On This Day

Thursday, July 12, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 30 .655 --
Red Sox 53 32 .624 3.0
Brewers 51 38 .573 7.0
Yankees 49 40 .551 9.0
Tigers 43 44 .494 14.0
Indians 42 45 .483 15.0
Blue Jays 28 62 .311 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 52 38 .578 --
Rangers 50 38 .568 1.0
Twins 46 40 .535 4.0
Royals 43 45 .489 8.0
White Sox 40 48 .455 11.0
Mariners 39 52 .429 13.5
Athletics 25 66 .275 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 48 33 .593 --
Cubs 46 37 .554 3.0
Pirates 44 38 .537 4.5
Phillies 47 41 .534 4.5
Cardinals 42 41 .506 7.0
Mets 35 48 .422 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 53 38 .582 --
Reds 47 44 .516 6.0
Giants 44 45 .494 8.0
Padres 41 51 .446 12.5
Braves 38 51 .427 14.0
Dodgers 36 54 .400 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Willie Randolph 4
3 Bucky Dent 3
3 Steve Henderson 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Ellis 2
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Dick Davis 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ellis 4
1 George Foster 4
1 Willie Randolph 4
4 Dick Davis 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Howard 0.50
2 Dock Ellis 0.45
3 Bert Blyleven 0.44
4 John Montefusco 0.43
4 Pat Underwood 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dock Ellis 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Galasso 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .350
2 Brian Downing .346
3 Paul Molitor .334
4 George Foster .333
5 Bruce Bochte .331

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 George Foster 72
4 Dave Kingman 69
5 Dave Winfield 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 47
2 Bill North 37
2 Willie Wilson 37
4 Omar Moreno 34
5 3 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike LaCoss 2.24
2 Ron Guidry 2.31
3 Gaylord Perry 2.48
4 Steve Rogers 2.52
5 Tommy John 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 13
1 Joe Niekro 13
3 Steve Carlton 11
3 Mike Flanagan 11
3 4 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 151
1 Nolan Ryan 151
3 Steve Carlton 113
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 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Paciorek .483
2 Glenn Adams .457
3 Ken Oberkfell .450
4 Toby Harrah .442
5 Bob Boone .438

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 21
2 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Roy Smalley 17
4 Reggie Jackson 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
1 Bill North 9
3 Larry Bowa 5
3 Bump Wills 5
3 Willie Wilson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
1 Randy Scarbery 0.00
3 Scott McGregor 0.40
4 Rick Honeycutt 0.50
5 Neil Allen 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Ross Baumgarten 3
1 Tony Brizzolara 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 J. R. Richard 25
4 John D'Acquisto 24
5 Craig Swan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 5
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
2 Sid Monge 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .433
2 Oscar Gamble .424
3 Bob Boone .410
4 Paul Molitor .395
5 Fred Lynn .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Kemp 27
1 Mike Schmidt 27
1 Gorman Thomas 27
4 Roy Smalley 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Bill North 16
3 Willie Wilson 12
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Omar Moreno 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 1.05
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.23
3 Jim Kern 1.33
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.65
4 Tom Underwood 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
5 20 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 J. R. Richard 51
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Gaylord Perry 40
5 Pat Underwood 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Kent Tekulve 7
3 Gene Garber 6
3 Jim Kern 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .333
2 Al Oliver .328
3 Garry Templeton .326
4 Dave Parker .324
5 Steve Garvey .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 42
3 Dave Kingman 41
4 Mike Schmidt 40
5 Gorman Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 131
2 George Foster 129
3 Don Baylor 126
4 Dave Parker 124
5 Fred Lynn 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 84
2 Omar Moreno 66
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 Mike Caldwell 2.69

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 Steve Carlton 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Gene Garber 32
3 Kent Tekulve 31
4 Rollie Fingers 29
5 2 tied 27