On This Day

Monday, July 2, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 54 25 .684 --
Red Sox 47 29 .618 5.5
Brewers 45 33 .577 8.5
Yankees 43 36 .544 11.0
Tigers 36 38 .486 15.5
Indians 35 42 .455 18.0
Blue Jays 24 57 .296 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 45 34 .570 --
Angels 46 35 .568 0.0
Twins 41 34 .547 2.0
Royals 42 36 .538 2.5
White Sox 33 44 .429 11.0
Mariners 34 47 .420 12.0
Athletics 23 58 .284 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 44 27 .620 --
Pirates 38 34 .528 6.5
Cubs 38 34 .528 6.5
Cardinals 38 35 .521 7.0
Phillies 40 38 .513 7.5
Mets 31 42 .425 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 50 31 .617 --
Reds 41 39 .513 8.5
Giants 40 39 .506 9.0
Padres 35 48 .422 16.0
Dodgers 34 47 .420 16.0
Braves 32 47 .405 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Yeager 4
2 Glenn Adams 3
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Don Baylor 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Yeager 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Dan Briggs 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Yeager 5
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Jim Norris 3
2 Manny Trillo 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Steve Garvey 1
2 Greg Luzinski 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Underwood 1.10
2 Burt Hooton 0.88
3 Don Robinson 0.67
4 John D'Acquisto 0.56
4 Nino Espinosa 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Underwood 11
2 Burt Hooton 7
2 Mike Paxton 7
4 Don Robinson 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Jackson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .367
2 Brian Downing .347
3 George Hendrick .343
4 Steve Kemp .338
5 Bruce Bochte .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Mike Schmidt 23
3 Fred Lynn 20
3 Gorman Thomas 20
5 George Foster 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 69
2 George Foster 65
2 Dave Kingman 65
4 Fred Lynn 64
5 3 tied 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 40
2 Willie Wilson 34
3 Omar Moreno 33
4 Bill North 30
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.04
2 Tommy John 2.36
3 Mike LaCoss 2.42
4 Gaylord Perry 2.48
5 Steve Rogers 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 12
1 Joe Niekro 12
3 Mike Flanagan 10
3 Jim Kern 10
3 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 134
2 J. R. Richard 132
3 Ron Guidry 89
4 Gaylord Perry 88
5 Fergie Jenkins 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 17
2 Mike Marshall 16
3 Gene Garber 15
4 Jim Kern 13
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .524
2 Charlie Moore .429
2 George Scott .429
4 Bombo Rivera .406
5 Paul Molitor .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 5
1 George Foster 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Dan Meyer 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Oscar Gamble 16
1 Steve Kemp 16
1 Greg Luzinski 16
1 Gorman Thomas 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Niemann 0.00
1 Jim Kern 0.00
1 Joe Sambito 0.00
4 Greg Minton 0.54
5 Will McEnaney 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Rick Matula 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Burt Hooton 21
2 Randy Jones 21
2 J. R. Richard 21
5 Pat Underwood 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
1 Don Stanhouse 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .444
2 Toby Harrah .376
3 George Hendrick .373
4 Brian Downing .370
5 3 tied .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 13
2 Dave Kingman 11
2 Jim Rice 11
4 Jack Clark 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 31
2 Willie Aikens 29
3 Willie McCovey 27
4 Dan Ford 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 18
2 Ron LeFlore 17
3 Willie Wilson 13
4 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.30
2 Joaquin Andujar 1.59
3 Bob Shirley 1.67
4 Randy Niemann 1.91
5 Bert Blyleven 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 J. R. Richard 43
3 Jack Morris 34
3 Pat Underwood 34
5 Gaylord Perry 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Don Stanhouse 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Al Oliver .329
3 George Hendrick .329
4 Dave Parker .324
5 Garry Templeton .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Jim Rice 41
3 Dave Kingman 40
4 Gorman Thomas 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 131
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Don Baylor 122
4 Dave Parker 116
5 Andre Thornton 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 56
4 Willie Wilson 51
5 Bump Wills 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Tommy John 2.46
3 Ken Forsch 2.52
4 Gaylord Perry 2.58
5 Mike Caldwell 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
2 Joe Niekro 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
4 Dennis Eckersley 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Nolan Ryan 281
3 Phil Niekro 223
4 Ron Guidry 219
5 Tom Seaver 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Gene Garber 34
3 Kent Tekulve 32
4 Rollie Fingers 31
5 2 tied 27