On This Day

Wednesday, June 27, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 50 23 .685 --
Red Sox 45 26 .634 4.0
Brewers 42 32 .568 8.5
Yankees 40 34 .541 10.5
Tigers 33 36 .478 15.0
Indians 32 40 .444 17.5
Blue Jays 24 52 .316 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 41 33 .554 --
Rangers 41 33 .554 --
Angels 42 34 .553 --
Twins 37 33 .529 2.0
White Sox 32 41 .438 8.5
Mariners 33 43 .434 9.0
Athletics 22 54 .289 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 42 26 .618 --
Pirates 36 32 .529 6.0
Cubs 36 32 .529 6.0
Cardinals 35 32 .522 6.5
Phillies 37 35 .514 7.0
Mets 29 39 .426 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 46 31 .597 --
Reds 39 36 .520 6.0
Giants 37 37 .500 7.5
Padres 34 44 .436 12.5
Dodgers 33 43 .434 12.5
Braves 29 46 .387 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Vail 4
1 Joel Youngblood 4
3 Rick Auerbach 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 2
2 Glenn Adams 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Oscar Gamble 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Boone 4
2 Rick Auerbach 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Al Cowens 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Garner 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Bill Almon 1
2 George Brett 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Silvio Martinez 7.00
2 Pat Underwood 1.60
3 Jim Palmer 0.83
4 Steve Comer 0.60
4 Phil Niekro 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Underwood 8
2 Silvio Martinez 7
3 Steve Comer 6
3 Phil Niekro 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Dave Roberts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .362
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Bruce Bochte .352
4 Steve Kemp .350
5 Brian Downing .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 26
2 Mike Schmidt 21
3 George Foster 19
3 Fred Lynn 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 64
2 Fred Lynn 62
3 Dave Kingman 60
4 Don Baylor 59
5 Bruce Bochte 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 38
2 Willie Wilson 32
3 Omar Moreno 30
4 Bill North 28
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.51
2 Ron Guidry 2.12
3 Mike Marshall 2.25
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 124
3 Gaylord Perry 82
4 Steve Carlton 81
4 Phil Niekro 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 17
2 Mike Marshall 16
3 Gene Garber 14
4 Jim Kern 13
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .571
2 Charlie Moore .471
3 Dan Meyer .446
4 Paul Molitor .429
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
3 Gary Matthews 5
3 John Mayberry 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 16
2 Brian Downing 15
2 George Foster 15
4 Steve Kemp 14
4 Jerry Martin 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 Bill North 7
2 Rodney Scott 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
2 Pete Falcone 0.64
3 Tim Stoddard 0.69
4 Tony Brizzolara 0.75
4 Will McEnaney 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 J. R. Richard 26
3 Steve Rogers 21
4 Don Aase 18
4 3 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Jim Kern 4
3 Ron Davis 3
3 Mike Marshall 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Grich .404
2 George Hendrick .396
3 Keith Hernandez .388
4 Paul Molitor .375
5 George Brett .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 13
2 Dave Kingman 12
3 Jim Rice 11
4 Bobby Grich 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 31
2 Dave Parker 27
2 Ted Simmons 27
4 Jerry Martin 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Bill North 17
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Omar Moreno 12
4 Rodney Scott 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.08
2 Bob Shirley 1.19
3 Tom Hume 1.29
4 Bert Blyleven 1.55
5 Dick Tidrow 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 Bert Blyleven 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 J. R. Richard 45
3 Gaylord Perry 37
4 Ken Kravec 34
5 2 tied 33

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 .331
3 Al Oliver .328
4 Steve Garvey .327
5 Ron LeFlore .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Dave Kingman 40
2 Jim Rice 40
4 Gorman Thomas 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 131
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Dave Parker 116
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 65
3 Julio Cruz 57
4 Willie Wilson 51
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Mike Caldwell 2.50
3 Tommy John 2.56
4 Bob Welch 2.58
5 Ken Forsch 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Joe Niekro 21
3 Dennis Eckersley 20
3 Burt Hooton 20
3 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Nolan Ryan 271
3 Phil Niekro 227
4 Ron Guidry 216
5 Tom Seaver 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Gene Garber 33
3 Kent Tekulve 32
4 Rollie Fingers 31
5 Mike Marshall 27