On This Day

Saturday, June 23, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 47 22 .681 --
Red Sox 43 25 .632 3.5
Brewers 40 31 .563 8.0
Yankees 38 33 .535 10.0
Indians 32 36 .471 14.5
Tigers 31 35 .470 14.5
Blue Jays 23 50 .315 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 42 31 .575 --
Royals 38 33 .535 3.0
Rangers 37 33 .529 3.5
Twins 34 32 .515 4.5
White Sox 32 37 .464 8.0
Mariners 31 42 .425 11.0
Athletics 22 50 .306 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 40 24 .625 --
Pirates 34 29 .540 5.5
Cardinals 34 29 .540 5.5
Cubs 33 31 .516 7.0
Phillies 35 33 .515 7.0
Mets 26 37 .413 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 43 29 .597 --
Reds 36 34 .514 6.0
Giants 35 35 .500 7.0
Dodgers 32 40 .444 11.0
Padres 32 41 .438 11.5
Braves 26 44 .371 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oscar Gamble 4
1 George Scott 4
1 Willie Wilson 4
1 Al Woods 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Amos Otis 5
3 Willie Horton 4
4 Oscar Gamble 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
1 Rodney Scott 2
1 Willie Wilson 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Jones 1.60
2 John Curtis 1.00
2 Dave Goltz 1.00
2 Steve Rogers 1.00
2 Rick Williams 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Curtis 1
1 Tom Dixon 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 9
2 Randy Jones 8
3 Tommy John 7
4 John Curtis 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .359
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Brian Downing .353
4 Steve Kemp .349
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 56
5 Dave Winfield 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 38
2 Willie Wilson 31
3 Omar Moreno 29
4 Bill North 27
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.61
2 Ron Guidry 2.12
3 Mike Marshall 2.22
4 Dave Lemanczyk 2.32
5 Mike LaCoss 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 11
1 Joe Niekro 11
3 Dennis Martinez 10
4 Jim Kern 9
4 5 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 2 tied 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 17
2 Mike Marshall 16
3 Gene Garber 13
4 Rollie Fingers 10
4 Jim Kern 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .514
2 Al Woods .450
3 Brian Downing .441
4 Alan Bannister .429
5 Paul Molitor .415

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
3 Steve Kemp 17
3 Ted Simmons 17
5 Gorman Thomas 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 11
2 Bill North 8
3 Omar Moreno 7
3 Rodney Scott 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Sambito 0.00
2 Tim Stoddard 0.57
3 Dave Lemanczyk 1.04
4 Tom Hume 1.17
5 John Curtis 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Sid Monge 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 40
2 J. R. Richard 24
3 Tommy John 21
4 Randy Jones 18
4 4 others tied 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .426
2 George Hendrick .402
3 Bill Madlock .398
4 Bobby Grich .388
5 Ted Simmons .388

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 Bobby Grich 27
3 Dave Parker 26
3 Jim Rice 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Bill North 18
3 Willie Wilson 16
4 Omar Moreno 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.23
2 Bob Shirley 1.42
3 Ron Guidry 1.50
4 Dick Tidrow 1.65
5 Gaylord Perry 1.77

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 J. R. Richard 43
3 Gaylord Perry 36
4 Craig Swan 32
4 Pete Vuckovich 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 John Hiller 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .333
2 Dave Parker .332
3 Al Oliver .330
4 Dave Winfield .328
5 Steve Garvey .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 128
2 George Foster 122
3 Dave Parker 117
4 Steve Garvey 115
5 Don Baylor 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 83
2 Omar Moreno 71
3 Julio Cruz 58
4 Bump Wills 51
4 Willie Wilson 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Mike Caldwell 2.36
3 Bob Welch 2.56
4 Burt Hooton 2.56
5 Gaylord Perry 2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Nolan Ryan 265
3 Phil Niekro 226
4 Ron Guidry 216
5 Tom Seaver 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 36
2 Gene Garber 33
2 Kent Tekulve 33
4 Rollie Fingers 31
5 Mike Marshall 28