On This Day

Monday, June 4, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 32 20 .615 --
Red Sox 30 20 .600 1.0
Yankees 29 24 .547 3.5
Brewers 30 25 .545 3.5
Tigers 24 23 .511 5.5
Indians 24 27 .471 7.5
Blue Jays 13 41 .241 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 32 22 .593 --
Rangers 30 22 .577 1.0
Royals 30 23 .566 1.5
Twins 28 22 .560 2.0
White Sox 25 27 .481 6.0
Mariners 21 34 .382 11.5
Athletics 18 36 .333 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 30 18 .625 --
Cardinals 27 20 .574 2.5
Phillies 28 24 .538 4.0
Pirates 25 23 .521 5.0
Cubs 22 26 .458 8.0
Mets 19 29 .396 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 33 23 .589 --
Reds 29 25 .537 3.0
Dodgers 27 29 .482 6.0
Giants 26 28 .481 6.0
Padres 25 31 .446 8.0
Braves 19 34 .358 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Dade 4
1 Bob Randall 4
3 Gary Carter 3
3 Rico Carty 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Burleson 4
1 Ben Oglivie 4
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 Gary Carter 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Knapp 1.00
2 Craig Swan 0.88
3 Eric Wilkins 0.71
4 Larry Christenson 0.67
5 Randy Niemann 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Barlow 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Craig Swan 7
2 Sid Monge 6
3 Tony Brizzolara 5
3 Tom Seaver 5
3 Eric Wilkins 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .379
2 Steve Kemp .362
3 Bruce Bochte .359
4 Rod Carew .355
5 Lee Mazzilli .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 19
2 Mike Schmidt 16
3 Fred Lynn 14
3 Ken Singleton 14
5 3 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 55
2 Fred Lynn 45
3 Dave Kingman 44
4 Bruce Bochte 43
4 Dave Winfield 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 27
2 Julio Cruz 23
2 Willie Wilson 23
4 Omar Moreno 21
5 Amos Otis 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.36
2 Tommy John 1.90
3 Mike Marshall 1.98
4 Ron Guidry 2.20
5 Gaylord Perry 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Joe Niekro 8
2 Paul Splittorff 8
5 5 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 10
4 Jim Kern 9
4 Skip Lockwood 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .500
2 Lee Mazzilli .490
3 Keith Hernandez .468
4 Bruce Bochte .444
5 Dusty Baker .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Dave Winfield 6
4 Don Baylor 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 20
2 Dave Winfield 18
3 Davey Lopes 17
4 Richie Hebner 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 10
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Bill North 7
4 Rick Bosetti 6
4 6 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
1 Skip Lockwood 0.00
3 Gaylord Perry 0.33
4 Sammy Stewart 0.45
5 Bruce Kison 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 4
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Ken Kravec 3
2 Pat Zachry 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 22
2 Phil Niekro 19
2 Craig Swan 19
4 Steve Carlton 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lee Mazzilli .410
2 Keith Hernandez .400
3 Bruce Bochte .392
4 George Hendrick .384
5 Willie Wilson .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
1 Davey Lopes 12
3 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Ruppert Jones 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 27
2 Don Baylor 26
2 Willie Horton 26
2 Davey Lopes 26
5 5 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 17
2 Ron LeFlore 16
3 Tony Scott 12
4 Julio Cruz 11
4 Bump Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Niemann 0.72
2 Jim Kern 0.84
3 Steve McCatty 0.91
4 Rick Williams 1.00
5 Skip Lockwood 1.07

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 45
2 Ron Guidry 40
3 Craig Swan 38
4 Nolan Ryan 36
5 Steve Carlton 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 7
2 Jim Kern 6
3 Skip Lockwood 5
3 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Bob Welch 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .345
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Dave Winfield .331
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Steve Garvey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Jim Rice 36
4 Gorman Thomas 35
5 Dale Murphy 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 123
2 Steve Garvey 122
3 Don Baylor 120
4 George Foster 119
5 Dave Parker 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 76
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Bump Wills 55
5 Willie Wilson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.86
2 Mike Caldwell 2.27
3 Jon Matlack 2.30
4 Bob Welch 2.34
5 Gaylord Perry 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
1 Gaylord Perry 23
3 Ron Guidry 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Paul Splittorff 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 306
2 Ron Guidry 254
3 Nolan Ryan 236
4 Phil Niekro 229
5 Tom Seaver 191

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 34
2 Rollie Fingers 33
3 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Kent Tekulve 30
5 Doug Bair 27