On This Day

Sunday, August 5, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 35 .679 --
Red Sox 67 41 .620 6.5
Brewers 64 48 .571 11.5
Yankees 59 50 .541 15.0
Tigers 55 53 .509 18.5
Indians 55 55 .500 19.5
Blue Jays 33 77 .300 41.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 63 49 .563 --
Rangers 58 51 .532 3.5
Twins 57 51 .528 4.0
Royals 55 54 .505 6.5
White Sox 48 61 .440 13.5
Mariners 47 65 .420 16.0
Athletics 33 78 .297 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 46 .578 --
Expos 61 45 .575 0.5
Cubs 57 49 .538 4.5
Phillies 56 55 .505 8.0
Cardinals 53 53 .500 8.5
Mets 47 60 .439 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 47 .584 --
Reds 61 52 .540 5.0
Giants 52 59 .468 13.0
Padres 50 63 .442 16.0
Dodgers 48 62 .436 16.5
Braves 45 68 .398 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Landreaux 5
1 Al Oliver 5
1 Tom Poquette 5
1 Jim Rice 5
5 11 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 2
1 Fred Lynn 2
1 Dave Revering 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 5
1 Dave Revering 5
3 Tony Armas 4
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 10 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Howe 2
1 Rafael Landestoy 2
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Leonard 1.14
2 Pete Redfern 1.00
3 Mike Flanagan 0.90
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.86
4 Dock Ellis 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Danny Darwin 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 15 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Redfern 10
2 Mike Flanagan 9
3 Steve Carlton 8
3 Dennis Leonard 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .338
2 Brian Downing .337
3 George Foster .333
4 Bruce Bochte .332
5 Steve Kemp .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Fred Lynn 28
4 Jim Rice 27
4 2 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 97
2 Dave Kingman 88
3 Fred Lynn 87
4 Jim Rice 86
4 Mike Schmidt 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 54
2 Omar Moreno 50
3 Bill North 47
3 Willie Wilson 47
5 Frank Taveras 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.55
2 Steve Rogers 2.66
3 Nolan Ryan 2.69
4 Tommy John 2.71
5 Jim Slaton 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 15
1 Joe Niekro 15
3 Dennis Eckersley 14
3 Mike Flanagan 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 197
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Phil Niekro 131
4 Ron Guidry 126
5 Fergie Jenkins 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 26
2 Mike Marshall 22
3 Kent Tekulve 20
4 Gene Garber 19
5 Jim Kern 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .442
2 Mike Ivie .439
2 Otto Velez .439
4 Jose Cruz .435
5 2 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 Cecil Cooper 7
3 Greg Luzinski 6
3 Jim Rice 6
3 Mike Schmidt 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 24
2 Dusty Baker 21
3 Ken Singleton 19
4 Bob Horner 18
4 Dave Kingman 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 9
1 Omar Moreno 9
1 Willie Wilson 9
4 Bill North 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tippy Martinez 0.00
2 Kent Tekulve 0.54
3 Bruce Sutter 0.67
4 Aurelio Lopez 1.13
5 Milt Wilcox 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Rudy May 4
3 Jim Bibby 3
3 Ken Forsch 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Phil Niekro 25
3 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Pete Redfern 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Tom Hume 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Neil Allen 3
4 10 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .423
2 Rick Miller .406
3 Ken Landreaux .396
4 Steve Henderson .393
5 Dave Winfield .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Ken Singleton 10
3 Butch Hobson 9
3 Dave Kingman 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Ray Knight 35
3 Ken Singleton 28
4 Jim Rice 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Bill North 15
3 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.94
2 Kent Tekulve 1.07
3 Rudy May 1.64
4 Tom Hausman 1.82
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Rudy May 5
2 Scott McGregor 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 53
2 Mike Flanagan 44
3 Dave Frost 39
4 Dennis Eckersley 38
5 Phil Niekro 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Aurelio Lopez 7
4 Ed Farmer 6
4 Mike Marshall 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .346
2 Dave Winfield .340
3 Steve Garvey .339
4 Dave Parker .334
5 Jim Rice .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
1 Jim Rice 48
3 Mike Schmidt 45
4 Don Baylor 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Don Baylor 136
3 Dave Parker 129
4 Dave Kingman 118
5 Mike Schmidt 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 76
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Willie Wilson 59
4 Bill North 55
5 Frank Taveras 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.08
2 Gaylord Perry 2.51
3 Jim Palmer 2.63
4 Steve Rogers 2.66
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 22
1 Dennis Martinez 22
3 Joe Niekro 21
4 Steve Comer 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 295
2 Nolan Ryan 264
3 Phil Niekro 208
4 Ron Guidry 201
5 Bert Blyleven 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
1 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Mike Marshall 29
4 Gene Garber 28
5 3 tied 23