On This Day

Saturday, July 7, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 29 .651 --
Red Sox 51 30 .630 2.0
Brewers 47 37 .560 7.5
Yankees 47 38 .553 8.0
Tigers 40 40 .500 12.5
Indians 38 44 .463 15.5
Blue Jays 27 59 .314 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 50 36 .581 --
Rangers 48 35 .578 0.5
Twins 43 38 .531 4.5
Royals 43 40 .518 5.5
White Sox 36 46 .439 12.0
Mariners 37 50 .425 13.5
Athletics 24 63 .276 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 47 29 .618 --
Cubs 42 36 .538 6.0
Pirates 40 37 .519 7.5
Cardinals 41 38 .519 7.5
Phillies 43 40 .518 7.5
Mets 32 46 .410 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 53 34 .609 --
Reds 44 41 .518 8.0
Giants 41 43 .488 10.5
Padres 39 48 .448 14.0
Braves 36 49 .424 16.0
Dodgers 34 51 .400 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Scot Thompson 5
2 Bert Campaneris 4
2 Ivan de Jesus 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
5 23 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 3
2 Mike Ivie 2
2 Fred Lynn 2
4 Glenn Adams 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Fred Lynn 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Mike Ivie 4
4 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Jerry Royster 2
1 Bump Wills 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Medich 1.50
2 Dave Frost 1.14
3 Burt Hooton 0.80
4 Paul Moskau 0.70
5 Tony Brizzolara 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Tony Brizzolara 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Frost 8
2 Paul Moskau 7
3 Tony Brizzolara 6
4 Paul Mitchell 5
4 Steve Rogers 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Clay 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Eric Rasmussen 1
1 Allen Ripley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .362
2 Brian Downing .351
3 Bruce Bochte .340
4 George Foster .333
5 Lee Mazzilli .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Fred Lynn 24
4 Don Baylor 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 79
2 Fred Lynn 72
3 Dave Kingman 67
4 George Foster 66
5 2 tied 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 43
2 Willie Wilson 37
3 Omar Moreno 33
3 Bill North 33
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.34
2 Ron Guidry 2.04
3 Tommy John 2.23
4 Mike LaCoss 2.33
5 Steve Rogers 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 13
1 Joe Niekro 13
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 15
5 Doug Bair 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .600
2 Jim Essian .421
2 Oscar Gamble .421
4 Bump Wills .414
5 Bob Boone .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 9
2 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Fred Lynn 6
4 Jerry Martin 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 20
1 Roy Smalley 20
3 Steve Kemp 14
3 Mike Schmidt 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 8
2 Bill North 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Ron LeFlore 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
1 Sid Monge 0.00
4 Rick Honeycutt 0.52
5 Will McEnaney 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 26
2 Phil Niekro 22
3 Burt Hooton 21
3 Jim Kern 21
3 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 5
1 Tug McGraw 5
3 Gene Garber 4
3 Aurelio Lopez 4
3 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .462
2 Oscar Gamble .441
3 Brian Downing .388
4 Toby Harrah .375
5 Paul Molitor .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Dave Kingman 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Don Baylor 9
4 Fred Lynn 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 30
2 Steve Kemp 28
2 Jim Rice 28
4 Gorman Thomas 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 16
2 Bill North 15
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Omar Moreno 12
5 Cesar Cedeno 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Will McEnaney 1.04
2 Jim Kern 1.38
3 Bob Shirley 1.43
4 Steve Rogers 1.64
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Gaylord Perry 41
4 Pat Underwood 36
5 3 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 7
2 Jim Kern 6
2 Joe Sambito 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .332
2 Al Oliver .329
3 George Hendrick .328
4 Dave Parker .323
5 Garry Templeton .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 41
2 Dave Kingman 41
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 134
2 Don Baylor 130
3 George Foster 125
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Fred Lynn 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 55
4 Willie Wilson 54
5 Bump Wills 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Tommy John 2.32
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 22
3 Tommy John 21
3 Phil Niekro 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 302
2 Nolan Ryan 285
3 Phil Niekro 225
4 Ron Guidry 220
5 Fergie Jenkins 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 33
1 Bruce Sutter 33
3 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Rollie Fingers 29
5 2 tied 27