On This Day

Sunday, May 20, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 26 13 .667 --
Red Sox 24 14 .632 1.5
Yankees 22 17 .564 4.0
Brewers 21 20 .512 6.0
Tigers 14 19 .424 9.0
Indians 16 22 .421 9.5
Blue Jays 10 31 .244 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 13 .649 --
Angels 25 15 .625 0.5
Rangers 22 16 .579 2.5
Royals 22 18 .550 3.5
White Sox 18 20 .474 6.5
Athletics 15 26 .366 11.0
Mariners 13 28 .317 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 24 13 .649 --
Expos 23 13 .639 0.5
Cardinals 20 16 .556 3.5
Pirates 17 18 .486 6.0
Cubs 16 19 .457 7.0
Mets 12 23 .343 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 23 16 .590 --
Astros 23 19 .548 1.5
Giants 22 19 .537 2.0
Dodgers 20 22 .476 4.5
Padres 16 26 .381 8.5
Braves 13 25 .342 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Gantner 6
2 Dick Davis 4
2 Ivan de Jesus 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Davis 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Dale Berra 1
2 George Brett 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 5
2 Gary Alexander 4
2 Jason Thompson 4
4 Dan Driessen 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Dwayne Murphy 2
4 Jose Cardenal 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 3.67
2 Tommy John 2.50
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
3 Bob Knepper 1.00
3 Craig Swan 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Neil Allen 1
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Craig Swan 7
4 Don Sutton 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1
1 Bob Welch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .408
2 Steve Kemp .391
3 Rod Carew .366
4 Pete Rose .354
5 Dale Murphy .353

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 41
2 Fred Lynn 36
2 Dale Murphy 36
4 Darrell Porter 34
5 5 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Julio Cruz 17
2 Omar Moreno 17
2 Amos Otis 17
5 Willie Wilson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.33
2 Mike Marshall 1.56
3 Tommy John 1.60
4 Jim Slaton 1.90
5 Mark Clear 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
2 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 67
2 Nolan Ryan 61
3 Ron Guidry 53
4 Fergie Jenkins 51
5 Don Sutton 47

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .442
2 Don Baylor .431
3 Dave Kingman .429
4 Dale Murphy .423
5 Brian Downing .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Chris Chambliss 4
4 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 19
2 Reggie Jackson 17
3 Dale Murphy 16
4 Fred Lynn 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gale 0.00
1 Steve McCatty 0.00
3 Ed Halicki 0.38
4 Jim Kern 0.46
5 Bob Forsch 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 4
2 Jim Beattie 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 Ken Kravec 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 23
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Jim Kern 21
3 Dan Schatzeder 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Jim Kern 3
1 Renie Martin 3
1 Kent Tekulve 3
1 Bob Welch 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .422
2 Pete Rose .387
3 Gary Carter .376
4 Dale Murphy .371
5 Ron LeFlore .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
1 Ken Singleton 10
1 Gorman Thomas 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 28
2 Ken Singleton 26
3 Fred Lynn 25
4 Don Baylor 24
4 Graig Nettles 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.92
2 Rick Williams 1.29
3 Mike Marshall 1.30
4 Jim Slaton 1.41
5 2 tied 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
1 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 Jerry Koosman 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 44
2 Nolan Ryan 40
3 Ron Guidry 39
4 Don Sutton 35
5 Mark Clear 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Jim Kern 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Mike Proly 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .338
2 Al Oliver .332
3 Rod Carew .326
4 Steve Garvey .325
5 Jose Cruz .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
1 Jim Rice 40
3 Gorman Thomas 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 127
1 Jim Rice 127
3 Steve Garvey 115
4 Don Baylor 113
5 Graig Nettles 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 62
4 Bump Wills 55
5 Frank Taveras 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.83
2 Mike Caldwell 2.28
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 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 304
2 Ron Guidry 264
3 Nolan Ryan 239
4 Phil Niekro 230
5 Tom Seaver 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Gene Garber 32
2 Kent Tekulve 32
4 Doug Bair 29
4 2 others tied 29