On This Day

Wednesday, June 20, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 44 22 .667 --
Red Sox 40 25 .615 3.5
Brewers 38 30 .559 7.0
Yankees 35 33 .515 10.0
Tigers 31 31 .500 11.0
Indians 32 34 .485 12.0
Blue Jays 23 47 .329 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 42 28 .600 --
Royals 36 32 .529 5.0
Rangers 35 32 .522 5.5
Twins 32 31 .508 6.5
White Sox 31 35 .470 9.0
Mariners 30 40 .429 12.0
Athletics 20 49 .290 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 38 24 .613 --
Pirates 33 28 .541 4.5
Cardinals 33 29 .532 5.0
Phillies 35 31 .530 5.0
Cubs 32 30 .516 6.0
Mets 26 36 .419 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 41 29 .586 --
Reds 36 32 .529 4.0
Giants 33 35 .485 7.0
Padres 32 39 .451 9.5
Dodgers 31 38 .449 9.5
Braves 24 43 .358 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Butch Hobson 3
1 Jay Johnstone 3
1 Bill Madlock 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Rich Dauer 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Butch Hobson 3
1 Darrell Porter 3
1 Bill Robinson 3
5 23 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Dan Briggs 1
2 Luis Gomez 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 0.78
2 Ed Figueroa 0.62
2 Jim Rooker 0.62
4 Scott Sanderson 0.60
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 Don Hood 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 7
2 Scott Sanderson 6
3 Ed Figueroa 5
3 Gaylord Perry 5
3 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .367
2 Brian Downing .355
3 Rod Carew .355
4 Steve Kemp .347
5 Lee Mazzilli .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 24
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 Davey Lopes 18
4 Fred Lynn 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 59
2 Dave Kingman 56
3 Fred Lynn 55
3 Dave Winfield 55
5 Bruce Bochte 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 35
2 Omar Moreno 27
2 Willie Wilson 27
4 Bill North 25
5 Tony Scott 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.69
2 Ron Guidry 2.12
3 Mike Marshall 2.28
4 Tommy John 2.29
5 Jim Slaton 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 10
1 Dennis Martinez 10
1 Joe Niekro 10
4 Nolan Ryan 9
4 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 118
2 Nolan Ryan 109
3 Steve Carlton 80
3 Ron Guidry 80
5 Gaylord Perry 78

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 16
2 Mike Marshall 15
3 Gene Garber 12
4 Rollie Fingers 10
4 Jim Kern 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Brian Downing .429
2 George Brett .393
3 Alan Bannister .390
4 Keith Hernandez .390
5 Toby Harrah .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 6
1 Willie McCovey 6
3 Willie Aikens 5
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Aikens 18
2 Ted Simmons 17
3 Bobby Bonds 16
3 Willie McCovey 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Bill North 8
3 Andre Dawson 6
3 Bake McBride 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Sambito 0.00
2 Tim Stoddard 0.60
3 Dave Freisleben 0.63
4 Tom Hume 0.73
5 Dick Tidrow 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 Sid Monge 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
5 39 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 J. R. Richard 29
3 Gaylord Perry 22
4 Bob Knepper 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Byron McLaughlin 5
3 Kent Tekulve 4
4 Mike Marshall 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .418
2 George Brett .395
3 Lee Mazzilli .386
4 Bill Madlock .379
5 Garry Templeton .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
1 Davey Lopes 11
3 Bobby Grich 9
3 Willie McCovey 9
3 Ted Simmons 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 31
2 Ted Simmons 30
2 Dave Winfield 30
4 Davey Lopes 26
4 Andre Thornton 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 17
2 Ron LeFlore 16
3 Willie Wilson 14
4 Tony Scott 12
5 Rodney Scott 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.90
2 Mike LaCoss 1.55
3 Gaylord Perry 1.77
4 Steve Rogers 1.80
5 Dave Rozema 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 6
2 Ron Davis 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
4 Steve Carlton 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 51
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Steve Carlton 37
3 Scott Sanderson 37
5 Gaylord Perry 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Kent Tekulve 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Gene Garber 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .332
2 Al Oliver .330
3 Rod Carew .330
4 Steve Garvey .329
5 Pete Rose .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Dave Kingman 38
2 Jim Rice 38
4 Bobby Bonds 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 125
2 Jim Rice 124
3 Don Baylor 117
3 Steve Garvey 117
5 Dave Parker 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 81
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Julio Cruz 59
4 Bump Wills 52
5 Bobby Bonds 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.01
2 Mike Caldwell 2.40
3 Tommy John 2.53
4 Burt Hooton 2.56
5 Bob Welch 2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Nolan Ryan 256
3 Phil Niekro 228
4 Ron Guidry 224
5 Tom Seaver 188

Saves

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