On This Day

Friday, July 13, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 31 .648 --
Red Sox 54 32 .628 2.0
Brewers 52 38 .578 6.0
Yankees 49 41 .544 9.0
Tigers 44 44 .500 13.0
Indians 42 46 .477 15.0
Blue Jays 28 63 .308 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 53 38 .582 --
Rangers 51 38 .573 1.0
Twins 47 40 .540 4.0
Royals 43 46 .483 9.0
White Sox 40 49 .449 12.0
Mariners 40 52 .435 13.5
Athletics 25 67 .272 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 49 34 .590 --
Cubs 47 37 .560 2.5
Phillies 48 41 .539 4.0
Pirates 44 39 .530 5.0
Cardinals 43 41 .512 6.5
Mets 37 48 .435 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 53 39 .576 --
Reds 47 45 .511 6.0
Giants 44 47 .484 8.5
Padres 42 52 .447 12.0
Braves 39 51 .433 13.0
Dodgers 36 55 .396 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Winfield 6
2 Steve Henderson 5
3 Warren Cromartie 4
3 Mike Ivie 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
3 Gary Alexander 1
3 Bruce Bochte 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 Steve Henderson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
1 Lou Whitaker 2
4 Dell Alston 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Rasmussen 999.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.50
3 Dennis Lamp 1.17
4 Scott McGregor 0.88
5 Dan Petry 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Bob Galasso 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Odell Jones 7
2 Dennis Lamp 7
2 Scott McGregor 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dale Murray 2
2 Bill Campbell 1
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Woodie Fryman 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .351
2 Roy Smalley .345
3 George Foster .336
4 Bruce Bochte .331
5 Paul Molitor .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 30
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Fred Lynn 24
4 Dave Winfield 22
5 3 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 81
2 Fred Lynn 75
3 George Foster 72
3 Dave Winfield 72
5 Dave Kingman 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 47
2 Bill North 37
2 Willie Wilson 37
4 Omar Moreno 36
5 3 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike LaCoss 2.24
2 Ron Guidry 2.31
3 Steve Rogers 2.52
4 Nolan Ryan 2.54
5 Tommy John 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 13
1 Joe Niekro 13
3 Phil Niekro 12
3 Nolan Ryan 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 160
2 J. R. Richard 151
3 Steve Carlton 113
4 Gaylord Perry 102
5 Phil Niekro 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 21
2 Gene Garber 18
2 Mike Marshall 18
4 Jim Kern 15
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .451
2 Tom Paciorek .433
3 Pepe Frias .420
4 Ken Oberkfell .419
5 Don Baylor .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Don Baylor 8
3 Dave Winfield 7
4 Bob Horner 6
4 Reggie Jackson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 21
2 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Roy Smalley 17
3 Dave Winfield 17
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Bill North 8
3 Omar Moreno 6
3 Lou Whitaker 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
1 Randy Scarbery 0.00
3 Rick Honeycutt 0.50
4 Neil Allen 0.66
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Tony Brizzolara 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Steve Comer 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Steve Carlton 32
3 J. R. Richard 25
4 Craig Swan 21
5 Gaylord Perry 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 5
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 Don Stanhouse 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .455
2 Bob Boone .422
3 Rob Wilfong .410
4 Glenn Adams .408
5 Toby Harrah .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
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 26
1 Roy Smalley 26
3 Don Baylor 25
3 Jim Rice 25
3 Mike Schmidt 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Bill North 16
3 Omar Moreno 13
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Willie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.92
2 Rick Honeycutt 1.23
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.65
3 Tom Underwood 1.65
5 Pete Redfern 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Steve Comer 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 J. R. Richard 51
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Bert Blyleven 35
4 2 others tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Tug McGraw 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7
4 Gene Garber 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .333
2 Al Oliver .329
3 Garry Templeton .326
4 Dave Winfield .323
5 Dave Parker .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 127
4 Dave Parker 124
5 Fred Lynn 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 84
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 55
4 Bill North 54
4 Willie Wilson 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Bob Welch 2.54
3 Gaylord Perry 2.54
4 Tommy John 2.61
5 Mike Caldwell 2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 301
2 J. R. Richard 297
3 Phil Niekro 226
4 Ron Guidry 220
5 Steve Carlton 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
2 Gene Garber 32
3 Kent Tekulve 31
4 Rollie Fingers 30
5 Mike Marshall 28