On This Day

Thursday, September 13, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 95 49 .660 --
Brewers 85 61 .582 11.0
Red Sox 81 62 .566 13.5
Yankees 79 64 .552 15.5
Tigers 78 68 .534 18.0
Indians 74 71 .510 21.5
Blue Jays 46 99 .317 49.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 80 66 .548 --
Royals 77 69 .527 3.0
Twins 75 71 .514 5.0
Rangers 73 74 .497 7.5
White Sox 63 82 .434 16.5
Mariners 61 86 .415 19.5
Athletics 51 96 .347 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 85 55 .607 --
Pirates 87 57 .604 0.0
Cardinals 76 66 .535 10.0
Phillies 74 71 .510 13.5
Cubs 73 71 .507 14.0
Mets 55 88 .385 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 63 .568 --
Astros 81 64 .559 1.5
Dodgers 70 76 .479 13.0
Giants 64 83 .435 19.5
Padres 62 85 .422 21.5
Braves 57 88 .393 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oscar Gamble 4
1 Willie Randolph 4
1 Pete Rose 4
4 Al Bumbry 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Revering 2
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 Mike Ivie 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
3 Eddie Murray 3
3 Bill Russell 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Miller 2
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Paul Dade 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.12
2 Ron Guidry 0.92
3 Steve Carlton 0.73
4 Steve McCatty 0.60
4 Bob Shirley 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 11
2 Phil Niekro 9
3 Steve Carlton 8
4 Steve McCatty 6
4 Ed Whitson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .346
2 Fred Lynn .341
3 Brian Downing .330
4 George Brett .327
5 Jim Rice .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 45
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Gorman Thomas 40
4 Fred Lynn 37
4 Jim Rice 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 131
2 Jim Rice 114
3 Fred Lynn 112
4 Gorman Thomas 108
5 Dave Winfield 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 69
1 Willie Wilson 69
3 Omar Moreno 67
4 Bill North 51
5 2 tied 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.78
2 Steve Rogers 2.81
3 Ron Guidry 2.87
4 J. R. Richard 2.94
5 Dan Schatzeder 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Tommy John 18
2 Jerry Koosman 18
2 Joe Niekro 18
2 Phil Niekro 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 263
2 Nolan Ryan 192
3 Phil Niekro 186
4 Ron Guidry 183
5 Steve Carlton 182

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Kent Tekulve 27
4 Jim Kern 26
5 Gene Garber 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Landestoy .476
2 Dave Revering .471
3 Chet Lemon .447
4 Pete Rose .444
5 Claudell Washington .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Andre Dawson 4
1 Doug DeCinces 4
1 George Foster 4
1 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Biittner 17
2 George Foster 16
3 Andre Dawson 15
4 Dan Ford 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Bill Madlock 7
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Eddie Miller 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Mike Chris 0.57
3 Kent Tekulve 0.73
4 Jerry Reuss 0.90
5 Tom Underwood 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 4
1 Doc Medich 4
3 Dave Goltz 3
3 Ron Guidry 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 27
2 Lynn McGlothen 23
2 Phil Niekro 23
4 Mike Flanagan 20
4 Ed Whitson 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 5
1 John Montague 5
3 Tom Hume 4
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Fahey .386
2 Fred Lynn .375
3 Keith Hernandez .374
4 Steve Ontiveros .372
5 Barry Foote .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Larry Parrish 8
2 Gary Roenicke 8
2 Jason Thompson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 27
2 Don Baylor 25
2 Gorman Thomas 25
4 Larry Biittner 23
4 4 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Ron LeFlore 15
4 Julio Cruz 14
5 Davey Lopes 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.90
2 Ed Farmer 1.24
3 John Candelaria 1.43
4 Dennis Lamp 1.58
5 Tom Hume 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 7
2 Ron Guidry 6
3 Rick Langford 5
3 Bill Lee 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 53
2 J. R. Richard 47
3 Lynn McGlothen 44
3 Phil Niekro 44
5 Mike Flanagan 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .343
2 Keith Hernandez .339
3 George Brett .333
4 Sixto Lezcano .331
5 Al Oliver .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Jim Rice 43
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 125
4 Ken Singleton 114
5 Dave Kingman 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 77
2 Ron LeFlore 75
2 Omar Moreno 75
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.55
2 Ron Guidry 2.69
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.78
4 Jim Palmer 2.80
5 Gaylord Perry 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 24
2 Ron Guidry 21
3 Dennis Eckersley 20
3 Joe Niekro 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Nolan Ryan 226
3 Phil Niekro 215
4 Ron Guidry 211
5 Steve Carlton 204

Saves

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