On This Day

Thursday, July 19, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 32 .652 --
Red Sox 57 32 .640 1.5
Brewers 55 38 .591 5.5
Yankees 50 43 .538 10.5
Tigers 46 45 .505 13.5
Indians 43 48 .473 16.5
Blue Jays 29 65 .309 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 39 .589 --
Rangers 52 41 .559 3.0
Twins 48 42 .533 5.5
Royals 44 48 .478 10.5
White Sox 43 50 .462 12.0
Mariners 40 55 .421 16.0
Athletics 25 70 .263 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 50 36 .581 --
Pirates 48 39 .552 2.5
Cubs 48 39 .552 2.5
Phillies 50 42 .543 3.0
Cardinals 44 43 .506 6.5
Mets 38 50 .432 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 54 42 .563 --
Reds 49 46 .516 4.5
Giants 46 48 .489 7.0
Padres 44 53 .454 10.5
Braves 40 53 .430 12.5
Dodgers 37 57 .394 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jorge Orta 5
2 Ralph Garr 4
2 Art Howe 4
2 Lamar Johnson 4
5 21 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ralph Garr 2
1 Jeff Newman 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 6
2 Lamar Johnson 5
3 Ralph Garr 4
3 Richie Zisk 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lynn Jones 2
1 Bill Madlock 2
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 Chris Chambliss 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Kison 1.25
2 Don Aase 1.00
2 Dickie Noles 1.00
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.88
5 Phil Niekro 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Castro 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
1 Luis Tiant 7
3 Mike Flanagan 6
3 Phil Niekro 6
3 Dickie Noles 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 2
2 Grant Jackson 1
2 Sid Monge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .346
2 Roy Smalley .340
3 George Foster .333
4 Dave Winfield .330
5 Steve Kemp .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 86
2 Fred Lynn 76
3 Dave Winfield 73
4 George Foster 72
5 Dave Kingman 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 50
2 Omar Moreno 39
2 Bill North 39
4 Willie Wilson 37
5 3 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike LaCoss 2.22
2 Ron Guidry 2.51
3 Steve Rogers 2.52
4 Nolan Ryan 2.54
5 Tommy John 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 13
1 Tommy John 13
1 Joe Niekro 13
1 Phil Niekro 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 160
2 J. R. Richard 157
3 Steve Carlton 113
4 Ron Guidry 109
5 2 tied 106

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 .476
2 Steve Henderson .462
3 Ken Oberkfell .455
4 Fred Lynn .424
5 Ben Oglivie .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Bob Horner 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
2 Dave Winfield 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Buddy Bell 13
3 Reggie Jackson 12
3 Ray Knight 12
5 3 tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Krukow 0.00
2 Aurelio Lopez 0.71
3 John Curtis 0.86
4 Nolan Ryan 1.00
4 Mike LaCoss 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 J. R. Richard 25
3 Mike Flanagan 23
4 Phil Niekro 22
5 Craig Swan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
3 Ed Farmer 3
3 Tug McGraw 3
3 Kent Tekulve 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .449
2 Oscar Gamble .429
3 Bob Boone .427
4 Steve Henderson .372
5 Bill Madlock .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Don Baylor 11
3 Bob Horner 9
4 Fred Lynn 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 29
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 Gorman Thomas 25
4 Roy Smalley 24
5 Fred Lynn 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 16
2 Bill North 15
3 Omar Moreno 13
4 Willie Wilson 10
5 Bill Madlock 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.69
2 Greg Minton 0.92
3 Tom Hausman 1.33
4 Mike Krukow 1.34
5 John Curtis 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
2 Luis Tiant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 J. R. Richard 46
3 Phil Niekro 38
4 Steve Carlton 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 8
2 Jim Kern 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Gene Garber 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .331
2 Rod Carew .329
3 Steve Garvey .326
4 Dave Parker .324
5 Garry Templeton .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 Dave Kingman 41
2 Mike Schmidt 41
4 George Foster 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 132
2 Jim Rice 131
3 George Foster 120
3 Dave Parker 120
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 83
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Bill North 55
4 Julio Cruz 53
4 Willie Wilson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.84
2 Gaylord Perry 2.40
3 Tommy John 2.60
4 Burt Hooton 2.68
5 Nolan Ryan 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 21
1 Dennis Martinez 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
1 Phil Niekro 21
1 Bob Stanley 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 288
2 J. R. Richard 283
3 Ron Guidry 220
4 Phil Niekro 218
5 Fergie Jenkins 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 34
2 Gene Garber 30
3 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Kent Tekulve 29
5 Mike Marshall 28