On This Day

Sunday, July 1, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 24 .692 --
Red Sox 47 28 .627 5.5
Brewers 45 33 .577 9.0
Yankees 42 36 .538 12.0
Tigers 36 37 .493 15.5
Indians 34 42 .447 19.0
Blue Jays 24 57 .296 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 44 34 .564 --
Angels 45 35 .563 --
Twins 40 34 .541 2.0
Royals 42 36 .538 2.0
White Sox 33 44 .429 10.5
Mariners 34 46 .425 11.0
Athletics 23 57 .288 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 43 27 .614 --
Cubs 38 33 .535 5.5
Cardinals 38 34 .528 6.0
Pirates 37 34 .521 6.5
Phillies 39 38 .506 7.5
Mets 31 41 .431 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 50 31 .617 --
Reds 41 39 .513 8.5
Giants 40 39 .506 9.0
Padres 35 47 .427 15.5
Dodgers 33 47 .413 16.5
Braves 32 47 .405 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Essian 5
2 Jim Anderson 4
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Mike Edwards 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Dan Ford 2
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 31 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Terry Kennedy 5
2 Don Baylor 4
2 Dave Chalk 4
2 Dan Ford 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Paul Dade 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.43
2 Roy Thomas 1.00
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.88
4 Randy Jones 0.80
5 Jerry Reuss 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Littell 2
2 John Curtis 1
2 Ron Davis 1
2 Paul Hartzell 1
2 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Randy Jones 8
3 Lynn McGlothen 7
4 Paul Moskau 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .369
2 Brian Downing .348
3 Steve Kemp .345
4 George Hendrick .341
5 Bruce Bochte .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Mike Schmidt 23
3 Fred Lynn 20
3 Gorman Thomas 20
5 George Foster 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 66
2 George Foster 65
2 Dave Kingman 65
4 Fred Lynn 64
5 2 tied 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 38
2 Willie Wilson 34
3 Omar Moreno 32
4 Bill North 30
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.45
2 Ron Guidry 2.04
3 Mike LaCoss 2.42
4 Tommy John 2.45
5 Gaylord Perry 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 12
2 Tommy John 11
3 Mike Flanagan 10
3 Jim Kern 10
3 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 134
2 J. R. Richard 132
3 Ron Guidry 89
4 Gaylord Perry 88
5 Fergie Jenkins 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 17
2 Mike Marshall 16
3 Gene Garber 15
4 Jim Kern 13
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .585
2 Charlie Moore .429
3 Phil Garner .417
4 George Scott .413
5 Bombo Rivera .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 George Foster 5
3 Oscar Gamble 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 19
2 Oscar Gamble 18
3 Steve Kemp 17
4 Greg Luzinski 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Jose Cruz 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
1 Joe Sambito 0.00
3 Silvio Martinez 0.50
4 Greg Minton 0.54
5 Will McEnaney 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Rich Gale 21
2 Randy Jones 21
2 J. R. Richard 21
5 Bob Shirley 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
1 Don Stanhouse 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 8 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .475
2 Ted Simmons .380
3 Toby Harrah .378
4 Garry Templeton .377
5 Keith Hernandez .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 13
1 Dave Kingman 13
3 Jim Rice 11
4 Jack Clark 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 32
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Willie Aikens 28
4 Willie McCovey 27
4 Gorman Thomas 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 18
2 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Willie Wilson 15
4 Omar Moreno 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.09
2 Tom Hume 1.30
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.59
4 Randy Niemann 1.91
5 Bob Shirley 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Bob Stanley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 J. R. Richard 51
3 Jack Morris 34
4 Gaylord Perry 33
5 3 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Jim Kern 6
2 Don Stanhouse 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Al Oliver .330
3 George Hendrick .328
4 Steve Garvey .325
5 Dave Parker .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Jim Rice 41
3 Dave Kingman 40
4 Gorman Thomas 35
5 Mike Schmidt 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 131
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Don Baylor 119
4 Dave Parker 115
5 Steve Garvey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 56
4 Willie Wilson 52
5 Bump Wills 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Tommy John 2.52
3 Gaylord Perry 2.58
4 Mike Caldwell 2.58
5 Ken Forsch 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
2 Joe Niekro 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
4 Dennis Eckersley 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Nolan Ryan 281
3 Phil Niekro 223
4 Ron Guidry 219
5 Tom Seaver 189

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Gene Garber 34
3 Kent Tekulve 33
4 Rollie Fingers 31
5 2 tied 27