On This Day

Wednesday, June 6, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 33 21 .611 --
Red Sox 31 21 .596 1.0
Brewers 32 25 .561 2.5
Yankees 30 25 .545 3.5
Tigers 25 24 .510 5.5
Indians 26 27 .491 6.5
Blue Jays 14 42 .250 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 33 23 .589 --
Royals 31 24 .564 1.5
Twins 29 23 .558 2.0
Rangers 30 24 .556 2.0
White Sox 26 28 .481 6.0
Mariners 22 35 .386 11.5
Athletics 18 38 .321 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 31 19 .620 --
Cardinals 29 20 .592 1.5
Pirates 27 23 .540 4.0
Phillies 29 25 .537 4.0
Cubs 23 27 .460 8.0
Mets 20 30 .400 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 34 24 .586 --
Reds 30 26 .536 3.0
Dodgers 27 31 .466 7.0
Giants 26 30 .464 7.0
Padres 26 32 .448 8.0
Braves 20 35 .364 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlton Fisk 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 2
1 Bill Robinson 2
3 Bob Boone 1
3 Tom Donohue 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 3
1 Rusty Staub 3
1 Frank Taveras 3
1 Ellis Valentine 3
1 Denny Walling 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bake McBride 2
1 John Stearns 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Martinez 2.25
2 Rick Reuschel 1.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.71
4 Jerry Reuss 0.60
5 Ross Grimsley 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Martinez 9
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Rick Reuschel 5
2 J. R. Richard 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .376
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Bruce Bochte .353
4 Steve Kemp .351
5 Lee Mazzilli .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 19
2 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Fred Lynn 15
4 Davey Lopes 14
4 2 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 56
2 Fred Lynn 48
3 Dave Kingman 45
4 Bruce Bochte 44
4 Dave Winfield 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 27
2 Willie Wilson 24
3 Julio Cruz 23
4 Omar Moreno 21
5 Amos Otis 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.32
2 Tommy John 1.90
3 Mike Marshall 1.94
4 Ron Guidry 2.18
5 Gaylord Perry 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Dennis Martinez 8
2 Joe Niekro 8
2 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 94
2 Nolan Ryan 78
3 Ron Guidry 76
4 Fergie Jenkins 66
5 Steve Carlton 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 12
1 Mike Marshall 12
3 Bruce Sutter 11
4 Jim Kern 9
4 Skip Lockwood 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .510
2 Lee Mazzilli .472
3 Keith Hernandez .468
4 Johnny Grubb .449
5 Bill Robinson .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 7
2 Don Baylor 6
2 Dave Kingman 6
2 Davey Lopes 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Lopes 17
1 Bill Robinson 17
3 Dave Winfield 16
4 Don Baylor 15
4 Ellis Valentine 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 9
1 Willie Wilson 9
3 Ron LeFlore 8
4 Garry Maddox 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
2 Gaylord Perry 0.33
3 Randy Niemann 0.50
3 Dave Rozema 0.50
5 Bob Shirley 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Rick Waits 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Tom Underwood 21
3 Phil Niekro 19
3 Craig Swan 19
5 Ron Guidry 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Gene Garber 4
3 Victor Cruz 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .412
2 Lee Mazzilli .400
3 Johnny Grubb .398
4 Keith Hernandez .394
5 George Hendrick .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 13
2 Dave Kingman 12
3 Bill Robinson 10
4 Ruppert Jones 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 28
1 Davey Lopes 28
3 Don Baylor 27
4 Steve Garvey 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 18
2 Ron LeFlore 15
3 Bill North 11
3 Tony Scott 11
3 Bump Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Niemann 0.72
2 Steve McCatty 0.76
3 Gaylord Perry 0.90
3 Jim Kern 0.90
5 Sammy Stewart 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 6
1 Rick Waits 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 Dennis Martinez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Ron Guidry 40
3 Steve Carlton 39
4 Nolan Ryan 36
5 Craig Swan 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
2 Jim Kern 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
5 Bob Welch 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .342
2 Dave Winfield .332
3 Al Oliver .330
4 Rod Carew .328
5 Steve Garvey .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Jim Rice 36
4 Gorman Thomas 35
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 123
2 Steve Garvey 122
3 Don Baylor 121
3 George Foster 121
5 Dave Parker 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 76
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 63
4 Bump Wills 55
5 Willie Wilson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.87
2 Mike Caldwell 2.18
3 Bob Welch 2.39
4 Jon Matlack 2.40
5 Gaylord Perry 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
1 Ron Guidry 23
3 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
5 9 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Ron Guidry 259
3 Nolan Ryan 236
4 Phil Niekro 232
5 Fergie Jenkins 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 35
2 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Kent Tekulve 32
4 Bruce Sutter 31
5 Doug Bair 27