On This Day

Saturday, September 29, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 102 56 .646 --
Brewers 95 65 .594 8.0
Red Sox 91 68 .572 11.5
Yankees 88 71 .553 14.5
Tigers 84 76 .525 19.0
Indians 80 80 .500 23.0
Blue Jays 53 108 .329 50.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 87 74 .540 --
Royals 85 76 .528 2.0
Rangers 83 78 .516 4.0
Twins 81 80 .503 6.0
White Sox 72 87 .453 14.0
Mariners 67 94 .416 20.0
Athletics 53 108 .329 34.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 97 64 .602 --
Expos 95 64 .597 1.0
Cardinals 86 75 .534 11.0
Phillies 83 78 .516 14.0
Cubs 80 81 .497 17.0
Mets 62 99 .385 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 70 .563 --
Astros 88 73 .547 2.5
Dodgers 79 82 .491 11.5
Giants 71 90 .441 19.5
Padres 67 93 .419 23.0
Braves 65 94 .409 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Parker 5
2 Butch Wynegar 4
3 Bill Almon 3
3 German Barranca 3
3 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 2
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 Al Greene 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Norman 4
2 Bernie Carbo 3
2 Larry Cox 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Miller 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 John Stearns 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 2.20
2 Mike Flanagan 1.83
3 Floyd Bannister 1.00
4 Dan Spillner 0.70
5 Mike LaCoss 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Bill Caudill 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 11
1 J. R. Richard 11
3 Tommy John 7
3 Dan Spillner 7
5 Dan Petry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .346
2 Fred Lynn .333
3 Pete Rose .332
4 George Brett .329
5 Jim Rice .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Gorman Thomas 45
4 Fred Lynn 39
4 Jim Rice 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 138
2 Jim Rice 130
3 Gorman Thomas 123
4 Fred Lynn 122
5 Dave Winfield 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 83
2 Ron LeFlore 78
3 Omar Moreno 77
4 Bill North 58
5 Julio Cruz 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 2.71
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 21
3 Joe Niekro 20
3 Phil Niekro 20
5 Jerry Koosman 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 313
2 Nolan Ryan 223
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 29
5 Gene Garber 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .531
2 Lamar Johnson .436
3 Pete Rose .410
4 Dave Parker .409
5 Bake McBride .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 6
1 Cliff Johnson 6
3 Bob Horner 5
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 16
2 Tim Foli 15
2 Oscar Gamble 15
2 Cliff Johnson 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 13
2 Omar Moreno 10
3 Ron LeFlore 9
4 Eddie Miller 8
4 Frank White 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
2 Dave Geisel 0.60
3 Eric Rasmussen 0.69
4 Silvio Martinez 0.96
5 J. R. Richard 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Ron Reed 3
1 Steve Trout 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 50
2 Nolan Ryan 31
3 Jim Bibby 25
4 Mike Flanagan 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Jim Kern 3
1 Mark Littell 3
1 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .433
2 Ben Oglivie .419
3 Chet Lemon .398
4 Claudell Washington .397
5 Rafael Landestoy .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 9
2 Oscar Gamble 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Larry Parrish 8
5 8 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 28
2 Steve Garvey 26
3 Dave Winfield 25
4 Reggie Jackson 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 19
1 Willie Wilson 19
3 Eddie Miller 15
4 Julio Cruz 13
4 Ron LeFlore 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eric Rasmussen 1.03
2 J. R. Richard 1.24
3 Jerry Reuss 1.25
4 Rich Gossage 1.69
5 Dennis Leonard 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Doc Medich 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
4 Jerry Augustine 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 69
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Ron Guidry 41
4 Mike Flanagan 40
5 Phil Niekro 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 8
2 Rich Gossage 6
2 Tom Hume 6
2 John Montague 6
2 2 others tied 6