On This Day

Wednesday, July 4, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 27 .667 --
Red Sox 49 29 .628 3.5
Brewers 46 34 .575 7.5
Yankees 44 37 .543 10.0
Tigers 36 40 .474 15.5
Indians 36 43 .456 17.0
Blue Jays 26 57 .313 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 47 34 .580 --
Angels 48 35 .578 --
Twins 43 35 .551 2.5
Royals 42 38 .525 4.5
White Sox 34 45 .430 12.0
Mariners 35 49 .417 13.5
Athletics 23 60 .277 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 45 28 .616 --
Pirates 40 34 .541 5.5
Cubs 39 35 .527 6.5
Phillies 42 38 .525 6.5
Cardinals 38 37 .507 8.0
Mets 31 44 .413 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 52 31 .627 --
Reds 41 41 .500 10.5
Giants 40 41 .494 11.0
Padres 37 48 .435 16.0
Braves 34 47 .420 17.0
Dodgers 34 49 .410 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alan Bannister 5
2 Carney Lansford 4
2 Claudell Washington 4
2 Bump Wills 4
2 Willie Wilson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 5
2 Wayne Nordhagen 4
3 Jim Anderson 3
3 Alan Bannister 3
3 9 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Joe Cannon 1
2 Dan Ford 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 9.00
2 Bill Caudill 1.75
3 Bob Shirley 1.67
4 Jerry Koosman 0.71
5 Luis Tiant 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
1 Jim Kern 9
3 Bill Caudill 7
3 Mike Torrez 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .372
2 Brian Downing .354
3 Lee Mazzilli .336
4 George Hendrick .335
5 Bruce Bochte .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Mike Schmidt 23
3 Fred Lynn 22
4 Gorman Thomas 20
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 75
2 Fred Lynn 67
3 George Foster 65
3 Dave Kingman 65
5 2 tied 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 40
2 Willie Wilson 36
3 Omar Moreno 33
4 Bill North 32
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.38
2 Ron Guidry 2.04
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 Joaquin Andujar 10
3 Mike Flanagan 10
3 5 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 Steve Carlton 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 17
1 Bruce Sutter 17
3 Mike Marshall 16
4 Jim Kern 14
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .571
2 Oscar Gamble .500
3 Charlie Moore .441
4 Paul Molitor .415
5 Bob Horner .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 7
2 Fred Lynn 6
3 George Foster 5
3 Dan Meyer 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Smalley 19
2 Don Baylor 18
3 Oscar Gamble 16
4 Bob Horner 14
4 Fred Lynn 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 9
2 Bill North 8
3 Omar Moreno 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
2 Greg Minton 0.51
3 Bob Stanley 0.75
4 John Candelaria 1.29
5 Bob Shirley 1.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Gaylord Perry 24
3 Mike Torrez 23
4 Jim Kern 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
1 Tug McGraw 5
3 Ron Davis 4
3 Jim Kern 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .435
2 Brian Downing .387
3 Paul Molitor .385
4 Toby Harrah .376
5 Lou Piniella .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Jack Clark 9
2 George Foster 9
2 Dave Kingman 9
2 Carl Yastrzemski 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 29
2 Jim Rice 28
3 Roy Smalley 26
3 Gorman Thomas 26
3 Carl Yastrzemski 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 17
2 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Omar Moreno 12
4 Rodney Scott 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.05
2 Sid Monge 1.37
3 Jim Kern 1.42
4 Bob Shirley 1.43
5 Steve Rogers 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Mike Torrez 5
4 Mike Caldwell 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 J. R. Richard 43
3 Gaylord Perry 41
4 Bert Blyleven 35
5 Pat Underwood 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 7
2 Gene Garber 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Jim Kern 5
4 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Al Oliver .329
3 Dave Parker .327
4 George Hendrick .326
5 Jose Cruz .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 130
2 Don Baylor 128
3 George Foster 125
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Andre Thornton 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 56
4 Willie Wilson 53
5 2 tied 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 Tommy John 20
3 Dennis Martinez 20
3 2 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 Gene Garber 34
1 Bruce Sutter 34
3 Kent Tekulve 32
4 Rollie Fingers 29
5 2 tied 27