On This Day

Friday, July 20, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 61 32 .656 --
Red Sox 57 33 .633 2.5
Brewers 56 38 .596 5.5
Yankees 50 44 .532 11.5
Tigers 46 46 .500 14.5
Indians 43 49 .467 17.5
Blue Jays 29 66 .305 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 40 .583 --
Rangers 52 42 .553 3.0
Twins 49 42 .538 4.5
Royals 45 48 .484 9.5
White Sox 44 50 .468 11.0
Mariners 41 55 .427 15.0
Athletics 26 70 .271 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 50 37 .575 --
Pirates 49 39 .557 1.5
Cubs 49 39 .557 1.5
Phillies 51 42 .548 2.0
Cardinals 44 44 .500 6.5
Mets 38 51 .427 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 54 43 .557 --
Reds 50 46 .521 3.5
Giants 46 49 .484 7.0
Padres 45 53 .459 9.5
Braves 40 54 .426 12.5
Dodgers 38 57 .400 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rodney Scott 5
2 Al Cowens 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Bob Horner 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Kemp 2
2 Glenn Adams 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Landreaux 4
2 Phil Garner 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Steve Kemp 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Rickey Henderson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.40
2 Scott McGregor 1.20
3 Tom Underwood 0.88
4 Steve Rogers 0.64
5 Jim Slaton 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Brian Kingman 1
1 Randy Lerch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 7
1 Steve Rogers 7
1 Tom Underwood 7
4 Scott McGregor 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Guy Hoffman 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .345
2 Roy Smalley .341
3 George Foster .333
4 Dave Winfield .330
5 Steve Kemp .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 32
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 74
4 George Foster 72
5 3 tied 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 50
2 Omar Moreno 40
3 Bill North 39
4 Willie Wilson 37
5 Tony Scott 26

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 Gaylord Perry 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 J. R. Richard 162
2 Nolan Ryan 160
3 Steve Carlton 113
4 Ron Guidry 109
4 Gaylord Perry 109

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 .472
3 Mike Schmidt .442
4 Rick Miller .424
4 Jorge Orta .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Ken Singleton 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
2 Dave Winfield 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 19
2 Buddy Bell 13
3 Reggie Jackson 12
3 Steve Kemp 12
3 Dave Winfield 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Mike Krukow 0.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.78
4 John Curtis 0.86
5 Mike LaCoss 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 Steve Trout 3
1 Pat Underwood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 23
2 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Steve Carlton 19
3 Dennis Eckersley 19
3 Dave Frost 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .439
2 Glenn Adams .429
3 Oscar Gamble .403
4 Steve Henderson .381
5 Bill Madlock .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
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 27
3 Roy Smalley 25
4 Steve Kemp 23
4 Fred Lynn 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
1 Bill North 15
3 Omar Moreno 14
4 Willie Wilson 10
5 Bill Madlock 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.92
2 Tom Hausman 1.33
3 Mike Krukow 1.34
4 John Curtis 1.56
5 Tom Seaver 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
2 Luis Tiant 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 51
1 Nolan Ryan 51
3 Steve Carlton 37
3 Dennis Eckersley 37
3 Mike Flanagan 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 8
2 Gene Garber 6
2 Jim Kern 6
2 Joe Sambito 6
2 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .331
2 Rod Carew .330
3 Steve Garvey .329
4 Dave Parker .326
5 Garry Templeton .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Dave Kingman 41
4 George Foster 37
5 Gorman Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 131
1 Jim Rice 131
3 Dave Parker 119
4 George Foster 116
5 3 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Bill North 54
4 Julio Cruz 53
4 Willie Wilson 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.84
2 Gaylord Perry 2.36
3 Tommy John 2.61
4 Burt Hooton 2.68
5 Mike Caldwell 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 21
1 Dennis Martinez 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
1 Phil Niekro 21
1 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 288
2 Nolan Ryan 278
3 Ron Guidry 220
4 Phil Niekro 218
5 Fergie Jenkins 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Gene Garber 30
3 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Mike Marshall 28
4 Kent Tekulve 28