednesday, August 22, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 80 43 .650 --
Red Sox 76 48 .613 4.5
Brewers 76 52 .594 6.5
Yankees 68 56 .548 12.5
Tigers 66 60 .524 15.5
Indians 63 63 .500 18.5
Blue Jays 39 87 .310 42.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 57 .551 --
Twins 66 59 .528 3.0
Royals 65 61 .516 4.5
Rangers 62 64 .492 7.5
White Sox 56 71 .441 14.0
Mariners 54 73 .425 16.0
Athletics 40 87 .315 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 52 .584 --
Expos 68 53 .562 3.0
Cubs 67 56 .545 5.0
Cardinals 65 59 .524 7.5
Phillies 64 62 .508 9.5
Mets 52 71 .423 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 72 55 .567 --
Reds 71 57 .555 1.5
Dodgers 59 67 .468 12.5
Giants 58 69 .457 14.0
Padres 54 74 .422 18.5
Braves 50 78 .391 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Almon 4
1 Dave Collins 4
1 Warren Cromartie 4
1 Keith Hernandez 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Bob Bailor 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Foli 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Ron Cey 3
5 21 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Amos Otis 2
4 Cesar Cedeno 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.11
2 Dan Spillner 1.00
3 Jim Bibby 0.80
4 Dave Goltz 0.70
5 Larry Gura 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 John Fulgham 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 10
2 Dave Goltz 7
3 Dan Spillner 6
4 Rick Honeycutt 5
4 Steve McCatty 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .347
2 Keith Hernandez .345
3 Jim Rice .335
4 George Brett .333
5 Sixto Lezcano .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 40
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 36
4 Jim Rice 33
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 110
2 Fred Lynn 106
3 Jim Rice 102
4 Dave Kingman 94
4 Ken Singleton 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 62
2 Omar Moreno 56
2 Willie Wilson 56
4 Bill North 50
5 2 tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.64
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.75
3 Steve Rogers 2.78
4 Mike LaCoss 2.82
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.84

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 232
2 Nolan Ryan 178
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 22
5 Jim Kern 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .471
2 Gene Tenace .459
3 Joe Simpson .457
4 Ed Ott .450
5 2 tied .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 7
2 Mike Hargrove 5
2 Sixto Lezcano 5
2 Jim Rice 5
5 14 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 18
2 Steve Dillard 14
2 Mike Hargrove 14
2 Ken Landreaux 14
2 Jim Rice 14

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 Ed Farmer 0.57
2 Mike Flanagan 0.60
3 Jim Kern 0.63
4 J. R. Richard 0.75
4 Scott Sanderson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Mike Flanagan 29
3 Dan Spillner 26
4 Steve Carlton 24
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Rich Gossage 4
3 Bobby Castillo 3
3 Ed Farmer 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .426
2 Fred Lynn .424
3 Keith Hernandez .409
4 Mike Ivie .405
5 Ken Landreaux .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 12
1 Jim Rice 12
3 Dave Kingman 11
4 Larry Parrish 9
4 Ken Singleton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 36
2 Ray Knight 33
3 Jim Rice 32
4 Ken Singleton 30
5 2 tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 17
2 Omar Moreno 15
3 Davey Lopes 13
4 Julio Cruz 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.89
2 Ed Farmer 0.93
3 Rudy May 1.07
4 J. R. Richard 1.47
5 Kent Tekulve 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 J. R. Richard 6
3 Dave Frost 5
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 70
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 Ed Farmer 7
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Tom Hume 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .337
2 Dave Parker .330
3 Keith Hernandez .329
4 Steve Garvey .328
5 Dave Winfield .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 49
2 Dave Kingman 47
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 138
3 Fred Lynn 126
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Dave Kingman 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 75
2 Ron LeFlore 73
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 Dennis Martinez 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
4 Mike Flanagan 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Nolan Ryan 233
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 28
5 Jim Kern 24