On This Day

Friday, September 14, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 96 49 .662 --
Brewers 85 62 .578 12.0
Red Sox 81 63 .563 14.5
Yankees 79 64 .552 16.0
Tigers 78 68 .534 18.5
Indians 74 72 .507 22.5
Blue Jays 47 99 .322 49.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 81 66 .551 --
Royals 77 70 .524 4.0
Twins 75 72 .510 6.0
Rangers 74 74 .500 7.5
White Sox 63 83 .432 17.5
Mariners 62 86 .419 19.5
Athletics 52 96 .351 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
Cubs 74 71 .510 13.5
Phillies 74 72 .507 14.0
Mets 55 88 .385 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 64 .565 --
Astros 82 64 .562 0.5
Dodgers 71 76 .483 12.0
Giants 64 84 .432 19.5
Padres 62 86 .419 21.5
Braves 58 88 .397 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dale Murphy 5
1 Mickey Rivers 5
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 Mike Hargrove 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 2
1 Mickey Rivers 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Danny Goodwin 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Roberts 5
2 Wayne Gross 4
3 Bob Horner 3
3 Dale Murphy 3
3 Ken Singleton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Ruppert Jones 2
1 Rafael Landestoy 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dickie Noles 1.50
2 Brian Kingman 0.90
3 Floyd Bannister 0.60
4 Rick Wise 0.50
5 Ross Baumgarten 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Brian Kingman 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Brian Kingman 9
2 Dickie Noles 6
3 Rick Wise 5
4 Ross Baumgarten 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Aase 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .346
2 Fred Lynn .337
3 Brian Downing .330
4 Jim Rice .329
5 Sixto Lezcano .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 133
2 Jim Rice 114
3 Fred Lynn 113
4 Ken Singleton 108
4 Gorman Thomas 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 70
2 Ron LeFlore 69
3 Omar Moreno 67
4 Bill North 51
5 Julio Cruz 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.81
2 Tom Hume 2.81
3 Ron Guidry 2.87
4 J. R. Richard 2.94
5 Burt Hooton 2.97

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 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rafael Landestoy .478
2 Pete Rose .458
3 Claudell Washington .444
4 Chet Lemon .426
5 Dave Revering .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Andre Dawson 4
1 Doug DeCinces 4
1 George Foster 4
1 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 16
2 Don Baylor 15
2 Larry Biittner 15
2 Andre Dawson 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Julio Cruz 7
2 Bill Madlock 7
2 Eddie Miller 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Mike Chris 0.57
3 Mike Caldwell 0.61
4 Kent Tekulve 0.73
5 Jerry Reuss 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Brian Kingman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 27
2 Lynn McGlothen 23
2 Phil Niekro 23
4 Steve Carlton 19
4 J. R. Richard 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Fahey .396
2 Keith Hernandez .385
3 Willie Aikens .373
4 Mike Hargrove .373
5 Steve Ontiveros .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 10
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Larry Parrish 8
2 Gary Roenicke 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 27
2 Don Baylor 26
3 George Brett 24
4 Larry Biittner 23
4 4 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 20
2 Julio Cruz 15
3 Omar Moreno 14
4 Rickey Henderson 13
4 Ron LeFlore 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.90
2 Ed Farmer 1.00
3 John Candelaria 1.51
4 Dennis Lamp 1.58
5 Bob Forsch 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 7
2 Ron Guidry 6
3 Brian Kingman 5
3 Rick Langford 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Lynn McGlothen 44
2 Phil Niekro 44
4 Mike Flanagan 43
5 Steve Carlton 41

Saves

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