On This Day

Wednesday, August 1, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 34 .679 --
Red Sox 63 40 .612 7.5
Brewers 63 44 .589 9.5
Yankees 58 48 .547 14.0
Tigers 53 51 .510 18.0
Indians 53 53 .500 19.0
Blue Jays 32 75 .299 40.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 61 47 .565 --
Rangers 56 49 .533 3.5
Twins 55 49 .529 4.0
Royals 53 52 .505 6.5
White Sox 46 60 .434 14.0
Mariners 46 63 .422 15.5
Athletics 31 77 .287 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 58 43 .574 --
Pirates 58 45 .563 1.0
Cubs 54 47 .535 4.0
Phillies 55 49 .529 4.5
Cardinals 51 50 .505 7.0
Mets 44 57 .436 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 62 47 .569 --
Reds 59 51 .536 3.5
Giants 52 56 .481 9.5
Padres 49 60 .450 13.0
Dodgers 45 62 .421 16.0
Braves 44 64 .407 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Garry Maddox 4
1 Pete Rose 4
4 George Brett 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 2
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Dan Briggs 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 4
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Dave Kingman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 2
2 Dell Alston 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Hood 0.75
2 Rick Langford 0.62
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.60
4 Eddie Solomon 0.57
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Darrell Jackson 5
2 Jim Kern 5
2 Rick Langford 5
2 Scott Sanderson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .342
2 Brian Downing .335
3 George Foster .333
4 Steve Kemp .332
5 Sixto Lezcano .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 36
1 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Jim Rice 27
4 Fred Lynn 26
4 Ken Singleton 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 96
2 Jim Rice 86
3 Mike Schmidt 84
4 Dave Kingman 82
4 Fred Lynn 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 53
2 Omar Moreno 46
3 Willie Wilson 45
4 Bill North 44
5 Tony Scott 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.45
2 Ron Guidry 2.55
3 Gaylord Perry 2.59
4 Nolan Ryan 2.69
5 Tommy John 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 15
2 Mike Flanagan 14
2 Tommy John 14
2 Dennis Martinez 14
2 Phil Niekro 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 182
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 126
4 Phil Niekro 120
5 Gaylord Perry 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 23
2 Mike Marshall 20
3 Gene Garber 19
3 Kent Tekulve 19
5 Jim Kern 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .471
2 Dave Concepcion .438
3 Ken Griffey .432
4 Richie Zisk .429
5 Dave Winfield .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Cecil Cooper 6
2 Larry Parrish 6
2 Jim Rice 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 26
2 Jim Rice 19
3 Ken Singleton 18
4 Dusty Baker 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 8
2 Al Bumbry 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
4 Enos Cabell 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.67
2 Elias Sosa 0.69
3 Rawly Eastwick 0.75
4 Rudy May 0.98
5 Steve Stone 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Ken Forsch 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 25
2 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Dave Frost 21
4 Dennis Eckersley 20
4 Phil Niekro 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Tom Hume 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 Sid Monge 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .418
2 Fred Lynn .402
3 Dave Winfield .393
4 Bob Boone .392
5 Dave Concepcion .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Don Baylor 9
2 Jim Rice 9
2 Ken Singleton 9
2 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Ray Knight 32
3 Jim Rice 31
4 Don Baylor 30
5 Ken Singleton 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Omar Moreno 14
2 Bill North 14
4 Willie Wilson 11
5 Frank Taveras 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 1.26
2 Rudy May 1.44
3 Rick Langford 1.75
4 Tom Hausman 1.82
5 Steve Rogers 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Comer 5
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Nino Espinosa 5
4 Jim Barr 4
4 20 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 50
2 Dave Frost 37
2 Ron Guidry 37
4 Phil Niekro 36
5 2 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 9
2 Aurelio Lopez 8
3 Sid Monge 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .342
2 Dave Winfield .340
3 Steve Garvey .335
4 Dave Parker .333
5 Jose Cruz .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 49
2 Dave Kingman 48
3 Mike Schmidt 44
4 Don Baylor 36
5 George Foster 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 144
2 Don Baylor 138
3 Dave Parker 125
4 Mike Schmidt 116
5 Dave Kingman 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 74
2 Ron LeFlore 73
3 Willie Wilson 58
4 Bill North 53
5 Julio Cruz 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.04
2 Gaylord Perry 2.38
3 Steve Rogers 2.50
4 Bob Shirley 2.66
5 Burt Hooton 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 23
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 Ron Guidry 211
4 Phil Niekro 209
5 2 tied 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
1 Kent Tekulve 33
3 Gene Garber 29
4 Mike Marshall 27
5 Rollie Fingers 25