On This Day

Saturday, May 5, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 16 8 .667 --
Orioles 17 9 .654 0.0
Brewers 16 11 .593 1.5
Yankees 12 13 .480 4.5
Tigers 9 11 .450 5.0
Blue Jays 8 19 .296 9.5
Indians 7 17 .292 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 17 8 .680 --
Angels 16 10 .615 1.5
Rangers 14 10 .583 2.5
Royals 14 11 .560 3.0
White Sox 11 13 .458 5.5
Athletics 10 16 .385 7.5
Mariners 8 19 .296 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 7 .696 --
Expos 16 7 .696 0.0
Cubs 11 10 .524 4.0
Cardinals 12 12 .500 4.5
Pirates 9 13 .409 6.5
Mets 8 14 .364 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 16 10 .615 --
Reds 14 11 .560 1.5
Giants 13 14 .481 3.5
Padres 12 15 .444 4.5
Dodgers 11 17 .393 6.0
Braves 8 16 .333 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 4
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Rich Dauer 3
2 Ivan de Jesus 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
3 Rico Carty 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Lee May 4
2 Jim Rice 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Gale 0.83
2 Rick Wise 0.80
3 Steve Mura 0.67
3 Jim Palmer 0.67
5 Jim Slaton 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Mura 6
1 Jim Slaton 6
3 Rich Gale 5
4 Jim Bibby 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Frank Pastore 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .424
2 Roy Smalley .389
3 Dave Winfield .389
4 Chet Lemon .379
5 Ken Griffey .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 10
2 Dale Murphy 9
3 Andre Dawson 8
3 Mike Schmidt 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 29
2 George Foster 25
3 Cecil Cooper 23
3 Darrell Porter 23
3 Dave Winfield 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 13
2 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Enos Cabell 11
3 Omar Moreno 11
3 Amos Otis 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.90
2 Nino Espinosa 1.32
3 Dave Heaverlo 1.46
4 Jim Slaton 1.67
5 Tommy John 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Dick Ruthven 5
5 10 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 44
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Fergie Jenkins 34
4 Steve Mura 32
4 2 others tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Mike Proly 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Bruce Sutter 5
5 5 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Warren Cromartie .468
2 Gary Carter .462
3 Rob Wilfong .452
4 Steve Kemp .448
5 Ron LeFlore .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Singleton 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
3 Gary Carter 6
4 Andre Dawson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 17
2 Gary Carter 16
2 Al Cowens 16
4 Eddie Murray 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
3 Ron LeFlore 6
3 Willie Wilson 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nino Espinosa 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
1 Mike Parrott 0.00
4 Jim Slaton 0.67
5 Burt Hooton 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Mura 22
2 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Don Sutton 20
4 Bert Blyleven 19
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 Mike Proly 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Skip Lockwood 3
3 Sid Monge 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .341
2 Dave Parker .335
3 Rod Carew .333
4 Dave Winfield .325
5 Lyman Bostock .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Bobby Bonds 34
4 Gorman Thomas 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 133
2 George Foster 131
3 Greg Luzinski 113
4 Don Baylor 112
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 72
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Bump Wills 51
5 Frank Taveras 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.91
2 Mike Caldwell 2.17
3 Jon Matlack 2.38
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.43
5 Craig Swan 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 25
1 Ron Guidry 25
3 Dennis Eckersley 22
3 Mike Flanagan 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 301
2 Ron Guidry 260
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Phil Niekro 239
5 Tom Seaver 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Doug Bair 29
4 3 others tied 29