On This Day

Friday, July 6, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 28 .659 --
Red Sox 50 30 .625 3.0
Brewers 47 36 .566 7.5
Yankees 46 38 .548 9.0
Tigers 39 40 .494 13.5
Indians 37 44 .457 16.5
Blue Jays 27 58 .318 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 36 .576 --
Rangers 47 35 .573 0.5
Twins 43 37 .538 3.5
Royals 42 40 .512 5.5
White Sox 36 45 .444 11.0
Mariners 37 49 .430 12.5
Athletics 24 62 .279 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 46 29 .613 --
Pirates 40 36 .526 6.5
Cubs 40 36 .526 6.5
Cardinals 41 37 .526 6.5
Phillies 43 39 .524 6.5
Mets 32 45 .416 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 53 32 .624 --
Reds 43 41 .512 9.5
Giants 40 43 .482 12.0
Padres 38 48 .442 15.5
Braves 35 49 .417 17.5
Dodgers 34 50 .405 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Mumphrey 5
2 Chris Chambliss 4
2 Rickey Henderson 4
2 Rowland Office 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Jim Rice 2
1 Garry Templeton 2
4 Bob Boone 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Thompson 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 Rowland Office 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Kison 1.40
2 Moose Haas 0.90
3 Pete Falcone 0.71
3 John Henry Johnson 0.71
5 Tommy John 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Moose Haas 9
2 Bruce Kison 7
3 Nino Espinosa 6
3 Tommy John 6
3 Jack Morris 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .364
2 Brian Downing .354
3 Bruce Bochte .338
4 George Foster .333
4 Paul Molitor .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Mike Schmidt 24
3 Fred Lynn 22
4 Don Baylor 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 78
2 Fred Lynn 67
3 George Foster 66
3 Dave Kingman 66
5 2 tied 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 41
2 Willie Wilson 37
3 Omar Moreno 33
4 Bill North 32
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.04
2 Tommy John 2.23
3 Mike LaCoss 2.33
4 Gaylord Perry 2.45
5 Steve Rogers 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 13
1 Joe Niekro 13
3 Phil Niekro 11
4 Joaquin Andujar 10
4 7 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 144
2 Nolan Ryan 139
3 Gaylord Perry 97
4 Ron Guidry 96
4 Fergie Jenkins 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 18
2 Gene Garber 17
3 Mike Marshall 16
4 Jim Kern 14
5 Doug Bair 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .563
2 Oscar Gamble .444
3 Jim Essian .441
4 Bob Boone .409
5 Bump Wills .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 9
2 Jim Rice 6
2 Gorman Thomas 6
4 George Foster 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 19
1 Roy Smalley 19
3 Oscar Gamble 14
3 Ken Singleton 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
1 Sid Monge 0.00
4 Rick Honeycutt 0.52
5 Bob Stanley 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 J. R. Richard 26
3 Rich Gale 23
4 Phil Niekro 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
1 Tug McGraw 5
1 Joe Sambito 5
4 Jim Kern 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .420
2 Brian Downing .390
3 Toby Harrah .377
4 Paul Molitor .377
5 Bill Madlock .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Dave Kingman 10
3 Don Baylor 9
3 Jack Clark 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 29
2 Gorman Thomas 28
3 Jim Rice 27
4 Steve Kemp 25
4 Willie McCovey 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 15
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Willie Wilson 14
4 Omar Moreno 12
5 Cesar Cedeno 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.05
2 Jim Kern 1.42
3 Bob Shirley 1.43
4 Ron Guidry 1.64
5 Steve Rogers 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 J. R. Richard 55
3 Gaylord Perry 41
4 Jack Morris 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Byron McLaughlin 6
2 Joe Sambito 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .332
2 Al Oliver .329
3 George Hendrick .326
4 Dave Parker .325
5 Garry Templeton .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 41
2 Dave Kingman 41
4 Don Baylor 36
4 Gorman Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 133
2 Don Baylor 129
3 George Foster 125
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Andre Thornton 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 55
4 Willie Wilson 54
5 Bump Wills 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Tommy John 2.32
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 22
3 Tommy John 21
3 Phil Niekro 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 302
2 Nolan Ryan 285
3 Phil Niekro 232
4 Ron Guidry 220
5 Fergie Jenkins 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 33
1 Bruce Sutter 33
3 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Rollie Fingers 29
5 2 tied 27