On This Day

Monday, July 23, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 64 32 .667 --
Red Sox 58 35 .624 4.5
Brewers 59 39 .602 6.0
Yankees 53 44 .546 11.5
Tigers 48 47 .505 15.5
Indians 44 52 .458 20.0
Blue Jays 29 70 .293 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 57 42 .576 --
Twins 53 42 .558 2.0
Rangers 53 44 .546 3.0
Royals 47 49 .490 8.5
White Sox 45 52 .464 11.0
Mariners 42 57 .424 15.0
Athletics 26 73 .263 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 53 38 .582 --
Pirates 53 40 .570 1.0
Cubs 52 40 .565 1.5
Phillies 52 44 .542 3.5
Cardinals 45 46 .495 8.0
Mets 39 53 .424 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 56 44 .560 --
Reds 51 49 .510 5.0
Giants 48 51 .485 7.5
Padres 46 55 .455 10.5
Braves 41 58 .414 14.5
Dodgers 40 58 .408 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Mike Squires 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
4 Jim Anderson 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Dick Davis 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Foli 4
1 Pat Kelly 4
1 Joe Rudi 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Puhl 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 2.33
2 Dave Frost 1.25
3 Bert Blyleven 1.20
4 Pete Falcone 1.14
5 Bill Caudill 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Falcone 8
2 Phil Niekro 7
2 Steve Trout 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Dan Quisenberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .348
2 Roy Smalley .345
3 George Foster .333
4 Dave Winfield .332
5 Steve Kemp .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Dave Kingman 30
3 Don Baylor 24
3 Fred Lynn 24
3 Dave Winfield 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 90
2 Fred Lynn 77
2 Dave Winfield 77
4 Mike Schmidt 75
5 Dave Kingman 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 50
2 Omar Moreno 42
3 Willie Wilson 40
4 Bill North 39
5 Tony Scott 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.52
2 Gaylord Perry 2.59
3 Tommy John 2.61
4 Ron Guidry 2.66
5 Jim Slaton 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 14
1 Phil Niekro 14
3 Mike Flanagan 13
3 Tommy John 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 166
2 J. R. Richard 162
3 Ron Guidry 116
4 Steve Carlton 115
5 Phil Niekro 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 22
2 Mike Marshall 19
3 Gene Garber 18
4 Jim Kern 17
5 Kent Tekulve 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .435
2 Mike Schmidt .432
3 Rick Miller .429
4 Eddie Murray .426
5 Jorge Orta .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Butch Hobson 5
2 Sixto Lezcano 5
2 Andre Thornton 5
2 Dave Winfield 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Buddy Bell 14
2 Chris Chambliss 14
4 Mike Ivie 12
4 Larry Parrish 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Ron LeFlore 6
2 Bill North 6
4 John Lowenstein 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.00
1 Greg Minton 0.00
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
4 Jim Slaton 0.47
5 Tom Seaver 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Mike Flanagan 25
3 Ron Guidry 20
4 Phil Niekro 19
5 J. R. Richard 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 5
2 Ed Farmer 4
2 Tug McGraw 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .418
2 Bob Boone .407
3 Steve Henderson .376
4 Sixto Lezcano .370
5 John Castino .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Don Baylor 12
3 Dave Winfield 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 Andre Thornton 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 31
1 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Roy Smalley 26
4 Steve Kemp 25
5 Buddy Bell 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Bill North 13
4 Willie Wilson 11
5 Jose Cruz 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.67
2 Jim Kern 0.72
3 Greg Minton 0.87
4 Aurelio Lopez 0.98
5 Tom Seaver 1.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
3 Mike Flanagan 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 J. R. Richard 44
3 Phil Niekro 41
4 Mike Flanagan 36
4 Ron Guidry 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 9
2 Jim Kern 7
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .335
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Steve Garvey .328
4 Dave Parker .324
5 Jose Cruz .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 Dave Kingman 42
4 George Foster 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 134
2 Jim Rice 130
3 Dave Parker 120
4 George Foster 115
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 71
3 Willie Wilson 55
4 Julio Cruz 53
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Gaylord Perry 2.38
3 Bob Shirley 2.54
4 Burt Hooton 2.59
5 Tommy John 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 22
1 Phil Niekro 22
3 Mike Caldwell 21
3 Dennis Martinez 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 284
2 J. R. Richard 280
3 Phil Niekro 221
4 Ron Guidry 219
5 Fergie Jenkins 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 32
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Gene Garber 30
4 Rollie Fingers 29
4 Mike Marshall 29