On This Day

Tuesday, June 26, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 49 23 .681 --
Red Sox 44 26 .629 4.0
Brewers 41 32 .562 8.5
Yankees 40 34 .541 10.0
Tigers 33 35 .485 14.0
Indians 32 39 .451 16.5
Blue Jays 24 52 .316 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 42 33 .560 --
Royals 40 33 .548 1.0
Rangers 40 33 .548 1.0
Twins 37 32 .536 2.0
White Sox 32 40 .444 8.5
Mariners 32 43 .427 10.0
Athletics 22 53 .293 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 42 25 .627 --
Pirates 36 31 .537 6.0
Cubs 35 32 .522 7.0
Phillies 37 34 .521 7.0
Cardinals 34 32 .515 7.5
Mets 28 39 .418 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 46 30 .605 --
Reds 38 36 .514 7.0
Giants 36 37 .493 8.5
Dodgers 33 42 .440 12.5
Padres 33 43 .434 13.0
Braves 28 45 .384 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Bill Russell 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 John Castino 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Edwards 2
1 George Foster 2
3 Jim Anderson 1
3 Bob Boone 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Edwards 4
1 George Foster 4
3 Fernando Gonzalez 3
3 Aurelio Rodriguez 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Kiko Garcia 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.60
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
2 Tom Hausman 1.00
2 Jon Matlack 1.00
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 9
2 Don Aase 8
2 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Mike Flanagan 8
5 Luis Tiant 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .360
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Bruce Bochte .350
3 Steve Kemp .350
5 Brian Downing .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 25
2 Mike Schmidt 21
3 George Foster 19
3 Fred Lynn 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 63
2 Fred Lynn 62
3 Don Baylor 59
4 Dave Kingman 58
5 Bruce Bochte 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 38
2 Willie Wilson 32
3 Omar Moreno 29
4 Bill North 27
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.52
2 Ron Guidry 2.12
3 Mike Marshall 2.28
4 Mike LaCoss 2.41
5 Tommy John 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 11
1 Joe Niekro 11
3 Dennis Martinez 10
4 Mike Flanagan 9
4 7 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 12
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .486
2 Dan Meyer .439
3 Bake McBride .420
4 George Scott .417
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
2 Dan Meyer 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Gary Matthews 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 18
2 Brian Downing 16
2 George Foster 16
4 Steve Kemp 15
4 Dan Meyer 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Rodney Scott 7
2 Willie Wilson 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Stoddard 0.57
2 Will McEnaney 0.71
3 Tony Brizzolara 0.75
4 Bob Shirley 0.78
5 Bert Blyleven 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 Aurelio Lopez 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 26
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Bob Knepper 20
5 4 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Jim Kern 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .400
2 Bobby Grich .396
3 George Hendrick .380
4 Ted Simmons .371
5 Garry Templeton .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 13
2 Dave Kingman 11
2 Jim Rice 11
4 Ted Simmons 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 31
2 George Foster 30
3 Dave Parker 28
4 Dan Meyer 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Bill North 17
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Rodney Scott 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 1.19
2 Tom Hume 1.27
3 Ron Guidry 1.50
4 Bert Blyleven 1.55
5 Randy Niemann 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 Bert Blyleven 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 J. R. Richard 51
3 Gaylord Perry 37
4 Jack Morris 33
5 3 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Jim Kern 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 John Hiller 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Dave Parker .332
3 Al Oliver .329
4 Steve Garvey .325
5 Dave Winfield .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Jim Rice 41
3 Dave Kingman 39
4 Ted Simmons 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 130
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Dave Parker 118
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 83
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Julio Cruz 58
4 Willie Wilson 51
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Mike Caldwell 2.37
3 Tommy John 2.56
4 Ken Forsch 2.57
5 Bob Welch 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 298
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 27