On This Day

Sunday, July 15, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 59 31 .656 --
Red Sox 56 32 .636 2.0
Brewers 54 38 .587 6.0
Yankees 49 43 .533 11.0
Tigers 45 45 .500 14.0
Indians 42 48 .467 17.0
Blue Jays 29 64 .312 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 55 38 .591 --
Rangers 52 39 .571 2.0
Twins 48 41 .539 5.0
Royals 44 47 .484 10.0
White Sox 41 50 .451 13.0
Mariners 40 54 .426 15.5
Athletics 25 69 .266 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 50 35 .588 --
Cubs 48 38 .558 2.5
Phillies 50 41 .549 3.0
Pirates 46 39 .541 4.0
Cardinals 44 42 .512 6.5
Mets 38 49 .437 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 54 40 .574 --
Reds 48 46 .511 6.0
Giants 45 48 .484 8.5
Padres 43 53 .448 12.0
Braves 39 53 .424 14.0
Dodgers 36 57 .387 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Kemp 5
2 Bob Boone 4
2 Jack Brohamer 4
2 Bobby Grich 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
2 Dell Alston 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Grich 5
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Dave Edwards 4
4 John Castino 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Brookens 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Tony Bernazard 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Sanderson 2.00
2 Dennis Martinez 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.88
4 John Fulgham 0.86
4 J. R. Richard 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 John Fulgham 1
1 Randy Lerch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 10
2 Scott Sanderson 8
3 Tom Seaver 7
4 John D'Acquisto 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .352
2 Roy Smalley .341
3 George Foster .333
4 Dave Winfield .331
5 Bruce Bochte .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 31
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Fred Lynn 24
4 Don Baylor 23
4 Gorman Thomas 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 85
2 Fred Lynn 75
3 George Foster 72
3 Dave Winfield 72
5 Dave Kingman 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 49
2 Omar Moreno 39
2 Bill North 39
4 Willie Wilson 37
5 3 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike LaCoss 2.22
2 Ron Guidry 2.51
3 Steve Rogers 2.52
4 Nolan Ryan 2.54
5 Tommy John 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 13
1 Joe Niekro 13
3 Mike Flanagan 12
3 Dennis Martinez 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 160
2 J. R. Richard 157
3 Steve Carlton 113
4 Ron Guidry 109
5 Craig Swan 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 22
2 Gene Garber 18
2 Mike Marshall 18
4 Jim Kern 16
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .519
2 Tom Paciorek .441
3 Toby Harrah .424
4 Fred Lynn .419
4 Ken Oberkfell .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 9
2 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Bob Horner 6
3 Reggie Jackson 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 23
2 Mike Schmidt 19
3 Dave Winfield 16
4 Roy Howell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 11
2 Bill North 9
3 Omar Moreno 7
3 Lou Whitaker 7
5 Larry Bowa 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.00
2 Charlie Hough 0.59
3 Neil Allen 0.61
4 Steve Renko 0.67
4 Tom Griffin 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 4
2 Ross Baumgarten 3
2 Tony Brizzolara 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Steve Carlton 28
3 J. R. Richard 25
4 John D'Acquisto 22
5 Craig Swan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
2 Joe Sambito 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .448
2 Glenn Adams .446
3 Oscar Gamble .435
4 Toby Harrah .404
5 Rob Wilfong .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Don Baylor 11
3 Gorman Thomas 10
4 Bob Horner 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Kemp 29
1 Gorman Thomas 29
3 Don Baylor 28
3 Mike Schmidt 28
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Bill North 18
3 Omar Moreno 15
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.66
2 Greg Minton 0.92
3 Tom Hausman 1.36
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.61
5 Tom Underwood 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Steve Comer 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 J. R. Richard 57
3 Steve Carlton 45
4 Craig Swan 40
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Tug McGraw 8
3 Jim Kern 7
3 Kent Tekulve 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .331
2 Dave Winfield .327
3 Steve Garvey .326
4 Dave Parker .322
5 Al Oliver .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 42
3 Dave Kingman 41
3 Mike Schmidt 41
5 Gorman Thomas 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Don Baylor 131
3 George Foster 129
4 Dave Parker 124
5 Fred Lynn 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 86
2 Omar Moreno 71
3 Bill North 56
4 Julio Cruz 55
5 Willie Wilson 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.84
2 Gaylord Perry 2.55
3 Tommy John 2.61
4 Mike Caldwell 2.67
5 Bob Welch 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
1 Joe Niekro 22
3 Dennis Martinez 21
3 Phil Niekro 21
3 Bob Stanley 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 293
2 Nolan Ryan 288
3 Ron Guidry 220
4 Phil Niekro 219
5 Steve Carlton 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Gene Garber 32
3 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Rollie Fingers 29
5 Mike Marshall 28