On This Day

Monday, September 24, 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

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 86 71 .548 --
Royals 82 75 .522 4.0
Twins 81 75 .519 4.5
Rangers 78 78 .500 7.5
White Sox 68 86 .442 16.5
Mariners 65 91 .417 20.5
Athletics 53 103 .340 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 94 61 .606 --
Pirates 94 62 .603 0.5
Cardinals 84 71 .542 10.0
Phillies 81 76 .516 14.0
Cubs 78 78 .500 16.5
Mets 57 98 .368 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 88 68 .564 --
Astros 86 71 .548 2.5
Dodgers 76 80 .487 12.0
Giants 69 87 .442 19.0
Padres 65 91 .417 23.0
Braves 63 92 .406 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Cabell 6
2 Dave Cash 4
2 Bob Horner 4
2 Eddie Miller 4
2 Dave Parker 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Bill Robinson 4
4 Gary Carter 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Anderson 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.00
2 Craig Swan 0.83
3 Eddie Solomon 0.71
4 Dan Schatzeder 0.57
5 Bert Blyleven 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Mickey Mahler 1
1 Nolan Ryan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
2 Eddie Solomon 5
2 Craig Swan 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .342
2 Fred Lynn .336
3 Pete Rose .331
4 Al Oliver .330
5 Jim Rice .329

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
1 Willie Wilson 77
3 Omar Moreno 72
4 Bill North 56
5 Julio Cruz 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 2.80
2 Dan Schatzeder 2.83
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 219
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 30
4 Jim Kern 28
5 Gene Garber 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .537
2 Pete Rose .500
3 Billy Sample .429
4 Rob Wilfong .421
5 Willie Horton .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 7
2 Bob Horner 6
3 George Brett 5
3 Cliff Johnson 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Larry Parrish 16
3 George Brett 14
3 Hal McRae 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
1 Willie Wilson 10
3 Eddie Miller 8
4 Al Bumbry 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Sanderson 0.47
2 Rick Sutcliffe 1.08
3 Mike Flanagan 1.13
3 Silvio Martinez 1.13
5 John Montefusco 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Underwood 3
1 Geoff Zahn 3
3 Doyle Alexander 2
3 Jerry Augustine 2
3 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 31
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Randy Lerch 23
3 Dan Schatzeder 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 4
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Aurelio Lopez 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .430
2 Claudell Washington .425
3 Chet Lemon .402
4 Al Oliver .381
5 Ben Oglivie .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Steve Garvey 9
2 Larry Parrish 9
4 Toby Harrah 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 28
1 Dan Ford 28
3 Jim Rice 27
4 Hal McRae 26
4 Eddie Murray 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Ron LeFlore 15
4 Julio Cruz 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.96
2 J. R. Richard 1.41
3 Doc Medich 1.45
4 Eric Rasmussen 1.55
5 Rick Sutcliffe 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Doc Medich 5
2 David Palmer 5
2 Rick Sutcliffe 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 57
2 Lynn McGlothen 42
3 Steve Carlton 41
3 Nolan Ryan 41
5 Bert Blyleven 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
1 Don Stanhouse 7
1 Kent Tekulve 7
5 4 tied 6