On This Day

Saturday, July 28, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 68 34 .667 --
Red Sox 61 37 .622 5.0
Brewers 62 41 .602 6.5
Yankees 55 47 .539 13.0
Tigers 51 49 .510 16.0
Indians 49 52 .485 18.5
Blue Jays 32 71 .311 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 59 45 .567 --
Twins 54 46 .540 3.0
Rangers 54 47 .535 3.5
Royals 50 51 .495 7.5
White Sox 46 56 .451 12.0
Mariners 44 61 .419 15.5
Athletics 28 76 .269 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 43 .566 --
Expos 54 42 .563 0.5
Cubs 54 43 .557 1.0
Phillies 52 48 .520 4.5
Cardinals 49 47 .510 5.5
Mets 42 55 .433 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 59 46 .562 --
Reds 56 50 .528 3.5
Giants 50 54 .481 8.5
Padres 48 58 .453 11.5
Dodgers 44 59 .427 14.0
Braves 43 62 .410 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Griffey 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Dan Driessen 4
2 Dave Kingman 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 3
2 Gary Matthews 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Darrell Evans 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Dave Collins 3
1 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 3
1 Frank Taveras 3
3 Mitchell Page 2
3 Willie Wilson 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Forsch 1.00
2 Jim Bibby 0.86
3 Dave Lemanczyk 0.80
4 Mickey Mahler 0.78
5 Bruce Robbins 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Mahler 7
2 Jim Bibby 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
4 Pete Falcone 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .337
2 Brian Downing .336
3 Sixto Lezcano .334
4 Bruce Bochte .333
4 George Foster .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 35
1 Mike Schmidt 35
3 Don Baylor 25
3 Fred Lynn 25
3 Ken Singleton 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 96
2 Fred Lynn 81
3 Dave Kingman 79
4 Mike Schmidt 78
4 Ken Singleton 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 51
2 Omar Moreno 43
3 Bill North 42
3 Willie Wilson 42
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.41
2 Ron Guidry 2.49
3 Mike LaCoss 2.59
4 Gaylord Perry 2.59
5 Nolan Ryan 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 174
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 122
4 Gaylord Perry 119
5 2 tied 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 23
2 Mike Marshall 20
3 Gene Garber 18
4 Jim Kern 17
4 Kent Tekulve 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .432
2 Steve Kemp .429
3 Jose Cruz .425
4 Johnny Bench .423
5 Scot Thompson .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Ken Singleton 6
4 Buddy Bell 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 19
2 Cecil Cooper 16
3 Don Baylor 15
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 7
2 Frank Taveras 6
3 Al Bumbry 5
3 Jose Cruz 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
2 Elias Sosa 0.63
3 Kent Tekulve 0.69
4 Steve Stone 1.00
5 Tom Seaver 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Dick Tidrow 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 25
2 Ron Guidry 23
2 J. R. Richard 23
4 Bert Blyleven 19
5 Fergie Jenkins 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 4
2 Ed Farmer 3
2 Byron McLaughlin 3
2 Sid Monge 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .397
2 Bob Boone .388
3 Scot Thompson .379
4 Bob Watson .378
5 Dave Concepcion .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Don Baylor 13
3 Bob Horner 9
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 37
2 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Ken Singleton 28
4 Buddy Bell 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 14
2 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Omar Moreno 13
4 Frank Taveras 11
5 Willie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.61
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.30
3 Charlie Hough 1.59
4 Mike Krukow 1.60
5 Steve Rogers 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
1 Dick Tidrow 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 48
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Ron Guidry 42
4 Fergie Jenkins 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 8
2 Aurelio Lopez 7
2 Tug McGraw 7
2 Sid Monge 7
5 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .336
2 Steve Garvey .332
3 Rod Carew .331
4 Dave Parker .330
5 Al Oliver .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 George Foster 37
4 Bob Horner 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 138
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Dave Parker 122
4 George Foster 114
4 Mike Schmidt 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 78
2 Omar Moreno 72
3 Willie Wilson 56
4 Bill North 52
5 Julio Cruz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Gaylord Perry 2.35
3 Steve Rogers 2.58
4 Bob Shirley 2.59
5 Burt Hooton 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 22
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
2 Bob Stanley 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 283
2 Nolan Ryan 272
3 Phil Niekro 219
4 Ron Guidry 217
5 Bert Blyleven 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Gene Garber 29
4 Mike Marshall 28
5 Rollie Fingers 27