On This Day

Saturday, August 25, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 81 43 .653 --
Red Sox 76 50 .603 6.0
Brewers 78 52 .600 6.0
Yankees 69 57 .548 13.0
Tigers 67 61 .523 16.0
Indians 65 64 .504 18.5
Blue Jays 40 88 .313 43.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 58 .550 --
Twins 67 60 .528 3.0
Royals 67 61 .523 3.5
Rangers 62 67 .481 9.0
White Sox 56 71 .441 14.0
Mariners 55 74 .426 16.0
Athletics 41 89 .315 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 53 .583 --
Expos 69 53 .566 2.5
Cubs 68 57 .544 5.0
Cardinals 67 59 .532 6.5
Phillies 65 63 .508 9.5
Mets 52 73 .416 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 73 56 .566 --
Reds 73 57 .562 0.5
Dodgers 59 69 .461 13.5
Giants 59 70 .457 14.0
Padres 55 75 .423 18.5
Braves 50 79 .388 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brian Downing 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Bobby Clark 3
2 Dave Collins 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Willie Horton 2
1 Champ Summers 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 8
2 Willie Horton 5
3 Bobby Grich 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Davey Lopes 1
2 Omar Moreno 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Curtis 1.29
2 Mike Parrott 1.14
3 Lynn McGlothen 1.00
4 Luis Tiant 0.90
5 Dan Petry 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lynn McGlothen 10
2 John Curtis 9
2 Luis Tiant 9
4 Mike Parrott 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Greg Minton 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .347
2 Fred Lynn .345
3 Brian Downing .335
4 George Brett .332
5 Jim Rice .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 41
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 36
4 Jim Rice 33
5 Gorman Thomas 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 118
2 Fred Lynn 106
3 Jim Rice 102
4 Dave Kingman 95
4 2 others tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 62
2 Willie Wilson 59
3 Omar Moreno 57
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.74
2 Steve Rogers 2.78
3 Tom Hume 2.79
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.82
5 Mike LaCoss 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 18
2 Mike Flanagan 17
2 Jerry Koosman 17
4 Dennis Eckersley 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 232
2 Nolan Ryan 178
3 Phil Niekro 160
4 Steve Carlton 156
5 Ron Guidry 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 32
2 Mike Marshall 26
3 Kent Tekulve 23
4 Gene Garber 22
5 Jim Kern 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .474
2 Fred Lynn .465
3 Mike Hargrove .451
4 Julio Cruz .449
5 Gary Matthews .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 5
1 Mike Hargrove 5
1 Willie Horton 5
1 Fred Lynn 5
1 Gary Thomasson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 16
2 Ken Landreaux 15
2 Fred Lynn 15
4 Gorman Thomas 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 10
1 Willie Wilson 10
3 Davey Lopes 9
4 Dave Collins 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Flanagan 0.43
2 Ed Farmer 0.57
3 J. R. Richard 0.67
4 John Candelaria 0.74
5 Jerry Koosman 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 4
1 Rick Reuschel 4
3 Mike Caldwell 3
3 Craig Chamberlain 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Phil Niekro 26
3 Rick Reuschel 25
4 Lynn McGlothen 23
4 J. R. Richard 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Rich Gossage 5
3 Tom Buskey 3
3 Bobby Castillo 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .432
2 Fred Lynn .418
3 Ken Landreaux .409
4 Mike Hargrove .400
5 Julio Cruz .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 12
2 Dave Kingman 11
3 Larry Parrish 9
3 Jim Rice 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 29
2 Dusty Baker 28
2 Keith Hernandez 28
2 Fred Lynn 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Omar Moreno 15
3 Davey Lopes 14
4 Julio Cruz 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.36
2 Ed Farmer 0.70
3 Enrique Romo 1.08
4 J. R. Richard 1.17
5 2 tied 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Jerry Koosman 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Dennis Eckersley 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 58
2 Mike Flanagan 48
3 Phil Niekro 47
4 Steve Carlton 41
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Tom Hume 8
3 Aurelio Lopez 7
3 Mike Marshall 7
3 Kent Tekulve 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .335
2 Steve Garvey .331
3 Keith Hernandez .329
4 Dave Parker .329
5 Dave Winfield .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
1 Jim Rice 48
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 Fred Lynn 39
5 Don Baylor 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 147
2 Jim Rice 136
3 Fred Lynn 125
4 Dave Parker 119
5 Dave Kingman 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 75
2 Ron LeFlore 72
3 Willie Wilson 70
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.43
2 Tom Hume 2.52
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.63
4 Burt Hooton 2.74
5 Steve Rogers 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 22
1 Joe Niekro 22
3 Ron Guidry 21
3 Dennis Martinez 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Nolan Ryan 233
3 Phil Niekro 209
4 Ron Guidry 205
5 Steve Carlton 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Gene Garber 28
5 Jim Kern 24