1979 Eastern League Leaders
1979 Eastern League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1979 Eastern League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Schmidt | Bristol Red Sox | .332 | 123 | 371 |
| Wade Boggs | Bristol Red Sox | .325 | 132 | 406 |
| Luis Salazar | Buffalo Bisons | .323 | 181 | 561 |
| Jerry McDonald | Buffalo Bisons | .320 | 119 | 372 |
| Tony Peña | Buffalo Bisons | .313 | 161 | 515 |
| Kenny Baker | West Haven Yankees | .303 | 115 | 379 |
| Jay Loviglio | Reading Phillies | .294 | 148 | 504 |
| George Vukovich | Reading Phillies | .293 | 147 | 501 |
| Joe Lefebvre | West Haven Yankees | .292 | 142 | 487 |
| Thomas Soto | Holyoke Millers | .290 | 123 | 424 |
| Rick Lancellotti | Buffalo Bisons | .287 | 145 | 506 |
| Wayne Harer | West Haven Yankees | .285 | 110 | 386 |
| Mike Henderson | Holyoke Millers | .284 | 114 | 402 |
| Elijah Bonaparte | Reading Phillies | .283 | 121 | 428 |
| Don Whiting | Holyoke Millers | .283 | 125 | 441 |
| Alfredo Torres | Buffalo Bisons | .282 | 137 | 485 |
| Pete Dempsey | Reading Phillies | .279 | 120 | 430 |
| Buck Showalter | West Haven Yankees | .279 | 131 | 469 |
| Russ Laribee | Bristol Red Sox | .275 | 100 | 364 |
| Rich Gedman | Bristol Red Sox | .274 | 129 | 470 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Salazar | Buffalo Bisons | 181 | 17 | 5 | 27 |
| Tony Peña | Buffalo Bisons | 161 | 16 | 4 | 34 |
| Jay Loviglio | Reading Phillies | 148 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
| George Vukovich | Reading Phillies | 147 | 14 | 10 | 13 |
| Rick Lancellotti | Buffalo Bisons | 145 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| Joe Lefebvre | West Haven Yankees | 142 | 28 | 10 | 21 |
| Alfredo Torres | Buffalo Bisons | 137 | 31 | 5 | 11 |
| Wade Boggs | Bristol Red Sox | 132 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Chico Walker | Bristol Red Sox | 132 | 19 | 12 | 8 |
| Larry Rush | Holyoke Millers | 131 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
| Buck Showalter | West Haven Yankees | 131 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Walk | Reading Phillies | 2.24 | 12 | 7 |
| Mike Griffin | West Haven Yankees | 2.95 | 8 | 7 |
| Stephen Ruling | Reading Phillies | 2.97 | 8 | 4 |
| Dave Beard | Waterbury A's | 3.02 | 10 | 14 |
| Keith MacWhorter | Bristol Red Sox | 3.09 | 11 | 10 |
| Tim Lollar | West Haven Yankees | 3.18 | 8 | 5 |
| Tim Lewis | West Haven Yankees | 3.36 | 11 | 6 |
| Rene Quinones | Holyoke Millers | 3.51 | 10 | 8 |
| Bruce Hurst | Bristol Red Sox | 3.58 | 9 | 4 |
| Tom Filer | West Haven Yankees | 3.62 | 12 | 8 |
| Brian Denman | Bristol Red Sox | 3.69 | 14 | 10 |
| Cardell Camper | Reading Phillies | 3.70 | 8 | 7 |
| Scott Munninghoff | Reading Phillies | 3.73 | 14 | 9 |
| Andy McGaffigan | West Haven Yankees | 3.81 | 10 | 6 |
| Dave Dravecky | Buffalo Bisons | 4.26 | 6 | 7 |
| Sam Hinds | Holyoke Millers | 4.32 | 8 | 8 |
| Lawrence Groover | Waterbury A's | 4.42 | 9 | 13 |
| Jerry King | Bristol Red Sox | 4.47 | 7 | 11 |
| Mike Smithson | Bristol Red Sox | 4.70 | 8 | 12 |
| Randall Boyce | Holyoke Millers | 4.88 | 7 | 7 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
