On This Day

Sunday, June 10, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 37 21 .638 --
Red Sox 35 21 .625 1.0
Yankees 32 27 .542 5.5
Brewers 32 28 .533 6.0
Tigers 26 26 .500 8.0
Indians 27 29 .482 9.0
Blue Jays 16 43 .271 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 35 24 .593 --
Royals 32 27 .542 3.0
Twins 30 26 .536 3.5
Rangers 31 27 .534 3.5
White Sox 28 29 .491 6.0
Mariners 24 36 .400 11.5
Athletics 19 40 .322 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 31 22 .585 --
Expos 31 22 .585 --
Pirates 28 25 .528 3.0
Phillies 30 27 .526 3.0
Cubs 26 28 .481 5.5
Mets 21 32 .396 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 36 25 .590 --
Reds 33 26 .559 2.0
Giants 29 31 .483 6.5
Dodgers 28 33 .459 8.0
Padres 27 35 .435 9.5
Braves 22 36 .379 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pepe Frias 4
1 Chet Lemon 4
3 Willie Aikens 3
3 Alan Bannister 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 2
1 Benny Ayala 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Steve Braun 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 5
2 Derek Bryant 4
2 Jim Essian 4
4 Willie Aikens 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Tony Scott 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Lee Lacy 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Francisco Barrios 1.50
1 Paul Moskau 1.50
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
4 Rick Reuschel 0.75
5 Dave Hamilton 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Moskau 9
2 Francisco Barrios 6
2 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Dennis Eckersley 5
4 Scott Sanderson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Rich Hinton 1
1 Lynn McGlothen 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .367
2 Pete Rose .361
3 Rod Carew .355
4 Dave Winfield .354
5 George Hendrick .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 20
2 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Davey Lopes 16
3 Fred Lynn 16
5 4 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 56
2 Fred Lynn 52
3 Dave Winfield 50
4 Dave Kingman 48
5 Bruce Bochte 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 28
2 Willie Wilson 25
3 Julio Cruz 23
3 Omar Moreno 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.63
2 Mike Marshall 1.82
3 Ron Guidry 2.18
4 Tommy John 2.23
5 Mike LaCoss 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
2 Dennis Martinez 9
2 Joe Niekro 9
4 Mike Marshall 8
4 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 94
1 Nolan Ryan 94
3 Ron Guidry 76
4 Fergie Jenkins 74
5 Steve Carlton 68

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 .492
2 George Hendrick .463
3 Cesar Geronimo .455
4 Davey Lopes .453
5 Greg Pryor .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 7
1 Bill Robinson 7
3 Don Baylor 6
3 George Foster 6
3 7 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 21
2 Ted Simmons 18
3 Dave Parker 17
3 Bill Robinson 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 11
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Tony Scott 8
4 Garry Maddox 7
4 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 0.00
2 Don Robinson 0.64
3 Mike Barlow 0.69
4 Randy Niemann 0.90
5 Mike Flanagan 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Rick Wise 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Paul Moskau 21
2 Scott Sanderson 21
4 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 Pete Vuckovich 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Victor Cruz 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .460
2 George Brett .424
3 George Hendrick .393
4 Johnny Grubb .389
5 Rod Carew .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 15
2 Dave Kingman 11
3 Ruppert Jones 10
4 Dave Parker 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 31
2 Davey Lopes 29
3 Steve Garvey 27
4 Graig Nettles 26
5 6 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 18
2 Bill North 14
3 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Tony Scott 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve McCatty 0.88
2 Bob Shirley 0.99
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
3 Randy Niemann 1.00
5 Sammy Stewart 1.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 J. R. Richard 40
3 Steve Carlton 36
3 Ron Guidry 36
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
2 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Jim Kern 6
4 Mark Clear 4
4 8 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .341
2 Dave Winfield .338
3 Steve Garvey .332
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Pete Rose .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Dave Kingman 35
4 Dave Parker 34
4 Gorman Thomas 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 128
2 Steve Garvey 125
3 George Foster 120
3 Dave Parker 120
3 Dave Winfield 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 76
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Julio Cruz 62
4 Bump Wills 53
5 Frank Taveras 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.90
2 Mike Caldwell 2.28
3 Bob Welch 2.39
4 Jon Matlack 2.49
5 Tommy John 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
1 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Dennis Eckersley 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 286
2 Ron Guidry 249
2 Nolan Ryan 249
4 Phil Niekro 232
5 Tom Seaver 188

Saves

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