On This Day

Tuesday, July 10, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 30 .651 --
Red Sox 52 32 .619 3.0
Brewers 49 38 .563 7.5
Yankees 48 39 .552 8.5
Tigers 41 43 .488 14.0
Indians 41 45 .477 15.0
Blue Jays 28 60 .318 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 52 37 .584 --
Rangers 49 37 .570 1.5
Twins 45 40 .529 5.0
Royals 43 43 .500 7.5
White Sox 39 46 .459 11.0
Mariners 38 51 .427 14.0
Athletics 25 65 .278 27.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 48 31 .608 --
Cubs 45 36 .556 4.0
Phillies 46 40 .535 5.5
Pirates 42 38 .525 6.5
Cardinals 42 40 .512 7.5
Mets 33 48 .407 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 53 36 .596 --
Reds 46 43 .517 7.0
Giants 42 45 .483 10.0
Padres 40 50 .444 13.5
Braves 37 51 .420 15.5
Dodgers 36 52 .409 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dell Alston 3
1 Bob Boone 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 John Ellis 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Foote 2
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 Jim Essian 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Bannister 3
1 Gary Carter 3
1 Barry Foote 3
1 Ron Hassey 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.25
2 Jim Bibby 1.00
3 Scott Sanderson 0.88
4 Eddie Solomon 0.75
5 Tom Seaver 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 8
2 Jim Bibby 7
2 Scott Sanderson 7
4 Rudy May 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .354
2 Brian Downing .351
3 Bruce Bochte .334
4 George Foster .333
5 Lee Mazzilli .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 30
2 Dave Kingman 29
3 Fred Lynn 24
4 Don Baylor 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 80
2 Fred Lynn 73
3 Dave Kingman 69
4 George Foster 68
5 Dave Winfield 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 45
2 Bill North 37
2 Willie Wilson 37
4 Omar Moreno 33
5 Tony Scott 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 2.23
2 Ron Guidry 2.31
3 Mike LaCoss 2.33
4 Mike Marshall 2.39
5 Steve Rogers 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 13
1 Joe Niekro 13
3 Mike Flanagan 11
3 Jerry Koosman 11
3 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 151
2 J. R. Richard 144
3 Steve Carlton 108
4 Gaylord Perry 100
5 Ron Guidry 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 20
2 Gene Garber 17
2 Mike Marshall 17
4 Jim Kern 15
5 Doug Bair 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Glenn Adams .477
2 Bob Boone .449
3 Cecil Cooper .429
4 Jim Essian .426
5 Rob Wilfong .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Don Baylor 9
3 Ben Oglivie 6
3 Champ Summers 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 21
2 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Roy Smalley 20
4 Champ Summers 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 10
2 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Willie Wilson 6
4 Larry Bowa 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 0.00
1 Randy Scarbery 0.00
3 Scott McGregor 0.40
4 Rick Honeycutt 0.50
5 Will McEnaney 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Ross Baumgarten 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Steve Comer 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Steve Carlton 27
3 Phil Niekro 22
4 Bert Blyleven 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Stanhouse 5
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Jim Kern 4
2 Aurelio Lopez 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .441
2 Glenn Adams .424
3 Pepe Frias .400
4 Bob Boone .388
5 Toby Harrah .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Dave Kingman 10
3 Don Baylor 9
3 Jim Rice 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Kemp 30
2 Brian Downing 27
2 Gorman Thomas 27
4 Willie Aikens 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Bill North 17
3 Willie Wilson 12
4 Omar Moreno 11
5 Cesar Cedeno 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Greg Minton 1.05
2 Tom Hume 1.14
3 Rick Honeycutt 1.23
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.65
4 Steve Rogers 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
1 Luis Tiant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Steve Carlton 43
4 Gaylord Perry 40
5 Pat Underwood 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Jim Kern 6
2 Joe Sambito 6
2 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .333
2 Al Oliver .330
3 Garry Templeton .325
4 Dave Parker .323
5 Steve Garvey .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 41
2 Dave Kingman 41
4 Mike Schmidt 40
5 Gorman Thomas 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 129
2 Don Baylor 126
3 George Foster 125
4 Dave Parker 122
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 65
3 Julio Cruz 55
4 Bill North 54
4 Willie Wilson 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Tommy John 2.36
3 Gaylord Perry 2.43
4 Bob Welch 2.54
5 Steve Rogers 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Joe Niekro 22
3 Phil Niekro 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 292
2 J. R. Richard 290
3 Phil Niekro 223
4 Ron Guidry 220
5 2 tied 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 33
2 Gene Garber 31
3 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Rollie Fingers 29
5 2 tied 27