On This Day

Saturday, June 30, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 24 .688 --
Red Sox 47 27 .635 4.5
Brewers 44 33 .571 9.0
Yankees 41 36 .532 12.0
Tigers 35 37 .486 15.5
Indians 34 41 .453 18.0
Blue Jays 24 56 .300 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 44 33 .571 --
Angels 44 35 .557 1.0
Royals 42 35 .545 2.0
Twins 39 34 .534 3.0
White Sox 33 43 .434 10.5
Mariners 34 45 .430 11.0
Athletics 22 57 .278 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 43 27 .614 --
Cubs 36 33 .522 6.5
Pirates 37 34 .521 6.5
Phillies 39 36 .520 6.5
Cardinals 36 34 .514 7.0
Mets 31 39 .443 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 49 31 .613 --
Reds 41 37 .526 7.0
Giants 38 39 .494 9.5
Padres 35 46 .432 14.5
Dodgers 33 46 .418 15.5
Braves 31 47 .397 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Norris 4
1 John Stearns 4
1 Frank Taveras 4
4 Willie Aikens 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 2
1 Lee Mazzilli 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Smalley 5
2 Lee Mazzilli 4
2 Mike Vail 4
4 Steve Garvey 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Strain 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
3 Glenn Adams 1
3 Jack Clark 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.25
1 Eddie Solomon 1.25
3 J. R. Richard 1.20
4 John Montefusco 1.00
5 Bob Shirley 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Gale 7
1 Bob Shirley 7
3 J. R. Richard 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 6 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Sid Monge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .373
2 Rod Carew .355
3 Brian Downing .351
4 George Hendrick .345
5 Bruce Bochte .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Mike Schmidt 23
3 George Foster 19
3 Fred Lynn 19
3 Gorman Thomas 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 65
2 Fred Lynn 63
3 Don Baylor 62
4 Dave Kingman 61
5 Bruce Bochte 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 38
2 Willie Wilson 34
3 Omar Moreno 32
4 Bill North 30
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.45
2 Ron Guidry 2.04
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 Mike Flanagan 10
3 Jim Kern 10
3 Dennis Martinez 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 132
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 .550
2 Phil Garner .431
3 Dan Meyer .429
4 Bombo Rivera .406
5 Charlie Moore .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
4 Gary Matthews 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 17
2 Roy Smalley 15
3 George Foster 14
3 Oscar Gamble 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
2 Pete Falcone 0.64
3 Greg Minton 0.69
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.00
5 Tom Underwood 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 32
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Rich Gale 21
4 Bob Shirley 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 8 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .404
2 Bobby Grich .390
3 Keith Hernandez .383
4 Toby Harrah .380
5 Ted Simmons .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 13
2 Dave Kingman 12
2 Jim Rice 12
4 Bobby Grich 10
4 Dan Meyer 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 32
2 Willie Aikens 27
2 Dan Meyer 27
2 Jim Rice 27
5 4 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 19
2 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Willie Wilson 15
4 Omar Moreno 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.09
2 Tom Hume 1.31
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.59
4 Randy Niemann 1.91
5 Bob Shirley 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Bob Stanley 5
3 Bert Blyleven 4
3 Mark Clear 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 51
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Bert Blyleven 36
4 Gaylord Perry 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Al Oliver .330
3 George Hendrick .328
4 Dave Parker .326
5 Steve Garvey .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Jim Rice 41
3 Dave Kingman 40
4 Gorman Thomas 34
5 Mike Schmidt 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 132
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Dave Parker 117
4 Don Baylor 115
4 Steve Garvey 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 56
4 Willie Wilson 52
5 Bump Wills 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 304
2 Nolan Ryan 271
3 Phil Niekro 220
4 Ron Guidry 219
5 Tom Seaver 189

Saves

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