On This Day

Sunday, June 17, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 41 22 .651 --
Red Sox 38 24 .613 2.5
Brewers 36 30 .545 6.5
Yankees 34 31 .523 8.0
Tigers 30 29 .508 9.0
Indians 32 31 .508 9.0
Blue Jays 21 46 .313 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 40 27 .597 --
Rangers 34 30 .531 4.5
Twins 32 29 .525 5.0
Royals 34 31 .523 5.0
White Sox 31 32 .492 7.0
Mariners 27 40 .403 13.0
Athletics 19 47 .288 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 36 23 .610 --
Cardinals 32 27 .542 4.0
Phillies 34 29 .540 4.0
Pirates 31 28 .525 5.0
Cubs 31 29 .517 5.5
Mets 26 33 .441 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 38 29 .567 --
Reds 35 30 .538 2.0
Giants 33 33 .500 4.5
Dodgers 30 37 .448 8.0
Padres 30 38 .441 8.5
Braves 22 42 .344 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alfredo Griffin 4
2 Matt Alexander 3
2 Alan Bannister 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 2
1 Tony Perez 2
1 Gorman Thomas 2
4 Tony Armas 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Tony Perez 4
3 Tony Armas 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 11 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Scott 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Whitson 1.50
2 Bob Knepper 0.82
3 Pete Falcone 0.67
4 Ken Kravec 0.60
4 Randy Lerch 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Ken Kravec 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Knepper 9
2 Mike Krukow 7
3 Ken Kravec 6
3 Randy Lerch 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Byron McLaughlin 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .375
2 Brian Downing .359
3 Rod Carew .355
4 Steve Kemp .353
5 Dave Winfield .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
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 Dave Kingman 54
4 George Foster 52
4 Fred Lynn 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 33
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Omar Moreno 26
4 Bill North 24
4 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 2.03
2 Tommy John 2.07
3 Ron Guidry 2.12
4 Mike LaCoss 2.22
5 Jim Slaton 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
1 Joe Niekro 10
3 Dennis Martinez 9
3 Lary Sorensen 9
3 Rick Waits 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 111
2 Nolan Ryan 99
3 Ron Guidry 80
4 Steve Carlton 76
5 Fergie Jenkins 75

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .429
2 Toby Harrah .418
3 Jerry Martin .413
4 Terry Whitfield .405
5 Carl Yastrzemski .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
1 Jim Rice 7
3 Bobby Grich 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 Willie McCovey 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 18
2 Ted Simmons 17
3 Jack Clark 16
3 George Foster 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 9
2 Tony Scott 8
3 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Rodney Scott 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.00
2 Dave Freisleben 0.53
3 Scott McGregor 0.61
4 Len Barker 0.73
5 Tug McGraw 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sid Monge 4
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Joe Niekro 3
2 Craig Swan 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Vuckovich 25
2 J. R. Richard 22
3 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Bob Knepper 20
5 Mike Krukow 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Mike Marshall 4
2 Byron McLaughlin 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
5 John Hiller 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .426
2 George Brett .407
3 Garry Templeton .393
4 Paul Molitor .377
5 Bill Madlock .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 13
2 Dave Kingman 11
3 Willie McCovey 10
4 Bobby Grich 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 31
2 Dave Winfield 30
3 Davey Lopes 29
4 Ted Simmons 28
5 Bobby Grich 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 17
2 Ron LeFlore 16
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Tony Scott 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.85
2 Bill Travers 1.38
3 Rick Reuschel 1.61
4 Scott McGregor 1.78
5 Gaylord Perry 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 7
2 Ron Davis 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
2 Rick Waits 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Craig Swan 36
4 Bob Knepper 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Gene Garber 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
4 John Hiller 5
4 Mike Marshall 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .340
2 Rod Carew .332
3 Al Oliver .330
4 Pete Rose .329
5 Dave Winfield .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Dave Kingman 37
4 Dave Parker 33
5 5 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 124
1 Jim Rice 124
3 Dave Parker 119
4 Steve Garvey 118
5 Don Baylor 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 52
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.95
2 Mike Caldwell 2.40
3 Tommy John 2.43
4 Jon Matlack 2.53
5 Bob Welch 2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Nolan Ryan 246
3 Ron Guidry 242
4 Phil Niekro 224
5 Tom Seaver 185

Saves

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