On This Day

Wednesday, June 13, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 22 .639 --
Red Sox 37 22 .627 1.0
Yankees 33 28 .541 6.0
Brewers 33 29 .532 6.5
Tigers 29 26 .527 7.0
Indians 29 30 .492 9.0
Blue Jays 18 45 .286 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 37 26 .587 --
Twins 31 27 .534 3.5
Rangers 32 28 .533 3.5
Royals 33 29 .532 3.5
White Sox 29 31 .483 6.5
Mariners 25 38 .397 12.0
Athletics 19 43 .306 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 33 22 .600 --
Cardinals 32 24 .571 1.5
Phillies 32 28 .533 3.5
Pirates 28 27 .509 5.0
Cubs 27 29 .482 6.5
Mets 23 33 .411 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 37 27 .578 --
Reds 34 28 .548 2.0
Giants 30 32 .484 6.0
Dodgers 30 34 .469 7.0
Padres 29 35 .453 8.0
Braves 22 38 .367 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Ford 5
2 Danny Ainge 4
2 Brian Downing 4
2 Fernando Gonzalez 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Wolfe 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Gary Allenson 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 7
2 Willie Aikens 4
2 Gary Allenson 4
2 Chet Lemon 4
2 Tony Scott 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Puhl 2
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Warren Cromartie 1
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Norris 1.20
2 Steve Rogers 0.75
3 Don Aase 0.60
4 Joe Niekro 0.54
5 Rick Matula 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Sutcliffe 8
2 Joe Niekro 7
3 Don Aase 6
3 Mike Norris 6
3 Steve Rogers 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .376
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Dave Winfield .352
4 Pete Rose .352
5 Brian Downing .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 57
2 Dave Winfield 54
3 Fred Lynn 52
4 George Foster 50
5 2 tied 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 30
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Omar Moreno 24
4 Julio Cruz 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.86
2 Mike Marshall 1.90
3 Ron Guidry 2.12
4 Mike LaCoss 2.22
5 Tommy John 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
1 Joe Niekro 10
3 Dennis Martinez 9
4 Jim Kern 8
4 5 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 100
2 Nolan Ryan 94
3 Ron Guidry 80
4 Fergie Jenkins 75
5 Gaylord Perry 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 14
2 Gene Garber 12
2 Bruce Sutter 12
4 Rollie Fingers 9
4 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davey Lopes .500
2 Garry Templeton .463
3 George Hendrick .455
4 Bobby Bonds .449
5 Cesar Geronimo .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 George Foster 7
2 Ted Simmons 7
4 Bobby Grich 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Lopes 20
1 Ted Simmons 20
1 Dave Winfield 20
4 Andre Thornton 18
5 George Foster 17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Lemanczyk 0.00
2 Scott McGregor 0.47
3 Tom Hume 0.96
4 Ron Guidry 1.08
5 2 tied 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 4
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Mike LaCoss 3
2 Rick Reuschel 3
2 Bob Stanley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Ron Guidry 19
2 J. R. Richard 19
4 Pete Vuckovich 18
4 Milt Wilcox 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 4
2 Victor Cruz 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Bruce Sutter 3
5 16 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .429
2 George Brett .413
3 George Hendrick .382
4 Ted Simmons .381
5 Keith Hernandez .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Niemann 1.00
2 Bob Shirley 1.08
3 Tom Hume 1.23
4 Gaylord Perry 1.33
5 Gene Garber 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 Fergie Jenkins 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 7
2 Jim Kern 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
4 John Hiller 5
4 Mike Marshall 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .338
2 Pete Rose .333
3 Dave Winfield .333
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Al Oliver .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
1 Jim Rice 39
3 Dave Parker 35
4 Dave Kingman 34
5 5 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 128
2 George Foster 122
2 Steve Garvey 122
4 Dave Parker 121
5 Don Baylor 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 78
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 52
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.95
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 Joe Niekro 22
1 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Ron Guidry 21
5 6 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 292
2 Ron Guidry 242
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Phil Niekro 225
5 Fergie Jenkins 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 34
2 Rollie Fingers 32
3 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Kent Tekulve 31
5 Mike Marshall 28