On This Day

Friday, July 27, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 33 .673 --
Red Sox 60 37 .619 6.0
Brewers 61 41 .598 7.5
Yankees 55 46 .545 13.0
Tigers 51 48 .515 16.0
Indians 48 52 .480 19.5
Blue Jays 31 71 .304 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 58 45 .563 --
Twins 54 45 .545 2.0
Rangers 54 46 .540 2.5
Royals 49 51 .490 7.5
White Sox 46 55 .455 11.0
Mariners 44 60 .423 14.5
Athletics 27 76 .262 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 54 41 .568 --
Cubs 54 42 .563 0.5
Pirates 55 43 .561 0.5
Phillies 52 47 .525 4.0
Cardinals 48 47 .505 6.0
Mets 41 55 .427 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 58 46 .558 --
Reds 55 49 .529 3.0
Giants 50 53 .485 7.5
Padres 47 58 .448 11.5
Dodgers 44 58 .431 13.0
Braves 42 61 .408 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Garner 6
2 Johnny Grubb 4
2 Ellis Valentine 4
4 Kurt Bevacqua 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Dave Kingman 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 John Milner 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Phil Garner 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Derrel Thomas 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Jeffrey Leonard 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 2.00
2 Bert Blyleven 1.12
3 Don Robinson 1.00
4 Bob Forsch 0.75
5 Dave Frost 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 9
1 Don Robinson 9
3 Mike Flanagan 8
4 Steve Comer 6
5 Dave Frost 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .339
2 Roy Smalley .338
3 George Foster .333
4 Dave Winfield .332
5 Bruce Bochte .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Dave Kingman 32
3 Don Baylor 25
3 Fred Lynn 25
3 Ken Singleton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 93
2 Fred Lynn 81
3 Mike Schmidt 78
3 Ken Singleton 78
5 2 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 51
2 Omar Moreno 43
3 Bill North 42
4 Willie Wilson 40
5 Tony Scott 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.41
2 Ron Guidry 2.49
3 Mike LaCoss 2.59
4 Gaylord Perry 2.64
5 Nolan Ryan 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 174
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 122
4 Phil Niekro 116
5 Steve Carlton 115

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 23
2 Mike Marshall 20
3 Gene Garber 18
4 Jim Kern 17
5 Kent Tekulve 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .442
2 Mike Schmidt .439
3 Phil Garner .438
4 Steve Kemp .436
5 Bob Watson .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 6
1 Ken Singleton 6
3 Buddy Bell 5
3 John Milner 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 19
2 Cecil Cooper 15
3 Dusty Baker 14
3 Otto Velez 14
5 8 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Jose Cruz 5
2 Davey Lopes 5
2 Bill North 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sid Monge 0.00
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
3 Bill Castro 0.73
4 Steve Stone 1.00
5 Bill Bonham 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Silvio Martinez 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 25
2 Ron Guidry 23
2 J. R. Richard 23
4 Bert Blyleven 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
1 Byron McLaughlin 3
1 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .398
2 Mike Ivie .397
3 Phil Garner .395
4 Bob Watson .389
5 Glenn Adams .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Don Baylor 13
3 Ken Singleton 9
3 Andre Thornton 9
3 Dave Winfield 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 34
2 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Ken Singleton 29
4 Roy Smalley 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 15
2 Omar Moreno 14
3 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Jose Cruz 9
4 Rickey Henderson 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.90
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.30
3 Charlie Hough 1.59
4 Tom Seaver 1.64
5 Tom Hausman 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Comer 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
1 Dick Tidrow 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 50
2 J. R. Richard 48
3 Ron Guidry 42
4 Phil Niekro 41
5 John D'Acquisto 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 7
1 Tug McGraw 7
1 Sid Monge 7
1 Kent Tekulve 7
5 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .336
2 Steve Garvey .334
3 Rod Carew .329
4 Dave Parker .327
5 Al Oliver .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 78
2 Omar Moreno 72
3 Willie Wilson 54
4 Bill North 52
5 Julio Cruz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Gaylord Perry 2.38
3 Bob Shirley 2.56
4 Steve Rogers 2.58
5 Burt Hooton 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 22
2 Mike Caldwell 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
2 Bob Stanley 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 292
2 Nolan Ryan 275
3 Phil Niekro 219
4 Ron Guidry 217
5 Bert Blyleven 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Gene Garber 29
4 Rollie Fingers 28
4 Mike Marshall 28