On This Day

Tuesday, July 31, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 71 34 .676 --
Red Sox 62 40 .608 7.5
Brewers 63 43 .594 8.5
Yankees 57 48 .543 14.0
Tigers 53 50 .515 17.0
Indians 53 52 .505 18.0
Blue Jays 32 74 .302 39.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 61 46 .570 --
Twins 55 48 .534 4.0
Rangers 55 49 .529 4.5
Royals 52 52 .500 7.5
White Sox 46 59 .438 14.0
Mariners 45 63 .417 16.5
Athletics 30 77 .280 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 57 43 .570 --
Pirates 57 45 .559 1.0
Cubs 54 46 .540 3.0
Phillies 54 49 .524 4.5
Cardinals 51 49 .510 6.0
Mets 44 56 .440 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 61 47 .565 --
Reds 58 51 .532 3.5
Giants 52 55 .486 8.5
Padres 49 59 .454 12.0
Dodgers 45 61 .425 15.0
Braves 43 64 .402 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Toby Harrah 5
1 Rick Manning 5
1 Dave Winfield 5
4 Rich Dauer 4
4 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Kurt Bevacqua 1
1 Rick Dempsey 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
3 Bobby Grich 3
3 Toby Harrah 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
2 Jim Anderson 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 2.00
2 Nino Espinosa 1.00
2 Dave Frost 1.00
2 Tom Hausman 1.00
2 Don Sutton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 8
2 Nino Espinosa 7
2 Joe Niekro 7
4 Dave Frost 6
4 Geoff Zahn 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Mark Lee 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .345
2 Brian Downing .336
3 Steve Kemp .336
4 Sixto Lezcano .334
5 George Foster .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Dave Kingman 35
3 Fred Lynn 26
3 Ken Singleton 26
5 3 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 96
2 Fred Lynn 82
2 Jim Rice 82
4 Mike Schmidt 81
4 Dave Winfield 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 52
2 Omar Moreno 45
3 Bill North 44
3 Willie Wilson 44
5 Tony Scott 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.45
2 Ron Guidry 2.55
3 Mike LaCoss 2.59
4 Gaylord Perry 2.59
5 Nolan Ryan 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 15
2 Mike Flanagan 14
2 Tommy John 14
2 Phil Niekro 14
5 Dennis Martinez 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 182
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 126
4 Phil Niekro 120
5 Gaylord Perry 119

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 Dave Winfield .457
2 Richie Zisk .442
3 Ken Griffey .432
3 Al Oliver .432
5 Mike Ivie .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Larry Parrish 6
4 Sixto Lezcano 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 23
2 Ken Singleton 17
3 Dusty Baker 16
3 Cecil Cooper 16
3 Larry Parrish 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 7
2 Al Bumbry 6
2 Jeffrey Leonard 6
2 Davey Lopes 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Wilcox 0.00
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
3 Kent Tekulve 0.69
4 Rudy May 0.98
5 Steve Stone 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 25
2 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Dave Frost 21
4 Phil Niekro 20
5 Steve Rogers 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .405
2 Mike Ivie .400
3 Fred Lynn .395
4 Dave Winfield .393
5 Dave Concepcion .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Don Baylor 11
3 Ken Singleton 9
3 Willie Stargell 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 34
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Ray Knight 29
4 Jim Rice 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
1 Bill North 14
3 Omar Moreno 13
4 Willie Wilson 10
5 Frank Taveras 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 1.26
2 Rudy May 1.44
3 Tom Hausman 1.56
4 Charlie Hough 1.59
5 Rick Langford 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nino Espinosa 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Dick Tidrow 5
4 Jim Barr 4
4 20 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 50
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Phil Niekro 39
4 Dave Frost 37
4 Ron Guidry 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aurelio Lopez 8
1 Kent Tekulve 8
3 Sid Monge 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .342
2 Dave Winfield .342
3 Dave Parker .333
4 Steve Garvey .332
5 Jose Cruz .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
1 Jim Rice 47
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 Don Baylor 36
5 George Foster 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 140
2 Don Baylor 138
3 Dave Parker 123
4 Mike Schmidt 113
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 74
1 Omar Moreno 74
3 Willie Wilson 58
4 Bill North 53
5 Julio Cruz 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.04
2 Gaylord Perry 2.38
3 Steve Rogers 2.50
4 Bob Shirley 2.66
5 Burt Hooton 2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 291
2 Nolan Ryan 272
3 Phil Niekro 219
4 Ron Guidry 211
5 Bert Blyleven 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Gene Garber 28
4 Mike Marshall 27
5 Rollie Fingers 26