On This Day

Wednesday, May 16, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 23 12 .657 --
Red Sox 22 12 .647 0.5
Yankees 20 16 .556 3.5
Brewers 20 16 .556 3.5
Tigers 13 17 .433 7.5
Indians 13 21 .382 9.5
Blue Jays 10 27 .270 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 22 12 .647 --
Rangers 21 14 .600 1.5
Angels 21 15 .583 2.0
Royals 21 16 .568 2.5
White Sox 17 17 .500 5.0
Athletics 12 24 .333 11.0
Mariners 11 27 .289 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 23 10 .697 --
Expos 19 13 .594 3.5
Cardinals 19 14 .576 4.0
Cubs 16 15 .516 6.0
Pirates 13 18 .419 9.0
Mets 11 21 .344 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 21 15 .583 --
Astros 20 17 .541 1.5
Giants 18 18 .500 3.0
Dodgers 19 19 .500 3.0
Padres 15 23 .395 7.0
Braves 11 22 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Clark 4
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Johnny Grubb 3
2 Steve Kemp 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 2
2 Bruce Bochy 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rudy Meoli 4
1 Graig Nettles 4
3 Ruppert Jones 3
3 Garry Maddox 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cecil Cooper 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Amos Otis 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.67
2 Ron Guidry 1.30
3 Odell Jones 1.00
3 Kevin Kobel 1.00
3 Eddie Solomon 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 13
2 Odell Jones 10
3 Eddie Solomon 6
3 Tim Stoddard 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Tim Stoddard 1
1 Steve Trout 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .410
2 Steve Kemp .398
3 Alan Bannister .351
4 Dave Winfield .347
5 Pete Rose .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 13
2 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Dale Murphy 10
3 Gorman Thomas 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 37
2 Darrell Porter 33
3 George Foster 32
3 Fred Lynn 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 17
1 Omar Moreno 17
3 Amos Otis 16
4 Julio Cruz 15
5 Willie Wilson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 1.42
2 Jim Kern 1.45
3 Tommy John 1.81
4 Dick Ruthven 1.97
5 Jim Slaton 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 8
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 57
2 Ron Guidry 53
3 Nolan Ryan 50
4 Fergie Jenkins 44
5 Steve Carlton 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Mike Proly 7
3 Doug Bair 6
3 Gene Garber 6
3 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .472
2 Rob Wilfong .433
3 Thurman Munson .421
4 Don Baylor .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Fred Lynn 5
2 Bill Robinson 5
2 Roy Smalley 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
1 Ken Landreaux 17
3 Graig Nettles 16
4 Fred Lynn 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Tony Scott 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
4 Omar Moreno 6
4 Amos Otis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gale 0.00
2 Steve Rogers 0.38
3 Lary Sorensen 0.50
4 Jim Kern 1.02
5 Doug Rau 1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 31
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Jim Kern 19
4 Mike Flanagan 16
4 Mike Norris 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Renie Martin 3
1 Mike Proly 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .414
2 Steve Kemp .385
3 Ron LeFlore .375
4 Pete Rose .371
5 George Hendrick .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
1 Ken Singleton 9
1 Gorman Thomas 9
5 Roy Smalley 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 25
1 Ken Singleton 25
3 Eddie Murray 24
4 Don Baylor 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
1 Omar Moreno 14
1 Amos Otis 14
4 Willie Wilson 13
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Parrott 0.96
2 Jim Kern 1.21
3 Jim Slaton 1.32
4 Ron Guidry 1.53
5 Burt Hooton 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
4 Francisco Barrios 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 49
2 Nolan Ryan 39
3 Steve Carlton 36
4 J. R. Richard 34
5 2 tied 32

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .337
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Steve Garvey .329
4 Rod Carew .326
5 Jose Cruz .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Jim Rice 40
3 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Bobby Bonds 35
5 Andre Thornton 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 130
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Don Baylor 115
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 Graig Nettles 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 63
4 Bump Wills 54
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Mike Caldwell 2.21
3 Jon Matlack 2.34
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.44
5 Burt Hooton 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 25
2 Mike Caldwell 23
3 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 294
2 Ron Guidry 269
3 Nolan Ryan 234
4 Phil Niekro 231
5 Tom Seaver 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Gene Garber 31
4 Doug Bair 30
4 Mike Marshall 30