On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 87 44 .664 --
Brewers 81 54 .600 8.0
Red Sox 77 53 .592 9.5
Yankees 71 59 .546 15.5
Tigers 73 61 .545 15.5
Indians 69 65 .515 19.5
Blue Jays 42 91 .316 46.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 71 62 .534 --
Angels 71 63 .530 0.5
Twins 68 64 .515 2.5
Rangers 64 70 .478 7.5
White Sox 57 75 .432 13.5
Mariners 57 78 .422 15.0
Athletics 43 92 .319 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 54 .588 --
Expos 71 54 .568 3.0
Cubs 71 59 .546 5.5
Cardinals 69 61 .531 7.5
Phillies 65 67 .492 12.5
Mets 52 77 .403 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 57 .575 --
Astros 75 58 .564 1.5
Dodgers 61 72 .459 15.5
Giants 60 73 .451 16.5
Padres 57 77 .425 20.0
Braves 53 79 .402 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Castino 3
1 Lynn Jones 3
1 Rick Manning 3
1 Paul Molitor 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Morales 2
2 Steve Garvey 1
2 Wayne Gross 1
2 Toby Harrah 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Hassey 3
1 Mario Mendoza 3
1 Jose Morales 3
1 Jerry Morales 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Tom Herr 1
1 Ron LeFlore 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Whitson 1.20
2 Len Barker 1.00
3 Doc Medich 0.67
4 Mike Flanagan 0.57
4 Burt Hooton 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 8
1 Mike Flanagan 8
3 Craig Minetto 6
3 Ed Whitson 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Stanhouse 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .342
2 Keith Hernandez .341
3 George Brett .334
4 Sixto Lezcano .330
5 2 tied .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 41
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Fred Lynn 36
3 Gorman Thomas 36
5 Jim Rice 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 118
2 Fred Lynn 107
3 Jim Rice 102
3 Gorman Thomas 102
5 Ken Singleton 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 66
2 Willie Wilson 65
3 Omar Moreno 58
4 Bill North 50
5 Davey Lopes 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.71
2 Tom Hume 2.73
3 Mike LaCoss 2.81
4 Steve Rogers 2.86
5 Tommy John 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 19
2 Joe Niekro 18
3 Tommy John 17
3 Jerry Koosman 17
3 Phil Niekro 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 244
2 Nolan Ryan 184
3 Steve Carlton 163
3 Phil Niekro 163
5 Mike Flanagan 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Mike Marshall 27
3 Kent Tekulve 24
4 Gene Garber 22
5 Jim Kern 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Ontiveros .471
2 Dale Murphy .421
3 Gary Matthews .413
4 Bill Fahey .410
5 Willie Wilson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sixto Lezcano 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Dusty Baker 5
3 Buddy Bell 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 16
1 Gorman Thomas 16
3 Toby Harrah 15
3 Eddie Murray 15
3 Darrell Porter 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 15
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Davey Lopes 8
4 Dave Collins 7
4 Julio Cruz 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Castillo 0.00
2 J. R. Richard 0.33
3 Rick Reuschel 0.36
4 Aurelio Lopez 0.66
5 Dave Tobik 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 John Fulgham 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 28
2 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Steve Carlton 22
3 Rick Reuschel 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Bobby Castillo 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Tom Hume 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Landreaux .423
2 Fred Lynn .396
3 Al Oliver .388
4 George Brett .380
5 Mike Hargrove .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 12
2 Sixto Lezcano 11
2 Fred Lynn 11
4 Jim Rice 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 32
2 Toby Harrah 29
3 Dusty Baker 28
4 Sixto Lezcano 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 22
2 Julio Cruz 14
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Omar Moreno 14
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.67
2 Ed Farmer 0.87
3 Roy Thomas 1.08
4 Rudy May 1.37
5 Don Sutton 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 7
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Jerry Koosman 6
4 Len Barker 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 62
2 Mike Flanagan 52
3 Steve Carlton 48
4 Phil Niekro 47
5 Len Barker 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 12
2 Ed Farmer 7
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Mike Marshall 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .335
2 Steve Garvey .334
3 Fred Lynn .332
4 Sixto Lezcano .329
5 George Brett .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Jim Rice 45
2 Mike Schmidt 45
4 Gorman Thomas 39
5 Fred Lynn 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 145
2 Jim Rice 130
3 Fred Lynn 124
4 Ken Singleton 114
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 76
2 Ron LeFlore 75
3 Omar Moreno 73
4 Bill North 54
5 Julio Cruz 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.46
2 Tom Hume 2.50
3 Jim Palmer 2.68
4 Tom Seaver 2.79
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 21
1 Mike Flanagan 21
1 Ron Guidry 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Nolan Ryan 239
3 Phil Niekro 206
4 Ron Guidry 205
5 Steve Carlton 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 39
2 Mike Marshall 32
3 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Gene Garber 26
5 2 tied 23