On This Day

Saturday, June 9, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 36 21 .632 --
Red Sox 34 21 .618 1.0
Brewers 32 27 .542 5.0
Yankees 31 27 .534 5.5
Indians 27 28 .491 8.0
Tigers 25 26 .490 8.0
Blue Jays 16 42 .276 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 35 23 .603 --
Royals 32 26 .552 3.0
Twins 30 25 .545 3.5
Rangers 31 26 .544 3.5
White Sox 27 29 .482 7.0
Mariners 23 36 .390 12.5
Athletics 18 40 .310 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 31 21 .596 --
Cardinals 30 22 .577 1.0
Pirates 28 24 .538 3.0
Phillies 30 26 .536 3.0
Cubs 25 28 .472 6.5
Mets 21 31 .404 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 35 25 .583 --
Reds 32 26 .552 2.0
Giants 28 31 .475 6.5
Dodgers 28 32 .467 7.0
Padres 27 34 .443 8.5
Braves 21 36 .368 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Carney Lansford 4
3 Willie Aikens 3
3 Chris Chambliss 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Putnam 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 4
1 Lou Piniella 4
3 Paul Blair 3
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.67
2 Tom Seaver 1.67
3 Mike Caldwell 0.67
3 Pete Vuckovich 0.67
5 Vida Blue 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Fred Howard 1
1 Phil Huffman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 16
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Pete Vuckovich 6
4 Larry Gura 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Stanhouse 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1
1 Steve Trout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .370
2 Pete Rose .359
3 Dave Winfield .356
4 Rod Carew .355
5 Steve Kemp .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 19
2 Mike Schmidt 17
3 Davey Lopes 16
3 Fred Lynn 16
5 3 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 56
2 Fred Lynn 52
3 Dave Winfield 50
4 George Foster 46
4 Dave Kingman 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 27
2 Willie Wilson 25
3 Julio Cruz 23
4 Omar Moreno 22
5 2 tied 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.32
2 Mike Marshall 1.88
3 Ron Guidry 2.18
4 Tommy John 2.23
5 Mike LaCoss 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
2 Joe Niekro 9
3 Mike Marshall 8
3 Dennis Martinez 8
3 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 94
1 Nolan Ryan 94
3 Ron Guidry 76
4 Fergie Jenkins 74
5 Steve Carlton 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 13
2 Gene Garber 12
2 Bruce Sutter 12
4 Jim Kern 9
4 Skip Lockwood 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .508
2 Keith Hernandez .456
3 George Hendrick .453
4 Dave Winfield .429
5 Davey Lopes .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 7
1 Bill Robinson 7
3 Don Baylor 6
3 George Foster 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 21
2 Dave Parker 17
2 Bill Robinson 17
4 Davey Lopes 16
4 Ted Simmons 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 11
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Garry Maddox 8
2 Willie Wilson 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Niemann 0.50
2 Gene Garber 0.64
2 Don Robinson 0.64
4 Sammy Stewart 0.83
5 Dave Rozema 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 4
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Rick Waits 3
2 Rick Wise 3
5 44 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Larry Gura 21
2 Tom Underwood 21
4 Mike Flanagan 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 4
2 Mark Clear 3
2 Victor Cruz 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .460
2 George Brett .412
3 Johnny Grubb .402
4 Hosken Powell .394
5 George Hendrick .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 15
2 Dave Kingman 11
3 Ruppert Jones 10
4 Dave Parker 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Lopes 29
2 Bruce Bochte 28
3 Don Baylor 26
3 Steve Garvey 26
3 Dave Kingman 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 19
2 Bill North 13
3 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Paul Dade 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Niemann 0.72
2 Steve McCatty 0.81
3 Bob Shirley 0.99
4 Sammy Stewart 1.06
5 Jim Kern 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 7
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Rick Waits 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 J. R. Richard 47
3 Craig Swan 37
4 Ron Guidry 36
5 Fergie Jenkins 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
2 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Jim Kern 6
4 Mark Clear 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .344
2 Dave Winfield .337
3 Al Oliver .333
4 Rod Carew .332
5 Steve Garvey .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Dave Kingman 35
4 Dave Parker 34
4 Gorman Thomas 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 128
2 Steve Garvey 124
3 George Foster 123
4 Dave Parker 120
4 Dave Winfield 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 76
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 62
4 Bump Wills 53
5 Willie Wilson 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.90
2 Mike Caldwell 2.27
3 Bob Welch 2.39
4 Jon Matlack 2.46
5 Gaylord Perry 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Ron Guidry 22
2 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Joe Niekro 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Ron Guidry 249
2 Nolan Ryan 249
4 Phil Niekro 230
5 Tom Seaver 188

Saves

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