On This Day

Wednesday, July 11, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 30 .655 --
Red Sox 53 32 .624 3.0
Brewers 50 38 .568 7.5
Yankees 48 40 .545 9.5
Indians 42 45 .483 15.0
Tigers 41 44 .482 15.0
Blue Jays 28 61 .315 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 52 38 .578 --
Rangers 49 38 .563 1.5
Twins 46 40 .535 4.0
Royals 43 44 .494 7.5
White Sox 40 46 .465 10.0
Mariners 39 51 .433 13.0
Athletics 25 66 .275 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 48 32 .600 --
Cubs 45 37 .549 4.0
Pirates 43 38 .531 5.5
Phillies 46 41 .529 5.5
Cardinals 42 41 .506 7.5
Mets 34 48 .415 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 53 37 .589 --
Reds 47 43 .522 6.0
Giants 43 45 .489 9.0
Padres 41 50 .451 12.5
Braves 38 51 .427 14.5
Dodgers 36 53 .404 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Lynn 4
1 Tom Paciorek 4
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 Dave Collins 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Butch Hobson 1
1 Bob Horner 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Cliff Johnson 3
1 Mario Mendoza 3
1 Rowland Office 3
1 Tom Paciorek 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Brookens 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Dave Edwards 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Curtis 1.17
2 Darrell Jackson 1.00
3 Bruce Kison 0.83
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.77
5 Dan Schatzeder 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Tony Brizzolara 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 John Curtis 7
2 John D'Acquisto 7
2 Darrell Jackson 7
2 J. R. Richard 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Pete Redfern 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .350
2 Brian Downing .346
3 Bruce Bochte .335
4 Paul Molitor .333
5 George Foster .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 30
2 Dave Kingman 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 75
3 Dave Kingman 69
4 George Foster 68
5 Dave Winfield 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 45
2 Bill North 37
2 Willie Wilson 37
4 Omar Moreno 33
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike LaCoss 2.24
2 Ron Guidry 2.31
3 Steve Rogers 2.39
4 Gaylord Perry 2.48
5 Tommy John 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 13
1 Joe Niekro 13
3 Mike Flanagan 11
3 Jerry Koosman 11
3 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 151
1 Nolan Ryan 151
3 Steve Carlton 108
4 Gaylord Perry 100
5 Ron Guidry 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 20
2 Gene Garber 18
3 Mike Marshall 17
4 Jim Kern 15
5 Doug Bair 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .517
2 Glenn Adams .458
3 Ken Oberkfell .442
4 Bob Boone .438
5 Toby Harrah .426

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 21
2 Roy Smalley 19
3 Mike Schmidt 18
4 Glenn Adams 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 10
2 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Larry Bowa 5
3 Rickey Henderson 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Scarbery 0.00
2 Scott McGregor 0.40
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.50
4 Neil Allen 0.67
5 Jim Todd 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Ross Baumgarten 3
1 Tony Brizzolara 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 John D'Acquisto 25
3 J. R. Richard 25
5 Phil Niekro 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 Sid Monge 4
2 Don Stanhouse 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .433
2 Oscar Gamble .431
3 Paul Molitor .395
4 Toby Harrah .387
5 Bob Boone .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Don Baylor 9
2 Dave Kingman 9
2 Jim Rice 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Kemp 28
2 Brian Downing 27
2 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Gorman Thomas 27
5 Roy Smalley 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 1.05
2 Tom Underwood 1.07
3 Tom Hume 1.16
4 Rick Honeycutt 1.23
5 Jim Kern 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 22 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 57
1 Nolan Ryan 57
3 Steve Carlton 40
3 Gaylord Perry 40
5 Pat Underwood 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Gene Garber 6
2 Jim Kern 6
2 Don Stanhouse 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .333
2 Al Oliver .329
3 Garry Templeton .326
4 Dave Parker .323
5 Steve Garvey .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 41
2 Dave Kingman 41
4 Mike Schmidt 40
5 Gorman Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 131
2 Don Baylor 126
3 George Foster 125
4 Dave Parker 123
5 Fred Lynn 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 65
3 Julio Cruz 55
4 Bill North 54
4 Willie Wilson 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Gaylord Perry 2.43
3 Bob Welch 2.54
4 Tommy John 2.61
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 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 297
2 Nolan Ryan 292
3 Phil Niekro 223
4 Ron Guidry 220
5 2 tied 183

Saves

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