On This Day

Thursday, September 6, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 91 46 .664 --
Brewers 83 57 .593 9.5
Red Sox 79 57 .581 11.5
Yankees 76 61 .555 15.0
Tigers 74 67 .525 19.0
Indians 71 69 .507 21.5
Blue Jays 44 95 .317 48.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 77 64 .546 --
Royals 73 66 .525 3.0
Twins 72 66 .522 3.5
Rangers 68 72 .486 8.5
White Sox 60 79 .432 16.0
Mariners 59 82 .418 18.0
Athletics 47 93 .336 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 83 56 .597 --
Expos 79 54 .594 1.0
Cardinals 75 62 .547 7.0
Cubs 71 66 .518 11.0
Phillies 70 69 .504 13.0
Mets 54 83 .394 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 80 60 .571 --
Reds 80 61 .567 0.5
Dodgers 66 74 .471 14.0
Giants 61 80 .433 19.5
Padres 58 83 .411 22.5
Braves 55 84 .396 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garry Maddox 4
1 Lee Mazzilli 4
1 Frank Taveras 4
4 Kevin Bell 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rob Andrews 2
1 Doug DeCinces 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Gary Carter 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Doug DeCinces 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Miller 3
2 Omar Moreno 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 3.00
2 Pete Falcone 1.25
3 Tom Hausman 1.00
3 Randy Lerch 1.00
3 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Preston Hanna 1
1 Randy Lerch 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 9
2 Lynn McGlothen 8
3 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Tom Seaver 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .349
2 Fred Lynn .342
3 Brian Downing .331
4 George Brett .329
5 Sixto Lezcano .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 43
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Gorman Thomas 38
4 Fred Lynn 36
5 Jim Rice 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 123
2 Fred Lynn 107
2 Jim Rice 107
4 Gorman Thomas 105
5 Ken Singleton 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 67
2 Willie Wilson 66
3 Omar Moreno 63
4 Bill North 51
5 Davey Lopes 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.77
2 Steve Rogers 2.78
3 Ron Guidry 2.84
4 J. R. Richard 2.85
5 Tommy John 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 20
2 Tommy John 18
2 Jerry Koosman 18
2 Joe Niekro 18
5 Phil Niekro 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 258
2 Nolan Ryan 187
3 Phil Niekro 174
4 Steve Carlton 171
5 Mike Flanagan 164

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 29
3 Kent Tekulve 26
4 Jim Kern 23
5 Gene Garber 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .485
2 Warren Cromartie .429
3 Chet Lemon .420
4 Larry Parrish .419
5 Bill Fahey .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 7
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Champ Summers 5
2 Andre Thornton 5
5 17 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 17
2 Eddie Murray 16
3 George Foster 15
4 Sixto Lezcano 14
4 Gorman Thomas 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 10
2 Omar Moreno 7
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 Lee Mazzilli 6
3 Bump Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
1 John Fulgham 0.00
1 Bruce Kison 0.00
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
5 David Palmer 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lynn McGlothen 29
2 J. R. Richard 26
3 Steve Carlton 24
3 Phil Niekro 24
5 Dave Goltz 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 Aurelio Lopez 3
3 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .408
2 Fred Lynn .405
3 Bill Fahey .391
4 Steve Ontiveros .375
5 Mike Hargrove .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Sixto Lezcano 10
3 Fred Lynn 8
3 Champ Summers 8
3 Jason Thompson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 29
2 Sixto Lezcano 27
3 Don Baylor 26
4 Hal McRae 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Julio Cruz 15
3 Davey Lopes 14
4 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Omar Moreno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.43
2 Roy Thomas 0.93
3 Ed Farmer 1.13
4 Eddie Solomon 1.17
5 Bob Forsch 1.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 61
2 Steve Carlton 48
2 Lynn McGlothen 48
4 Mike Flanagan 47
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Tom Hume 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Mike Marshall 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .338
2 Fred Lynn .333
3 Sixto Lezcano .333
4 George Brett .332
5 Steve Garvey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 46
1 Mike Schmidt 46
3 Jim Rice 42
4 Gorman Thomas 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 149
2 Jim Rice 125
3 Fred Lynn 122
4 Ken Singleton 114
5 George Foster 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 76
2 Ron LeFlore 74
3 Omar Moreno 72
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.53
2 Ron Guidry 2.55
3 Gaylord Perry 2.72
4 Steve Rogers 2.78
5 J. R. Richard 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Joe Niekro 21
3 Dennis Eckersley 20
3 Ron Guidry 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Nolan Ryan 242
3 Steve Carlton 209
4 Phil Niekro 206
5 Ron Guidry 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Jim Kern 25