On This Day

Tuesday, July 24, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 66 32 .673 --
Red Sox 59 35 .628 5.0
Brewers 60 39 .606 6.5
Yankees 54 44 .551 12.0
Tigers 48 48 .500 17.0
Indians 45 52 .464 20.5
Blue Jays 29 70 .293 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 57 43 .570 --
Twins 53 43 .552 2.0
Rangers 53 44 .546 2.5
Royals 48 49 .495 7.5
White Sox 45 53 .459 11.0
Mariners 42 59 .416 15.5
Athletics 26 74 .260 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 53 39 .576 --
Pirates 53 41 .564 1.0
Cubs 52 41 .559 1.5
Phillies 52 45 .536 3.5
Cardinals 46 46 .500 7.0
Mets 40 53 .430 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 57 44 .564 --
Reds 52 49 .515 5.0
Giants 48 52 .480 8.5
Padres 47 55 .461 10.5
Dodgers 41 58 .414 15.0
Braves 41 59 .410 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bumbry 4
1 Joe Ferguson 4
1 Mike Ivie 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
5 22 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Lowenstein 6
2 Ken Singleton 5
3 Dusty Baker 4
4 Bruce Bochte 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Rickey Henderson 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 1.20
2 Pete Vuckovich 1.14
3 Scott McGregor 1.00
3 John Montefusco 1.00
5 Rick Wise 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 8
1 Pete Vuckovich 8
3 Scott McGregor 6
3 Steve Rogers 6
3 Randy Stein 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Bob Galasso 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tom Hausman 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .347
2 Brian Downing .345
3 George Foster .333
4 Steve Kemp .331
5 Dave Winfield .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Dave Kingman 30
3 Don Baylor 24
3 Fred Lynn 24
3 2 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 91
2 Fred Lynn 77
2 Dave Winfield 77
4 Mike Schmidt 75
5 Dave Kingman 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 50
2 Omar Moreno 42
3 Willie Wilson 40
4 Bill North 39
5 Tony Scott 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.41
2 Tommy John 2.61
3 Gaylord Perry 2.64
4 Ron Guidry 2.66
5 Jim Slaton 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 14
1 Phil Niekro 14
3 Mike Flanagan 13
3 Tommy John 13
3 Dennis Martinez 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 166
2 J. R. Richard 162
3 Ron Guidry 116
4 Steve Carlton 115
5 Gaylord Perry 114

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 Bill Madlock .455
1 Mike Schmidt .455
3 Eddie Murray .451
4 Bob Horner .429
4 Bob Watson .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Butch Hobson 5
1 Bob Horner 5
1 Sixto Lezcano 5
1 Jeff Newman 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 14
2 Buddy Bell 12
2 George Brett 12
2 John Lowenstein 12
2 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Ron LeFlore 6
3 Terry Puhl 5
4 Jose Cruz 4
4 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.00
2 Jim Slaton 0.47
3 Ed Farmer 0.57
4 Aurelio Lopez 0.71
5 Tom Seaver 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 20
1 Ron Guidry 20
3 Scott McGregor 19
4 J. R. Richard 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .415
2 Bob Boone .407
3 Mike Ivie .382
4 Sixto Lezcano .375
5 Bob Watson .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Don Baylor 12
3 Andre Thornton 9
3 Dave Winfield 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 32
2 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Roy Smalley 27
4 Buddy Bell 23
4 Ken Singleton 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Bill North 12
4 Rickey Henderson 10
5 Willie Wilson 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.67
2 Greg Minton 0.87
3 Tom Seaver 1.18
4 Tom Hausman 1.32
5 Pete Redfern 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 J. R. Richard 44
3 Phil Niekro 38
4 Mike Flanagan 36
4 2 others tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 9
2 Jim Kern 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Don Stanhouse 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Dave Winfield .334
3 Steve Garvey .332
4 Dave Parker .326
5 Jose Cruz .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 Dave Kingman 42
4 George Foster 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 135
2 Jim Rice 130
3 Dave Parker 120
4 George Foster 115
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 80
2 Omar Moreno 71
3 Willie Wilson 54
4 Julio Cruz 53
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Gaylord Perry 2.41
3 Bob Shirley 2.54
4 Steve Rogers 2.58
5 Burt Hooton 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 22
1 Joe Niekro 22
1 Phil Niekro 22
4 Mike Caldwell 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 280
2 Nolan Ryan 273
3 Phil Niekro 221
4 Ron Guidry 219
5 Fergie Jenkins 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 32
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Gene Garber 29
3 Mike Marshall 29