On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 88 46 .657 --
Brewers 82 56 .594 8.0
Red Sox 78 55 .586 9.5
Yankees 73 60 .549 14.5
Tigers 73 64 .533 16.5
Indians 69 68 .504 20.5
Blue Jays 44 92 .324 45.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 74 63 .540 --
Royals 72 64 .529 1.5
Twins 70 65 .519 3.0
Rangers 66 71 .482 8.0
White Sox 59 76 .437 14.0
Mariners 58 80 .420 16.5
Athletics 46 92 .333 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 81 54 .600 --
Expos 74 54 .578 3.5
Cardinals 72 61 .541 8.0
Cubs 71 62 .534 9.0
Phillies 68 67 .504 13.0
Mets 53 79 .402 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 77 59 .566 --
Reds 77 60 .562 0.5
Dodgers 64 72 .471 13.0
Giants 60 77 .438 17.5
Padres 57 80 .416 20.5
Braves 53 82 .393 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Carter 3
1 Warren Cromartie 3
1 John Ellis 3
1 Oscar Gamble 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 John Ellis 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Howell 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
3 Alan Trammell 3
4 Don Baylor 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 German Barranca 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lynn McGlothen 1.50
2 Scott McGregor 1.20
3 John Candelaria 1.00
4 Steve Rogers 0.83
5 Bob Forsch 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 10
2 Lynn McGlothen 9
3 Scott McGregor 6
4 Vida Blue 5
4 Steve Rogers 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Jesse Jefferson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .345
2 Fred Lynn .343
3 Sixto Lezcano .335
4 George Brett .330
5 Brian Downing .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 42
1 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Gorman Thomas 37
4 Fred Lynn 36
5 Jim Rice 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 120
2 Fred Lynn 107
3 Jim Rice 104
3 Gorman Thomas 104
5 Ken Singleton 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 66
1 Willie Wilson 66
3 Omar Moreno 60
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.71
2 Steve Rogers 2.78
3 Tom Hume 2.85
4 Burt Hooton 2.93
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.95

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 249
2 Nolan Ryan 184
3 Phil Niekro 170
4 Steve Carlton 163
5 Mike Flanagan 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Kent Tekulve 24
4 Gene Garber 22
4 Jim Kern 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dale Murphy .439
2 Willie Wilson .435
3 Dave Collins .426
4 Warren Cromartie .422
5 Keith Hernandez .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 7
2 Willie Horton 6
3 Buddy Bell 5
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 17
2 Toby Harrah 15
2 Eddie Murray 15
2 Gorman Thomas 15
5 Willie Horton 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 14
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Dave Collins 6
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Rickey Henderson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
2 Jack Morris 0.63
3 Dennis Lamp 1.10
4 Ed Farmer 1.13
5 Eddie Solomon 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Dave Goltz 24
2 Lynn McGlothen 24
4 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Phil Niekro 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Bobby Castillo 4
2 Tom Hume 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 Mike Marshall 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .394
2 Fred Lynn .391
3 Keith Hernandez .390
4 Hal McRae .371
5 Al Oliver .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Sixto Lezcano 11
3 Fred Lynn 10
4 Steve Kemp 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 32
2 Sixto Lezcano 29
3 Hal McRae 28
4 Dusty Baker 27
5 Toby Harrah 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.57
2 Ed Farmer 0.93
3 Roy Thomas 0.99
4 Eddie Solomon 1.01
5 Bill Lee 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 7
2 Jerry Koosman 6
2 J. R. Richard 6
4 Mike Flanagan 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 67
2 Mike Flanagan 50
2 Phil Niekro 50
4 Steve Carlton 48
5 Rick Reuschel 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 12
2 Mike Marshall 9
3 Ed Farmer 7
3 Aurelio Lopez 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .336
2 Fred Lynn .335
3 Keith Hernandez .333
4 Steve Garvey .332
5 Al Oliver .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
1 Mike Schmidt 47
3 Jim Rice 43
4 Gorman Thomas 40
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 147
2 Jim Rice 129
3 Fred Lynn 124
4 Mike Schmidt 114
4 2 others tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 77
2 Ron LeFlore 74
2 Omar Moreno 74
4 Bill North 54
5 Frank Taveras 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.38
2 Tom Hume 2.62
3 Steve Rogers 2.78
4 Gaylord Perry 2.79
5 Jim Palmer 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
3 Dennis Eckersley 20
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Phil Niekro 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Steve Carlton 201
5 Ron Guidry 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Mike Marshall 33
3 Kent Tekulve 27
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Jim Kern 24