On This Day

Sunday, July 22, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 63 32 .663 --
Red Sox 58 34 .630 3.5
Brewers 59 38 .608 5.0
Yankees 52 44 .542 11.5
Tigers 48 46 .511 14.5
Indians 43 52 .453 20.0
Blue Jays 29 69 .296 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 56 42 .571 --
Twins 52 42 .553 2.0
Rangers 53 43 .552 2.0
Royals 46 49 .484 8.5
White Sox 44 52 .458 11.0
Mariners 42 56 .429 14.0
Athletics 26 72 .265 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 52 38 .578 --
Pirates 52 39 .571 0.5
Cubs 51 40 .560 1.5
Phillies 52 43 .547 2.5
Cardinals 45 45 .500 7.0
Mets 39 52 .429 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 55 44 .556 --
Reds 51 48 .515 4.0
Giants 48 50 .490 6.5
Padres 45 55 .450 10.5
Braves 40 57 .412 14.0
Dodgers 39 58 .402 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Horner 5
2 Larry Biittner 4
2 Dave Collins 4
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 3
2 Cecil Cooper 2
2 Andre Thornton 2
2 Ellis Valentine 2
5 20 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 6
2 George Brett 5
2 Dave Concepcion 5
2 Cecil Cooper 5
5 3 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
3 Rod Carew 1
3 Ivan de Jesus 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Redfern 1.50
2 Steve Stone 1.43
3 Eddie Solomon 0.89
4 Mickey Mahler 0.88
5 Charlie Hough 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Stone 10
2 Pete Redfern 9
3 Vida Blue 8
3 Eddie Solomon 8
5 Mickey Mahler 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 2
2 Pedro Borbon 1
2 Bill Castro 1
2 Reggie Cleveland 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .346
2 Brian Downing .345
3 George Foster .333
4 Sixto Lezcano .328
5 Steve Kemp .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Don Baylor 24
3 Fred Lynn 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 88
2 Fred Lynn 77
3 Dave Winfield 74
4 George Foster 72
5 2 tied 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 50
2 Omar Moreno 41
3 Bill North 39
3 Willie Wilson 39
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 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Henderson .462
2 Steve Garvey .447
3 Bob Boone .442
4 Rick Miller .429
5 Mike Schmidt .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Sixto Lezcano 5
2 Willie Stargell 5
2 Andre Thornton 5
2 Ellis Valentine 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 13
1 Mike Schmidt 13
3 Chris Chambliss 12
3 Steve Ontiveros 12
5 7 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Bill North 6
4 Andre Dawson 5
4 John Lowenstein 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Curtis 0.00
1 Ed Farmer 0.00
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
4 Jim Slaton 0.47
5 Tom Seaver 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 Dick Tidrow 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Mike Flanagan 23
3 Steve Carlton 21
4 Ron Guidry 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Tug McGraw 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Ed Farmer 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .423
2 Bob Boone .418
3 Steve Henderson .376
4 Charlie Moore .371
5 Scot Thompson .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Don Baylor 12
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 Ken Singleton 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 29
2 Mike Schmidt 28
3 Roy Smalley 26
4 Steve Kemp 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.67
2 Jim Kern 0.72
3 Greg Minton 0.96
4 Aurelio Lopez 0.98
5 Tom Seaver 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 21 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 J. R. Richard 44
3 Mike Flanagan 37
4 Ron Guidry 36
5 Steve Carlton 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 9
2 Jim Kern 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7
5 4 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .333
2 Steve Garvey .331
3 Dave Winfield .330
4 Dave Parker .324
5 Jose Cruz .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 132
2 Jim Rice 130
3 Dave Parker 120
4 George Foster 115
5 Steve Garvey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Willie Wilson 54
4 Julio Cruz 53
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Gaylord Perry 2.38
3 Bob Shirley 2.54
4 Burt Hooton 2.59
5 Tommy John 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
2 Dennis Martinez 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
2 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 32
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Gene Garber 30
4 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Mike Marshall 29