On This Day

Monday, June 18, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 42 22 .656 --
Red Sox 39 24 .619 2.5
Brewers 36 30 .545 7.0
Yankees 34 31 .523 8.5
Tigers 30 30 .500 10.0
Indians 32 32 .500 10.0
Blue Jays 21 46 .313 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 41 27 .603 --
Royals 35 31 .530 5.0
Twins 32 29 .525 5.5
Rangers 34 31 .523 5.5
White Sox 31 33 .484 8.0
Mariners 28 40 .412 13.0
Athletics 19 48 .284 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 36 24 .600 --
Cardinals 32 28 .533 4.0
Phillies 34 30 .531 4.0
Pirates 31 28 .525 4.5
Cubs 31 30 .508 5.5
Mets 26 34 .433 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 39 29 .574 --
Reds 36 30 .545 2.0
Giants 33 33 .500 5.0
Dodgers 31 37 .456 8.0
Padres 31 38 .449 8.5
Braves 23 42 .354 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cruz 4
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Al Cowens 3
2 Rick Dempsey 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 2
1 Gary Matthews 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Kemp 5
2 Dusty Baker 4
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Gary Matthews 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.50
2 Mike Norris 1.00
3 Steve Renko 0.50
4 Mike Parrott 0.45
4 Steve Rogers 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Norris 12
2 Nolan Ryan 10
3 Doyle Alexander 6
3 Lynn McGlothen 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .375
2 Steve Kemp .359
3 Brian Downing .357
4 Rod Carew .355
5 Lee Mazzilli .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 24
2 Mike Schmidt 19
3 Davey Lopes 18
4 Fred Lynn 16
4 Ted Simmons 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 57
2 Dave Kingman 55
2 Dave Winfield 55
4 George Foster 53
4 Fred Lynn 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 34
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Omar Moreno 26
4 Bill North 24
4 Tony Scott 24

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 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
1 Joe Niekro 10
3 Dennis Martinez 9
3 Nolan Ryan 9
3 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 111
2 Nolan Ryan 109
3 Ron Guidry 80
4 Steve Carlton 76
4 Fergie Jenkins 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 15
1 Bruce Sutter 15
3 Gene Garber 12
4 Rollie Fingers 10
5 3 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .429
2 Terry Whitfield .405
3 Toby Harrah .404
4 Sixto Lezcano .400
5 Rick Bosetti .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
2 Bobby Grich 6
2 Willie McCovey 6
4 Willie Aikens 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 18
1 Jim Rice 18
1 Carl Yastrzemski 18
4 Jack Clark 16
4 Willie McCovey 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 9
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Rodney Scott 7
4 Andre Dawson 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.00
2 Dave Freisleben 0.63
3 Len Barker 0.73
4 Nolan Ryan 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Monge 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 Nolan Ryan 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 J. R. Richard 22
3 Bob Knepper 20
4 Mike Norris 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Mike Marshall 4
2 Byron McLaughlin 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
5 John Hiller 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .429
2 George Brett .398
3 Lee Mazzilli .381
4 Paul Molitor .376
5 Garry Templeton .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 12
2 Dave Kingman 11
3 Willie McCovey 10
4 Bobby Grich 9
4 Ted Simmons 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 31
2 Dave Winfield 30
3 Davey Lopes 28
3 Ted Simmons 28
5 Bobby Grich 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 17
2 Ron LeFlore 16
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Tony Scott 13
5 Bobby Bonds 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.85
2 Mike LaCoss 1.10
3 Rick Reuschel 1.61
4 Bill Travers 1.80
5 Dave Rozema 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 6
2 Ron Davis 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
2 Nolan Ryan 5
2 Rick Waits 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 J. R. Richard 54
3 Craig Swan 36
4 Bob Knepper 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Kent Tekulve 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Gene Garber 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .338
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Al Oliver .330
4 Pete Rose .329
5 Steve Garvey .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Dave Kingman 38
4 Dave Parker 33
5 4 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 127
2 George Foster 125
3 Steve Garvey 119
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Don Baylor 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 52
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Mike Caldwell 2.40
3 Tommy John 2.43
4 Jon Matlack 2.53
5 Burt Hooton 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 21
1 Dennis Eckersley 21
1 Burt Hooton 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
1 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Nolan Ryan 256
3 Ron Guidry 224
3 Phil Niekro 224
5 Tom Seaver 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 34
1 Bruce Sutter 34
3 Rollie Fingers 33
4 Kent Tekulve 32
5 Mike Marshall 28