On This Day

Monday, May 14, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 11 .667 --
Red Sox 21 11 .656 0.5
Brewers 20 14 .588 2.5
Yankees 18 16 .529 4.5
Tigers 13 15 .464 6.5
Indians 12 20 .375 9.5
Blue Jays 9 26 .257 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 22 10 .688 --
Rangers 19 14 .576 3.5
Angels 19 15 .559 4.0
Royals 19 15 .559 4.0
White Sox 15 17 .469 7.0
Athletics 12 22 .353 11.0
Mariners 10 25 .286 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 9 .710 --
Expos 19 11 .633 2.5
Cardinals 17 14 .548 5.0
Cubs 15 14 .517 6.0
Pirates 12 17 .414 9.0
Mets 10 20 .333 11.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 20 14 .588 --
Astros 20 15 .571 0.5
Dodgers 18 18 .500 3.0
Giants 16 18 .471 4.0
Padres 14 22 .389 7.0
Braves 10 21 .323 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 4
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Mike Cubbage 3
2 Dan Driessen 3
2 George Foster 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 1
1 Ron Jackson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Driessen 3
2 Dan Briggs 2
2 George Foster 2
2 Ken Griffey 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 3
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Rick Bosetti 1
2 George Brett 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Wilcox 1.00
2 Eric Rasmussen 0.44
3 Floyd Bannister 0.33
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.33
3 2 others tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Paul Moskau 1
1 Rick Waits 1
1 Milt Wilcox 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Wilcox 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Jim Kern 4
2 Eric Rasmussen 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Tomlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .398
2 Steve Kemp .389
3 Alan Bannister .370
4 Chet Lemon .358
5 Rod Carew .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 13
2 Dale Murphy 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Gorman Thomas 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 35
2 George Foster 31
2 Fred Lynn 31
4 Darrell Porter 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 16
1 Omar Moreno 16
3 Julio Cruz 14
4 Amos Otis 13
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 1.19
2 Nino Espinosa 1.25
3 Jim Kern 1.60
4 Tommy John 1.63
5 Jim Slaton 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Jerry Koosman 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Fergie Jenkins 44
3 Nolan Ryan 43
4 Ron Guidry 40
5 4 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Mike Proly 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rob Wilfong .484
2 Tim Foli .442
3 Thurman Munson .421
4 Roy Smalley .404
5 Don Baylor .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Wayne Gross 5
2 Fred Lynn 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Landreaux 17
2 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Fred Lynn 15
4 Butch Hobson 14
4 Eric Soderholm 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Tony Scott 7
3 Al Bumbry 5
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.52
2 Mike Parrott 0.64
3 Ron Guidry 0.66
3 Rick Williams 0.66
5 Dennis Martinez 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 18
1 Gaylord Perry 18
3 Steve Carlton 17
3 Jim Kern 17
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Doug Bair 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
4 Joaquin Andujar 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .398
2 Steve Kemp .392
3 Rob Wilfong .379
4 Pete Rose .365
5 Jerry Remy .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 10
1 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Ken Singleton 9
4 Andre Dawson 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 26
1 Ken Singleton 26
3 Eddie Murray 25
3 Eric Soderholm 25
5 5 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Amos Otis 12
4 Willie Wilson 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nino Espinosa 0.99
2 Ron Guidry 1.40
3 Mike Marshall 1.52
4 Jim Kern 1.73
5 Dick Ruthven 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nino Espinosa 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 36
1 J. R. Richard 36
3 Steve Mura 34
4 Jerry Koosman 33
5 Nolan Ryan 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Mike Proly 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .338
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Jose Cruz .328
4 Rod Carew .327
5 Steve Garvey .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Jim Rice 40
3 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Bobby Bonds 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 132
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Don Baylor 113
4 Steve Garvey 112
5 Rusty Staub 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 70
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 63
4 Bump Wills 53
5 Willie Wilson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.87
2 Mike Caldwell 2.27
3 Jon Matlack 2.28
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.45
5 Jim Palmer 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 24
1 Ron Guidry 24
3 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 300
2 Ron Guidry 256
3 Phil Niekro 231
4 Nolan Ryan 227
5 Tom Seaver 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Doug Bair 30
3 Gene Garber 30
3 Mike Marshall 30