On This Day

Monday, June 25, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 48 23 .676 --
Red Sox 44 25 .638 3.0
Brewers 41 31 .569 7.5
Yankees 39 34 .534 10.0
Tigers 32 35 .478 14.0
Indians 32 38 .457 15.5
Blue Jays 24 51 .320 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 42 32 .568 --
Royals 39 33 .542 2.0
Rangers 39 33 .542 2.0
Twins 36 32 .529 3.0
White Sox 32 39 .451 8.5
Mariners 31 43 .419 11.0
Athletics 22 52 .297 20.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 41 25 .621 --
Pirates 35 31 .530 6.0
Cubs 35 31 .530 6.0
Cardinals 34 31 .523 6.5
Phillies 36 34 .514 7.0
Mets 28 38 .424 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 45 30 .600 --
Reds 38 35 .521 6.0
Giants 35 37 .486 8.5
Dodgers 33 41 .446 11.5
Padres 32 43 .427 13.0
Braves 28 44 .389 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Richie Hebner 3
1 Craig Reynolds 3
1 Frank Taveras 3
5 32 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Warren Cromartie 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ivan de Jesus 3
1 Jerry Martin 3
1 Larry Parrish 3
1 Al Woods 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Joe Cannon 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.60
2 Eddie Solomon 1.00
3 Wayne Garland 0.89
4 Pete Falcone 0.83
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Lynn McGlothen 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne Garland 8
1 J. R. Richard 8
3 Pete Falcone 5
3 Dan Schatzeder 5
5 9 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Craig Skok 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .359
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Brian Downing .349
4 Bruce Bochte .346
5 Steve Kemp .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 25
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 Fred Lynn 19
4 Davey Lopes 18
4 Ted Simmons 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 62
2 Don Baylor 59
2 George Foster 59
4 Dave Kingman 58
5 Bruce Bochte 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 38
2 Willie Wilson 31
3 Omar Moreno 29
4 Bill North 27
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.53
2 Ron Guidry 2.12
3 Mike Marshall 2.19
4 Dave Lemanczyk 2.32
5 Mike LaCoss 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 11
1 Joe Niekro 11
3 Dennis Martinez 10
4 Jim Kern 9
4 5 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 126
2 Nolan Ryan 118
3 Gaylord Perry 82
4 Steve Carlton 81
5 Ron Guidry 80

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 17
2 Mike Marshall 16
3 Gene Garber 13
4 Jim Kern 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .529
2 Fred Lynn .424
3 Dan Meyer .421
4 Ron LeFlore .418
5 Brian Downing .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
1 George Foster 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Gary Matthews 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 18
2 Gorman Thomas 17
3 Steve Kemp 16
4 Willie Aikens 15
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
2 Rodney Scott 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Omar Moreno 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Stoddard 0.57
2 Bert Blyleven 0.63
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.00
4 Dave Lemanczyk 1.04
4 Tom Underwood 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Aurelio Lopez 3
3 Bert Blyleven 2
3 John Candelaria 2
3 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 32
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Bob Knepper 20
4 Rich Wortham 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Byron McLaughlin 3
2 Kent Tekulve 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .415
2 George Hendrick .390
3 Bobby Grich .390
4 Ted Simmons .371
5 Garry Templeton .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 11
1 Dave Kingman 11
1 Jim Rice 11
4 Ted Simmons 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 31
2 Dave Parker 28
3 George Foster 26
3 Bobby Grich 26
3 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Bill North 18
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Rodney Scott 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.27
2 Bob Shirley 1.42
3 Ron Guidry 1.50
4 Dick Tidrow 1.71
5 Randy Niemann 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 6
2 Ron Davis 5
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 J. R. Richard 51
3 Gaylord Perry 37
4 Pete Vuckovich 32
5 4 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 John Hiller 5
2 Jim Kern 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Dave Parker .333
3 Al Oliver .330
4 Steve Garvey .328
5 Dave Winfield .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
1 Jim Rice 41
3 Dave Kingman 39
4 Ted Simmons 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 128
2 George Foster 126
3 Dave Parker 118
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Andre Thornton 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 83
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Julio Cruz 58
4 Bobby Bonds 50
4 Willie Wilson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Mike Caldwell 2.37
3 Ken Forsch 2.56
4 Bob Welch 2.58
5 Tommy John 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
4 Burt Hooton 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 306
2 Nolan Ryan 265
3 Phil Niekro 221
4 Ron Guidry 216
5 Tom Seaver 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Gene Garber 33
2 Kent Tekulve 33
4 Rollie Fingers 31
5 Mike Marshall 28