On This Day

Saturday, June 2, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 31 19 .620 --
Red Sox 28 20 .583 2.0
Brewers 29 24 .547 3.5
Yankees 27 24 .529 4.5
Tigers 23 22 .511 5.5
Indians 22 27 .449 8.5
Blue Jays 13 39 .250 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 31 21 .596 --
Twins 28 20 .583 1.0
Rangers 29 21 .580 1.0
Royals 29 22 .569 1.5
White Sox 25 25 .500 5.0
Mariners 19 34 .358 12.5
Athletics 18 34 .346 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 29 17 .630 --
Cardinals 26 20 .565 3.0
Phillies 27 22 .551 3.5
Pirates 24 22 .522 5.0
Cubs 21 26 .447 8.5
Mets 17 29 .370 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 31 23 .574 --
Reds 28 23 .549 1.5
Giants 26 27 .491 4.5
Dodgers 26 28 .481 5.0
Padres 25 30 .455 6.5
Braves 19 32 .373 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Hendrick 4
1 Ron LeFlore 4
1 Gary Roenicke 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jerry Martin 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Danny Ainge 1
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 4
1 Bombo Rivera 4
3 Roy Howell 3
3 Jerry Martin 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 3
1 Bill North 3
3 Lee Mazzilli 2
3 Jim Wohlford 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Morris 0.62
2 Joaquin Andujar 0.60
2 Ken Kravec 0.60
2 Phil Niekro 0.60
5 Dave Lemanczyk 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joaquin Andujar 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
3 Jack Morris 5
4 Doug Bair 4
4 6 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1
1 Dave Tobik 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .382
2 Steve Kemp .359
3 Bruce Bochte .356
4 Rod Carew .355
5 Dave Winfield .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 18
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Fred Lynn 14
3 Ken Singleton 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 54
2 Dave Kingman 43
2 Fred Lynn 43
2 Dave Winfield 43
5 2 tied 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 26
2 Julio Cruz 22
3 Omar Moreno 21
3 Willie Wilson 21
5 2 tied 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 Gaylord Perry 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Paul Splittorff 8
4 Jim Kern 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 89
2 Nolan Ryan 78
3 Ron Guidry 71
4 Fergie Jenkins 66
5 Steve Carlton 61

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Parrish .490
2 Keith Hernandez .481
3 George Brett .462
4 Phil Garner .441
5 Lee Mazzilli .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
3 Don Baylor 5
3 Dave Kingman 5
5 14 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 21
2 Bruce Bochte 19
3 Dave Winfield 18
4 Don Baylor 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Bill North 8
1 Willie Wilson 8
4 Don Baylor 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Skip Lockwood 0.00
2 Rick Williams 0.35
3 Sammy Stewart 0.45
4 Bob Shirley 0.52
5 Gaylord Perry 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 Steve McCatty 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Tom Underwood 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .398
2 Roy Smalley .392
3 Lee Mazzilli .383
4 George Hendrick .382
5 Bruce Bochte .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
1 Davey Lopes 11
1 Mike Schmidt 11
4 Dave Winfield 10
5 Ruppert Jones 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 26
1 Dave Winfield 26
3 Don Baylor 25
4 Bruce Bochte 24
4 4 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 16
2 Willie Wilson 15
3 Julio Cruz 11
3 Tony Scott 11
5 4 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 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Kravec 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Joe Niekro 6
4 Rich Gale 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 45
2 Steve Carlton 40
2 Ron Guidry 40
4 Nolan Ryan 36
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 7
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Jim Kern 5
2 Gary Lavelle 5
2 Bob Welch 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .343
2 Dave Winfield .334
3 Al Oliver .331
4 Lyman Bostock .331
5 Steve Garvey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 38
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Jim Rice 35
5 Dale Murphy 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 121
1 Steve Garvey 121
3 Jim Rice 119
4 Dave Winfield 117
5 George Foster 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 75
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Bump Wills 54
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
1 Gaylord Perry 23
3 Mike Caldwell 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Paul Splittorff 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 306
2 Ron Guidry 265
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Phil Niekro 231
5 Tom Seaver 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 35
2 Rollie Fingers 34
3 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Kent Tekulve 30
5 Doug Bair 27