On This Day

Saturday, May 19, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 25 13 .658 --
Red Sox 24 13 .649 0.5
Yankees 21 17 .553 4.0
Brewers 21 18 .538 4.5
Tigers 14 18 .438 8.0
Indians 15 22 .405 9.5
Blue Jays 10 30 .250 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 12 .667 --
Angels 24 15 .615 1.5
Rangers 21 16 .568 3.5
Royals 21 18 .538 4.5
White Sox 18 19 .486 6.5
Athletics 13 26 .333 12.5
Mariners 13 27 .325 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 24 12 .667 --
Expos 22 13 .629 1.5
Cardinals 20 15 .571 3.5
Pirates 16 18 .471 7.0
Cubs 16 18 .471 7.0
Mets 11 23 .324 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 23 15 .605 --
Giants 21 19 .525 3.0
Astros 21 19 .525 3.0
Dodgers 19 22 .463 5.5
Padres 16 24 .400 8.0
Braves 13 24 .351 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Dave Revering 4
5 18 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Norris 2
2 Warren Cromartie 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 Dick Davis 1
2 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Norris 5
2 Bob Horner 4
2 Willie McCovey 4
2 Jeff Newman 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Dade 2
1 Max Venable 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Henry Johnson 1.14
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
3 Floyd Bannister 0.88
4 J. R. Richard 0.83
5 Pete Vuckovich 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 10
2 John Henry Johnson 8
3 Floyd Bannister 7
3 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Pete Vuckovich 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .413
2 Steve Kemp .402
3 Rod Carew .362
4 Dale Murphy .356
5 Pete Rose .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Dave Kingman 13
2 Fred Lynn 13
2 Dale Murphy 13
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 39
2 Fred Lynn 36
2 Dale Murphy 36
4 Darrell Porter 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Julio Cruz 17
2 Omar Moreno 17
2 Amos Otis 17
5 Willie Wilson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.45
2 Mike Marshall 1.56
3 Tommy John 1.81
4 Mark Clear 1.91
5 Jim Slaton 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 8
2 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 67
2 Ron Guidry 53
3 Fergie Jenkins 51
4 Nolan Ryan 50
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 10
2 Gene Garber 7
2 Mike Proly 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .442
2 Dale Murphy .431
3 George Hendrick .405
4 Don Baylor .404
5 Steve Kemp .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Davey Lopes 5
4 Chris Chambliss 4
4 14 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 18
1 Graig Nettles 18
3 Fred Lynn 16
3 Dale Murphy 16
3 Mike Schmidt 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Amos Otis 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
4 Paul Dade 6
4 Omar Moreno 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gale 0.00
2 Ed Halicki 0.38
3 Jim Kern 0.55
4 Steve Carlton 1.23
4 3 others tied 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 23
2 Ron Guidry 22
2 John Henry Johnson 22
4 Dan Schatzeder 21
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Renie Martin 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .416
2 Pete Rose .387
3 Steve Kemp .384
4 Ken Singleton .379
5 Gary Carter .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
1 Ken Singleton 10
1 Gorman Thomas 10
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 28
2 Ken Singleton 26
3 Fred Lynn 25
3 Eddie Murray 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 14
2 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Willie Wilson 13
4 Omar Moreno 12
5 Julio Cruz 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Parrott 0.96
2 Jim Kern 1.04
3 Jim Slaton 1.32
4 Mark Clear 1.63
4 Kevin Kobel 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Dennis Martinez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 44
2 Ron Guidry 39
3 Mark Clear 34
4 Jerry Koosman 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Mike Proly 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .338
2 Al Oliver .334
3 Steve Garvey .329
4 Rod Carew .325
5 Dave Winfield .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
1 Jim Rice 41
3 Gorman Thomas 35
4 Bobby Bonds 34
4 Dale Murphy 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 129
2 George Foster 128
3 Steve Garvey 114
4 Don Baylor 112
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.83
2 Mike Caldwell 2.21
3 Jon Matlack 2.31
4 Jim Palmer 2.38
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Jim Palmer 23
4 Gaylord Perry 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 304
2 Ron Guidry 264
3 Phil Niekro 230
4 Nolan Ryan 228
5 Tom Seaver 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Gene Garber 32
2 Kent Tekulve 32
4 Doug Bair 30
4 Mike Marshall 30