On This Day

Sunday, September 9, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 46 .671 --
Brewers 83 60 .580 12.5
Red Sox 79 60 .568 14.5
Yankees 77 63 .550 17.0
Tigers 76 68 .528 20.0
Indians 74 69 .517 21.5
Blue Jays 44 98 .310 51.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 80 64 .556 --
Royals 75 67 .528 4.0
Twins 72 69 .511 6.5
Rangers 71 72 .497 8.5
White Sox 61 82 .427 18.5
Mariners 60 84 .417 20.0
Athletics 50 94 .347 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 85 57 .599 --
Expos 81 55 .596 1.0
Cardinals 76 64 .543 8.0
Cubs 73 67 .521 11.0
Phillies 71 71 .500 14.0
Mets 55 85 .393 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 81 62 .566 --
Reds 81 63 .563 0.5
Dodgers 68 75 .476 13.0
Giants 63 81 .438 18.5
Padres 61 83 .424 20.5
Braves 55 87 .387 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Biittner 4
1 Rick Bosetti 4
1 Barry Foote 4
4 Buddy Bell 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Rick Dempsey 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Rick Dempsey 4
2 Barry Foote 4
2 Gary Roenicke 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 U. L. Washington 2
4 Buddy Bell 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Chris 1.17
2 Ed Halicki 1.00
3 Randy Jones 0.83
4 Vern Ruhle 0.80
5 Pete Vuckovich 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Chris 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Richard Dotson 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Chris 7
1 Pete Vuckovich 7
3 Richard Dotson 5
3 Ed Halicki 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .347
2 Fred Lynn .336
3 George Brett .332
4 Brian Downing .329
5 Sixto Lezcano .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Fred Lynn 36
4 Jim Rice 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 125
2 Fred Lynn 109
2 Jim Rice 109
4 Gorman Thomas 108
5 Ken Singleton 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 67
1 Omar Moreno 67
1 Willie Wilson 67
4 Bill North 51
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.78
2 Steve Rogers 2.80
3 J. R. Richard 2.85
4 Ron Guidry 2.86
5 Joe Niekro 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Tommy John 18
2 Jerry Koosman 18
2 Joe Niekro 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 258
2 Nolan Ryan 192
3 Phil Niekro 177
4 Steve Carlton 174
5 Ron Guidry 172

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .458
2 Bill Fahey .449
3 Lee Mazzilli .417
4 Chet Lemon .400
5 Larry Parrish .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Gary Roenicke 6
3 Steve Garvey 5
3 Eddie Murray 5
3 Andre Thornton 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 18
2 George Foster 16
3 Dan Ford 15
3 Lamar Johnson 15
3 Gary Roenicke 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Willie Wilson 8
3 Bill Madlock 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
2 Scott McGregor 0.50
3 Eric Rasmussen 0.53
4 Gaylord Perry 0.56
5 Jim Kern 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 4
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Dennis Lamp 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 26
2 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Dave Goltz 22
4 Ron Guidry 21
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 5
1 John Montague 5
3 Tom Hume 4
3 Don Stanhouse 4
5 7 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .408
2 Bill Fahey .407
3 Joe Simpson .388
4 Mike Hargrove .383
5 Willie Aikens .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Sixto Lezcano 9
3 Gary Roenicke 8
4 Dusty Baker 7
4 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 29
2 Dan Ford 28
3 Mike Hargrove 26
4 Don Baylor 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 20
2 Julio Cruz 17
2 Omar Moreno 17
4 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.33
2 Ed Farmer 1.20
3 Jim Kern 1.35
4 Tom Hume 1.44
4 Eric Rasmussen 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Jerry Koosman 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 51
2 J. R. Richard 49
3 Phil Niekro 43
4 Lynn McGlothen 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Jim Kern 8
4 Tom Hume 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .338
2 Keith Hernandez .337
3 Sixto Lezcano .333
3 Fred Lynn .333
5 Al Oliver .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Jim Rice 44
4 Gorman Thomas 41
5 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 147
2 Jim Rice 127
3 Fred Lynn 123
4 George Foster 115
4 Ken Singleton 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 75
1 Willie Wilson 75
3 Ron LeFlore 73
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.55
2 Ron Guidry 2.58
3 Gaylord Perry 2.71
4 Joe Niekro 2.77
5 J. R. Richard 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
2 Ron Guidry 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
4 Dennis Eckersley 20
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Nolan Ryan 238
3 Phil Niekro 209
4 Steve Carlton 205
4 Ron Guidry 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Jim Kern 28
5 Gene Garber 25