On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 84 44 .656 --
Brewers 80 53 .602 6.5
Red Sox 77 52 .597 7.5
Yankees 70 58 .547 14.0
Tigers 71 61 .538 15.0
Indians 66 65 .504 19.5
Blue Jays 42 89 .321 43.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 61 .538 --
Twins 68 61 .527 1.5
Royals 69 62 .527 1.5
Rangers 63 69 .477 8.0
White Sox 57 74 .435 13.5
Mariners 56 76 .424 15.0
Athletics 42 91 .316 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 54 .585 --
Expos 70 54 .565 3.0
Cubs 70 58 .547 5.0
Cardinals 68 60 .531 7.0
Phillies 65 66 .496 11.5
Mets 52 76 .406 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 57 .571 --
Astros 75 57 .568 0.5
Dodgers 61 70 .466 14.0
Giants 59 72 .450 16.0
Padres 56 77 .421 20.0
Braves 52 79 .397 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 4
1 Rob Picciolo 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Kevin Bell 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Allenson 1
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Jim Essian 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Warren Cromartie 4
1 Willie Montanez 4
3 Dan Driessen 3
3 Jim Essian 3
3 Jerry Morales 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 2
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 Alfredo Griffin 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.60
2 Rick Langford 1.43
3 John Candelaria 0.75
4 Steve Carlton 0.70
5 Bob Knepper 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Langford 10
2 David Palmer 8
2 Rick Reuschel 8
4 Steve Carlton 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .343
2 Fred Lynn .343
3 George Brett .332
4 Brian Downing .329
5 Sixto Lezcano .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 41
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 36
4 Gorman Thomas 34
5 Jim Rice 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 118
2 Fred Lynn 107
3 Jim Rice 102
4 Ken Singleton 99
4 Gorman Thomas 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Willie Wilson 64
3 Omar Moreno 58
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.73
2 Ron Guidry 2.74
3 Mike LaCoss 2.81
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.82
5 Steve Rogers 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 18
1 Joe Niekro 18
3 Tommy John 17
3 Jerry Koosman 17
3 Phil Niekro 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 244
2 Nolan Ryan 179
3 Steve Carlton 163
3 Phil Niekro 163
5 Ron Guidry 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
2 Mike Marshall 27
3 Kent Tekulve 23
4 Gene Garber 22
5 Jim Kern 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Ontiveros .486
2 Joe Simpson .444
3 Gary Matthews .442
4 Mike Hargrove .426
5 Fred Lynn .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 6
1 Willie Horton 6
1 Jason Thompson 6
4 Buddy Bell 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 16
2 Dusty Baker 15
2 Jason Thompson 15
4 Toby Harrah 14
4 Fred Lynn 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 14
2 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Davey Lopes 9
4 Dave Collins 8
4 Julio Cruz 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.00
2 J. R. Richard 0.33
3 John Candelaria 0.81
4 David Palmer 0.95
5 Ed Farmer 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Tom Hume 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 J. R. Richard 28
3 Rick Reuschel 27
4 Mike Flanagan 23
5 Phil Niekro 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Rich Gossage 5
3 Bobby Castillo 4
3 Tom Hume 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .415
2 Fred Lynn .402
3 Keith Hernandez .402
4 Mike Hargrove .393
5 Al Oliver .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 11
2 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Steve Kemp 9
3 Sixto Lezcano 9
3 Jim Rice 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 29
2 Dusty Baker 28
2 Ray Knight 28
4 Keith Hernandez 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 22
2 Omar Moreno 15
3 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Davey Lopes 14
5 Julio Cruz 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.36
2 Ed Farmer 0.62
3 J. R. Richard 1.00
4 Jerry Koosman 1.26
5 Rudy May 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 7
2 Jerry Koosman 6
2 J. R. Richard 6
4 Dave Frost 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 70
2 Steve Carlton 48
3 Phil Niekro 47
4 Mike Flanagan 44
4 Rick Reuschel 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Aurelio Lopez 8
3 Ed Farmer 7
3 Tom Hume 7
3 Mike Marshall 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .339
2 Steve Garvey .334
3 Al Oliver .334
4 Sixto Lezcano .328
5 Keith Hernandez .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 Don Baylor 38
4 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 146
2 Jim Rice 132
3 Fred Lynn 125
4 Dave Parker 115
4 Ken Singleton 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 75
2 Ron LeFlore 74
3 Omar Moreno 73
4 Bill North 54
5 Julio Cruz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.47
2 Tom Hume 2.47
3 Jim Palmer 2.70
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.72
5 Burt Hooton 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
1 Phil Niekro 21
4 Mike Caldwell 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 Phil Niekro 212
4 Steve Carlton 203
5 Ron Guidry 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Gene Garber 28
3 Kent Tekulve 28
5 Jim Kern 23