On This Day

Monday, September 10, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 94 47 .667 --
Brewers 83 60 .580 12.0
Red Sox 80 60 .571 13.5
Yankees 77 63 .550 16.5
Tigers 76 68 .528 19.5
Indians 74 69 .517 21.0
Blue Jays 44 98 .310 50.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 80 64 .556 --
Royals 76 68 .528 4.0
Twins 73 70 .510 6.5
Rangers 71 73 .493 9.0
White Sox 61 82 .427 18.5
Mariners 61 84 .421 19.5
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

No 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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Castino 3
1 Danny Goodwin 3
1 Ron Jackson 3
1 Ken Landreaux 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Willie Horton 1
1 Ron Jackson 1
1 Pete LaCock 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 3
2 George Brett 2
2 Jim Rice 2
2 Leon Roberts 2
2 Roy Smalley 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 German Barranca 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Bob Molinaro 1
1 Bump Wills 1
1 Willie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
1 Paul Splittorff 0.50
3 Dave Goltz 0.40
4 Marty Pattin 0.25
4 Bob Stanley 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rob Dressler 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 4
1 Paul Splittorff 4
3 Fergie Jenkins 3
3 Mike Marshall 3
5 8 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .347
2 Fred Lynn .340
3 George Brett .330
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 Jim Rice 111
3 Fred Lynn 110
4 Gorman Thomas 108
5 Ken Singleton 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 68
2 Ron LeFlore 67
2 Omar Moreno 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 .455
2 Bill Fahey .449
3 Al Oliver .426
4 Lee Mazzilli .421
5 Chet Lemon .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 7
2 Gary Roenicke 5
2 Andre Thornton 5
4 Steve Garvey 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 16
1 Eddie Murray 16
3 Lamar Johnson 15
4 Hal McRae 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
1 Eric Rasmussen 0.00
3 Scott McGregor 0.50
4 Mike Chris 0.54
5 Gaylord Perry 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 26
1 J. R. Richard 26
3 Ron Guidry 21
3 Dennis Martinez 21
5 Lynn McGlothen 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Fahey .407
2 Mike Hargrove .390
3 Willie Aikens .385
4 Keith Hernandez .384
5 Fred Lynn .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Sixto Lezcano 8
2 Gary Roenicke 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 27
2 Dan Ford 26
2 Mike Hargrove 26
4 Bobby Bonds 24
4 Lamar Johnson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Julio Cruz 16
2 Omar Moreno 16
4 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.33
2 David Palmer 1.00
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.07
4 Ed Farmer 1.20
5 Jim Kern 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Jerry Koosman 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 49
2 Steve Carlton 45
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 Aurelio Lopez 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .338
2 Fred Lynn .338
3 George Brett .337
4 Al Oliver .331
5 Sixto Lezcano .329

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 145
2 Jim Rice 129
3 Fred Lynn 124
4 George Foster 115
5 Ken Singleton 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 76
2 Omar Moreno 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 2.67
3 Gaylord Perry 2.71
4 Joe Niekro 2.73
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Nolan Ryan 238
3 Phil Niekro 206
4 Steve Carlton 205
5 Ron Guidry 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Jim Kern 28
5 Gene Garber 24