On This Day

Thursday, August 2, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 72 34 .679 --
Red Sox 64 40 .615 7.0
Brewers 63 45 .583 10.0
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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 59 43 .578 --
Pirates 58 46 .558 2.0
Cubs 54 48 .529 5.0
Phillies 56 50 .528 5.0
Cardinals 52 50 .510 7.0
Mets 45 58 .437 14.5

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 61 .445 13.5
Dodgers 45 62 .421 16.0
Braves 45 64 .413 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Boone 4
1 Ken Reitz 4
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 Miguel Dilone 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Bob Watson 2
3 Butch Hobson 1
3 Greg Luzinski 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 Bob Watson 3
4 Pepe Frias 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
2 Dave Parker 1
2 Pete Rose 1
2 Frank Taveras 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Caudill 1.00
2 Pete Falcone 0.56
3 Tony Brizzolara 0.50
3 Jim Rooker 0.50
3 Dan Schatzeder 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Brizzolara 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 George Frazier 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Caudill 7
2 Jim Rooker 6
3 Tony Brizzolara 5
3 Pete Falcone 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .341
2 Brian Downing .335
3 George Foster .333
4 Steve Kemp .332
5 Keith Hernandez .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Dave Kingman 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 85
4 Dave Kingman 83
5 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 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.45
2 Ron Guidry 2.55
3 Nolan Ryan 2.69
4 Tommy John 2.74
5 Jim Slaton 2.78

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 Gaylord Perry 123
5 Phil Niekro 120

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 .441
2 Dave Concepcion .438
3 Ken Griffey .432
4 Richie Zisk .429
5 Bob Horner .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Cecil Cooper 6
2 Larry Parrish 6
2 Jim Rice 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 26
2 Jim Rice 19
3 Larry Parrish 18
3 Ken Singleton 18
5 Mike Schmidt 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 8
2 Al Bumbry 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.63
2 Rawly Eastwick 0.73
3 Rudy May 0.98
4 Steve Stone 1.01
5 Bob Knepper 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Ken Forsch 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 25
2 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Dave Frost 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21
5 2 tied 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 Fred Lynn .422
2 Mike Ivie .418
3 Bob Boone .410
4 Steve Henderson .394
5 Dave Winfield .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Jim Rice 9
2 Ken Singleton 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
2 Ellis Valentine 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Ray Knight 32
3 Jim Rice 31
4 Don Baylor 27
5 Ken Singleton 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 1.08
2 Rudy May 1.44
3 Rick Langford 1.75
4 Tom Hausman 1.82
5 Nolan Ryan 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Jim Bibby 4
2 Bert Blyleven 4
2 Tony Brizzolara 4
2 21 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 3 tied 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Dave Winfield .340
3 Steve Garvey .337
4 Dave Parker .333
5 Jose Cruz .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 49
2 Dave Kingman 48
3 Mike Schmidt 45
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 126
4 Mike Schmidt 117
5 Dave Kingman 115

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.04
2 Steve Rogers 2.49
3 Gaylord Perry 2.52
4 Bob Shirley 2.66
5 Jim Palmer 2.69

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 280
2 Nolan Ryan 264
3 Ron Guidry 211
4 Phil Niekro 209
5 2 tied 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 33
2 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Gene Garber 28
4 Mike Marshall 27
5 Rollie Fingers 25