On This Day

Thursday, June 14, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 39 22 .639 --
Red Sox 37 22 .627 1.0
Brewers 34 29 .540 6.0
Yankees 33 29 .532 6.5
Tigers 29 27 .518 7.5
Indians 30 30 .500 8.5
Blue Jays 18 46 .281 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 38 26 .594 --
Twins 32 27 .542 3.5
Royals 33 29 .532 4.0
Rangers 32 29 .525 4.5
White Sox 29 31 .483 7.0
Mariners 26 38 .406 12.0
Athletics 19 44 .302 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 34 22 .607 --
Cardinals 32 24 .571 2.0
Phillies 32 28 .533 4.0
Pirates 28 28 .500 6.0
Cubs 28 29 .491 6.5
Mets 23 33 .411 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 37 27 .578 --
Reds 34 28 .548 2.0
Giants 30 33 .476 6.5
Dodgers 30 34 .469 7.0
Padres 30 35 .462 7.5
Braves 22 39 .361 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailor 3
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Tim Blackwell 3
1 Ivan de Jesus 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 John Ellis 1
1 John Mayberry 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 5
2 Mick Kelleher 3
2 Butch Wynegar 3
4 Sal Bando 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Tim Foli 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Matt Keough 0.75
2 Bill Travers 0.57
3 Tommy John 0.56
4 Randy Jones 0.50
5 Nolan Ryan 0.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 Nolan Ryan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Matt Keough 6
2 Ed Farmer 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Nolan Ryan 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .373
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Brian Downing .353
4 Pete Rose .352
5 Dave Winfield .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 20
2 Davey Lopes 18
2 Mike Schmidt 18
4 Fred Lynn 16
4 Ted Simmons 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 57
2 Dave Winfield 55
3 Fred Lynn 52
4 George Foster 50
5 Dave Kingman 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 30
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Omar Moreno 24
4 Julio Cruz 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 1.81
2 Tommy John 2.07
3 Ron Guidry 2.12
4 Mike LaCoss 2.22
5 Jim Slaton 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
1 Joe Niekro 10
3 Dennis Martinez 9
4 Jim Kern 8
4 6 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 100
2 Nolan Ryan 99
3 Ron Guidry 80
4 Fergie Jenkins 75
5 Gaylord Perry 70

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 15
2 Bruce Sutter 13
3 Gene Garber 12
4 Rollie Fingers 9
4 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Davey Lopes .500
2 George Hendrick .451
3 Garry Templeton .435
4 Bobby Bonds .429
4 Terry Whitfield .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 George Foster 7
3 Willie Aikens 6
3 Bobby Grich 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 20
2 Davey Lopes 19
3 George Foster 17
3 Ted Simmons 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 10
2 Willie Wilson 8
3 Bobby Bonds 7
3 Ron LeFlore 7
5 Tony Scott 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Lemanczyk 0.00
1 Dave Freisleben 0.00
3 Scott McGregor 0.47
4 Gene Garber 0.71
5 Len Barker 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike LaCoss 3
1 Sid Monge 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Bob Stanley 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 21
2 Ron Guidry 19
2 J. R. Richard 19
4 Pete Vuckovich 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Byron McLaughlin 3
5 14 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .429
2 George Brett .424
3 Johnny Grubb .384
4 George Hendrick .382
5 Ted Simmons .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 14
2 Dave Kingman 11
3 Ruppert Jones 10
4 Dave Parker 9
4 Ted Simmons 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 30
1 Davey Lopes 30
1 Dave Winfield 30
4 Ted Simmons 28
5 Richie Hebner 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 16
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Bill North 14
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.96
2 Randy Niemann 1.00
3 Tom Hume 1.23
4 Gaylord Perry 1.33
5 Bill Travers 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 7
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 J. R. Richard 46
3 Ron Guidry 40
4 Gaylord Perry 38
5 Craig Swan 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Jim Kern 6
3 Mike Marshall 6
5 John Hiller 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .342
2 Pete Rose .335
3 Rod Carew .333
4 Dave Winfield .333
5 Steve Garvey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
1 Jim Rice 39
3 Dave Parker 35
4 Dave Kingman 34
5 5 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 128
2 George Foster 122
2 Steve Garvey 122
4 Dave Parker 121
5 Don Baylor 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 78
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 52
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.95
2 Mike Caldwell 2.29
3 Bob Welch 2.39
4 Gaylord Perry 2.44
5 Tommy John 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 22
1 Gaylord Perry 22
3 Mike Caldwell 21
3 Ron Guidry 21
5 6 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 292
2 Nolan Ryan 246
3 Ron Guidry 242
4 Phil Niekro 225
5 Fergie Jenkins 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 34
2 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bruce Sutter 32
4 Kent Tekulve 31
5 Mike Marshall 28