On This Day

Tuesday, June 5, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 31 20 .608 --
Orioles 32 21 .604 --
Brewers 31 25 .554 2.5
Yankees 29 25 .537 3.5
Tigers 25 23 .521 4.5
Indians 25 27 .481 6.5
Blue Jays 13 42 .236 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 33 22 .600 --
Royals 31 23 .574 1.5
Twins 29 22 .569 2.0
Rangers 30 23 .566 2.0
White Sox 25 28 .472 7.0
Mariners 21 35 .375 12.5
Athletics 18 37 .327 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 30 19 .612 --
Cardinals 28 20 .583 1.5
Phillies 29 24 .547 3.0
Pirates 26 23 .531 4.0
Cubs 22 27 .449 8.0
Mets 19 30 .388 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 33 24 .579 --
Reds 30 25 .545 2.0
Dodgers 27 30 .474 6.0
Giants 26 29 .473 6.0
Padres 26 31 .456 7.0
Braves 20 34 .370 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlton Fisk 3
1 Johnny Grubb 3
1 Bill Madlock 3
1 Jerry Mumphrey 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Dan Briggs 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Ted Cox 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Briggs 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Ted Cox 3
1 Bob Horner 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Dan Briggs 1
3 John Castino 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Norman 0.83
2 Steve Carlton 0.80
3 Don Sutton 0.67
4 Larry Gura 0.60
4 Paul Hartzell 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Medich 6
1 Tom Underwood 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .384
2 Steve Kemp .357
3 Pete Rose .355
4 Bruce Bochte .355
5 Rod Carew .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 19
2 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Fred Lynn 15
4 Ken Singleton 14
5 3 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 56
2 Fred Lynn 47
3 Bruce Bochte 44
3 Dave Kingman 44
3 Dave Winfield 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 27
2 Julio Cruz 23
2 Willie Wilson 23
4 Omar Moreno 21
5 Amos Otis 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.36
2 Tommy John 1.90
3 Mike Marshall 1.95
4 Ron Guidry 2.20
5 Gaylord Perry 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Joe Niekro 8
2 Paul Splittorff 8
2 Rick Waits 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 89
2 Nolan Ryan 78
3 Ron Guidry 71
4 Fergie Jenkins 66
5 Steve Carlton 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 12
1 Mike Marshall 12
3 Bruce Sutter 10
4 Jim Kern 9
4 Skip Lockwood 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Mazzilli .472
2 Garry Templeton .471
3 Keith Hernandez .447
4 Johnny Grubb .444
5 Bruce Bochte .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 19
1 Dave Winfield 19
3 Davey Lopes 17
4 Richie Hebner 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 9
1 Willie Wilson 9
3 Ron LeFlore 8
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
1 Skip Lockwood 0.00
3 Gaylord Perry 0.33
4 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 Rick Waits 3
2 Pat Zachry 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 22
2 Tom Underwood 21
3 Craig Swan 19
4 Mike Flanagan 17
4 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .414
2 Lee Mazzilli .410
3 Johnny Grubb .393
4 Garry Templeton .388
5 Alfredo Griffin .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
1 Davey Lopes 12
3 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 28
2 Don Baylor 27
3 Willie Horton 26
3 Davey Lopes 26
3 Fred Lynn 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 17
2 Ron LeFlore 15
3 Davey Lopes 11
3 Tony Scott 11
3 Bump Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Niemann 0.72
2 Jim Kern 0.84
3 Steve McCatty 0.91
4 Skip Lockwood 1.07
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Kravec 6
1 Joe Niekro 6
1 Rick Waits 6
4 Steve Carlton 5
4 Dennis Martinez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 45
2 Ron Guidry 40
3 Steve Carlton 39
4 Nolan Ryan 36
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
2 Jim Kern 6
3 Skip Lockwood 5
3 Bruce Sutter 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .344
2 Dave Winfield .332
3 Al Oliver .332
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Steve Garvey .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
2 Dave Kingman 37
2 Jim Rice 37
4 Dale Murphy 34
4 Gorman Thomas 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 125
2 Don Baylor 121
2 Steve Garvey 121
4 George Foster 120
5 Dave Parker 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 76
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Bump Wills 55
5 Davey Lopes 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.86
2 Mike Caldwell 2.18
3 Bob Welch 2.34
4 Jon Matlack 2.40
5 Gaylord Perry 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Ron Guidry 22
2 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
5 7 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 293
2 Ron Guidry 254
3 Nolan Ryan 236
4 Phil Niekro 229
5 Tom Seaver 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 35
2 Rollie Fingers 32
3 Kent Tekulve 31
4 Bruce Sutter 30
5 Doug Bair 27