On This Day

Monday, September 17, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 98 50 .662 --
Brewers 88 62 .587 11.0
Red Sox 83 65 .561 15.0
Yankees 80 68 .541 18.0
Tigers 80 70 .533 19.0
Indians 76 74 .507 23.0
Blue Jays 50 100 .333 49.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 81 69 .540 --
Royals 79 71 .527 2.0
Twins 78 72 .520 3.0
Rangers 75 76 .497 6.5
White Sox 65 84 .436 15.5
Mariners 63 88 .417 18.5
Athletics 52 99 .344 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 89 58 .605 --
Expos 87 58 .600 1.0
Cardinals 78 69 .531 11.0
Phillies 77 72 .517 13.0
Cubs 74 73 .503 15.0
Mets 56 89 .386 32.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 65 .567 --
Astros 83 66 .557 1.5
Dodgers 72 78 .480 13.0
Giants 67 84 .444 18.5
Padres 62 88 .413 23.0
Braves 59 89 .399 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Hargrove 5
2 Eddie Miller 4
3 Rick Bosetti 3
3 Dave Collins 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 4
1 Darrell Porter 4
1 Jim Rice 4
4 Mike Hargrove 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Craig 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Pedro Guerrero 1
1 Mike Hargrove 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.00
1 Milt Wilcox 1.00
3 Phil Niekro 0.56
4 Dennis Leonard 0.55
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bacsik 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Milt Wilcox 7
3 Dennis Leonard 6
4 Mike Bacsik 5
4 Phil Niekro 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .344
2 Fred Lynn .336
3 Pete Rose .330
4 George Brett .329
5 Jim Rice .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 45
2 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Gorman Thomas 42
4 Fred Lynn 38
4 Jim Rice 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 134
2 Jim Rice 122
3 Fred Lynn 116
4 Gorman Thomas 113
5 Ken Singleton 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 73
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Omar Moreno 70
4 Bill North 53
5 Julio Cruz 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.80
2 Tom Hume 2.81
3 Dan Schatzeder 2.82
4 Ron Guidry 2.87
5 J. R. Richard 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Joe Niekro 19
3 Tommy John 18
3 Jerry Koosman 18
3 Phil Niekro 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 274
2 Nolan Ryan 202
3 Phil Niekro 191
4 Steve Carlton 190
5 Ron Guidry 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 30
3 Kent Tekulve 28
4 Jim Kern 27
5 Gene Garber 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .536
2 Rafael Landestoy .532
3 Billy Sample .515
4 Ray Knight .477
5 Mike Hargrove .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 5
1 Gorman Thomas 5
3 George Foster 4
3 Butch Hobson 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Dan Ford 16
2 Claudell Washington 16
4 Don Baylor 14
5 George Foster 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Eddie Miller 9
3 Julio Cruz 7
3 Jerry Royster 7
3 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Proly 0.00
2 Aurelio Lopez 0.73
3 Jerry Reuss 0.90
4 Vern Ruhle 1.06
5 Rob Dressler 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Steve Comer 3
1 Rob Dressler 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
1 Ron Guidry 27
3 J. R. Richard 25
4 Phil Niekro 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 5
2 Tom Hume 4
2 Gary Lavelle 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .407
2 Willie Wilson .380
3 Bill Fahey .379
4 Mike Hargrove .378
5 Chet Lemon .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Larry Parrish 9
3 Dusty Baker 8
3 Johnny Bench 8
3 Steve Garvey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 27
1 Eddie Murray 27
3 Dan Ford 26
4 George Brett 25
4 Gorman Thomas 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 21
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Julio Cruz 13
3 Rickey Henderson 13
3 Ron LeFlore 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.09
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.20
3 Rich Gossage 1.44
4 John Candelaria 1.71
5 Ed Farmer 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Rick Langford 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 58
2 Steve Carlton 49
3 Phil Niekro 44
4 Ron Guidry 40
5 Lynn McGlothen 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hume 8
1 Jim Kern 8
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 Aurelio Lopez 7
5 2 tied 6