On This Day

Sunday, June 24, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 47 23 .671 --
Red Sox 44 25 .638 2.5
Brewers 41 31 .569 7.0
Yankees 39 33 .542 9.0
Tigers 32 35 .478 13.5
Indians 32 37 .464 14.5
Blue Jays 23 51 .311 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 42 32 .568 --
Royals 39 33 .542 2.0
Rangers 39 33 .542 2.0
Twins 36 32 .529 3.0
White Sox 32 39 .451 8.5
Mariners 31 43 .419 11.0
Athletics 22 52 .297 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 40 25 .615 --
Pirates 34 30 .531 5.5
Cardinals 34 30 .531 5.5
Cubs 34 31 .523 6.0
Phillies 36 33 .522 6.0
Mets 27 37 .422 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 44 29 .603 --
Reds 37 34 .521 6.0
Giants 35 36 .493 8.0
Dodgers 32 41 .438 12.0
Padres 32 42 .432 12.5
Braves 27 44 .380 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Jackson 4
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 John Ellis 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Putnam 5
2 Jack Clark 3
2 John Ellis 3
2 George Foster 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 Kiko Garcia 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Leonard 1.75
2 Bruce Kison 1.17
3 Rick Matula 0.88
4 Mike Torrez 0.86
5 Burt Hooton 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Mike Bacsik 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Kison 7
1 Jerry Koosman 7
1 Dennis Leonard 7
1 Rick Matula 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .359
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Brian Downing .349
4 Bruce Bochte .346
5 Steve Kemp .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 25
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 Fred Lynn 19
4 Davey Lopes 18
4 Ted Simmons 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 62
2 Don Baylor 59
3 George Foster 57
3 Dave Kingman 57
5 Bruce Bochte 56

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 1.53
2 Ron Guidry 2.12
3 Mike Marshall 2.19
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 Jim Kern 11
5 Rollie Fingers 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .541
2 Alan Bannister .422
3 Ron LeFlore .417
3 Dan Meyer .417
5 Paul Molitor .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Willie Aikens 5
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Jack Clark 5
2 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 18
1 Brian Downing 18
1 Steve Kemp 18
4 Gorman Thomas 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 11
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 Bill North 7
4 Terry Puhl 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Sambito 0.00
2 Tim Stoddard 0.57
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.00
4 Dave Lemanczyk 1.04
5 Tom Hume 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Aurelio Lopez 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 24
1 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Bob Knepper 20
3 Rich Wortham 20
5 5 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Ron Davis 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Byron McLaughlin 3
2 Kent Tekulve 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .422
2 Bobby Grich .388
3 George Hendrick .386
4 Bill Madlock .382
5 Garry Templeton .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
1 Jim Rice 11
3 George Foster 10
3 Davey Lopes 10
3 Ted Simmons 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 31
2 Jack Clark 26
2 Bobby Grich 26
2 Dan Meyer 26
2 4 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Bill North 18
3 Willie Wilson 15
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hume 1.23
2 Bob Shirley 1.42
3 Ron Guidry 1.50
4 Gaylord Perry 1.77
5 Dick Tidrow 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 6
2 Ron Davis 5
2 Mike Parrott 5
4 Joaquin Andujar 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 J. R. Richard 43
3 Bob Knepper 36
3 Gaylord Perry 36
5 2 tied 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Dave Parker .334
3 Al Oliver .330
4 Pete Rose .329
5 Steve Garvey .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
1 Jim Rice 41
3 Dave Kingman 39
4 Ted Simmons 33
4 Gorman Thomas 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 128
2 George Foster 125
3 Dave Parker 117
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 83
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 58
4 Bobby Bonds 50
4 2 others tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Mike Caldwell 2.37
3 Bob Welch 2.56
4 Tommy John 2.58
5 Ken Forsch 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
2 Joe Niekro 21
4 Burt Hooton 20
4 4 others tied 20

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