On This Day

Friday, August 31, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 87 45 .659 --
Brewers 81 55 .596 8.0
Red Sox 78 53 .595 8.5
Yankees 72 59 .550 14.5
Tigers 73 62 .541 15.5
Indians 69 66 .511 19.5
Blue Jays 43 91 .321 45.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 72 63 .533 --
Royals 71 63 .530 0.5
Twins 69 64 .519 2.0
Rangers 64 71 .474 8.0
White Sox 58 75 .436 13.0
Mariners 57 79 .419 15.5
Athletics 44 92 .324 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 54 .591 --
Expos 72 54 .571 3.0
Cubs 71 60 .542 6.5
Cardinals 70 61 .534 7.5
Phillies 66 67 .496 12.5
Mets 52 78 .400 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 58 .570 --
Astros 76 58 .567 0.5
Dodgers 62 72 .463 14.5
Giants 60 74 .448 16.5
Padres 57 78 .422 20.0
Braves 53 80 .398 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Wilhelm 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Dave Cash 3
2 Brian Downing 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Lemon 2
1 Derrel Thomas 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Jim Anderson 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 4
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Chet Lemon 4
1 John Mayberry 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Squires 2
1 Bump Wills 2
3 Joe Cannon 1
3 Rick Manning 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Forsch 2.00
2 Bill Caudill 1.00
2 Rick Sutcliffe 1.00
4 Steve Trout 0.71
5 2 tied 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 7
1 Brian Kingman 7
3 Bill Caudill 6
4 Dennis Martinez 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .346
2 Keith Hernandez .342
3 Sixto Lezcano .333
4 Brian Downing .332
5 George Brett .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 118
2 Fred Lynn 107
3 Jim Rice 103
4 Gorman Thomas 102
5 Ken Singleton 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 66
2 Willie Wilson 65
3 Omar Moreno 59
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.71
2 Mike LaCoss 2.81
3 Tom Hume 2.85
4 Steve Rogers 2.86
5 Burt Hooton 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 19
2 Tommy John 18
2 Joe Niekro 18
4 Jerry Koosman 17
4 Phil Niekro 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 244
2 Nolan Ryan 184
3 Steve Carlton 163
3 Phil Niekro 163
5 Mike Flanagan 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 28
3 Kent Tekulve 24
4 Gene Garber 22
5 Jim Kern 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Murphy .432
2 Bill Fahey .425
3 Ken Oberkfell .409
4 Willie Wilson .407
5 Gary Matthews .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sixto Lezcano 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Dusty Baker 5
3 Buddy Bell 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 17
2 Bobby Grich 15
2 Toby Harrah 15
2 Eddie Murray 15
2 Darrell Porter 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 14
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Dave Collins 7
3 Julio Cruz 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.33
2 Rick Reuschel 0.36
3 John Candelaria 0.74
4 David Palmer 0.95
5 Ed Farmer 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 John Fulgham 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 28
2 Dave Goltz 25
3 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Steve Carlton 22
4 Rick Reuschel 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .416
2 Ken Landreaux .413
3 Keith Hernandez .384
4 Mike Hargrove .377
5 Bob Watson .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Sixto Lezcano 10
2 Fred Lynn 10
4 Buddy Bell 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 32
2 Dusty Baker 26
2 Toby Harrah 26
2 Sixto Lezcano 26
5 Fred Lynn 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 21
2 Julio Cruz 14
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Omar Moreno 14
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.67
2 Ed Farmer 0.87
3 Roy Thomas 0.99
4 Don Sutton 1.38
5 Eddie Solomon 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 7
2 Jerry Koosman 6
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 62
2 Mike Flanagan 50
3 Steve Carlton 48
4 Phil Niekro 43
5 Rick Reuschel 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 12
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Ed Farmer 7
3 Aurelio Lopez 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .337
2 Steve Garvey .334
3 Al Oliver .333
4 Sixto Lezcano .331
5 Keith Hernandez .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 46
1 Mike Schmidt 46
3 Jim Rice 43
4 Gorman Thomas 39
5 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 145
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Fred Lynn 124
4 Ken Singleton 114
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 76
2 Ron LeFlore 75
3 Omar Moreno 74
4 Bill North 54
5 Julio Cruz 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.38
2 Tom Hume 2.60
3 Jim Palmer 2.68
4 Tom Seaver 2.79
5 Gaylord Perry 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
3 Mike Caldwell 20
3 Dennis Eckersley 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Phil Niekro 206
4 Steve Carlton 203
5 Ron Guidry 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Mike Marshall 33
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Gene Garber 26
5 2 tied 23