On This Day

Tuesday, June 12, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 38 22 .633 --
Red Sox 36 22 .621 1.0
Yankees 33 27 .550 5.0
Brewers 32 29 .525 6.5
Tigers 28 26 .519 7.0
Indians 28 30 .483 9.0
Blue Jays 17 44 .279 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 36 25 .590 --
Rangers 32 27 .542 3.0
Royals 33 28 .541 3.0
Twins 30 27 .526 4.0
White Sox 29 30 .492 6.0
Mariners 25 37 .403 11.5
Athletics 19 42 .311 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 32 22 .593 --
Cardinals 32 23 .582 0.5
Phillies 32 27 .542 2.5
Pirates 28 26 .519 4.0
Cubs 26 29 .473 6.5
Mets 23 32 .418 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 36 27 .571 --
Reds 33 28 .541 2.0
Giants 30 31 .492 5.0
Dodgers 29 34 .460 7.0
Padres 28 35 .444 8.0
Braves 22 37 .373 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Brian Downing 4
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 Lou Brock 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Doug Flynn 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 4
1 Andre Thornton 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Tom Donohue 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Underwood 1.00
2 Gaylord Perry 0.71
3 Rick Williams 0.67
4 Ron Guidry 0.57
5 Ken Kravec 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Don Hood 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 10
2 Pat Underwood 8
3 Bob Knepper 6
3 Ken Kravec 6
5 Pete Falcone 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .367
2 Steve Kemp .356
3 Rod Carew .355
4 Pete Rose .353
5 Dave Winfield .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 20
2 Mike Schmidt 18
3 Davey Lopes 17
4 Fred Lynn 16
4 Ted Simmons 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 56
2 Dave Winfield 53
3 Fred Lynn 52
4 George Foster 49
5 Dave Kingman 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 29
2 Willie Wilson 26
3 Julio Cruz 23
3 Omar Moreno 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 1.81
2 Jim Kern 1.86
3 Ron Guidry 2.12
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 Jim Kern 8
4 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 100
2 Nolan Ryan 94
3 Ron Guidry 80
4 Fergie Jenkins 74
5 Gaylord Perry 70

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 Davey Lopes .481
2 George Hendrick .473
3 Garry Templeton .462
4 Carney Lansford .439
5 Keith Hernandez .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 George Foster 7
2 Dave Parker 7
2 Ted Simmons 7
2 Dave Winfield 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 20
1 Dave Winfield 20
3 Dave Parker 19
4 Davey Lopes 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 10
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Tony Scott 7
3 Willie Wilson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Lemanczyk 0.00
2 Scott McGregor 0.47
3 Don Robinson 0.64
4 Steve Renko 0.66
5 Randy Niemann 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Bob Stanley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Gaylord Perry 25
3 Paul Moskau 21
4 Pete Vuckovich 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 4
2 Victor Cruz 3
2 Bruce Sutter 3
4 Jerry Augustine 2
4 17 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .435
2 George Brett .413
3 George Hendrick .409
4 Ted Simmons .388
5 Lee Mazzilli .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 14
2 Dave Kingman 11
3 Ruppert Jones 10
4 Dave Parker 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 30
2 Davey Lopes 29
2 Ted Simmons 29
4 Dave Winfield 28
5 Richie Hebner 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Bill North 14
3 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Niemann 1.00
1 Bob Shirley 1.00
3 Gaylord Perry 1.33
4 Gene Garber 1.42
4 Tom Hume 1.42

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 46
3 Ron Guidry 40
4 Gaylord Perry 38
5 2 tied 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .341
2 Dave Winfield .334
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Steve Garvey .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Dave Parker 35
4 Dave Kingman 34
5 Gorman Thomas 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 Steve Garvey 123
3 George Foster 122
3 Dave Parker 122
5 Don Baylor 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 77
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 52
5 Bobby Bonds 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Mike Caldwell 2.28
3 Bob Welch 2.39
4 Gaylord Perry 2.44
5 Jon Matlack 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
1 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Burt Hooton 21
4 Joe Niekro 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 292
2 Ron Guidry 253
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Phil Niekro 225
5 Fergie Jenkins 184

Saves

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