On This Day

Sunday, September 23, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 100 54 .649 --
Brewers 91 64 .587 9.5
Red Sox 87 67 .565 13.0
Yankees 83 71 .539 17.0
Tigers 83 73 .532 18.0
Indians 79 76 .510 21.5
Blue Jays 52 104 .333 49.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 85 71 .545 --
Royals 82 74 .526 3.0
Twins 81 75 .519 4.0
Rangers 78 78 .500 7.0
White Sox 68 86 .442 16.0
Mariners 65 91 .417 20.0
Athletics 53 103 .340 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 93 60 .608 --
Pirates 93 61 .604 0.5
Cardinals 83 71 .539 10.5
Phillies 81 75 .519 13.5
Cubs 78 77 .503 16.0
Mets 56 98 .364 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 88 68 .564 --
Astros 86 69 .555 1.5
Dodgers 76 80 .487 12.0
Giants 69 87 .442 19.0
Padres 65 91 .417 23.0
Braves 61 92 .399 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron LeFlore 4
1 Jason Thompson 4
3 Al Bumbry 3
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 George Foster 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Paciorek 4
2 Richie Hebner 3
2 Carney Lansford 3
2 Chris Speier 3
2 Gorman Thomas 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 6
2 Al Bumbry 3
3 Jim Norris 2
3 Frank White 2
3 Jerry White 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bibby 1.75
2 Ed Whitson 1.40
3 Len Barker 1.00
3 Eric Rasmussen 1.00
5 Juan Berenguer 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Torrez 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Rick Honeycutt 8
4 Juan Berenguer 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1
1 Don Sutton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .344
2 Fred Lynn .336
3 Pete Rose .332
4 George Brett .331
5 Al Oliver .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 44
2 Gorman Thomas 44
4 Jim Rice 39
5 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 138
2 Jim Rice 129
3 Gorman Thomas 119
4 Fred Lynn 117
5 Dave Winfield 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 77
2 Willie Wilson 76
3 Omar Moreno 72
4 Bill North 56
5 Julio Cruz 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.80
2 Dan Schatzeder 2.81
3 Ron Guidry 2.85
4 J. R. Richard 2.87
5 Joe Niekro 2.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
2 Tommy John 20
2 Joe Niekro 20
4 Jerry Koosman 19
4 Phil Niekro 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 289
2 Nolan Ryan 211
3 Steve Carlton 197
4 Phil Niekro 196
5 Ron Guidry 186

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .537
2 Pete Rose .525
3 Greg Gross .447
4 Billy Sample .429
4 Rob Wilfong .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 7
2 George Brett 5
2 Cliff Johnson 5
2 Gorman Thomas 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 21
2 Larry Parrish 16
3 Don Baylor 14
3 George Brett 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
1 Willie Wilson 10
3 Al Bumbry 8
4 Julio Cruz 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanderson 0.47
2 Aurelio Lopez 0.69
3 Mike Flanagan 1.13
3 Silvio Martinez 1.13
5 Rick Sutcliffe 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Monge 3
1 Rick Sutcliffe 3
1 Tom Underwood 3
1 Geoff Zahn 3
5 44 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 31
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Phil Niekro 22
4 Randy Lerch 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Jim Kern 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .429
2 Claudell Washington .425
3 Chet Lemon .402
4 Ben Oglivie .384
5 Al Oliver .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 13
2 Larry Parrish 10
3 Steve Garvey 9
4 Toby Harrah 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 28
1 Gorman Thomas 28
3 Steve Garvey 27
3 Hal McRae 27
3 Jim Rice 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 20
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Ron LeFlore 15
4 Julio Cruz 14
5 Bill Madlock 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.91
2 J. R. Richard 1.41
3 Eric Rasmussen 1.55
4 Kent Tekulve 1.63
5 Rudy May 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Bill Lee 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 57
2 Steve Carlton 50
3 Phil Niekro 46
4 Lynn McGlothen 42
5 Ron Guidry 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Tom Hume 7
1 Jim Kern 7
1 Aurelio Lopez 7
1 2 others tied 7