On This Day

Thursday, June 21, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 44 22 .667 --
Red Sox 41 25 .621 3.0
Brewers 39 30 .565 6.5
Yankees 36 33 .522 9.5
Tigers 31 32 .492 11.5
Indians 32 34 .485 12.0
Blue Jays 23 48 .324 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 42 29 .592 --
Rangers 36 32 .529 4.5
Royals 36 33 .522 5.0
Twins 32 32 .500 6.5
White Sox 32 35 .478 8.0
Mariners 30 41 .423 12.0
Athletics 21 49 .300 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 38 24 .613 --
Pirates 33 28 .541 4.5
Cardinals 33 29 .532 5.0
Phillies 35 31 .530 5.0
Cubs 32 30 .516 6.0
Mets 26 36 .419 12.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 41 29 .586 --
Reds 36 32 .529 4.0
Giants 33 35 .485 7.0
Dodgers 32 38 .457 9.0
Padres 32 39 .451 9.5
Braves 24 44 .353 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Armas 3
1 Oscar Gamble 3
1 Bob Horner 3
1 Lamar Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Wayne Gross 1
1 Bob Horner 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 3
1 Lamar Johnson 3
1 Steve Yeager 3
4 Willie Aikens 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Smith 2
2 Ron LeFlore 1
2 Larry Murray 1
2 Jerry Remy 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Danny Darwin 1.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
1 Dave Lemanczyk 1.00
4 Jack Morris 0.75
5 Mike Caldwell 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Danny Darwin 6
2 Dave Lemanczyk 6
2 Jack Morris 6
2 Don Sutton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Rich Hinton 1
1 Dave Patterson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .361
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Brian Downing .351
4 Steve Kemp .345
5 Lee Mazzilli .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 24
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 Davey Lopes 18
4 Fred Lynn 17
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 59
2 Dave Kingman 56
2 Fred Lynn 56
4 Bruce Bochte 55
4 Dave Winfield 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 36
2 Willie Wilson 28
3 Omar Moreno 27
4 Bill North 25
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.67
2 Ron Guidry 2.12
3 Mike Marshall 2.25
4 Tommy John 2.29
5 Dave Lemanczyk 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
1 Dennis Martinez 10
1 Joe Niekro 10
4 Nolan Ryan 9
4 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 118
2 Nolan Ryan 109
3 Steve Carlton 80
3 Ron Guidry 80
5 Gaylord Perry 78

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 Oscar Gamble .448
2 Alan Bannister .436
3 Brian Downing .418
4 Keith Hernandez .400
4 Jerry Martin .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 6
1 Jim Rice 6
3 Willie Aikens 5
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 20
2 Willie McCovey 16
2 Ted Simmons 16
4 Bobby Bonds 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Bill North 7
3 Omar Moreno 6
3 Tony Scott 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tim Stoddard 0.60
2 Dave Freisleben 0.63
3 Dick Tidrow 0.75
4 Nolan Ryan 1.00
5 Dave Lemanczyk 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Sid Monge 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 J. R. Richard 24
3 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Bob Knepper 20
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Byron McLaughlin 4
3 Mike Marshall 3
3 Kent Tekulve 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .415
2 Lee Mazzilli .386
3 George Brett .381
4 Paul Molitor .380
5 2 tied .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 30
1 Ted Simmons 30
1 Dave Winfield 30
4 Davey Lopes 26
4 Andre Thornton 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 17
1 Bill North 17
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Tony Scott 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.90
2 Ron Guidry 1.50
3 Mike LaCoss 1.55
4 Gaylord Perry 1.77
5 Steve Rogers 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 6
2 Ron Davis 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 51
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Gaylord Perry 36
4 Ken Kravec 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 John Hiller 5
2 Byron McLaughlin 5
2 Kent Tekulve 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .332
2 Rod Carew .331
3 Al Oliver .330
4 Steve Garvey .328
5 Pete Rose .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
1 Jim Rice 39
3 Dave Kingman 38
4 Bobby Bonds 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 126
2 George Foster 123
3 Don Baylor 116
3 Steve Garvey 116
5 Dave Parker 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 82
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Julio Cruz 59
4 Bump Wills 52
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Mike Caldwell 2.36
3 Tommy John 2.50
4 Burt Hooton 2.56
5 Ken Forsch 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
1 Dennis Eckersley 22
3 Burt Hooton 21
3 Joe Niekro 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Nolan Ryan 256
3 Ron Guidry 224
4 Phil Niekro 223
5 Tom Seaver 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Gene Garber 33
2 Kent Tekulve 33
4 Rollie Fingers 32
5 Mike Marshall 27