On This Day

Friday, May 11, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 21 11 .656 --
Red Sox 19 11 .633 1.0
Brewers 19 13 .594 2.0
Yankees 16 15 .516 4.5
Tigers 11 14 .440 6.5
Indians 10 19 .345 9.5
Blue Jays 8 23 .258 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 21 8 .724 --
Angels 19 13 .594 3.5
Rangers 16 13 .552 5.0
Royals 16 15 .516 6.0
White Sox 15 15 .500 6.5
Athletics 12 20 .375 10.5
Mariners 10 23 .303 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 21 8 .724 --
Expos 19 9 .679 1.5
Cubs 14 12 .538 5.5
Cardinals 15 14 .517 6.0
Pirates 11 16 .407 9.0
Mets 10 18 .357 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 18 13 .581 --
Astros 18 14 .563 0.5
Dodgers 16 18 .471 3.5
Giants 15 17 .469 3.5
Padres 12 21 .364 7.0
Braves 10 19 .345 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Junior Kennedy 4
3 Enos Cabell 3
3 Bob Forsch 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Wayne Cage 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Butch Hobson 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 John Lowenstein 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Darrel Chaney 1
1 Roy Howell 1
1 Tony Scott 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Forsch 1.20
2 Doug Rau 0.80
2 Lary Sorensen 0.80
4 Steve Carlton 0.75
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 Kevin Kobel 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bonham 6
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Bob Forsch 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Randy Scarbery 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .400
2 Roy Smalley .398
3 Alan Bannister .365
4 Pete Rose .361
5 Chet Lemon .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 13
2 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 Mike Schmidt 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 34
2 Fred Lynn 31
3 Darrell Porter 30
4 Cecil Cooper 28
4 George Foster 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
1 Omar Moreno 15
3 Julio Cruz 14
4 Amos Otis 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.80
2 Nino Espinosa 1.25
3 Jim Kern 1.53
4 Tommy John 1.63
5 Dick Ruthven 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
2 Dick Ruthven 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Ron Guidry 40
3 Fergie Jenkins 40
5 Steve Carlton 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Mike Proly 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
5 3 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tim Foli .500
2 Rob Wilfong .484
3 Gorman Thomas .429
4 Pete Rose .415
4 Roy Smalley .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 7
1 Gary Roenicke 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
4 Ron Cey 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 20
2 Eddie Murray 17
3 Willie Horton 16
3 Gorman Thomas 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 8
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 Tony Scott 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Dick Ruthven 0.41
3 Mike Parrott 0.42
4 Jim Kern 0.59
5 Nino Espinosa 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Nino Espinosa 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Nino Espinosa 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Doug Bair 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Skip Lockwood 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .395
2 Roy Smalley .388
3 Dave Concepcion .377
4 Rob Wilfong .375
5 Warren Cromartie .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 10
1 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 Dale Murphy 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 29
2 Fred Lynn 26
3 Sixto Lezcano 25
3 Eddie Murray 25
5 5 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Omar Moreno 14
3 Amos Otis 11
4 Julio Cruz 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.94
2 Nino Espinosa 0.99
3 Dick Ruthven 1.38
4 Ron Guidry 1.40
5 Mike Parrott 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Nino Espinosa 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Dick Ruthven 5
2 Lary Sorensen 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Ron Guidry 36
2 J. R. Richard 36
4 Fergie Jenkins 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Mike Proly 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .338
2 Dave Parker .333
3 Rod Carew .325
4 Jose Cruz .322
5 Dave Winfield .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 41
2 George Foster 40
3 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Bobby Bonds 35
5 Dave Kingman 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 130
2 Jim Rice 127
3 Steve Garvey 113
4 Don Baylor 112
5 Jack Clark 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 70
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 63
4 Bump Wills 51
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Mike Caldwell 2.27
3 Jon Matlack 2.31
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.40
5 Steve Rogers 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 25
2 Mike Caldwell 24
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 300
2 Ron Guidry 262
3 Phil Niekro 233
4 Nolan Ryan 232
5 Tom Seaver 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Doug Bair 30
3 Gene Garber 30
3 2 others tied 30