On This Day

Friday, June 29, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 52 24 .684 --
Red Sox 46 27 .630 4.5
Brewers 43 33 .566 9.0
Yankees 41 35 .539 11.0
Tigers 35 36 .493 14.5
Indians 33 41 .446 18.0
Blue Jays 24 55 .304 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 43 33 .566 --
Royals 42 34 .553 1.0
Angels 43 35 .551 1.0
Twins 38 34 .528 3.0
White Sox 33 42 .440 9.5
Mariners 34 44 .436 10.0
Athletics 22 56 .282 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 42 27 .609 --
Cubs 36 32 .529 5.5
Pirates 37 33 .529 5.5
Cardinals 36 33 .522 6.0
Phillies 38 36 .514 6.5
Mets 30 39 .435 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 48 31 .608 --
Reds 40 37 .519 7.0
Giants 38 38 .500 8.5
Padres 35 45 .438 13.5
Dodgers 33 45 .423 14.5
Braves 30 47 .390 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Rick Bosetti 3
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Tom Hutton 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lynn Jones 4
1 Greg Luzinski 4
3 Keith Hernandez 3
3 Tom Hutton 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Greg Luzinski 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.00
2 Bill Bonham 0.71
3 Dennis Leonard 0.67
3 Rick Matula 0.67
3 Gaylord Perry 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 9
2 Bruce Kison 7
3 Jerry Koosman 6
3 Dennis Leonard 6
3 Gaylord Perry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .370
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Brian Downing .348
4 Bruce Bochte .346
5 Steve Kemp .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 26
2 Mike Schmidt 22
3 George Foster 19
3 Fred Lynn 19
5 5 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 65
2 Fred Lynn 63
3 Don Baylor 62
4 Dave Kingman 60
5 Bruce Bochte 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 38
2 Willie Wilson 34
3 Omar Moreno 31
4 Bill North 29
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.04
2 Mike Marshall 2.33
3 Mike LaCoss 2.41
4 Tommy John 2.45
5 Gaylord Perry 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 11
1 Joe Niekro 11
3 Dennis Martinez 10
4 Joaquin Andujar 9
4 9 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 126
2 Nolan Ryan 124
3 Ron Guidry 89
4 Gaylord Perry 88
5 Fergie Jenkins 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 17
2 Mike Marshall 16
3 Gene Garber 15
4 Jim Kern 13
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .524
2 Phil Garner .431
3 Bill Robinson .421
4 Al Woods .415
5 Dan Meyer .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Jim Rice 6
4 Gary Matthews 5
4 Gorman Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Bill North 8
4 Omar Moreno 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
1 Will McEnaney 0.00
3 Pete Falcone 0.64
4 Bert Blyleven 0.81
5 Bob Shirley 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Dick Drago 3
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 26
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Bert Blyleven 18
3 Gary Lavelle 18
3 Gaylord Perry 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .398
2 Terry Whitfield .386
3 Ted Simmons .385
4 Bobby Grich .380
5 Garry Templeton .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 32
2 Jim Rice 27
2 Ted Simmons 27
4 Jack Clark 26
4 3 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 18
2 Ron LeFlore 17
3 Willie Wilson 15
4 Omar Moreno 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.09
2 Bob Shirley 1.19
3 Tom Hume 1.31
4 Gene Garber 1.44
5 Bert Blyleven 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Ron Davis 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
4 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 J. R. Richard 45
3 Gaylord Perry 33
4 Dennis Eckersley 32
4 2 others tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Jim Kern 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Dave Parker .329
3 Al Oliver .328
4 George Hendrick .326
5 Dave Winfield .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Jim Rice 41
3 Dave Kingman 39
4 Gorman Thomas 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 132
2 Jim Rice 127
3 Dave Parker 117
4 Don Baylor 115
5 Steve Garvey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Julio Cruz 57
4 Willie Wilson 52
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Tommy John 2.56
3 Gaylord Perry 2.58
4 Bob Welch 2.58
5 Mike Caldwell 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
2 Dennis Eckersley 20
2 Tommy John 20
2 Dennis Martinez 20
2 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Nolan Ryan 271
3 Phil Niekro 220
4 Ron Guidry 219
5 Tom Seaver 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 35
2 Gene Garber 34
3 Kent Tekulve 33
4 Rollie Fingers 32
5 2 tied 27