On This Day

Thursday, June 28, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 50 24 .676 --
Red Sox 45 27 .625 4.0
Brewers 43 32 .573 7.5
Yankees 41 34 .547 9.5
Tigers 34 36 .486 14.0
Indians 33 40 .452 16.5
Blue Jays 24 53 .312 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 42 33 .560 --
Rangers 42 33 .560 0.0
Angels 42 35 .545 1.0
Twins 37 34 .521 3.0
White Sox 33 41 .446 8.5
Mariners 33 44 .429 10.0
Athletics 22 55 .286 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 42 26 .618 --
Cubs 36 32 .529 6.0
Cardinals 35 32 .522 6.5
Pirates 36 33 .522 6.5
Phillies 37 35 .514 7.0
Mets 30 39 .435 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 47 31 .603 --
Reds 40 36 .526 6.0
Giants 37 38 .493 8.5
Padres 35 44 .443 12.5
Dodgers 33 44 .429 13.5
Braves 29 47 .382 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Horner 4
1 Dave Roberts 4
1 Bump Wills 4
4 Dan Briggs 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Carney Lansford 1
1 Lee May 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Sample 4
2 Ron Hassey 3
2 Willie McCovey 3
2 Jeff Newman 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 George Brett 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.33
2 Rick Wise 0.67
3 Mike Parrott 0.62
4 Dennis Martinez 0.55
5 Tom Hume 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John D'Acquisto 8
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Rick Wise 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .363
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Bruce Bochte .348
4 Brian Downing .347
5 Steve Kemp .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 26
2 Mike Schmidt 21
3 George Foster 19
3 Fred Lynn 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 65
2 Fred Lynn 63
3 Don Baylor 60
3 Dave Kingman 60
5 Bruce Bochte 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 38
2 Willie Wilson 33
3 Omar Moreno 30
4 Bill North 29
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.51
2 Ron Guidry 2.12
3 Mike Marshall 2.33
4 Mike LaCoss 2.41
5 Tommy John 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 11
1 Joe Niekro 11
3 Dennis Martinez 10
4 Mike Flanagan 9
4 7 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 126
2 Nolan Ryan 124
3 Fergie Jenkins 86
4 Gaylord Perry 82
5 2 tied 81

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 17
2 Mike Marshall 16
3 Gene Garber 14
4 Jim Kern 13
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .553
2 Dan Meyer .429
3 Phil Garner .426
4 George Scott .417
5 Al Woods .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
3 Gary Matthews 5
3 John Mayberry 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 16
2 George Foster 15
2 Willie McCovey 15
4 Oscar Gamble 14
4 Steve Kemp 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Bill North 8
4 Rodney Scott 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
2 Pete Falcone 0.64
3 Bob Shirley 0.78
4 Bert Blyleven 0.81
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 J. R. Richard 26
3 Tommy John 22
4 Bert Blyleven 18
5 5 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Jim Kern 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Ron Davis 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Grich .400
2 George Hendrick .396
3 Keith Hernandez .388
4 Terry Whitfield .382
5 Phil Garner .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 13
2 Dave Kingman 12
3 Jim Rice 11
4 Bobby Grich 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 32
2 Dave Parker 27
2 Ted Simmons 27
4 Jerry Martin 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
1 Bill North 18
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.08
2 Bob Shirley 1.19
3 Tom Hume 1.31
4 Bert Blyleven 1.55
5 John Henry Johnson 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 Bert Blyleven 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 J. R. Richard 45
3 Gaylord Perry 37
4 Burt Hooton 33
4 Steve Rogers 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Jim Kern 6
3 Doug Bair 5
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Al Oliver .328
3 Dave Parker .327
4 George Hendrick .324
5 Steve Garvey .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Jim Rice 40
3 Dave Kingman 39
4 Gorman Thomas 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 132
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Dave Parker 116
4 Don Baylor 113
4 2 others tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 65
3 Julio Cruz 57
4 Willie Wilson 51
5 Bobby Bonds 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.91
2 Mike Caldwell 2.50
3 Tommy John 2.56
4 Bob Welch 2.58
5 Gaylord Perry 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Dennis Eckersley 20
2 Burt Hooton 20
2 Tommy John 20
2 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Nolan Ryan 271
3 Phil Niekro 227
4 Ron Guidry 210
5 Tom Seaver 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Gene Garber 33
3 Rollie Fingers 32
3 Kent Tekulve 32
5 2 tied 27