On This Day

Saturday, July 21, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 62 32 .660 --
Red Sox 57 34 .626 3.5
Brewers 57 38 .600 5.5
Yankees 51 44 .537 11.5
Tigers 47 46 .505 14.5
Indians 43 50 .462 18.5
Blue Jays 29 68 .299 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 41 .577 --
Rangers 53 42 .558 2.0
Twins 51 42 .548 3.0
Royals 45 49 .479 9.5
White Sox 44 51 .463 11.0
Mariners 42 55 .433 14.0
Athletics 26 71 .268 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 51 37 .580 --
Pirates 50 39 .562 1.5
Cubs 50 39 .562 1.5
Phillies 51 43 .543 3.0
Cardinals 45 44 .506 6.5
Mets 39 51 .433 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 54 44 .551 --
Reds 50 47 .515 3.5
Giants 47 49 .490 6.0
Padres 45 54 .455 9.5
Braves 40 55 .421 12.5
Dodgers 38 58 .396 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Howell 4
1 Roy Smalley 4
1 Scot Thompson 4
4 Mark Belanger 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Tony Bernazard 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Randolph 4
1 Leon Roberts 4
3 Tony Bernazard 3
3 Keith Hernandez 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Hausman 1.75
2 Ron Guidry 0.88
3 Mike Krukow 0.75
3 Doc Medich 0.75
5 Steve Renko 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 7
1 Tom Hausman 7
1 Steve Renko 7
4 Paul Hartzell 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .345
2 Roy Smalley .345
3 George Foster .333
4 Steve Kemp .330
5 Dave Winfield .327

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 77
3 Dave Winfield 74
4 George Foster 72
5 2 tied 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 50
2 Omar Moreno 41
3 Bill North 39
4 Willie Wilson 38
5 Tony Scott 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.52
2 Gaylord Perry 2.59
3 Tommy John 2.61
4 Ron Guidry 2.66
5 Jim Slaton 2.69

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 166
2 J. R. Richard 162
3 Ron Guidry 116
4 Steve Carlton 115
5 Gaylord Perry 109

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 22
2 Mike Marshall 19
3 Gene Garber 18
4 Jim Kern 17
5 Kent Tekulve 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Henderson .481
2 Bob Boone .452
3 Jorge Orta .432
4 Mike Schmidt .432
5 Rick Miller .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Butch Hobson 5
2 Mike Ivie 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Buddy Bell 13
2 Reggie Jackson 13
4 Bob Boone 11
4 7 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Omar Moreno 8
3 Bill North 7
4 Jose Cruz 4
4 5 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Curtis 0.00
2 Jim Slaton 0.47
3 Aurelio Lopez 0.75
4 Tom Seaver 0.78
5 Mike Krukow 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Doc Medich 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 Pat Underwood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Mike Flanagan 23
3 Steve Carlton 21
4 Ron Guidry 20
5 Dave Frost 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
3 Ed Farmer 3
3 Jim Kern 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .430
2 Glenn Adams .411
3 Steve Henderson .392
4 Oscar Gamble .377
5 Scot Thompson .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Don Baylor 11
3 Bob Horner 8
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 27
2 Mike Schmidt 26
2 Roy Smalley 26
4 Steve Kemp 23
5 Fred Lynn 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Omar Moreno 14
2 Bill North 14
4 Willie Wilson 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.72
2 Greg Minton 0.99
3 Aurelio Lopez 1.08
4 Tom Seaver 1.18
5 Tom Hausman 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
2 Luis Tiant 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 J. R. Richard 44
3 Dennis Eckersley 37
3 Mike Flanagan 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 8
2 Jim Kern 7
3 Gene Garber 6
3 Aurelio Lopez 6
3 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .332
2 Rod Carew .330
3 Steve Garvey .329
4 Dave Parker .325
5 Garry Templeton .321

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
2 Jim Rice 130
3 Dave Parker 120
4 George Foster 115
5 Steve Garvey 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Willie Wilson 54
4 Julio Cruz 53
5 Bill North 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Gaylord Perry 2.36
3 Tommy John 2.61
4 Bob Shirley 2.62
5 Burt Hooton 2.68

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 284
3 Ron Guidry 219
4 Phil Niekro 218
5 Fergie Jenkins 186

Saves

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