On This Day

Tuesday, August 7, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 74 37 .667 --
Red Sox 68 41 .624 5.0
Brewers 65 48 .575 10.0
Yankees 60 51 .541 14.0
Tigers 57 53 .518 16.5
Indians 55 56 .495 19.0
Blue Jays 34 78 .304 40.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 64 50 .561 --
Twins 58 52 .527 4.0
Rangers 58 53 .523 4.5
Royals 56 55 .505 6.5
White Sox 49 61 .445 13.0
Mariners 48 66 .421 16.0
Athletics 34 79 .301 29.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 47 .573 --
Expos 61 46 .570 0.5
Cubs 58 49 .542 3.5
Cardinals 55 53 .509 7.0
Phillies 57 55 .509 7.0
Mets 47 62 .431 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 66 48 .579 --
Reds 62 53 .539 4.5
Giants 54 59 .478 11.5
Padres 50 64 .439 16.0
Dodgers 49 63 .438 16.0
Braves 46 69 .400 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garry Templeton 5
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Glenn Borgmann 3
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 24 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 2
1 Jerry Morales 2
1 Steve Yeager 2
4 Buddy Bell 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Morales 4
1 Steve Yeager 4
3 Glenn Borgmann 3
3 Carlton Fisk 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Trammell 3
2 Jerry Royster 2
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Caldwell 999.00
2 Larry Christenson 1.43
3 Pete Falcone 0.89
4 Rick Reuschel 0.70
5 Tom Seaver 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Christenson 10
2 Pete Falcone 8
3 Rick Reuschel 7
4 Tom Seaver 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .340
2 Brian Downing .335
3 Steve Kemp .333
4 Keith Hernandez .333
5 Garry Templeton .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Fred Lynn 29
4 Jim Rice 28
4 2 others tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 98
2 Dave Kingman 89
3 Fred Lynn 88
3 Jim Rice 88
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 54
2 Omar Moreno 50
3 Bill North 47
3 Willie Wilson 47
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.63
2 Steve Rogers 2.66
3 Mike LaCoss 2.69
4 Nolan Ryan 2.69
5 Tommy John 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 15
1 Joe Niekro 15
3 Dennis Eckersley 14
3 Mike Flanagan 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 197
2 Nolan Ryan 168
3 Ron Guidry 135
4 Phil Niekro 131
5 Gaylord Perry 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 26
2 Mike Marshall 23
3 Kent Tekulve 20
4 Gene Garber 19
5 Jim Kern 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Ferguson .471
2 Mike Ivie .444
3 Jose Cruz .442
4 Al Oliver .426
5 Dusty Baker .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Greg Luzinski 6
2 Dave Revering 6
2 Jim Rice 6
2 Ken Singleton 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 24
2 Dusty Baker 22
3 Ken Singleton 21
4 Bob Horner 19
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 10
2 Omar Moreno 8
2 Bill North 8
4 Al Bumbry 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 0.71
1 Kent Tekulve 0.71
3 Rudy May 0.83
4 Enrique Romo 0.87
5 Aurelio Lopez 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Mike Torrez 4
3 Ken Forsch 3
3 Ron Guidry 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Jerry Koosman 21
3 Pete Vuckovich 20
4 Dennis Eckersley 19
4 3 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 4
1 Tom Hume 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .408
2 Steve Henderson .400
3 Richie Zisk .394
4 Steve Garvey .393
5 Mike Ivie .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Ken Singleton 10
3 Butch Hobson 8
3 Bob Horner 8
3 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 35
2 Mike Schmidt 28
2 Ken Singleton 28
4 Bob Horner 27
5 Dusty Baker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Bill North 14
3 Enos Cabell 12
4 Ron LeFlore 11
4 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Farmer 0.69
2 Aurelio Lopez 0.96
3 Tom Hausman 1.63
4 Rudy May 1.64
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Rudy May 5
2 Scott McGregor 5
2 Fred Norman 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 53
2 Mike Flanagan 44
3 Ron Guidry 39
4 Phil Niekro 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Ed Farmer 7
3 Mike Marshall 7
5 Aurelio Lopez 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Dave Winfield .343
3 Steve Garvey .343
4 Dave Parker .338
5 Jim Rice .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 141
2 Don Baylor 136
3 Dave Parker 130
4 Dave Kingman 119
5 Mike Schmidt 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 76
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Willie Wilson 59
4 Bill North 55
5 Frank Taveras 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.15
2 Gaylord Perry 2.53
3 Jim Palmer 2.60
4 Bob Shirley 2.69
5 Tom Hume 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 22
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Tommy John 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 284
2 Nolan Ryan 254
3 Ron Guidry 210
4 Phil Niekro 208
5 Bert Blyleven 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 33
2 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Gene Garber 27
5 2 tied 23