On This Day

Friday, June 1, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 30 19 .612 --
Red Sox 28 19 .596 1.0
Brewers 29 23 .558 2.5
Yankees 27 23 .540 3.5
Tigers 22 22 .500 5.5
Indians 22 26 .458 7.5
Blue Jays 12 39 .235 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 29 20 .592 --
Angels 30 21 .588 0.0
Twins 27 20 .574 1.0
Royals 28 22 .560 1.5
White Sox 24 25 .490 5.0
Mariners 19 33 .365 11.5
Athletics 18 33 .353 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 29 16 .644 --
Phillies 27 21 .563 3.5
Cardinals 25 20 .556 4.0
Pirates 24 21 .533 5.0
Cubs 21 25 .457 8.5
Mets 17 28 .378 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 30 23 .566 --
Reds 27 23 .540 1.5
Dodgers 26 27 .491 4.0
Giants 25 27 .481 4.5
Padres 24 30 .444 6.5
Braves 18 32 .360 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Garner 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
1 Andre Thornton 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Davey Lopes 4
3 Butch Hobson 3
3 Dave Parker 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Omar Moreno 2
2 Willie Wilson 2
4 Bob Bailor 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.67
2 J. R. Richard 0.89
3 Steve McCatty 0.83
4 Larry Gura 0.75
5 Eddie Solomon 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 10
2 J. R. Richard 8
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Larry Gura 6
3 Eddie Solomon 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .392
2 Steve Kemp .359
3 Dave Winfield .356
4 Rod Carew .355
5 Bruce Bochte .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 17
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Fred Lynn 14
4 Dale Murphy 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 53
2 Fred Lynn 43
2 Dave Winfield 43
4 Dave Kingman 42
5 3 tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Julio Cruz 21
2 Omar Moreno 21
2 Willie Wilson 21
5 Amos Otis 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.24
2 Tommy John 1.79
3 Mike Marshall 1.94
4 Ron Guidry 2.20
5 Jim Slaton 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Jim Kern 7
3 Jerry Koosman 7
3 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 89
2 Nolan Ryan 78
3 Ron Guidry 71
4 Fergie Jenkins 62
5 Steve Carlton 61

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 11
2 Gene Garber 10
3 Bruce Sutter 9
4 Rollie Fingers 8
4 2 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .491
2 Hosken Powell .487
3 Keith Hernandez .479
4 Lance Parrish .447
5 2 tied .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 7
2 Dave Winfield 6
3 Don Baylor 5
3 Ruppert Jones 5
3 Dave Kingman 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 19
1 Richie Hebner 19
3 Dave Winfield 18
4 Davey Lopes 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 8
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Rod Carew 6
2 Julio Cruz 6
2 Ron LeFlore 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Skip Lockwood 0.00
2 Rick Williams 0.35
3 Gaylord Perry 0.36
4 Bob Shirley 0.52
5 Doug Rau 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Steve McCatty 3
2 Rick Waits 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Tom Underwood 21
4 Craig Swan 19
5 4 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Jim Kern 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .410
2 Keith Hernandez .386
3 Dale Murphy .379
4 Bruce Bochte .375
4 George Brett .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Dave Kingman 10
3 Dave Winfield 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 26
1 Dave Winfield 26
3 Don Baylor 24
3 Steve Garvey 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 15
2 Ron LeFlore 13
3 Tony Scott 12
4 Julio Cruz 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 0.79
2 Jim Kern 0.86
3 Steve McCatty 0.91
4 Rick Williams 1.00
5 Doug Rau 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Joe Niekro 6
3 Rich Gale 5
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 49
2 J. R. Richard 45
3 Nolan Ryan 43
4 Steve Carlton 40
5 Jim Kern 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Jim Kern 5
2 Bob Welch 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .345
2 Dave Winfield .334
3 Lyman Bostock .331
4 Steve Garvey .329
5 Al Oliver .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 37
2 Dave Kingman 36
2 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Jim Rice 35
5 Dale Murphy 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 121
2 Don Baylor 120
3 Jim Rice 119
4 Dave Winfield 117
5 George Foster 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 72
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 63
4 Bump Wills 55
5 Willie Wilson 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.84
2 Jon Matlack 2.30
3 Mike Caldwell 2.34
4 Bob Welch 2.34
5 Steve Rogers 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Caldwell 22
2 Dennis Leonard 22
2 Gaylord Perry 22
5 Jim Palmer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 306
2 Ron Guidry 265
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Phil Niekro 225
5 Tom Seaver 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
1 Gene Garber 34
3 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Kent Tekulve 30
5 2 tied 26