On This Day

Monday, July 30, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 70 34 .673 --
Red Sox 62 38 .620 6.0
Brewers 63 42 .600 7.5
Yankees 56 48 .538 14.0
Tigers 53 49 .520 16.0
Indians 51 52 .495 18.5
Blue Jays 32 73 .305 38.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 60 46 .566 --
Twins 55 47 .539 3.0
Rangers 54 49 .524 4.5
Royals 51 52 .495 7.5
White Sox 46 58 .442 13.0
Mariners 45 62 .421 15.5
Athletics 29 77 .274 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 56 43 .566 --
Pirates 57 44 .564 0.0
Cubs 54 45 .545 2.0
Phillies 53 49 .520 4.5
Cardinals 51 48 .515 5.0
Mets 43 56 .434 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 60 47 .561 --
Reds 58 50 .537 2.5
Giants 52 54 .491 7.5
Padres 48 59 .449 12.0
Dodgers 44 61 .419 15.0
Braves 43 63 .406 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Foli 4
1 Tom Paciorek 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
4 Keith Hernandez 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
1 Ray Knight 2
1 Ellis Valentine 2
4 Gary Alexander 1
4 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 6
2 Keith Hernandez 5
3 Hector Cruz 4
3 Bob Knepper 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Warren Cromartie 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Tom Brookens 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Parrott 1.80
2 Steve Stone 1.67
3 Dave Goltz 0.83
4 Tom Seaver 0.75
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Parrott 9
2 Tom Seaver 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Victor Cruz 5
3 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .337
2 Brian Downing .334
3 George Foster .333
3 Sixto Lezcano .333
5 Keith Hernandez .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Dave Kingman 35
3 Don Baylor 25
3 Fred Lynn 25
3 Ken Singleton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 96
2 Fred Lynn 81
2 Mike Schmidt 81
4 Dave Kingman 79
4 Jim Rice 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 52
2 Omar Moreno 44
2 Bill North 44
4 Willie Wilson 43
5 Tony Scott 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.45
2 Ron Guidry 2.49
3 Mike LaCoss 2.59
4 Gaylord Perry 2.59
5 Nolan Ryan 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 182
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 122
4 Gaylord Perry 119
5 2 tied 116

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .447
2 Mike Ivie .441
3 Ken Griffey .432
4 Jose Cruz .429
5 Dwight Evans .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
3 John Milner 5
3 Lance Parrish 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 20
2 Cecil Cooper 16
3 Ken Singleton 15
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 6
1 Jeffrey Leonard 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Frank Taveras 6
1 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Wilcox 0.00
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
3 Kent Tekulve 0.69
4 Steve Stone 1.01
5 Bob Knepper 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 Fred Norman 3
1 Mike Parrott 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 25
2 Bert Blyleven 19
2 Steve Rogers 19
4 Gaylord Perry 17
4 Steve Stone 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 5
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
3 Ed Farmer 3
3 Tom Hume 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .416
2 Mike Ivie .406
3 Jose Cruz .402
4 Fred Lynn .381
5 Bob Watson .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Don Baylor 11
3 Bob Horner 9
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 34
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 Steve Kemp 26
3 Ray Knight 26
5 Ken Singleton 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 15
2 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Omar Moreno 13
4 Frank Taveras 11
5 Willie Wilson 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.68
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.26
3 Charlie Hough 1.59
4 Mike Krukow 1.60
5 Tom Hausman 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
1 Dick Tidrow 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 56
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Bert Blyleven 36
3 Mike Flanagan 36
3 Craig Swan 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 8
1 Kent Tekulve 8
3 Tug McGraw 6
3 Sid Monge 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .339
2 Dave Winfield .337
3 Dave Parker .334
4 Steve Garvey .332
5 Jose Cruz .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 Don Baylor 36
4 George Foster 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 138
2 Jim Rice 137
3 Dave Parker 124
4 Mike Schmidt 113
5 George Foster 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 76
2 Omar Moreno 73
3 Willie Wilson 57
4 Bill North 53
5 Julio Cruz 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Gaylord Perry 2.35
3 Steve Rogers 2.50
4 Bob Shirley 2.66
5 Burt Hooton 2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 291
2 Nolan Ryan 272
3 Ron Guidry 217
4 Phil Niekro 215
5 Bert Blyleven 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
1 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Gene Garber 28
3 Mike Marshall 28
5 Rollie Fingers 27