On This Day

Friday, June 22, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 45 22 .672 --
Red Sox 42 25 .627 3.0
Brewers 40 30 .571 6.5
Yankees 37 33 .529 9.5
Tigers 31 33 .484 12.5
Indians 32 35 .478 13.0
Blue Jays 23 49 .319 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 42 30 .583 --
Royals 37 33 .529 4.0
Rangers 36 33 .522 4.5
Twins 33 32 .508 5.5
White Sox 32 36 .471 8.0
Mariners 30 42 .417 12.0
Athletics 22 49 .310 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 39 24 .619 --
Pirates 34 28 .548 4.5
Cardinals 34 29 .540 5.0
Phillies 35 32 .522 6.0
Cubs 32 31 .508 7.0
Mets 26 37 .413 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 42 29 .592 --
Reds 36 33 .522 5.0
Giants 34 35 .493 7.0
Dodgers 32 39 .451 10.0
Padres 32 40 .444 10.5
Braves 25 44 .362 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Horton 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 Ivan de Jesus 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 2
1 Ted Simmons 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Doug DeCinces 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank White 4
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Brian Downing 3
2 Ron Jackson 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 Dave Edwards 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shirley 1.00
1 Bob Welch 1.00
1 Eric Wilkins 1.00
4 Catfish Hunter 0.80
5 Nolan Ryan 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tony Brizzolara 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Rich Gale 8
3 Tony Brizzolara 7
3 Bob Welch 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Ken Clay 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .358
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Brian Downing .353
4 Steve Kemp .348
5 George Hendrick .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 25
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 Davey Lopes 18
3 Fred Lynn 18
3 Ted Simmons 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 59
1 Fred Lynn 59
3 Dave Kingman 57
4 Bruce Bochte 55
4 Dave Winfield 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 37
2 Willie Wilson 29
3 Omar Moreno 28
4 Bill North 26
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.12
2 Mike Marshall 2.22
3 Tommy John 2.29
4 Dave Lemanczyk 2.32
5 Mike LaCoss 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 11
2 Tommy John 10
2 Dennis Martinez 10
4 Nolan Ryan 9
4 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 16
1 Bruce Sutter 16
3 Gene Garber 13
4 Rollie Fingers 10
4 Jim Kern 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .467
2 Brian Downing .424
3 Alan Bannister .421
4 Ivan de Jesus .420
5 Ted Simmons .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Jim Rice 6
1 Ted Simmons 6
4 Willie Aikens 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 20
2 Brian Downing 18
2 Ted Simmons 18
4 Bobby Bonds 15
4 Gorman Thomas 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
2 Bill North 8
3 Omar Moreno 7
4 Rodney Scott 6
4 Tony Scott 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Sambito 0.00
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.00
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 Joe Niekro 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 40
2 J. R. Richard 24
3 Mike Norris 18
3 Gaylord Perry 18
3 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Byron McLaughlin 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Mike Marshall 3
3 Kent Tekulve 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .419
2 Ted Simmons .386
3 George Hendrick .386
4 Bill Madlock .379
5 Garry Templeton .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
2 Jim Rice 11
3 Davey Lopes 10
3 Ted Simmons 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 31
2 Jim Rice 27
2 Dave Winfield 27
4 Bill Robinson 26
5 Bobby Grich 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Bill North 17
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Tony Scott 12
5 Omar Moreno 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 1.27
2 Ron Guidry 1.50
3 Mike LaCoss 1.55
4 Dick Tidrow 1.65
5 Gaylord Perry 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 6
2 Ron Davis 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 J. R. Richard 51
3 Ken Kravec 36
3 Gaylord Perry 36
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Gene Garber 5
2 John Hiller 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .331
2 Dave Parker .331
3 Dave Winfield .330
4 Al Oliver .330
5 Pete Rose .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 41
2 George Foster 40
3 Dave Kingman 39
4 Ted Simmons 34
5 Bobby Bonds 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 128
2 George Foster 124
3 Steve Garvey 115
4 Don Baylor 114
4 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 Bob Welch 2.56
5 Burt Hooton 2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Nolan Ryan 265
3 Ron Guidry 224
4 Phil Niekro 223
5 Tom Seaver 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Gene Garber 33
2 Kent Tekulve 33
4 Rollie Fingers 32
5 Mike Marshall 28