On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 78 40 .661 --
Red Sox 74 44 .627 4.0
Brewers 71 50 .587 8.5
Yankees 64 54 .542 14.0
Tigers 62 58 .517 17.0
Indians 61 59 .508 18.0
Blue Jays 38 82 .317 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 67 54 .554 --
Twins 63 56 .529 3.0
Royals 62 58 .517 4.5
Rangers 60 61 .496 7.0
White Sox 53 67 .442 13.5
Mariners 50 71 .413 17.0
Athletics 36 85 .298 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 70 49 .588 --
Expos 64 51 .557 4.0
Cubs 63 54 .538 6.0
Cardinals 60 58 .508 9.5
Phillies 61 59 .508 9.5
Mets 51 66 .436 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 70 51 .579 --
Reds 66 56 .541 4.5
Giants 57 64 .471 13.0
Dodgers 55 65 .458 14.5
Padres 53 69 .434 17.5
Braves 47 75 .385 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Keith Hernandez 3
1 Butch Hobson 3
1 Sixto Lezcano 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Todd Cruz 1
1 Butch Hobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Martin 4
1 Bob Watson 4
3 Todd Cruz 2
3 Steve Dillard 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Al Cowens 1
2 Paul Dade 1
2 Lamar Johnson 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Forsch 0.89
2 Geoff Zahn 0.60
3 Dennis Martinez 0.50
3 Phil Niekro 0.50
3 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 Lynn McGlothen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Forsch 8
2 Dennis Martinez 6
2 Lynn McGlothen 6
4 Phil Niekro 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .343
2 Keith Hernandez .338
3 Brian Downing .333
3 Jim Rice .333
5 Sixto Lezcano .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 35
4 Jim Rice 32
5 Gorman Thomas 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 107
2 Fred Lynn 102
3 Jim Rice 98
4 Dave Kingman 93
5 Steve Kemp 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 57
2 Omar Moreno 54
3 Willie Wilson 51
4 Bill North 50
5 Frank Taveras 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.58
2 Ron Guidry 2.60
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.74
4 Steve Rogers 2.79
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 16
1 Mike Flanagan 16
1 Tommy John 16
1 Joe Niekro 16
5 Phil Niekro 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 216
2 Nolan Ryan 170
3 Phil Niekro 147
4 Ron Guidry 143
5 Steve Carlton 141

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 29
2 Mike Marshall 25
3 Kent Tekulve 22
4 Gene Garber 19
4 Jim Kern 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Milner .462
2 Ken Landreaux .439
3 Fred Lynn .436
4 Steve Dillard .431
5 Jim Rice .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 9
2 Butch Hobson 6
2 Bob Horner 6
2 Mike Ivie 6
2 Dave Revering 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 20
2 Butch Hobson 17
2 Gorman Thomas 17
4 Hal McRae 16
5 Keith Hernandez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
2 Davey Lopes 7
2 Jerry Royster 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 0.56
2 Eddie Solomon 0.67
3 Jim Bibby 0.77
4 J. R. Richard 1.00
5 3 tied 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Dave Frost 3
2 Jerry Koosman 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 34
2 Mike Flanagan 31
3 Phil Niekro 27
4 Steve Carlton 26
5 Len Barker 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Mike Marshall 5
3 Neil Allen 4
3 Ed Farmer 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .417
2 John Milner .413
3 Fred Lynn .408
4 Al Oliver .388
5 Bob Horner .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 11
1 Jim Rice 11
3 Dave Kingman 10
4 Butch Hobson 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 36
2 Jim Rice 31
3 Dusty Baker 30
4 George Brett 27
4 4 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Willie Wilson 14
3 Davey Lopes 13
4 Frank Taveras 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 1.05
2 Tom Hume 1.07
3 Rudy May 1.30
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.50
5 Kent Tekulve 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Dave Frost 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Fred Norman 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 59
2 Mike Flanagan 49
3 Phil Niekro 47
4 Ron Guidry 34
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 9
2 Ed Farmer 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
2 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .337
2 Rod Carew .336
3 Dave Winfield .334
4 Fred Lynn .332
5 Dave Parker .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 50
2 Dave Kingman 48
3 Mike Schmidt 46
4 Don Baylor 38
4 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 141
2 Don Baylor 140
3 Dave Parker 123
4 Fred Lynn 122
5 2 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 78
2 Ron LeFlore 70
3 Willie Wilson 63
4 Bill North 58
5 Frank Taveras 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.30
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.55
3 Tom Hume 2.59
4 Burt Hooton 2.69
5 Jim Palmer 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 23
2 Dennis Martinez 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
4 Mike Caldwell 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 290
2 Nolan Ryan 246
3 Phil Niekro 213
4 Ron Guidry 200
5 Steve Carlton 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
1 Kent Tekulve 34
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Gene Garber 25
5 3 tied 22