On This Day

Tuesday, May 8, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 19 10 .655 --
Red Sox 17 10 .630 1.0
Brewers 18 11 .621 1.0
Yankees 14 14 .500 4.5
Tigers 11 12 .478 5.0
Indians 8 18 .308 9.5
Blue Jays 8 22 .267 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 20 8 .714 --
Angels 17 12 .586 3.5
Rangers 15 12 .556 4.5
Royals 15 13 .536 5.0
White Sox 12 15 .444 7.5
Athletics 11 18 .379 9.5
Mariners 10 20 .333 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 19 7 .731 --
Expos 18 7 .720 0.5
Cardinals 14 12 .538 5.0
Cubs 12 11 .522 5.5
Pirates 10 15 .400 8.5
Mets 9 16 .360 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 12 .586 --
Reds 16 12 .571 0.5
Giants 13 16 .448 4.0
Dodgers 13 18 .419 5.0
Padres 12 18 .400 5.5
Braves 9 18 .333 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 Ken Landreaux 4
1 Jerry Martin 4
1 Roy Smalley 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Kusick 2
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 Roy Smalley 2
4 Dave Concepcion 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Landreaux 5
2 Bombo Rivera 4
2 Pete Rose 4
2 Joe Rudi 4
2 Roy Smalley 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Paul Dade 1
1 Ruppert Jones 1
1 Ron LeFlore 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Sanderson 4.50
2 Mike Flanagan 1.00
3 Ed Halicki 0.80
4 Randy Jones 0.75
5 Eddie Solomon 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bacsik 1
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanderson 9
2 Moose Haas 7
3 Mike Flanagan 6
3 Jim Kern 6
5 Rollie Fingers 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Frank Pastore 1
1 Bob Welch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .416
2 Roy Smalley .400
3 Chet Lemon .387
4 Alan Bannister .372
5 Rob Wilfong .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 11
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Gary Carter 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 29
2 Darrell Porter 28
3 Cecil Cooper 26
4 George Foster 25
4 Dave Winfield 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 14
1 Omar Moreno 14
3 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 Amos Otis 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.85
2 Nino Espinosa 1.05
3 Jim Kern 1.53
4 Jim Slaton 1.67
5 Tommy John 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Ron Guidry 40
4 Fergie Jenkins 34
5 Jerry Koosman 33

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rob Wilfong .486
2 Gary Carter .478
3 Gorman Thomas .440
4 Steve Kemp .429
5 Dave Parker .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
3 Gary Roenicke 6
3 Ken Singleton 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 20
2 Gorman Thomas 17
3 Al Cowens 16
3 Ken Landreaux 16
3 Eddie Murray 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
1 Amos Otis 8
3 Julio Cruz 7
4 Ruppert Jones 6
4 Ron LeFlore 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nino Espinosa 0.00
1 Mike Parrott 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
4 Jim Slaton 0.67
5 Tim Stoddard 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Mark Clear 18
2 Nino Espinosa 18
2 Jerry Koosman 18
2 Steve Mura 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Skip Lockwood 3
2 Mike Proly 3
5 11 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .335
2 Dave Parker .334
3 Dave Winfield .325
4 Rod Carew .324
5 Jose Cruz .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 41
2 George Foster 40
3 Bobby Bonds 34
3 Gorman Thomas 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 129
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Don Baylor 108
3 Steve Garvey 108
3 Andre Thornton 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 69
1 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 65
4 Bump Wills 50
5 Frank Taveras 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Mike Caldwell 2.23
3 Craig Swan 2.33
4 Jon Matlack 2.36
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 25
2 Mike Caldwell 24
3 Dennis Eckersley 22
3 Mike Flanagan 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 304
2 Ron Guidry 262
3 Phil Niekro 239
4 Nolan Ryan 232
5 Tom Seaver 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Gene Garber 29
4 Bruce Sutter 29