On This Day

Thursday, June 7, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 34 21 .618 --
Red Sox 32 21 .604 1.0
Brewers 32 26 .552 3.5
Yankees 30 26 .536 4.5
Tigers 25 24 .510 6.0
Indians 26 27 .491 7.0
Blue Jays 14 42 .250 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 33 23 .589 --
Twins 30 23 .566 1.5
Rangers 31 24 .564 1.5
Royals 31 25 .554 2.0
White Sox 26 29 .473 6.5
Mariners 22 35 .386 11.5
Athletics 18 38 .321 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 31 19 .620 --
Cardinals 29 21 .580 2.0
Pirates 27 23 .540 4.0
Phillies 29 25 .537 4.0
Cubs 24 27 .471 7.5
Mets 20 30 .400 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 34 24 .586 --
Reds 30 26 .536 3.0
Giants 27 30 .474 6.5
Dodgers 27 31 .466 7.0
Padres 26 33 .441 8.5
Braves 20 35 .364 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dwight Evans 4
2 Glenn Adams 3
2 John Ellis 3
2 Barry Foote 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Ellis 2
1 Jim Rice 2
3 Chris Chambliss 1
3 Al Cowens 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Ellis 6
2 Mike Ivie 4
2 Ken Reitz 4
4 Keith Hernandez 3
4 Jim Rice 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rob Andrews 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Garry Templeton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 4.00
2 Ken Holtzman 1.00
3 Sammy Stewart 0.67
4 Bob Knepper 0.42
4 Chuck Rainey 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Lynn McGlothen 1
1 Chuck Rainey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
2 Bob Knepper 5
2 Chuck Rainey 5
4 John Denny 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .374
2 Dave Winfield .356
3 Rod Carew .355
4 Bruce Bochte .353
5 Steve Kemp .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 19
2 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Fred Lynn 15
4 Davey Lopes 14
4 3 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 56
2 Fred Lynn 49
3 Dave Winfield 46
4 Dave Kingman 45
5 Bruce Bochte 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 27
2 Willie Wilson 25
3 Julio Cruz 23
4 Omar Moreno 21
5 Amos Otis 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.32
2 Mike Marshall 1.89
3 Tommy John 1.90
4 Ron Guidry 2.18
5 Mike LaCoss 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Dennis Martinez 8
2 Joe Niekro 8
2 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 94
2 Nolan Ryan 78
3 Ron Guidry 76
4 Fergie Jenkins 74
5 Steve Carlton 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 13
2 Gene Garber 12
2 Bruce Sutter 12
4 Jim Kern 9
4 Skip Lockwood 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .549
2 Lee Mazzilli .472
3 Keith Hernandez .458
4 George Hendrick .455
5 Bill Robinson .432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Lopes 17
1 Bill Robinson 17
1 Dave Winfield 17
4 Don Baylor 15
4 Ellis Valentine 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 10
2 Bill North 9
3 Ron LeFlore 8
4 Garry Maddox 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
2 Randy Niemann 0.50
2 Dave Rozema 0.50
4 Bruce Kison 0.56
5 Skip Lockwood 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Rick Waits 3
1 Rick Wise 3
1 Pat Zachry 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Underwood 21
2 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 Phil Niekro 19
3 J. R. Richard 19
3 Craig Swan 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Victor Cruz 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .427
2 George Hendrick .393
3 Lee Mazzilli .392
4 Alfredo Griffin .388
5 Johnny Grubb .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 13
2 Dave Kingman 12
3 Ruppert Jones 9
3 Bill Robinson 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 28
1 Davey Lopes 28
3 Don Baylor 27
4 Dave Kingman 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Ron LeFlore 15
3 Bill North 11
3 Tony Scott 11
3 Bump Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Niemann 0.72
2 Steve McCatty 0.76
3 Jim Kern 0.90
4 Bob Shirley 0.95
5 Sammy Stewart 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 6
1 Rick Waits 6
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 Dennis Martinez 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Ron Guidry 40
2 Fergie Jenkins 40
4 Nolan Ryan 35
5 Craig Swan 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
2 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Jim Kern 6
4 Kent Tekulve 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .341
2 Dave Winfield .334
3 Al Oliver .333
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Steve Garvey .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 38
3 Dave Kingman 36
4 Gorman Thomas 34
5 Dave Parker 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 George Foster 121
3 Don Baylor 120
3 Steve Garvey 120
5 Dave Parker 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 76
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 62
4 Bump Wills 55
5 Willie Wilson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.87
2 Mike Caldwell 2.18
3 Bob Welch 2.39
4 Jon Matlack 2.40
5 Gaylord Perry 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Ron Guidry 259
3 Nolan Ryan 233
4 Phil Niekro 232
5 Ken Kravec 185

Saves

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