On This Day

Sunday, June 3, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 31 20 .608 --
Red Sox 29 20 .592 1.0
Yankees 28 24 .538 3.5
Brewers 29 25 .537 3.5
Tigers 24 22 .522 4.5
Indians 23 27 .460 7.5
Blue Jays 13 40 .245 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 30 21 .588 --
Angels 31 22 .585 --
Royals 30 22 .577 0.5
Twins 28 21 .571 1.0
White Sox 25 26 .490 5.0
Mariners 20 34 .370 11.5
Athletics 18 35 .340 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 29 18 .617 --
Cardinals 27 20 .574 2.0
Phillies 28 23 .549 3.0
Pirates 25 22 .532 4.0
Cubs 22 26 .458 7.5
Mets 18 29 .383 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 32 23 .582 --
Reds 29 24 .547 2.0
Giants 26 28 .481 5.5
Dodgers 26 29 .473 6.0
Padres 25 31 .446 7.5
Braves 19 33 .365 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Driessen 5
1 Cesar Geronimo 5
3 Dave Collins 4
3 George Foster 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 3
2 Bill Robinson 2
3 Dan Driessen 1
3 Joe Ferguson 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 5
2 Dan Meyer 4
2 Bill Robinson 4
4 Davey Lopes 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 Amos Otis 2
1 Tony Scott 2
1 Garry Templeton 2
1 Willie Wilson 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Kison 2.00
2 Pete Vuckovich 1.50
3 Tom Hume 0.90
4 Mike Parrott 0.80
5 Paul Moskau 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Vuckovich 12
2 Tom Hume 9
3 Paul Moskau 8
4 Bruce Kison 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .384
2 Bruce Bochte .358
3 Rod Carew .355
4 Lee Mazzilli .353
5 Pete Rose .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 19
2 Mike Schmidt 16
3 Fred Lynn 14
3 Ken Singleton 14
5 3 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 54
2 Fred Lynn 45
3 Dave Kingman 44
4 Dave Winfield 43
5 2 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 26
2 Julio Cruz 23
2 Willie Wilson 23
4 Omar Moreno 21
5 Amos Otis 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.36
2 Tommy John 1.79
3 Mike Marshall 1.94
4 Ron Guidry 2.20
5 Gaylord Perry 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Joe Niekro 8
2 Paul Splittorff 8
5 5 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 89
2 Nolan Ryan 78
3 Ron Guidry 71
4 Fergie Jenkins 66
5 Steve Carlton 61

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 11
1 Mike Marshall 11
3 Bruce Sutter 10
4 Jim Kern 9
4 Skip Lockwood 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Mazzilli .490
2 Keith Hernandez .481
3 Garry Templeton .464
4 Cesar Geronimo .455
5 Lance Parrish .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
2 Dave Winfield 6
4 Don Baylor 5
4 Bill Robinson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 20
2 Davey Lopes 19
3 Bruce Bochte 18
3 Dave Winfield 18
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 10
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Bill North 7
3 Tony Scott 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Skip Lockwood 0.00
2 Rick Williams 0.35
3 Bob Shirley 0.45
3 Sammy Stewart 0.45
5 Bruce Kison 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 4
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Ken Kravec 3
2 Steve McCatty 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 J. R. Richard 22
3 Phil Niekro 19
3 Craig Swan 19
5 4 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Bill Campbell 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Mazzilli .398
2 George Hendrick .389
3 Johnny Grubb .385
3 Keith Hernandez .385
5 Bruce Bochte .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
1 Davey Lopes 12
3 Mike Schmidt 11
4 Dave Winfield 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 28
2 Willie Horton 26
2 Davey Lopes 26
4 Don Baylor 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 17
2 Ron LeFlore 15
3 Tony Scott 13
4 Julio Cruz 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve McCatty 0.91
2 Rick Williams 1.00
3 Jim Kern 1.08
4 Ken Kravec 1.08
4 Sammy Stewart 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Kravec 6
1 Joe Niekro 6
3 Rich Gale 5
3 Mike Marshall 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 45
2 Ron Guidry 40
3 Nolan Ryan 36
4 Steve Carlton 35
4 Jim Kern 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 7
2 Jim Kern 6
3 Skip Lockwood 5
3 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Bob Welch 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .344
2 Al Oliver .334
3 Dave Winfield .333
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Steve Garvey .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Dave Kingman 38
3 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Jim Rice 35
5 Dale Murphy 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 121
1 Steve Garvey 121
3 George Foster 120
3 Jim Rice 120
5 Dave Winfield 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 75
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Bump Wills 54
5 Willie Wilson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.86
2 Jon Matlack 2.30
3 Mike Caldwell 2.34
4 Bob Welch 2.34
5 Gaylord Perry 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 23
2 Mike Caldwell 22
2 Ron Guidry 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Paul Splittorff 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 306
2 Ron Guidry 254
3 Nolan Ryan 236
4 Phil Niekro 231
5 Tom Seaver 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 34
2 Rollie Fingers 33
3 Bruce Sutter 31
4 Kent Tekulve 30
5 Doug Bair 27