On This Day

Saturday, August 4, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 34 .685 --
Red Sox 65 41 .613 8.0
Brewers 64 46 .582 11.0
Yankees 58 50 .537 16.0
Tigers 55 52 .514 18.5
Indians 54 54 .500 20.0
Blue Jays 33 76 .303 41.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 62 48 .564 --
Rangers 57 50 .533 3.5
Twins 56 50 .528 4.0
Royals 54 54 .500 7.0
White Sox 47 61 .435 14.0
Mariners 47 64 .423 15.5
Athletics 32 78 .291 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 60 44 .577 --
Pirates 61 46 .570 0.5
Cubs 56 48 .538 4.0
Phillies 56 53 .514 6.5
Cardinals 52 52 .500 8.0
Mets 46 59 .438 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 65 47 .580 --
Reds 60 52 .536 5.0
Giants 52 58 .473 12.0
Padres 50 62 .446 15.0
Dodgers 47 62 .431 16.5
Braves 45 67 .402 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Puhl 5
2 Rowland Office 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 4
1 Dave Kingman 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 3
2 Omar Moreno 2
2 Dwayne Murphy 2
4 Enos Cabell 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank LaCorte 1.50
2 Phil Niekro 1.00
3 Mike Chris 0.80
4 Catfish Hunter 0.75
5 Dave Frost 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Mike Chris 1
1 Dave Ford 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 11
2 Frank LaCorte 6
3 Mike Krukow 5
3 Joe Sambito 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .342
2 Dave Winfield .338
3 George Foster .333
3 Steve Kemp .333
5 Keith Hernandez .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Jim Rice 27
3 Gorman Thomas 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 96
2 Dave Kingman 88
3 Jim Rice 86
3 Mike Schmidt 86
5 3 tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 54
2 Omar Moreno 49
3 Bill North 47
4 Willie Wilson 46
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 Phil Niekro 131
4 Ron Guidry 126
5 Fergie Jenkins 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 25
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 Jose Cruz .457
2 Mike Ivie .439
3 Dusty Baker .429
3 Otto Velez .429
5 Pete Rose .413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 22
1 Ray Knight 22
3 Dave Kingman 19
4 Jim Rice 18
4 Ken Singleton 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
1 Willie Wilson 9
3 Enos Cabell 8
3 Bill North 8
3 Frank Taveras 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tippy Martinez 0.00
2 Kent Tekulve 0.59
3 Rawly Eastwick 0.60
4 Bruce Sutter 0.73
5 Bob Knepper 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Dave Frost 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Phil Niekro 25
3 Dave Frost 20
3 Pete Vuckovich 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Tom Hume 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
4 Neil Allen 3
4 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .419
2 Fred Lynn .402
3 Dave Winfield .393
4 Steve Henderson .391
5 Ken Griffey .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Dave Kingman 9
2 Jim Rice 9
2 Ken Singleton 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Ray Knight 34
3 Jim Rice 27
3 Ken Singleton 27
5 Bob Horner 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
2 Bill North 15
3 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Frank Taveras 11
5 2 tied 10

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 Fred Norman 5
1 Steve Trout 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 65
2 Phil Niekro 47
3 Dave Frost 39
4 Ron Guidry 37
5 Mike Flanagan 35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Steve Garvey .338
3 Dave Winfield .338
4 Dave Parker .336
5 Jose Cruz .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Don Baylor 136
3 Dave Parker 130
4 Dave Kingman 120
5 Mike Schmidt 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 76
2 Ron LeFlore 72
3 Willie Wilson 59
4 Bill North 55
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 22
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 Phil Niekro 220
4 Ron Guidry 211
5 Fergie Jenkins 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Gene Garber 28
3 Mike Marshall 28
5 Rollie Fingers 24