On This Day

Monday, June 11, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 38 21 .644 --
Red Sox 36 21 .632 1.0
Yankees 32 27 .542 6.0
Brewers 32 28 .533 6.5
Tigers 27 26 .509 8.0
Indians 27 30 .474 10.0
Blue Jays 17 43 .283 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 36 24 .600 --
Twins 30 26 .536 4.0
Rangers 31 27 .534 4.0
Royals 32 28 .533 4.0
White Sox 28 30 .483 7.0
Mariners 24 37 .393 12.5
Athletics 19 41 .317 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 32 22 .593 --
Expos 32 22 .593 --
Phillies 31 27 .534 3.0
Pirates 28 25 .528 3.5
Cubs 26 28 .481 6.0
Mets 22 32 .407 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 36 26 .581 --
Reds 33 27 .550 2.0
Giants 29 31 .483 6.0
Dodgers 28 34 .452 8.0
Padres 27 35 .435 9.0
Braves 22 37 .373 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Bosetti 3
1 Kiko Garcia 3
1 Keith Hernandez 3
1 Ron LeFlore 3
1 Ted Simmons 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Simmons 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 6
2 Willie Aikens 2
2 Rick Bosetti 2
2 Al Bumbry 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Ted Cox 1
1 Pepe Frias 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Stanley 1.00
2 Eric Wilkins 0.67
3 Dave Lemanczyk 0.57
4 Fred Norman 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bruno 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Dave Lemanczyk 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 6
1 Dan Schatzeder 6
1 Eric Wilkins 6
4 Fred Norman 5
4 Rich Wortham 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .367
2 Pete Rose .358
3 Rod Carew .355
4 Dave Winfield .354
5 George Hendrick .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 20
2 Davey Lopes 17
2 Mike Schmidt 17
4 Fred Lynn 16
4 Ted Simmons 16

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 29
2 Willie Wilson 25
3 Julio Cruz 23
3 Omar Moreno 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 1.82
2 Ron Guidry 2.18
3 Tommy John 2.23
4 Mike LaCoss 2.24
5 Jim Slaton 2.40

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 100
2 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 George Hendrick .490
2 Greg Pryor .476
3 Garry Templeton .475
4 Carney Lansford .471
5 Davey Lopes .463

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Ted Simmons 7
3 George Foster 6
3 Bobby Grich 6
3 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 20
1 Dave Winfield 20
3 Davey Lopes 17
4 Dave Parker 16
4 Bill Robinson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 10
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Tony Scott 7
3 Willie Wilson 7
5 Garry Maddox 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott McGregor 0.47
2 Don Robinson 0.64
3 Mike Barlow 0.69
4 Randy Niemann 0.90
5 Ron Guidry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Jack Morris 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Bob Stanley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Paul Moskau 21
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 Pete Vuckovich 20
5 J. R. Richard 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Victor Cruz 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
5 18 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .443
2 George Brett .417
3 George Hendrick .407
4 Johnny Grubb .391
5 Ted Simmons .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 30
1 Ted Simmons 30
3 Davey Lopes 29
4 Steve Garvey 26
4 Graig Nettles 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 18
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Bill North 14
4 Paul Dade 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.00
1 Randy Niemann 1.00
1 Bob Shirley 1.00
4 Sammy Stewart 1.06
5 Ed Halicki 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 7
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Rick Waits 5
5 9 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 J. R. Richard 46
3 Ron Guidry 36
4 Fergie Jenkins 34
4 Craig Swan 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .340
2 Dave Winfield .335
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Al Oliver .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 Steve Garvey 125
3 George Foster 121
4 Dave Parker 119
5 Don Baylor 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 77
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Julio Cruz 62
4 Bump Wills 53
5 3 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.90
2 Mike Caldwell 2.28
3 Bob Welch 2.39
4 Gaylord Perry 2.42
5 Jon Matlack 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
3 Dennis Eckersley 21
3 Joe Niekro 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 292
2 Ron Guidry 249
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Phil Niekro 232
5 Fergie Jenkins 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 34
2 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Rollie Fingers 31
3 Kent Tekulve 31
5 2 tied 27