On This Day

Sunday, July 29, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 69 34 .670 --
Red Sox 62 37 .626 5.0
Brewers 63 41 .606 6.5
Yankees 55 48 .534 14.0
Tigers 52 49 .515 16.0
Indians 50 52 .490 18.5
Blue Jays 32 72 .308 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 60 45 .571 --
Twins 54 47 .535 4.0
Rangers 54 48 .529 4.5
Royals 50 52 .490 8.5
White Sox 46 57 .447 13.0
Mariners 44 62 .415 16.5
Athletics 29 76 .276 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 55 42 .567 --
Pirates 56 44 .560 0.5
Cubs 54 44 .551 1.5
Cardinals 50 47 .515 5.0
Phillies 52 49 .515 5.0
Mets 43 55 .439 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 60 46 .566 --
Reds 57 50 .533 3.5
Giants 51 54 .486 8.5
Padres 48 59 .449 12.5
Dodgers 44 60 .423 15.0
Braves 43 63 .406 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
2 Alan Bannister 3
2 Rick Bosetti 3
2 Rico Carty 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 2
1 Gary Roenicke 2
3 Gary Alexander 1
3 Rico Carty 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 5
2 Rick Manning 4
2 Gary Roenicke 4
4 Andre Dawson 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.17
2 J. R. Richard 0.80
2 Bob Shirley 0.80
4 Steve Rogers 0.67
5 Pete Vuckovich 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Eddy 1
1 Kevin Kobel 1
1 Scott McGregor 1
1 John Montefusco 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 8
2 Floyd Bannister 7
3 Steve Rogers 6
3 Mike Torrez 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dave Ford 1
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .337
2 Sixto Lezcano .337
3 Brian Downing .334
4 George Foster .333
4 Roy Smalley .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Dave Kingman 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
2 Mike Schmidt 81
4 Dave Kingman 79
5 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 Tony Scott 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.45
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 182
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 Jose Cruz .452
2 Ken Griffey .450
3 Mike Ivie .447
4 Steve Kemp .444
5 Dave Concepcion .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
3 John Milner 5
3 Lance Parrish 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 19
2 Ken Singleton 18
3 Cecil Cooper 16
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 5 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 6
1 Frank Taveras 6
3 Al Bumbry 5
3 Jeffrey Leonard 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Wilcox 0.00
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
3 Elias Sosa 0.63
4 Kent Tekulve 0.69
5 Steve Stone 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 Fred Norman 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 31
2 Ron Guidry 23
3 Bert Blyleven 19
3 Steve Rogers 19
5 Gaylord Perry 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 4
2 Ed Farmer 3
2 Tom Hume 3
2 Aurelio Lopez 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .408
2 Jose Cruz .394
3 Bob Boone .388
4 Dave Concepcion .384
5 Sixto Lezcano .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Don Baylor 12
3 Bob Horner 9
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 36
2 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Steve Kemp 26
3 Ken Singleton 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
1 Omar Moreno 13
1 Bill North 13
4 Frank Taveras 11
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 0.68
2 Aurelio Lopez 1.33
3 Charlie Hough 1.59
4 Mike Krukow 1.60
5 Tom Seaver 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
1 Dick Tidrow 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 56
2 Nolan Ryan 44
3 Ron Guidry 42
4 Gaylord Perry 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Dave Winfield .338
3 Dave Parker .332
4 Steve Garvey .330
5 Jose Cruz .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 George Foster 37
5 Don Baylor 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 138
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Dave Parker 122
4 George Foster 114
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 76
2 Omar Moreno 72
3 Willie Wilson 56
4 Julio Cruz 51
4 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Gaylord Perry 2.35
3 Steve Rogers 2.50
4 Bob Shirley 2.66
5 Burt Hooton 2.66

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 291
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 28
3 Mike Marshall 28
5 Rollie Fingers 27