On This Day

Friday, June 8, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 35 21 .625 --
Red Sox 33 21 .611 1.0
Brewers 32 26 .552 4.0
Yankees 31 26 .544 4.5
Tigers 25 25 .500 7.0
Indians 26 28 .481 8.0
Blue Jays 15 42 .263 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 34 23 .596 --
Twins 30 24 .556 2.5
Rangers 31 25 .554 2.5
Royals 31 26 .544 3.0
White Sox 26 29 .473 7.0
Mariners 23 35 .397 11.5
Athletics 18 39 .316 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 31 20 .608 --
Cardinals 29 22 .569 2.0
Pirates 28 23 .549 3.0
Phillies 29 26 .527 4.0
Cubs 24 28 .462 7.5
Mets 20 31 .392 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 35 24 .593 --
Reds 31 26 .544 3.0
Dodgers 28 31 .475 7.0
Giants 27 31 .466 7.5
Padres 27 33 .450 8.5
Braves 21 35 .375 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Bosetti 4
1 George Brett 4
1 Willie Davis 4
1 Bob Horner 4
1 Ken Reitz 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Bosetti 1
1 Dan Briggs 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 5
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 John Hale 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 0.67
1 Joe Niekro 0.67
3 Milt Wilcox 0.64
4 Mike Krukow 0.60
5 Don Aase 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Ken Clay 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Wilcox 7
2 Mike Krukow 6
3 Don Aase 4
3 Doyle Alexander 4
3 8 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .373
2 Dave Winfield .358
3 Pete Rose .356
4 Rod Carew .355
5 Bruce Bochte .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 19
2 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Davey Lopes 15
3 Fred Lynn 15
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 56
2 Fred Lynn 49
2 Dave Winfield 49
4 Dave Kingman 45
5 2 tied 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 27
2 Willie Wilson 25
3 Julio Cruz 23
4 Omar Moreno 22
5 Amos Otis 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.32
2 Mike Marshall 1.88
3 Tommy John 1.90
4 Ron Guidry 2.18
5 Mike LaCoss 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
2 Joe Niekro 9
3 Mike Marshall 8
3 Dennis Martinez 8
3 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 .526
2 Keith Hernandez .453
3 George Hendrick .449
4 Dave Winfield .429
5 Bill Robinson .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 7
1 Bill Robinson 7
3 Don Baylor 6
3 Ruppert Jones 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 20
2 Davey Lopes 18
3 Bill Robinson 17
4 Dan Ford 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 10
2 Willie Wilson 9
3 Ron LeFlore 8
4 Garry Maddox 7
5 3 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 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 4
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Mike Parrott 3
2 Rick Waits 3
2 Rick Wise 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Underwood 21
2 Mike Flanagan 20
2 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 Phil Niekro 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Mark Clear 3
2 Victor Cruz 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .444
2 Johnny Grubb .391
3 George Brett .387
4 Willie Wilson .383
5 Rod Carew .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 14
2 Dave Kingman 12
3 Ruppert Jones 10
4 Dave Parker 9
4 Bill Robinson 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 28
1 Steve Garvey 28
1 Davey Lopes 28
4 Don Baylor 27
5 Dave Kingman 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Bill North 12
4 Davey Lopes 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Niemann 0.72
2 Steve McCatty 0.81
3 Bob Shirley 0.95
4 Sammy Stewart 1.06
5 Jim Kern 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 7
2 Rick Waits 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 Dennis Martinez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Fergie Jenkins 40
3 Ron Guidry 36
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 Mark Clear 5
4 Kent Tekulve 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .343
2 Dave Winfield .337
3 Al Oliver .333
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Steve Garvey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 38
3 Dave Kingman 35
4 Dave Parker 34
4 Gorman Thomas 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 Steve Garvey 123
3 George Foster 121
4 Don Baylor 120
5 Dave Winfield 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 76
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 62
4 Bump Wills 55
5 Willie Wilson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.90
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
2 Ron Guidry 22
2 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Joe Niekro 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Ron Guidry 249
3 Nolan Ryan 233
4 Phil Niekro 230
5 Fergie Jenkins 184

Saves

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