On This Day

Sunday, July 8, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 29 .655 --
Red Sox 52 30 .634 2.0
Brewers 49 37 .570 7.0
Yankees 48 38 .558 8.0
Tigers 40 42 .488 14.0
Indians 39 45 .464 16.0
Blue Jays 27 60 .310 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 49 35 .583 --
Angels 50 37 .575 0.5
Twins 44 39 .530 4.5
Royals 43 41 .512 6.0
White Sox 37 46 .446 11.5
Mariners 37 51 .420 14.0
Athletics 24 64 .273 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 47 30 .610 --
Cubs 43 36 .544 5.0
Phillies 44 40 .524 6.5
Pirates 41 38 .519 7.0
Cardinals 41 39 .513 7.5
Mets 33 47 .413 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 53 35 .602 --
Reds 45 42 .517 7.5
Giants 41 44 .482 10.5
Padres 40 49 .449 13.5
Braves 37 49 .430 15.0
Dodgers 35 51 .407 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Richards 5
2 Mike Hargrove 4
2 Steve Henderson 4
2 Ron Jackson 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 3
2 Carlton Fisk 2
3 Bob Boone 1
3 Ivan de Jesus 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 5
2 Doug Flynn 4
3 Ivan de Jesus 3
3 Dan Driessen 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Leon Roberts 2
2 Mike Anderson 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 Jim Dwyer 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 4.00
2 Steve Carlton 1.17
2 Andy Hassler 1.17
4 Scott McGregor 1.00
5 Mike Caldwell 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 14
2 Mike Caldwell 9
3 Dave Goltz 7
3 Andy Hassler 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Hausman 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .362
2 Brian Downing .350
3 Bruce Bochte .339
4 George Foster .333
4 Lee Mazzilli .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Mike Schmidt 28
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
4 Dave Winfield 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 44
2 Willie Wilson 37
3 Omar Moreno 33
3 Bill North 33
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.04
2 Tommy John 2.23
3 Mike LaCoss 2.33
4 Steve Rogers 2.39
5 Gaylord Perry 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 13
1 Joe Niekro 13
3 Phil Niekro 11
4 Joaquin Andujar 10
4 9 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 144
2 Nolan Ryan 139
3 Steve Carlton 108
4 Gaylord Perry 100
5 2 tied 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 .564
2 Gene Richards .431
3 Bob Boone .426
4 Bump Wills .404
5 Jim Essian .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 9
2 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Fred Lynn 6
3 Ben Oglivie 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Smalley 21
2 Don Baylor 20
3 Mike Schmidt 16
4 Glenn Adams 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rickey Henderson 6
1 Ron LeFlore 6
1 Bill North 6
1 Willie Wilson 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
2 Scott McGregor 0.40
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.52
4 Aurelio Lopez 0.63
5 Neil Allen 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Steve Comer 3
1 Ron Davis 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 28
2 J. R. Richard 26
3 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Bert Blyleven 21
4 4 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 5
1 Tug McGraw 5
1 Don Stanhouse 5
4 Gene Garber 4
4 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .441
2 Glenn Adams .424
3 Paul Molitor .383
4 Brian Downing .383
5 Pepe Frias .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Dave Kingman 10
2 Jim Rice 10
4 Don Baylor 9
4 Fred Lynn 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 30
2 Steve Kemp 28
3 Gorman Thomas 27
4 Roy Smalley 26
5 Jim Rice 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 17
2 Bill North 15
3 Omar Moreno 12
3 Willie Wilson 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Will McEnaney 1.04
2 Tom Hume 1.14
3 Jim Kern 1.38
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 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Steve Carlton 43
4 Gaylord Perry 40
5 Pat Underwood 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 6
1 Joe Sambito 6
1 Don Stanhouse 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Al Oliver .329
3 George Hendrick .324
4 Dave Parker .324
5 Roy Smalley .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 41
2 Dave Kingman 41
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 Gorman Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 129
1 Jim Rice 129
3 George Foster 124
4 Dave Parker 120
5 Fred Lynn 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 55
4 Willie Wilson 54
5 Bump Wills 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.74
2 Tommy John 2.32
3 Gaylord Perry 2.43
4 Burt Hooton 2.61
5 Steve Rogers 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Joe Niekro 22
3 Tommy John 21
3 Phil Niekro 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 302
2 Nolan Ryan 285
3 Phil Niekro 225
4 Ron Guidry 217
5 Steve Carlton 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 33
2 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Rollie Fingers 29
5 2 tied 26