On This Day

Wednesday, May 23, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 27 14 .659 --
Red Sox 25 15 .625 1.5
Yankees 23 19 .548 4.5
Brewers 23 20 .535 5.0
Tigers 16 20 .444 8.5
Indians 18 23 .439 9.0
Blue Jays 11 33 .250 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 15 .625 --
Angels 25 17 .595 1.0
Rangers 24 17 .585 1.5
Royals 22 20 .524 4.0
White Sox 20 20 .500 5.0
Athletics 15 28 .349 11.5
Mariners 15 28 .349 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 26 14 .650 --
Expos 25 14 .641 0.5
Cardinals 21 18 .538 4.5
Pirates 18 20 .474 7.0
Cubs 16 20 .444 8.0
Mets 13 23 .361 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 17 .585 --
Giants 23 20 .535 2.0
Astros 24 21 .533 2.0
Dodgers 21 24 .467 5.0
Padres 18 27 .400 8.0
Braves 15 26 .366 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Mitchell Page 4
3 Omar Moreno 3
3 Eddie Murray 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Oliver 3
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 4
2 Pat Kelly 3
2 Chet Lemon 3
4 Gary Alexander 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Rick Bosetti 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.60
2 Tony Brizzolara 0.78
3 Mike LaCoss 0.75
3 Silvio Martinez 0.75
5 Vida Blue 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tony Brizzolara 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 8
2 Tony Brizzolara 7
3 Ken Kravec 6
3 Silvio Martinez 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Mark Littell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .392
2 Roy Smalley .386
3 Rod Carew .358
4 Pete Rose .352
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 40
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
2 Omar Moreno 18
4 Amos Otis 17
5 2 tied 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 75
2 Nolan Ryan 61
3 Ron Guidry 58
4 Fergie Jenkins 54
5 Steve Carlton 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 11
2 Gene Garber 9
3 Mike Proly 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .457
2 Jerry Remy .426
3 Dave Kingman .423
4 Don Baylor .412
5 Rod Carew .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Willie Stargell 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 18
2 Steve Garvey 16
2 Fred Lynn 16
4 Bruce Bochte 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 9
2 Bump Wills 8
3 Paul Dade 7
4 Ron LeFlore 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Bannister 0.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.60
3 Ed Halicki 0.67
4 Jim Kern 0.67
5 Bill Travers 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Ed Halicki 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 28
2 Dan Schatzeder 21
3 Fergie Jenkins 20
3 John Henry Johnson 20
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
2 Jim Kern 3
2 Mark Littell 3
2 Renie Martin 3
2 Kent Tekulve 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .393
2 Steve Kemp .385
3 Roy Smalley .383
4 Gary Carter .375
5 Pete Rose .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 25
1 Fred Lynn 25
3 Darrell Porter 24
4 Reggie Jackson 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 15
2 Amos Otis 14
3 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Omar Moreno 12
5 Julio Cruz 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
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Paul Splittorff 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 41
2 Ron Guidry 40
3 Steve Carlton 35
4 Mark Clear 34
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Gene Garber 6
3 Jim Kern 5
4 Skip Lockwood 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .334
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Steve Garvey .330
4 Lyman Bostock .323
5 Jose Cruz .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
2 Jim Rice 38
3 Gorman Thomas 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 Andre Thornton 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 123
2 George Foster 122
3 Steve Garvey 118
4 Don Baylor 113
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 70
2 Omar Moreno 68
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 304
2 Ron Guidry 269
3 Nolan Ryan 239
4 Phil Niekro 228
5 Tom Seaver 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 34
2 Rollie Fingers 33
3 Kent Tekulve 32
4 Doug Bair 28
4 2 others tied 28