On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 83 43 .659 --
Brewers 79 52 .603 6.5
Red Sox 76 51 .598 7.5
Yankees 69 57 .548 14.0
Tigers 69 61 .531 16.0
Indians 66 64 .508 19.0
Blue Jays 41 88 .318 43.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 71 59 .546 --
Twins 67 60 .528 2.5
Royals 68 61 .527 2.5
Rangers 62 68 .477 9.0
White Sox 56 73 .434 14.5
Mariners 55 76 .420 16.5
Athletics 41 90 .313 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 53 .586 --
Expos 69 53 .566 3.0
Cubs 69 57 .548 5.0
Cardinals 67 60 .528 7.5
Phillies 65 64 .504 10.5
Mets 52 74 .413 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 74 56 .569 --
Reds 74 57 .565 0.5
Dodgers 60 69 .465 13.5
Giants 59 71 .454 15.0
Padres 55 76 .420 19.5
Braves 50 79 .388 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Kemp 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Rich Dauer 5
4 Willie Horton 4
4 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Kemp 3
2 John Mayberry 2
2 Jim Morrison 2
4 Gary Alexander 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Cerone 5
1 Steve Kemp 5
3 Doug DeCinces 4
3 Bruce Kison 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
4 Alan Bannister 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.25
2 Dennis Lamp 1.00
3 Paul Splittorff 0.83
4 Randy Lerch 0.57
5 Rich Wortham 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Butch Edge 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Tobik 7
2 John Montefusco 6
2 Sammy Stewart 6
4 Dennis Lamp 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .344
2 Fred Lynn .344
3 Brian Downing .333
4 George Brett .331
5 Garry Templeton .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 41
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Fred Lynn 36
4 Jim Rice 33
4 Gorman Thomas 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 118
2 Fred Lynn 107
3 Jim Rice 102
4 Ken Singleton 98
5 Gorman Thomas 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 64
2 Willie Wilson 61
3 Omar Moreno 57
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.74
2 Steve Rogers 2.78
3 Tom Hume 2.79
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.82
5 Mike LaCoss 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 18
1 Joe Niekro 18
3 Jerry Koosman 17
4 Dennis Eckersley 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 232
2 Nolan Ryan 179
3 Phil Niekro 160
4 Steve Carlton 156
5 Ron Guidry 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Mike Marshall 26
3 Kent Tekulve 23
4 Gene Garber 22
5 Jim Kern 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Matthews .444
2 Mike Hargrove .442
3 Fred Lynn .442
4 Steve Ontiveros .429
5 Ed Ott .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 6
2 Dusty Baker 5
2 Buddy Bell 5
2 Fred Lynn 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 16
2 Gorman Thomas 15
3 Don Baylor 14
3 Bobby Bonds 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 12
2 Ron LeFlore 10
3 Julio Cruz 9
3 Davey Lopes 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Burgmeier 0.66
2 J. R. Richard 0.67
3 John Candelaria 0.74
4 Ed Farmer 1.00
5 Jerry Koosman 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Craig Chamberlain 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
2 Phil Niekro 26
3 Mike Flanagan 23
3 Lynn McGlothen 23
3 J. R. Richard 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Rich Gossage 5
3 Bobby Castillo 4
4 Tom Buskey 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .415
2 Fred Lynn .410
3 Keith Hernandez .408
4 Mike Hargrove .400
5 George Brett .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
1 Fred Lynn 11
3 Steve Kemp 9
3 Larry Parrish 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 29
2 Dusty Baker 28
3 Keith Hernandez 27
3 Gorman Thomas 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 21
2 Davey Lopes 15
2 Omar Moreno 15
4 Julio Cruz 13
4 Ron LeFlore 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.91
2 J. R. Richard 1.17
3 Don Sutton 1.21
4 Craig Chamberlain 1.33
4 Kent Tekulve 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 58
2 Mike Flanagan 52
3 Phil Niekro 47
4 Steve Carlton 41
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Tom Hume 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .337
2 Steve Garvey .333
3 Dave Parker .327
4 Keith Hernandez .326
5 Al Oliver .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
2 Jim Rice 47
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 Fred Lynn 39
5 2 tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 147
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Fred Lynn 126
4 Dave Parker 117
5 Dave Kingman 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 75
2 Ron LeFlore 74
3 Willie Wilson 72
4 Bill North 54
5 Julio Cruz 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.47
2 Tom Hume 2.55
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.72
4 Burt Hooton 2.74
5 Steve Rogers 2.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Nolan Ryan 234
3 Phil Niekro 209
4 Ron Guidry 200
5 Steve Carlton 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 38
2 Mike Marshall 31
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Gene Garber 28
5 Jim Kern 23