On This Day

Tuesday, June 19, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 43 22 .662 --
Red Sox 39 25 .609 3.5
Brewers 37 30 .552 7.0
Yankees 34 32 .515 9.5
Tigers 31 30 .508 10.0
Indians 32 33 .492 11.0
Blue Jays 22 46 .324 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 41 28 .594 --
Rangers 35 31 .530 4.5
Royals 35 32 .522 5.0
Twins 32 30 .516 5.5
White Sox 31 34 .477 8.0
Mariners 29 40 .420 12.0
Athletics 20 48 .294 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 37 24 .607 --
Cardinals 33 28 .541 4.0
Pirates 32 28 .533 4.5
Phillies 34 31 .523 5.0
Cubs 32 30 .516 5.5
Mets 26 35 .426 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 40 29 .580 --
Reds 36 31 .537 3.0
Giants 33 34 .493 6.0
Dodgers 31 38 .449 9.0
Padres 31 39 .443 9.5
Braves 24 42 .364 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Garner 5
2 Paul Dade 4
3 Glenn Adams 3
3 Paul Blair 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Heath 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Parrish 4
2 Greg Luzinski 3
2 Gary Matthews 3
2 Rowland Office 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Benedict 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Tom Donohue 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Henry Johnson 2.50
2 Dennis Leonard 0.75
3 John Fulgham 0.67
4 Jack Billingham 0.56
4 Matt Keough 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 John Fulgham 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Henry Johnson 10
2 Jim Barr 6
2 John Fulgham 6
2 Andy Hassler 6
2 Tommy John 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .373
2 Brian Downing .357
3 Rod Carew .355
4 Steve Kemp .353
5 George Hendrick .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 24
2 Mike Schmidt 19
3 Davey Lopes 18
4 Bobby Grich 16
4 2 others tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 57
2 Dave Kingman 56
3 Dave Winfield 55
4 Bruce Bochte 53
4 2 others tied 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 35
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Omar Moreno 26
4 Bill North 24
4 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.69
2 Ron Guidry 2.12
3 Mike Marshall 2.28
4 Tommy John 2.29
5 Jim Slaton 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
1 Joe Niekro 10
3 Dennis Martinez 9
3 Nolan Ryan 9
3 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 111
2 Nolan Ryan 109
3 Ron Guidry 80
4 Steve Carlton 76
4 Fergie Jenkins 76

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 16
2 Mike Marshall 15
3 Gene Garber 12
4 Rollie Fingers 10
4 Jim Kern 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .429
2 Toby Harrah .400
3 Jerry Martin .396
4 Terry Whitfield .395
5 Carlton Fisk .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 6
1 Bobby Grich 6
1 Willie McCovey 6
1 Jim Rice 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 18
2 Jack Clark 17
2 Ted Simmons 17
4 Willie McCovey 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 9
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Andre Dawson 6
3 Bake McBride 6
3 Tony Scott 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.00
2 Craig Swan 0.50
3 Tim Stoddard 0.60
4 Dave Freisleben 0.63
5 Dick Tidrow 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Sid Monge 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
5 36 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 J. R. Richard 22
3 Bob Knepper 20
4 Mike Norris 18
5 Gaylord Perry 17

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .423
2 George Brett .398
3 Lee Mazzilli .388
4 Paul Molitor .382
5 Bill Madlock .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 12
2 Dave Kingman 11
3 Bobby Grich 9
3 Willie McCovey 9
3 Ted Simmons 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 31
2 Dave Winfield 30
3 Ted Simmons 29
4 Davey Lopes 28
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 17
2 Bill North 16
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Tony Scott 13
5 Bobby Bonds 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.85
2 Mike LaCoss 1.55
3 Steve Rogers 1.80
3 Bill Travers 1.80
5 Dave Rozema 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 6
2 Ron Davis 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
2 Nolan Ryan 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 J. R. Richard 44
3 Craig Swan 36
4 Bob Knepper 35
5 Gaylord Perry 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Kent Tekulve 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Gene Garber 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .335
2 Al Oliver .330
3 Rod Carew .330
4 Steve Garvey .329
5 Pete Rose .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Dave Kingman 38
2 Jim Rice 38
4 Bobby Bonds 32
4 3 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 George Foster 125
3 Steve Garvey 117
4 Don Baylor 115
4 Dave Parker 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 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Mike Caldwell 2.40
3 Tommy John 2.53
4 Jon Matlack 2.53
5 Burt Hooton 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 21
1 Dennis Eckersley 21
1 Burt Hooton 21
1 Joe Niekro 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Nolan Ryan 256
3 Phil Niekro 228
4 Ron Guidry 224
5 Tom Seaver 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Gene Garber 34
3 Rollie Fingers 32
3 Kent Tekulve 32
5 Mike Marshall 27