1979 American League Leaders

1979 American League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1979 American League Standings

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
George Brett	Kansas City Royals	212	42	20	23
Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	201	39	6	39
Buddy Bell	Texas Rangers	200	42	3	18
Carney Lansford	California Angels	188	30	5	19
Paul Molitor	Milwaukee Brewers	188	27	16	9
Don Baylor	California Angels	186	33	3	36
Willie Wilson	Kansas City Royals	185	18	13	6
Cecil Cooper	Milwaukee Brewers	182	44	1	24
Willie Horton	Seattle Mariners	180	19	5	29
Ron LeFlore	Detroit Tigers	180	22	10	9

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Gorman Thomas	Milwaukee Brewers	45
Fred Lynn	Boston Red Sox	39
Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	39
Don Baylor	California Angels	36
Ken Singleton	Baltimore Orioles	35
Bobby Grich	California Angels	30
Willie Horton	Seattle Mariners	29
Reggie Jackson	New York Yankees	29
Ben Oglivie	Milwaukee Brewers	29
Butch Hobson	Boston Red Sox	28
Sixto Lezcano	Milwaukee Brewers	28

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Cecil Cooper	Milwaukee Brewers	44
Chet Lemon	Chicago White Sox	44
Buddy Bell	Texas Rangers	42
George Brett	Kansas City Royals	42
Fred Lynn	Boston Red Sox	42
Ron Jackson	Minnesota Twins	40
Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	39
Bruce Bochte	Seattle Mariners	38
Rick Bosetti	Toronto Blue Jays	35
Don Baylor	California Angels	33
Claudell Washington	Chicago White Sox	33

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
George Brett	Kansas City Royals	20
Paul Molitor	Milwaukee Brewers	16
Willie Randolph	New York Yankees	13
Willie Wilson	Kansas City Royals	13
Alfredo Griffin	Toronto Blue Jays	10
Ron LeFlore	Detroit Tigers	10
Darrell Porter	Kansas City Royals	10
Kiko Garcia	Baltimore Orioles	9
Ruppert Jones	Seattle Mariners	9
Alan Bannister	Chicago White Sox	8
John Castino	Minnesota Twins	8
Mickey Rivers	New York Yankees, Texas Rangers	8
Lou Whitaker	Detroit Tigers	8

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Don Baylor	California Angels	139
Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	130
Gorman Thomas	Milwaukee Brewers	123
Fred Lynn	Boston Red Sox	122
Darrell Porter	Kansas City Royals	112
Ken Singleton	Baltimore Orioles	111
George Brett	Kansas City Royals	107
Cecil Cooper	Milwaukee Brewers	106
Willie Horton	Seattle Mariners	106
Steve Kemp	Detroit Tigers	105

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Mike Flanagan	Baltimore Orioles	23	9
Tommy John	New York Yankees	21	9
Jerry Koosman	Minnesota Twins	20	13
Ron Guidry	New York Yankees	18	8
Steve Comer	Texas Rangers	17	12
Dennis Eckersley	Boston Red Sox	17	10
Jack Morris	Detroit Tigers	17	7
Mike Caldwell	Milwaukee Brewers	16	6
Dave Frost	California Angels	16	10
Fergie Jenkins	Texas Rangers	16	14
Nolan Ryan	California Angels	16	14
Bob Stanley	Boston Red Sox	16	12
Mike Torrez	Boston Red Sox	16	13
Rick Waits	Cleveland Indians	16	13

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Mike Flanagan	Baltimore Orioles	5
Dennis Leonard	Kansas City Royals	5
Nolan Ryan	California Angels	5
Mike Caldwell	Milwaukee Brewers	4
Bob Stanley	Boston Red Sox	4
Ross Baumgarten	Chicago White Sox	3
Fergie Jenkins	Texas Rangers	3
Tommy John	New York Yankees	3
Ken Kravec	Chicago White Sox	3
Dave Lemanczyk	Toronto Blue Jays	3
Dennis Martinez	Baltimore Orioles	3
Jim Slaton	Milwaukee Brewers	3
Rick Waits	Cleveland Indians	3

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Nolan Ryan	California Angels	223
Ron Guidry	New York Yankees	201
Mike Flanagan	Baltimore Orioles	190
Fergie Jenkins	Texas Rangers	164
Jerry Koosman	Minnesota Twins	157
Dennis Eckersley	Boston Red Sox	150
Jim Kern	Texas Rangers	136
Dave Goltz	Minnesota Twins	132
Ken Kravec	Chicago White Sox	132
Dennis Martinez	Baltimore Orioles	132

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Mike Marshall	Minnesota Twins	32
Jim Kern	Texas Rangers	29
Aurelio Lopez	Detroit Tigers	21
Don Stanhouse	Baltimore Orioles	21
Sid Monge	Cleveland Indians	19
Rich Gossage	New York Yankees	18
Mark Clear	California Angels	14
Ed Farmer	Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers	14
Byron McLaughlin	Seattle Mariners	14
Dick Drago	Boston Red Sox	13
Sparky Lyle	Texas Rangers	13

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