On This Day

Tuesday, May 22, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 26 14 .650 --
Red Sox 25 14 .641 0.5
Yankees 23 18 .561 3.5
Brewers 22 20 .524 5.0
Tigers 15 20 .429 8.5
Indians 17 23 .425 9.0
Blue Jays 11 32 .256 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 14 .641 --
Angels 25 16 .610 1.0
Rangers 23 17 .575 2.5
Royals 22 20 .524 4.5
White Sox 19 20 .487 6.0
Athletics 15 27 .357 11.5
Mariners 15 28 .349 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 26 13 .667 --
Expos 24 14 .632 1.5
Cardinals 20 18 .526 5.5
Pirates 18 19 .486 7.0
Cubs 16 20 .444 8.5
Mets 13 23 .361 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 23 17 .575 --
Giants 23 19 .548 1.0
Astros 24 20 .545 1.0
Dodgers 20 24 .455 5.0
Padres 18 26 .409 7.0
Braves 14 26 .350 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 4
1 Dan Ford 4
1 Roy Howell 4
4 George Brett 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 6
2 Andre Thornton 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Glenn Burke 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Paul Dade 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Lerch 0.78
2 Kevin Kobel 0.71
2 Mark Lemongello 0.71
4 Lary Sorensen 0.67
5 Dennis Lamp 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 Rich Hinton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Lamp 7
1 Randy Lerch 7
3 Ed Halicki 5
3 Rich Hinton 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .396
2 Steve Kemp .381
3 Pete Rose .361
4 Rod Carew .361
5 Dale Murphy .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Fred Lynn 14
3 Dave Kingman 13
3 Dale Murphy 13
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 41
2 Fred Lynn 39
3 Darrell Porter 37
4 Dale Murphy 36
5 Mike Schmidt 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Julio Cruz 18
3 Omar Moreno 17
3 Amos Otis 17
5 Willie Wilson 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.27
2 Mike Marshall 1.50
3 Tommy John 1.60
4 Jim Slaton 1.90
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 67
2 Nolan Ryan 61
3 Ron Guidry 58
4 Fergie Jenkins 51
5 Steve Carlton 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 11
2 Gene Garber 8
3 Mike Proly 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .429
2 Dale Murphy .413
3 Don Baylor .412
4 Alfredo Griffin .407
5 Pete Rose .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Willie Horton 5
4 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 18
2 Bruce Bochte 15
2 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Fred Lynn 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 9
2 Paul Dade 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Bump Wills 7
5 Amos Otis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve McCatty 0.00
2 Jim Kern 0.50
3 Nolan Ryan 0.60
4 Ed Halicki 0.82
5 Bill Travers 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Ed Halicki 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Jim Kern 21
2 Dan Schatzeder 21
4 J. R. Richard 20
5 John Henry Johnson 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
2 Jim Kern 3
2 Renie Martin 3
2 Kent Tekulve 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .400
2 Pete Rose .395
3 Gary Carter .381
4 Jerry Remy .378
5 Steve Kemp .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 Ken Singleton 9
5 Andre Dawson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 26
2 Willie Horton 25
3 Fred Lynn 24
3 Darrell Porter 24
3 Ken Singleton 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.86
2 Rick Williams 1.29
3 Mike Marshall 1.32
4 Jim Slaton 1.41
5 Mark Clear 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
1 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 Mike Marshall 5
3 Paul Splittorff 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 44
2 Steve Carlton 38
3 Don Sutton 35
4 Mark Clear 34
5 J. R. Richard 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Jim Kern 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Sid Monge 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .335
2 Al Oliver .329
3 Steve Garvey .327
4 Lyman Bostock .323
5 Dave Winfield .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
1 Jim Rice 39
3 Gorman Thomas 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 Andre Thornton 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 124
2 George Foster 123
3 Steve Garvey 116
4 Don Baylor 113
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 70
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 62
4 Bump Wills 56
5 Frank Taveras 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Bob Welch 2.20
3 Mike Caldwell 2.28
4 Jon Matlack 2.35
5 Jim Palmer 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 296
2 Ron Guidry 269
3 Nolan Ryan 239
4 Phil Niekro 228
5 Tom Seaver 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
1 Gene Garber 33
3 Kent Tekulve 32
4 Mike Marshall 29
5 2 tied 28