On This Day

Wednesday, September 26, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 101 55 .647 --
Brewers 92 65 .586 9.5
Red Sox 88 68 .564 13.0
Yankees 85 71 .545 16.0
Tigers 84 74 .532 18.0
Indians 79 78 .503 22.5
Blue Jays 53 105 .335 49.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 87 72 .547 --
Royals 83 76 .522 4.0
Twins 81 77 .513 5.5
Rangers 80 78 .506 6.5
White Sox 70 86 .449 15.5
Mariners 66 92 .418 20.5
Athletics 53 105 .335 33.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 96 62 .608 --
Expos 94 63 .599 1.5
Cardinals 85 72 .541 10.5
Phillies 82 77 .516 14.5
Cubs 79 80 .497 17.5
Mets 59 99 .373 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 89 69 .563 --
Astros 87 72 .547 2.5
Dodgers 78 80 .494 11.0
Giants 69 89 .437 20.0
Padres 66 92 .418 23.0
Braves 64 93 .408 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Herndon 4
1 Frank White 4
3 Gary Alexander 3
3 John Castino 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Benny Ayala 1
1 Dave Bergman 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 John Castino 1
1 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 5
2 Oscar Gamble 4
2 Richie Hebner 4
2 Phil Niekro 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Tom Brookens 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave LaRoche 1.33
1 Dennis Leonard 1.33
3 Ron Guidry 1.10
4 Steve Carlton 0.80
5 Phil Niekro 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 11
2 Dennis Leonard 8
3 Phil Niekro 6
4 Steve Carlton 4
4 7 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .342
2 Fred Lynn .337
3 Jim Rice .329
4 George Brett .329
5 Pete Rose .328

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 130
3 Gorman Thomas 120
4 Fred Lynn 119
5 Dave Winfield 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 79
2 Ron LeFlore 78
3 Omar Moreno 73
4 Bill North 57
5 Julio Cruz 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.78
2 Tom Hume 2.78
3 Ron Guidry 2.82
4 Dan Schatzeder 2.83
5 Tommy John 2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 302
2 Nolan Ryan 219
3 Phil Niekro 202
4 Steve Carlton 201
5 Ron Guidry 197

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 .553
2 Pete Rose .438
2 Frank White .438
4 Richie Hebner .432
5 Lamar Johnson .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 6
1 Larry Parrish 6
3 Oscar Gamble 5
3 Cliff Johnson 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Dave Winfield 15
3 Larry Parrish 13
4 George Brett 12
4 8 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
1 Willie Wilson 10
3 Eddie Miller 9
4 Julio Cruz 7
4 Rickey Henderson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.73
2 Jerry Augustine 0.92
3 Silvio Martinez 0.96
4 Tom Seaver 1.04
5 Mike Flanagan 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 39
2 Steve Carlton 27
2 Nolan Ryan 27
4 Ron Guidry 25
4 Phil Niekro 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 Tom Hume 3
3 Don Stanhouse 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Claudell Washington .447
2 Pete Rose .421
3 Chet Lemon .400
4 Ben Oglivie .398
5 Rafael Landestoy .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 11
2 Larry Parrish 10
3 Oscar Gamble 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 28
2 Hal McRae 25
2 Eddie Murray 25
2 Larry Parrish 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 18
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Julio Cruz 13
4 Eddie Miller 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Augustine 1.01
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.04
3 J. R. Richard 1.20
4 Eric Rasmussen 1.26
5 Bob Forsch 1.77

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 70
2 Ron Guidry 46
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Phil Niekro 42
5 Nolan Ryan 40

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