On This Day

Sunday, September 30, 1979

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1979 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 2, 1979

Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 102 57 .642 --
Brewers 95 66 .590 8.0
Red Sox 91 69 .569 11.5
Yankees 89 71 .556 13.5
Tigers 85 76 .528 18.0
Indians 81 80 .503 22.0
Blue Jays 53 109 .327 50.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 88 74 .543 --
Royals 85 77 .525 3.0
Rangers 83 79 .512 5.0
Twins 82 80 .506 6.0
White Sox 73 87 .456 14.0
Mariners 67 95 .414 21.0
Athletics 54 108 .333 34.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 98 64 .605 --
Expos 95 65 .594 2.0
Cardinals 86 76 .531 12.0
Phillies 84 78 .519 14.0
Cubs 80 82 .494 18.0
Mets 63 99 .389 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 71 .559 --
Astros 89 73 .549 1.5
Dodgers 79 83 .488 11.5
Giants 71 91 .438 19.5
Padres 68 93 .422 22.0
Braves 66 94 .413 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Manning 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Tom Brookens 3
2 Rich Dauer 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Spencer 2
2 Rick Auerbach 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 4
1 Dave Skaggs 4
3 Thad Bosley 3
3 Bobby Grich 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 2
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 2.00
2 John Pacella 1.75
3 Ed Halicki 1.60
4 Ron Guidry 1.00
5 Rick Sutcliffe 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Roy Lee Jackson 1
1 Brian Kingman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Ed Halicki 8
3 John Pacella 7
3 Rick Sutcliffe 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Griffin 1
1 Mark Lee 1
1 Jeff Reardon 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .344
2 Fred Lynn .333
3 Pete Rose .331
4 George Brett .329
5 Brian Downing .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
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 139
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 2.76
3 Ron Guidry 2.78
4 Dan Schatzeder 2.83
5 Tommy John 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
2 Tommy John 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
5 Jerry Koosman 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 313
2 Nolan Ryan 223
3 Steve Carlton 213
4 Phil Niekro 208
5 Ron Guidry 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 37
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 31
4 Jim Kern 29
5 Gene Garber 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .556
2 Dave Parker .441
3 Lamar Johnson .429
4 Bill Madlock .415
5 Manny Trillo .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Johnson 7
2 Oscar Gamble 6
2 Bob Horner 6
4 Reggie Jackson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cliff Johnson 16
2 Oscar Gamble 15
3 Richie Hebner 14
3 Darrell Porter 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 11
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Omar Moreno 8
3 Frank White 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Geisel 0.69
2 Eric Rasmussen 0.72
3 Mark Littell 0.73
4 J. R. Richard 1.03
5 3 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 50
2 Steve Carlton 31
3 Jim Bibby 25
4 Dennis Leonard 24
5 Phil Niekro 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Jim Kern 3
1 Mark Littell 3
1 Joe Sambito 3
1 Kent Tekulve 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .432
2 Pete Rose .424
3 Chet Lemon .404
4 Greg Gross .390
5 Claudell Washington .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 9
2 Oscar Gamble 8
2 Bob Horner 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 19
2 Willie Wilson 18
3 Eddie Miller 15
4 Rickey Henderson 13
5 3 tied 12

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 Mike Flanagan 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Rick Sutcliffe 5
3 Vida Blue 4
3 Steve Comer 4
3 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 69
2 Steve Carlton 50
3 Ron Guidry 45
3 Phil Niekro 45
5 Nolan Ryan 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 8
2 Kent Tekulve 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 Tom Hume 6
3 John Montague 6