On This Day

Thursday, July 26, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 67 33 .670 --
Red Sox 60 36 .625 5.0
Brewers 60 41 .594 7.5
Yankees 55 45 .550 12.0
Tigers 50 48 .510 16.0
Indians 47 52 .475 19.5
Blue Jays 31 70 .307 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 58 44 .569 --
Twins 53 45 .541 3.0
Rangers 53 46 .535 3.5
Royals 49 50 .495 7.5
White Sox 46 54 .460 11.0
Mariners 43 60 .417 15.5
Athletics 27 75 .265 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 54 39 .581 --
Cubs 53 42 .558 2.0
Pirates 53 43 .552 2.5
Phillies 52 46 .531 4.5
Cardinals 47 47 .500 7.5
Mets 41 54 .432 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 58 45 .563 --
Reds 54 49 .524 4.0
Giants 49 53 .480 8.5
Padres 47 57 .452 11.5
Dodgers 43 58 .426 14.0
Braves 42 60 .412 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mitchell Page 4
2 Tony Armas 3
2 Rick Bosetti 3
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Otto Velez 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Lee May 4
2 Mitchell Page 4
2 Otto Velez 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Dave Chalk 1
3 Jack Clark 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.00
2 John D'Acquisto 0.70
3 Tom Underwood 0.50
3 Ed Whitson 0.50
5 3 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Beckwith 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Mike Krukow 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John D'Acquisto 7
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Paul Mitchell 6
4 Mario Soto 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Sid Monge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .342
2 Roy Smalley .340
3 George Foster .333
4 Dave Winfield .332
5 Bruce Bochte .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Dave Kingman 30
3 Fred Lynn 25
4 Don Baylor 24
4 4 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 92
2 Fred Lynn 81
3 Mike Schmidt 78
4 Jim Rice 77
4 Dave Winfield 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 51
2 Omar Moreno 42
3 Bill North 41
4 Willie Wilson 40
5 Tony Scott 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.41
2 Ron Guidry 2.49
3 Gaylord Perry 2.64
4 Nolan Ryan 2.69
5 Mike LaCoss 2.73

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 J. R. Richard 174
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 122
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 Mike Schmidt .475
2 Bob Horner .440
3 Dave Winfield .438
4 Bob Watson .429
5 Richie Zisk .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 5
1 Sixto Lezcano 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Ken Singleton 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 16
2 Chris Chambliss 15
3 Otto Velez 14
4 Mike Schmidt 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sid Monge 0.00
2 Ed Farmer 0.66
3 Steve Stone 1.00
4 Bill Bonham 1.13
5 Tom Seaver 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Silvio Martinez 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Dan Petry 3
5 30 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 23
1 J. R. Richard 23
3 Scott McGregor 19
4 Mike Flanagan 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
3 Ed Farmer 3
3 Aurelio Lopez 3
3 Sid Monge 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .402
2 Glenn Adams .390
3 Mike Ivie .388
4 Bob Watson .385
5 Scot Thompson .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Don Baylor 12
3 Ken Singleton 9
3 Andre Thornton 9
3 Dave Winfield 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Don Baylor 33
3 Ken Singleton 27
4 Roy Smalley 26
5 Steve Kemp 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 14
2 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Omar Moreno 13
4 Jose Cruz 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.96
2 Tom Seaver 1.64
3 Sid Monge 1.67
4 Scott McGregor 1.70
5 Mike Krukow 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Jack Morris 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 50
2 J. R. Richard 48
3 Ron Guidry 42
4 John D'Acquisto 38
4 Phil Niekro 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 8
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Sid Monge 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .334
2 Steve Garvey .334
3 Rod Carew .330
4 Dave Parker .326
5 Jose Cruz .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 46
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 Dave Kingman 42
4 George Foster 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 135
2 Don Baylor 134
3 Dave Parker 120
4 George Foster 114
4 Mike Schmidt 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 79
2 Omar Moreno 71
3 Willie Wilson 54
4 Julio Cruz 51
4 Bill North 51

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 292
2 Nolan Ryan 275
3 Phil Niekro 221
4 Ron Guidry 217
5 Fergie Jenkins 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 32
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Gene Garber 29
5 Mike Marshall 27