On This Day

Friday, June 15, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 40 22 .645 --
Red Sox 37 23 .617 2.0
Brewers 34 30 .531 7.0
Yankees 33 30 .524 7.5
Tigers 29 28 .509 8.5
Indians 31 30 .508 8.5
Blue Jays 19 46 .292 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 39 26 .600 --
Royals 34 29 .540 4.0
Twins 32 28 .533 4.5
Rangers 33 29 .532 4.5
White Sox 30 31 .492 7.0
Mariners 26 39 .400 13.0
Athletics 19 45 .297 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 34 23 .596 --
Cardinals 32 25 .561 2.0
Phillies 32 29 .525 4.0
Pirates 29 28 .509 5.0
Cubs 29 29 .500 5.5
Mets 24 33 .421 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 38 27 .585 --
Reds 35 28 .556 2.0
Giants 31 33 .484 6.5
Dodgers 30 35 .462 8.0
Padres 30 36 .455 8.5
Braves 22 40 .355 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
3 Rob Andrews 3
3 Al Bumbry 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
4 Sal Bando 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Wilson 6
2 Dick Davis 4
2 Willie McCovey 4
2 Mike Squires 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Paul Molitor 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 3.50
2 Don Sutton 1.50
3 Scott Sanderson 1.00
4 Bert Blyleven 0.75
4 Phil Nastu 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 9
2 Craig Swan 7
2 Pete Vuckovich 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marty Pattin 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .371
2 Brian Downing .357
3 Rod Carew .355
4 Willie Wilson .354
5 Dave Winfield .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 21
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 55
3 Fred Lynn 52
4 George Foster 51
5 Dave Kingman 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 31
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Omar Moreno 25
4 Julio Cruz 23
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.03
2 Tommy John 2.07
3 Ron Guidry 2.12
4 Mike LaCoss 2.22
5 Jim Slaton 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
1 Joe Niekro 10
3 Dennis Martinez 9
3 Rick Waits 9
5 6 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 100
2 Nolan Ryan 99
3 Ron Guidry 80
4 Fergie Jenkins 75
5 3 tied 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 15
2 Bruce Sutter 13
3 Gene Garber 12
4 Rollie Fingers 9
4 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davey Lopes .449
2 Sixto Lezcano .432
3 Bobby Bonds .426
4 Carlton Fisk .424
5 Brian Downing .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 George Foster 7
3 Willie Aikens 6
3 Bobby Grich 6
3 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 20
2 Ted Simmons 19
3 George Foster 18
4 Dave Parker 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Lemanczyk 0.00
1 Dave Freisleben 0.00
3 Scott McGregor 0.47
4 Gene Garber 0.71
4 Enrique Romo 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 3
1 Mike LaCoss 3
1 Sid Monge 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Vuckovich 25
2 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Ron Guidry 19
3 J. R. Richard 19
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 John Hiller 3
3 Byron McLaughlin 3
3 Kent Tekulve 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .416
2 Garry Templeton .408
3 Keith Hernandez .398
4 Hosken Powell .377
5 Lee Mazzilli .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 14
2 Dave Kingman 12
3 Ruppert Jones 10
4 Bobby Grich 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Lopes 30
1 Ted Simmons 30
1 Dave Winfield 30
4 Bruce Bochte 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 15
1 Willie Wilson 15
3 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Tony Scott 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.95
2 Randy Niemann 1.00
3 Gaylord Perry 1.34
4 Bill Travers 1.38
5 Steve McCatty 1.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 J. R. Richard 43
3 Ron Guidry 40
4 Craig Swan 36
5 Pete Vuckovich 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Mike Marshall 6
4 John Hiller 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .342
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Pete Rose .332
4 Al Oliver .330
5 Dave Winfield .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 George Foster 123
3 Steve Garvey 120
3 Dave Parker 120
5 Don Baylor 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 79
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 52
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.95
2 Bob Welch 2.39
3 Mike Caldwell 2.40
4 Tommy John 2.43
5 Gaylord Perry 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 22
2 Mike Caldwell 21
2 Ron Guidry 21
2 Gaylord Perry 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 287
2 Nolan Ryan 246
3 Ron Guidry 242
4 Phil Niekro 228
5 Tom Seaver 188

Saves

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