On This Day

Saturday, July 14, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 31 .652 --
Red Sox 55 32 .632 2.0
Brewers 53 38 .582 6.0
Yankees 49 42 .538 10.0
Tigers 44 45 .494 14.0
Indians 42 47 .472 16.0
Blue Jays 29 63 .315 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 54 38 .587 --
Rangers 52 38 .578 1.0
Twins 47 41 .534 5.0
Royals 43 47 .478 10.0
White Sox 41 49 .456 12.0
Mariners 40 53 .430 14.5
Athletics 25 68 .269 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 49 35 .583 --
Cubs 48 37 .565 1.5
Phillies 49 41 .544 3.0
Pirates 45 39 .536 4.0
Cardinals 43 42 .506 6.5
Mets 38 48 .442 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 54 39 .581 --
Reds 47 46 .505 7.0
Giants 44 48 .478 9.5
Padres 43 52 .453 12.0
Braves 39 52 .429 14.0
Dodgers 36 56 .391 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Derrel Thomas 4
2 Bobby Brown 3
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 Warren Cromartie 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Claudell Washington 3
2 Don Baylor 2
2 Chris Chambliss 2
2 Gorman Thomas 2
5 21 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 5
1 Claudell Washington 5
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Buddy Bell 4
3 Chris Chambliss 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Brown 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 Ruppert Jones 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Parrott 1.00
2 Mike Flanagan 0.90
3 Mike Krukow 0.86
4 Steve Baker 0.50
5 Mike Torrez 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 9
1 Mike Parrott 9
3 Mike Krukow 6
4 Steve Baker 5
4 Paul Reuschel 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .352
2 Roy Smalley .345
3 George Foster .335
4 Dave Winfield .329
5 Bruce Bochte .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 31
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Fred Lynn 24
4 Don Baylor 23
4 Gorman Thomas 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 85
2 Fred Lynn 75
3 George Foster 72
3 Dave Winfield 72
5 Dave Kingman 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 48
2 Bill North 38
3 Omar Moreno 37
3 Willie Wilson 37
5 3 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike LaCoss 2.22
2 Ron Guidry 2.31
3 Steve Rogers 2.52
4 Nolan Ryan 2.54
5 Tommy John 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 13
1 Joe Niekro 13
3 Mike Flanagan 12
3 Phil Niekro 12
3 Nolan Ryan 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 160
2 J. R. Richard 151
3 Steve Carlton 113
4 Fergie Jenkins 102
4 Gaylord Perry 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 22
2 Gene Garber 18
2 Mike Marshall 18
4 Jim Kern 16
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .479
2 Toby Harrah .459
3 Tom Paciorek .441
4 Bob Watson .426
5 Don Baylor .418

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 23
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 Dave Winfield 16
4 Reggie Jackson 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
2 Bill North 9
3 Lou Whitaker 7
4 Omar Moreno 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Honeycutt 0.50
2 Charlie Hough 0.59
3 Neil Allen 0.66
4 Steve Renko 0.67
4 Tom Griffin 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Ross Baumgarten 3
1 Tony Brizzolara 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 8 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 Mike Flanagan 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Aurelio Lopez 4
3 Joe Sambito 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .435
2 Glenn Adams .431
3 Bob Boone .422
4 Rob Wilfong .397
5 Toby Harrah .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Don Baylor 11
3 Gorman Thomas 10
4 Bob Horner 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 29
2 Don Baylor 28
2 Mike Schmidt 28
4 Steve Kemp 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Bill North 17
3 Omar Moreno 13
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.66
2 Greg Minton 0.92
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.23
4 Tom Hausman 1.36
5 Steve Trout 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Steve Comer 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 J. R. Richard 51
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Mike Flanagan 36
5 3 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Tug McGraw 8
3 Jim Kern 7
3 Kent Tekulve 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .330
2 Garry Templeton .324
3 Steve Garvey .324
4 Dave Winfield .324
5 Dave Parker .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 42
3 Dave Kingman 41
3 Mike Schmidt 41
5 Gorman Thomas 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Don Baylor 131
3 George Foster 129
4 Dave Parker 124
5 Fred Lynn 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 85
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 55
3 Bill North 55
5 Willie Wilson 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Bob Welch 2.54
3 Gaylord Perry 2.55
4 Tommy John 2.61
5 Mike Caldwell 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
1 Joe Niekro 22
1 Phil Niekro 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Gene Garber 32
3 Kent Tekulve 31
4 Rollie Fingers 30
5 Mike Marshall 28