On This Day

Tuesday, July 3, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 26 .675 --
Red Sox 48 29 .623 4.5
Brewers 46 33 .582 7.5
Yankees 43 37 .538 11.0
Tigers 36 39 .480 15.5
Indians 36 42 .462 17.0
Blue Jays 25 57 .305 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 46 34 .575 --
Angels 47 35 .573 --
Twins 42 35 .545 2.5
Royals 42 37 .532 3.5
White Sox 33 45 .423 12.0
Mariners 35 48 .422 12.5
Athletics 23 59 .280 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 44 28 .611 --
Pirates 39 34 .534 5.5
Cubs 39 34 .534 5.5
Phillies 41 38 .519 6.5
Cardinals 38 36 .514 7.0
Mets 31 43 .419 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 51 31 .622 --
Reds 41 40 .506 9.5
Giants 40 40 .500 10.0
Padres 36 48 .429 16.0
Dodgers 34 48 .415 17.0
Braves 33 47 .413 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Simpson 5
2 Glenn Adams 4
2 Larry Milbourne 4
2 Bill Stein 4
2 Butch Wynegar 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Watson 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Bob Horner 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Howell 6
2 Cliff Johnson 5
3 Bob Horner 3
3 Larry Milbourne 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dell Alston 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Ruppert Jones 1
1 Ken Landreaux 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 2.50
2 Dave Goltz 1.00
3 Fred Norman 0.83
4 Mike Krukow 0.75
5 Gaylord Perry 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Brizzolara 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
2 Gaylord Perry 9
3 Mike Krukow 6
4 Brian Kingman 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .370
2 Brian Downing .348
3 Lee Mazzilli .339
4 George Hendrick .337
5 Bruce Bochte .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Mike Schmidt 23
3 Fred Lynn 21
4 Gorman Thomas 20
5 George Foster 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 70
2 Fred Lynn 66
3 George Foster 65
3 Dave Kingman 65
5 2 tied 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 40
2 Willie Wilson 34
3 Omar Moreno 33
4 Bill North 31
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.04
2 Mike Marshall 2.36
3 Tommy John 2.36
4 Mike LaCoss 2.42
5 Gaylord Perry 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 12
1 Joe Niekro 12
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 Gaylord Perry 97
4 Fergie Jenkins 96
5 Ron Guidry 89

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .535
2 Charlie Moore .447
3 Paul Molitor .407
4 Bob Horner .407
5 Phil Garner .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 6
2 George Foster 5
2 Fred Lynn 5
2 Dan Meyer 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Smalley 18
2 Oscar Gamble 17
3 Greg Luzinski 16
3 Gorman Thomas 16
5 Paul Molitor 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Bill North 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
2 Greg Minton 0.48
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.00
4 Tom Underwood 1.44
5 2 tied 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
5 43 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Gaylord Perry 24
3 J. R. Richard 21
4 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 Pat Underwood 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 5
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Jim Kern 4
2 Don Stanhouse 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .448
2 Toby Harrah .376
3 Brian Downing .368
4 Paul Molitor .367
5 Carl Yastrzemski .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 12
2 Jim Rice 11
3 Dave Kingman 10
4 Dan Meyer 9
4 Carl Yastrzemski 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 29
2 Willie Aikens 28
2 Jim Rice 28
4 Gorman Thomas 26
4 Carl Yastrzemski 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 16
2 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.30
2 Sid Monge 1.37
3 Bob Shirley 1.67
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.71
5 Randy Niemann 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 Bert Blyleven 4
3 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 J. R. Richard 43
3 Gaylord Perry 41
4 Pat Underwood 34
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Tug McGraw 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Gene Garber 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Al Oliver .329
3 Dave Parker .327
4 George Hendrick .327
5 Jose Cruz .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 42
2 Jim Rice 41
3 Dave Kingman 40
4 Gorman Thomas 35
5 Don Baylor 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 129
2 George Foster 128
3 Don Baylor 123
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Andre Thornton 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 56
4 Willie Wilson 51
5 Bump Wills 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.87
2 Tommy John 2.46
3 Ken Forsch 2.49
4 Mike Caldwell 2.56
5 Gaylord Perry 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Joe Niekro 21
3 Dennis Eckersley 20
3 Tommy John 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Nolan Ryan 281
3 Phil Niekro 222
4 Ron Guidry 213
5 Fergie Jenkins 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Gene Garber 34
3 Kent Tekulve 32
4 Rollie Fingers 30
5 2 tied 27