On This Day

Tuesday, September 25, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 100 55 .645 --
Brewers 92 64 .590 8.5
Red Sox 87 68 .561 13.0
Yankees 84 71 .542 16.0
Tigers 84 73 .535 17.0
Indians 79 77 .506 21.5
Blue Jays 53 104 .338 48.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 87 71 .551 --
Royals 82 76 .519 5.0
Twins 81 76 .516 5.5
Rangers 79 78 .503 7.5
White Sox 69 86 .445 16.5
Mariners 65 92 .414 21.5
Athletics 53 104 .338 33.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 95 62 .605 --
Expos 94 62 .603 0.5
Cardinals 85 71 .545 9.5
Phillies 81 77 .513 14.5
Cubs 79 79 .500 16.5
Mets 58 99 .369 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 88 69 .561 --
Astros 87 71 .551 1.5
Dodgers 77 80 .490 11.0
Giants 69 88 .439 19.0
Padres 66 91 .420 22.0
Braves 63 93 .404 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Kingman 4
1 Lee Mazzilli 4
3 Enos Cabell 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 4
2 Damaso Garcia 3
2 Rafael Landestoy 3
2 Ed Ott 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 2.17
2 Bill Caudill 1.00
3 Jack Morris 0.88
4 Frank Tanana 0.80
5 John Fulgham 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 John Fulgham 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 13
2 Bill Caudill 8
3 Jack Morris 7
3 Enrique Romo 7
5 John Fulgham 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .341
2 Fred Lynn .335
3 Pete Rose .331
4 Jim Rice .329
5 George Brett .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 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 78
2 Willie Wilson 77
3 Omar Moreno 72
4 Bill North 56
5 Julio Cruz 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.78
2 Tom Hume 2.80
3 Dan Schatzeder 2.83
4 Ron Guidry 2.85
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 302
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 .543
2 Pete Rose .492
3 Lamar Johnson .444
4 Rob Wilfong .429
5 Eddie Murray .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 8
2 Bob Horner 6
3 Cliff Johnson 5
4 George Brett 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Larry Parrish 17
3 Dave Winfield 14
4 Don Baylor 13
4 Mike Schmidt 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 11
2 Eddie Miller 9
2 Willie Wilson 9
4 Julio Cruz 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.73
2 Jerry Augustine 0.92
3 Mike Flanagan 1.13
3 Silvio Martinez 1.13
5 John Montefusco 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 44
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Randy Lerch 23
3 Dan Schatzeder 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .436
2 Pete Rose .433
3 Chet Lemon .406
4 Ben Oglivie .386
5 Al Oliver .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Larry Parrish 10
3 Steve Garvey 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 27
2 Hal McRae 26
2 Eddie Murray 26
4 George Brett 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 18
2 Ron LeFlore 16
3 Omar Moreno 15
4 Julio Cruz 13
4 Eddie Miller 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.93
2 Jerry Augustine 1.01
3 J. R. Richard 1.20
4 Eric Rasmussen 1.40
5 Mike Proly 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Rick Sutcliffe 6
3 Doc Medich 5
3 David Palmer 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 70
2 Steve Carlton 41
2 Nolan Ryan 41
4 Phil Niekro 36
5 Ron Guidry 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Jim Kern 7
1 Aurelio Lopez 7
1 Don Stanhouse 7
1 Kent Tekulve 7