On This Day

Wednesday, July 25, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 66 33 .667 --
Red Sox 60 35 .632 4.0
Brewers 60 40 .600 6.5
Yankees 54 45 .545 12.0
Tigers 49 48 .505 16.0
Indians 46 52 .469 19.5
Blue Jays 30 70 .300 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 58 43 .574 --
Twins 53 44 .546 3.0
Rangers 53 45 .541 3.5
Royals 48 50 .490 8.5
White Sox 46 53 .465 11.0
Mariners 43 59 .422 15.5
Athletics 26 75 .257 32.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 54 39 .581 --
Pirates 53 42 .558 2.0
Cubs 52 42 .553 2.5
Phillies 52 46 .531 4.5
Cardinals 46 47 .495 8.0
Mets 41 53 .436 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 58 44 .569 --
Reds 53 49 .520 5.0
Giants 48 53 .475 9.5
Padres 47 56 .456 11.5
Dodgers 42 58 .420 15.0
Braves 42 59 .416 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 4
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 Dan Ford 3
2 Pepe Frias 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
1 Jim Rice 2
3 Rick Bosetti 1
3 Ron Cey 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Ferguson 5
1 Jim Rice 5
3 Dusty Baker 4
4 Barry Bonnell 3
4 12 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jeffrey Leonard 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 999.00
2 J. R. Richard 2.00
3 Craig Swan 1.17
4 Rick Waits 1.00
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Ralph Botting 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 Joey McLaughlin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 12
2 John Denny 7
2 Craig Swan 7
4 Ralph Botting 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .347
2 Roy Smalley .344
3 George Foster .333
4 Dave Winfield .332
5 Bruce Bochte .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Dave Kingman 30
3 Don Baylor 24
3 Fred Lynn 24
3 3 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 92
2 Fred Lynn 78
2 Mike Schmidt 78
4 Dave Winfield 77
5 Jim Rice 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 50
2 Omar Moreno 42
3 Willie Wilson 40
4 Bill North 39
5 Tony Scott 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.41
2 Gaylord Perry 2.64
3 Ron Guidry 2.66
4 Nolan Ryan 2.69
5 Mike LaCoss 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 14
1 Phil Niekro 14
3 Mike Flanagan 13
3 Tommy John 13
3 Dennis Martinez 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 174
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 116
4 Steve Carlton 115
5 Gaylord Perry 114

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 Bob Watson .459
2 Bob Horner .451
3 Steve Garvey .449
4 Mike Schmidt .444
5 Bill Madlock .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Butch Hobson 5
1 Bob Horner 5
1 Sixto Lezcano 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Dave Winfield 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 15
2 Mike Schmidt 14
3 Don Baylor 12
3 George Brett 12
3 6 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Jose Cruz 5
2 Ron LeFlore 5
2 Terry Puhl 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.66
2 Bill Bonham 1.13
2 Tom Hausman 1.13
4 Mike Krukow 1.15
5 Tom Seaver 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Steve Trout 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 30
2 Dennis Eckersley 20
3 Scott McGregor 19
4 Mike Flanagan 17
4 2 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
3 Ed Farmer 3
3 Aurelio Lopez 3
5 13 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .405
2 Bob Boone .402
3 Bob Watson .396
4 Mike Ivie .388
5 Jim Sundberg .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Don Baylor 12
3 Andre Thornton 9
3 Dave Winfield 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Don Baylor 33
3 Roy Smalley 26
4 Steve Kemp 24
5 Ken Singleton 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Bill North 12
4 Jose Cruz 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.87
2 Tom Hausman 1.32
3 Pete Redfern 1.37
4 Mike Krukow 1.51
5 Tom Seaver 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Jack Morris 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 56
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Phil Niekro 38
3 Craig Swan 38
5 3 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 8
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Don Stanhouse 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .335
2 Rod Carew .335
3 Steve Garvey .334
4 Dave Parker .325
5 Jose Cruz .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 46
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 Dave Kingman 42
4 George Foster 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 134
1 Jim Rice 134
3 Dave Parker 120
4 George Foster 114
4 Mike Schmidt 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 79
2 Omar Moreno 71
3 Willie Wilson 54
4 Julio Cruz 52
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Gaylord Perry 2.41
3 Bob Shirley 2.54
4 Steve Rogers 2.58
5 Burt Hooton 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 22
1 Joe Niekro 22
1 Phil Niekro 22
4 Mike Caldwell 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 292
2 Nolan Ryan 275
3 Phil Niekro 221
4 Ron Guidry 219
5 Fergie Jenkins 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 32
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Gene Garber 29
5 Mike Marshall 28