On This Day

Thursday, July 5, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 27 .667 --
Red Sox 50 29 .633 3.0
Brewers 47 34 .580 7.0
Yankees 44 38 .537 10.5
Tigers 37 40 .481 15.0
Indians 36 44 .450 17.5
Blue Jays 26 58 .310 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 47 34 .580 --
Angels 48 36 .571 0.5
Twins 43 36 .544 3.0
Royals 42 39 .519 5.0
White Sox 35 45 .438 11.5
Mariners 36 49 .424 13.0
Athletics 24 60 .286 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 45 29 .608 --
Pirates 40 35 .533 5.5
Cubs 40 35 .533 5.5
Phillies 42 39 .519 6.5
Cardinals 39 37 .513 7.0
Mets 32 44 .421 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 52 32 .619 --
Reds 42 41 .506 9.5
Giants 40 42 .488 11.0
Padres 37 48 .435 15.5
Braves 35 47 .427 16.0
Dodgers 34 49 .410 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Watson 4
2 Alan Bannister 3
2 Jim Essian 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Joe Cannon 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 2
1 Rick Burleson 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Ted Cox 2
1 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Johnnie LeMaster 1
1 Garry Maddox 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Langford 1.00
2 Craig Swan 0.83
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.80
4 Lary Sorensen 0.75
5 Phil Niekro 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Fulgham 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Rick Langford 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 12
2 Phil Niekro 10
2 Craig Swan 10
4 Ron Guidry 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Guy Hoffman 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .367
2 Brian Downing .355
3 Lee Mazzilli .336
4 Paul Molitor .336
5 George Hendrick .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Mike Schmidt 23
3 Fred Lynn 22
4 Gorman Thomas 20
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 75
2 Fred Lynn 67
3 George Foster 65
3 Dave Kingman 65
5 2 tied 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 40
2 Willie Wilson 37
3 Omar Moreno 33
4 Bill North 32
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.38
2 Ron Guidry 2.04
3 Tommy John 2.36
4 Mike LaCoss 2.42
5 Gaylord Perry 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 12
1 Joe Niekro 12
3 Phil Niekro 11
4 Joaquin Andujar 10
4 7 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 144
2 Nolan Ryan 139
3 Gaylord Perry 97
4 Ron Guidry 96
4 Fergie Jenkins 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 18
2 Gene Garber 17
3 Mike Marshall 16
4 Jim Kern 14
5 Doug Bair 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .571
2 Oscar Gamble .487
3 Charlie Moore .441
4 Paul Molitor .439
5 Bob Horner .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 7
2 George Foster 5
2 Fred Lynn 5
2 Dan Meyer 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Smalley 19
2 Don Baylor 16
2 Oscar Gamble 16
4 Bob Horner 13
4 Paul Molitor 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 10
2 Bill North 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Omar Moreno 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
2 Rick Honeycutt 0.52
3 Bob Stanley 0.64
4 Gary Lavelle 0.71
5 Tom Underwood 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 J. R. Richard 26
3 Rich Gale 23
4 Phil Niekro 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
1 Tug McGraw 5
3 Jim Kern 4
3 Joe Sambito 4
3 Don Stanhouse 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .435
2 Paul Molitor .391
3 Brian Downing .390
4 Toby Harrah .380
5 Bill Madlock .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Jack Clark 9
2 George Foster 9
2 Dave Kingman 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 29
2 Jim Rice 26
2 Roy Smalley 26
2 Gorman Thomas 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 17
2 Willie Wilson 14
3 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Omar Moreno 12
5 Cesar Cedeno 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.05
2 Jim Kern 1.42
3 Bob Shirley 1.43
4 Ron Guidry 1.64
5 Steve Rogers 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
1 Bob Stanley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 J. R. Richard 55
3 Gaylord Perry 41
4 Bert Blyleven 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Gene Garber 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 6 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .337
2 Al Oliver .329
3 Dave Parker .327
4 George Hendrick .325
5 Steve Garvey .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 41
3 Dave Kingman 40
4 Gorman Thomas 35
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 131
2 Don Baylor 126
3 George Foster 124
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Fred Lynn 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 56
4 Willie Wilson 54
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Tommy John 2.46
3 Ken Forsch 2.49
4 Mike Caldwell 2.56
5 Gaylord Perry 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Joe Niekro 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
4 Tommy John 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 302
2 Nolan Ryan 286
3 Phil Niekro 232
4 Ron Guidry 220
5 Fergie Jenkins 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 34
1 Bruce Sutter 34
3 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Rollie Fingers 29
5 Doug Bair 28