On This Day

Monday, July 9, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 29 .659 --
Red Sox 52 31 .627 3.0
Brewers 49 38 .563 8.0
Yankees 48 38 .558 8.5
Tigers 40 43 .482 15.0
Indians 40 45 .471 16.0
Blue Jays 28 60 .318 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 51 37 .580 --
Rangers 49 36 .576 0.5
Twins 45 39 .536 4.0
Royals 43 42 .506 6.5
White Sox 38 46 .452 11.0
Mariners 37 51 .420 14.0
Athletics 24 65 .270 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 48 30 .615 --
Cubs 44 36 .550 5.0
Phillies 45 40 .529 6.5
Pirates 41 38 .519 7.5
Cardinals 42 39 .519 7.5
Mets 33 47 .413 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 53 35 .602 --
Reds 45 43 .511 8.0
Giants 41 45 .477 11.0
Padres 40 49 .449 13.5
Braves 37 50 .425 15.5
Dodgers 35 52 .402 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Landreaux 3
1 Jerry Martin 3
1 Jerry Mumphrey 3
1 Tom Poquette 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Ontiveros 3
1 Mike Schmidt 3
3 Tony Armas 2
3 Buddy Bell 2
3 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Kiko Garcia 1
2 Ken Landreaux 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.50
2 Don Sutton 0.86
3 Mike Flanagan 0.67
4 David Clyde 0.57
4 Dave Stieb 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Mike Flanagan 8
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Dickie Noles 6
3 Don Sutton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Randy Scarbery 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .358
2 Brian Downing .351
3 Bruce Bochte .339
4 George Foster .333
4 Lee Mazzilli .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 80
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 Bill North 35
4 Omar Moreno 33
5 Tony Scott 25

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 Mike Flanagan 11
3 Jerry Koosman 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 151
2 J. R. Richard 144
3 Steve Carlton 108
4 Gaylord Perry 100
5 Fergie Jenkins 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 19
2 Gene Garber 17
2 Mike Marshall 17
4 Jim Kern 15
5 2 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .525
2 Cecil Cooper .429
3 Gene Richards .418
4 Bump Wills .415
5 Bob Boone .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Ben Oglivie 6
4 Reggie Jackson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 21
2 Roy Smalley 20
3 Mike Schmidt 19
4 Reggie Jackson 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 8
2 Ron LeFlore 6
2 Willie Wilson 6
4 Larry Bowa 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Scarbery 0.00
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
3 Scott McGregor 0.40
4 Neil Allen 0.67
5 Tommy John 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Steve Comer 3
1 Ron Davis 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Steve Carlton 28
3 J. R. Richard 26
4 Phil Niekro 22
4 Gaylord Perry 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Stanhouse 6
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Jim Kern 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .439
2 Oscar Gamble .435
3 Brian Downing .396
4 Pepe Frias .390
5 Toby Harrah .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
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 Mike Schmidt 26
4 Roy Smalley 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 17
2 Bill North 16
3 Willie Wilson 12
4 Omar Moreno 11
5 Cesar Cedeno 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.14
2 Jim Kern 1.38
3 Ron Davis 1.42
4 Steve Rogers 1.65
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 73
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Steve Carlton 43
4 Gaylord Perry 40
5 Pat Underwood 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Stanhouse 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Jim Kern 6
3 Joe Sambito 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Al Oliver .330
3 Garry Templeton .325
4 Dave Parker .324
5 George Hendrick .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 41
2 Dave Kingman 41
4 Mike Schmidt 39
5 Gorman Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 129
2 Don Baylor 127
3 George Foster 124
4 Dave Parker 120
5 Fred Lynn 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 65
3 Julio Cruz 55
4 Willie Wilson 54
5 Bill North 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.74
2 Tommy John 2.36
3 Gaylord Perry 2.43
4 Bob Welch 2.48
5 Steve Rogers 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Joe Niekro 22
3 Phil Niekro 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 302
2 Nolan Ryan 297
3 Phil Niekro 228
4 Ron Guidry 217
5 Steve Carlton 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Gene Garber 32
3 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Rollie Fingers 29
5 Mike Marshall 27