1979 American Association Leaders
1979 American Association Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1979 American Association Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Smith | Springfield Redbirds | .350 | 157 | 448 |
| Bob Pate | Denver Bears | .343 | 147 | 428 |
| Randy Bass | Denver Bears | .333 | 140 | 421 |
| Lonnie Smith | Oklahoma City 89ers | .330 | 149 | 451 |
| Bob Molinaro | Iowa Oaks | .328 | 156 | 475 |
| Manny Castillo | Springfield Redbirds | .323 | 169 | 524 |
| Rick Peters | Evansville Triplets | .320 | 124 | 387 |
| Karl Pagel | Wichita Aeros | .316 | 149 | 472 |
| Orlando González | Oklahoma City 89ers | .312 | 150 | 480 |
| Leon Durham | Springfield Redbirds | .310 | 139 | 449 |
| Jim Cox | Denver Bears | .305 | 131 | 429 |
| Keith Moreland | Oklahoma City 89ers | .302 | 149 | 494 |
| Dave Stegman | Evansville Triplets | .302 | 153 | 506 |
| Harold Baines | Iowa Oaks | .298 | 139 | 466 |
| Fred Frazier | Iowa Oaks | .294 | 132 | 449 |
| Rusty Kuntz | Iowa Oaks | .294 | 116 | 394 |
| Joe Pettini | Denver Bears | .294 | 131 | 446 |
| Leonel Carrion | Denver Bears | .293 | 122 | 417 |
| Tom Herr | Springfield Redbirds | .293 | 124 | 423 |
| John Poff | Oklahoma City 89ers | .293 | 141 | 481 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Castillo | Springfield Redbirds | 169 | 29 | 4 | 2 |
| Keith Smith | Springfield Redbirds | 157 | 17 | 4 | 9 |
| Bob Molinaro | Iowa Oaks | 156 | 23 | 5 | 13 |
| Dave Stegman | Evansville Triplets | 153 | 33 | 2 | 11 |
| Orlando González | Oklahoma City 89ers | 150 | 29 | 7 | 6 |
| Keith Moreland | Oklahoma City 89ers | 149 | 34 | 3 | 20 |
| Karl Pagel | Wichita Aeros | 149 | 25 | 0 | 39 |
| Lonnie Smith | Oklahoma City 89ers | 149 | 26 | 9 | 7 |
| Bob Pate | Denver Bears | 147 | 26 | 1 | 15 |
| Ron Oester | Indianapolis Indians | 143 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Berenyi | Indianapolis Indians | 2.82 | 9 | 9 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | Indianapolis Indians | 2.94 | 8 | 14 |
| Doug Corbett | Indianapolis Indians | 2.95 | 3 | 6 |
| Fernando Arroyo | Evansville Triplets | 3.00 | 7 | 4 |
| Craig Eaton | Omaha Royals | 3.33 | 12 | 8 |
| John Urrea | Springfield Redbirds | 3.52 | 8 | 5 |
| Gary Beare | Oklahoma City 89ers | 4.00 | 12 | 1 |
| Fred Beene | Oklahoma City 89ers | 4.03 | 10 | 5 |
| Marty Bystrom | Oklahoma City 89ers | 4.08 | 9 | 5 |
| Randy Martz | Wichita Aeros | 4.10 | 8 | 13 |
| Bill Atkinson | Denver Bears | 4.14 | 9 | 6 |
| Mark Daly | Omaha Royals | 4.27 | 7 | 13 |
| Dave Moore | Indianapolis Indians | 4.32 | 8 | 12 |
| Randy Miller | Denver Bears | 4.44 | 10 | 8 |
| Dan O'Brien | Springfield Redbirds | 4.44 | 10 | 5 |
| Steve Ratzer | Denver Bears | 4.53 | 8 | 9 |
| Mark Ballinger | Omaha Royals | 4.61 | 5 | 9 |
| Chuck Rogers | Wichita Aeros | 4.63 | 5 | 9 |
| Bill Paschall | Omaha Royals | 4.65 | 7 | 8 |
| John Sutton | Iowa Oaks | 4.77 | 8 | 11 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
