On This Day

Friday, August 3, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 73 34 .682 --
Red Sox 64 41 .610 8.0
Brewers 64 45 .587 10.0
Yankees 58 49 .542 15.0
Tigers 54 52 .509 18.5
Indians 53 54 .495 20.0
Blue Jays 32 76 .296 41.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 61 48 .560 --
Rangers 57 49 .538 2.5
Twins 56 49 .533 3.0
Royals 54 53 .505 6.0
White Sox 47 60 .439 13.0
Mariners 47 63 .427 14.5
Athletics 31 78 .284 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 60 43 .583 --
Pirates 60 46 .566 1.5
Cubs 55 48 .534 5.0
Phillies 56 52 .519 6.5
Cardinals 52 51 .505 8.0
Mets 45 59 .433 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 63 47 .573 --
Reds 59 52 .532 4.5
Giants 52 57 .477 10.5
Padres 50 61 .450 13.5
Dodgers 46 62 .426 16.0
Braves 45 65 .409 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Andre Dawson 4
1 Hal McRae 4
1 Omar Moreno 4
1 Dave Parker 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Kemp 2
1 Gorman Thomas 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Kevin Bell 1
3 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 6
2 Dave Parker 5
3 Andre Dawson 4
4 Kevin Bell 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.67
2 Floyd Bannister 1.14
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
4 Scott McGregor 0.86
5 Jerry Koosman 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 15
2 Floyd Bannister 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
2 Jerry Koosman 8
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Mark Lee 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .341
2 Brian Downing .339
3 George Foster .333
4 Steve Kemp .332
5 Fred Lynn .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 36
3 Jim Rice 27
3 Gorman Thomas 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 96
2 Jim Rice 86
2 Mike Schmidt 86
4 Dave Kingman 84
5 2 tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 53
2 Omar Moreno 47
3 Willie Wilson 46
4 Bill North 44
5 Frank Taveras 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.55
2 Steve Rogers 2.66
3 Nolan Ryan 2.69
4 Tommy John 2.74
5 Jim Slaton 2.75

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 197
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 126
4 Fergie Jenkins 124
5 Gaylord Perry 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Mike Marshall 21
3 Gene Garber 19
3 Kent Tekulve 19
5 Jim Kern 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .453
2 Jose Cruz .429
2 Al Oliver .429
2 Pete Rose .429
5 Dave Winfield .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 7
1 Dave Kingman 7
1 Mike Schmidt 7
4 Jim Rice 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 22
2 Ray Knight 20
3 Jim Rice 18
3 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Ken Singleton 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 9
2 Omar Moreno 8
2 Frank Taveras 8
4 Al Bumbry 7
4 Enos Cabell 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rawly Eastwick 0.60
2 Kent Tekulve 0.67
3 Steve Stone 1.01
4 Bob Knepper 1.13
5 Aurelio Lopez 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott McGregor 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Ken Forsch 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 40
2 Scott McGregor 21
2 Gaylord Perry 21
2 Steve Rogers 21
5 Pete Vuckovich 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Tom Hume 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .429
2 Fred Lynn .407
3 Dave Winfield .402
4 Steve Henderson .387
5 Scot Thompson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Willie Stargell 10
3 Jim Rice 9
3 Ken Singleton 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Ray Knight 32
3 Jim Rice 28
4 Don Baylor 26
4 Ken Singleton 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Bill North 13
4 Willie Wilson 12
5 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Aurelio Lopez 0.96
2 Rudy May 1.61
3 Rick Langford 1.75
4 Tom Hausman 1.82
5 Nolan Ryan 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 5
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
1 Steve Trout 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 65
2 Ron Guidry 37
3 Phil Niekro 36
4 Bert Blyleven 35
4 2 others tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 9
2 Aurelio Lopez 8
3 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Ed Farmer 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Dave Winfield .340
3 Steve Garvey .339
4 Dave Parker .335
5 Jim Rice .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 49
2 Dave Kingman 48
3 Mike Schmidt 45
4 Don Baylor 36
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 142
2 Don Baylor 138
3 Dave Parker 130
4 Mike Schmidt 117
5 Dave Kingman 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 74
2 Ron LeFlore 73
3 Willie Wilson 59
4 Bill North 52
5 Frank Taveras 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.04
2 Gaylord Perry 2.52
3 Jim Palmer 2.63
4 Steve Rogers 2.66
5 Bob Shirley 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 23
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 295
2 Nolan Ryan 264
3 Ron Guidry 211
4 Phil Niekro 209
5 Fergie Jenkins 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 32
1 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Gene Garber 28
3 Mike Marshall 28
5 Rollie Fingers 24