On This Day

Friday, September 7, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 92 46 .667 --
Brewers 83 58 .589 10.5
Red Sox 79 58 .577 12.5
Yankees 76 62 .551 16.0
Tigers 75 67 .528 19.0
Indians 72 69 .511 21.5
Blue Jays 44 96 .314 49.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 78 64 .549 --
Royals 74 66 .529 3.0
Twins 72 67 .518 4.5
Rangers 69 72 .489 8.5
White Sox 60 80 .429 17.0
Mariners 59 83 .415 19.0
Athletics 48 93 .340 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 84 56 .600 --
Expos 79 55 .590 2.0
Cardinals 76 62 .551 7.0
Cubs 72 66 .522 11.0
Phillies 70 70 .500 14.0
Mets 54 84 .391 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 80 61 .567 --
Reds 80 62 .563 0.5
Dodgers 67 74 .475 13.0
Giants 62 80 .437 18.5
Padres 59 83 .415 21.5
Braves 55 85 .393 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rob Andrews 3
1 Al Bumbry 3
1 Paul Dade 3
1 Dan Ford 3
1 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
3 Barry Foote 3
3 Dan Ford 3
3 Larry Herndon 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rob Andrews 2
1 Tony Scott 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 0.75
2 Dickie Noles 0.57
3 John Candelaria 0.50
3 Jim Palmer 0.50
3 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Craig Chamberlain 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Craig Swan 9
2 Neil Allen 5
2 Nolan Ryan 5
4 Vida Blue 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gerry Hannahs 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .347
2 Fred Lynn .340
3 Brian Downing .331
4 George Brett .330
5 Sixto Lezcano .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 43
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Gorman Thomas 39
4 Fred Lynn 36
5 Jim Rice 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 123
2 Jim Rice 108
3 Fred Lynn 107
3 Gorman Thomas 107
5 2 tied 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 Steve Rogers 2.80
2 Tom Hume 2.81
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 192
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 24
5 Gene Garber 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .500
2 Bill Fahey .417
3 Chet Lemon .407
4 Larry Parrish .404
5 Willie Wilson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Toby Harrah 5
2 Eddie Murray 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 17
2 George Foster 16
2 Eddie Murray 16
2 Gorman Thomas 16
5 Dan Ford 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 10
2 Omar Moreno 7
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 Bill Madlock 6
3 2 others tied 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 Scott McGregor 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 6 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 Jim Kern 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Fahey .397
2 Keith Hernandez .397
3 Joe Simpson .390
4 Fred Lynn .385
5 Mike Hargrove .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Sixto Lezcano 9
3 Champ Summers 8
4 Dusty Baker 7
4 11 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 29
2 Don Baylor 25
2 Dan Ford 25
2 Sixto Lezcano 25
5 2 tied 24

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 Ed Farmer 1.20
3 Jim Kern 1.29
4 Eric Rasmussen 1.44
5 Jerry Koosman 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 J. R. Richard 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 Jerry Koosman 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Tom Hume 7
4 Jim Kern 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .337
2 Fred Lynn .334
3 George Brett .334
4 Sixto Lezcano .331
5 Al Oliver .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 46
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Jim Rice 43
4 Gorman Thomas 40
5 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 147
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Fred Lynn 122
4 George Foster 114
4 Ken Singleton 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 76
2 Ron LeFlore 73
3 Omar Moreno 72
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.55
2 Tom Hume 2.56
3 Gaylord Perry 2.72
4 J. R. Richard 2.80
5 Steve Rogers 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Joe Niekro 21
3 Dennis Eckersley 20
3 Ron Guidry 20
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Nolan Ryan 238
3 Phil Niekro 206
4 Steve Carlton 202
5 Ron Guidry 195

Saves

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