On This Day

Friday, September 21, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 99 52 .656 --
Brewers 90 63 .588 10.0
Red Sox 86 66 .566 13.5
Yankees 81 71 .533 18.5
Tigers 82 72 .532 18.5
Indians 77 75 .507 22.5
Blue Jays 52 102 .338 48.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 83 71 .539 --
Royals 81 73 .526 2.0
Twins 80 74 .519 3.0
Rangers 78 76 .506 5.0
White Sox 68 84 .447 14.0
Mariners 63 91 .409 20.0
Athletics 52 102 .338 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 91 59 .607 --
Pirates 91 61 .599 1.0
Cardinals 80 71 .530 11.5
Phillies 80 73 .523 12.5
Cubs 78 75 .510 14.5
Mets 56 95 .371 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 87 67 .565 --
Astros 85 68 .556 1.5
Dodgers 75 79 .487 12.0
Giants 68 86 .442 19.0
Padres 64 90 .416 23.0
Braves 60 91 .397 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Oglivie 4
1 Craig Reynolds 4
1 U. L. Washington 4
4 Ivan de Jesus 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 U. L. Washington 2
2 Willie Horton 1
2 Ray Knight 1
2 Ken Landreaux 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 U. L. Washington 6
2 Hal McRae 4
3 Chet Lemon 3
3 Dave Winfield 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Terry Puhl 1
1 Dave Winfield 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.88
2 Lynn McGlothen 1.17
3 Juan Eichelberger 0.88
4 Paul Splittorff 0.75
5 Moose Haas 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Juan Eichelberger 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Lynn McGlothen 1
1 Doc Medich 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 15
2 Juan Eichelberger 7
2 Lynn McGlothen 7
4 Jerry Koosman 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .342
2 Fred Lynn .337
3 Pete Rose .334
4 George Brett .334
5 Jim Rice .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Gorman Thomas 43
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 138
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Fred Lynn 117
4 Gorman Thomas 115
5 Dave Winfield 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 75
2 Omar Moreno 72
3 Ron LeFlore 71
4 Bill North 55
5 Julio Cruz 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.80
2 Steve Rogers 2.80
3 Dan Schatzeder 2.81
4 Ron Guidry 2.85
5 J. R. Richard 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Tommy John 19
2 Jerry Koosman 19
2 Joe Niekro 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 289
2 Nolan Ryan 211
3 Phil Niekro 191
4 Steve Carlton 190
5 Ron Guidry 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Jim Kern 28
3 Kent Tekulve 28
5 Gene Garber 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .574
2 Greg Gross .533
3 Billy Sample .486
4 Ben Oglivie .439
5 Mike Hargrove .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 5
1 Gorman Thomas 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Toby Harrah 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 21
2 George Brett 16
3 Don Baylor 15
3 Dave Winfield 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
1 Willie Wilson 9
3 Rickey Henderson 8
4 Julio Cruz 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Richard Dotson 0.00
1 Grant Jackson 0.00
1 Pete Redfern 0.00
4 Jim Slaton 0.50
5 Aurelio Lopez 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Doc Medich 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Tom Underwood 3
1 Geoff Zahn 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 31
2 Ron Guidry 24
2 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Steve Carlton 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 5
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 Don Stanhouse 4
4 Tom Hume 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .444
2 Chet Lemon .404
3 Claudell Washington .397
4 Willie Wilson .379
5 Al Oliver .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 13
2 Johnny Bench 8
2 Steve Garvey 8
2 Toby Harrah 8
2 Dave Kingman 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 28
2 George Brett 27
2 Hal McRae 27
2 Jim Rice 27
5 Eddie Murray 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Rickey Henderson 14
4 Bill Madlock 13
5 Julio Cruz 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.91
2 J. R. Richard 1.20
3 Eric Rasmussen 1.51
4 Kent Tekulve 1.65
5 Rudy May 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Doc Medich 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 67
2 Steve Carlton 43
3 Lynn McGlothen 42
4 Phil Niekro 41
5 Dave Goltz 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 8
2 Tom Hume 7
2 Jim Kern 7
2 Don Stanhouse 7
5 2 tied 6