On This Day

Thursday, May 24, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 14 .667 --
Red Sox 25 16 .610 2.5
Yankees 23 19 .548 5.0
Brewers 24 20 .545 5.0
Tigers 16 20 .444 9.0
Indians 18 23 .439 9.5
Blue Jays 11 33 .250 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 15 .625 --
Rangers 24 17 .585 1.5
Angels 25 18 .581 1.5
Royals 23 20 .535 3.5
White Sox 21 20 .512 4.5
Athletics 15 29 .341 12.0
Mariners 15 29 .341 12.0

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 17 21 .447 8.0
Mets 14 24 .368 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 18 .571 --
Giants 24 20 .545 1.0
Astros 24 21 .533 1.5
Dodgers 21 24 .467 4.5
Padres 18 27 .400 7.5
Braves 15 26 .366 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 5
1 Steve Henderson 5
1 Lee Mazzilli 5
4 Steve Ontiveros 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Barry Foote 1
1 Kiko Garcia 1
1 Willie Horton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Ben Oglivie 3
2 Steve Ontiveros 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Mike Edwards 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Torrez 0.55
2 Moose Haas 0.50
2 Pat Zachry 0.50
4 Rich Wortham 0.46
5 Dennis Leonard 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Dennis Martinez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Torrez 6
1 Rich Wortham 6
3 Dick Drago 4
3 Moose Haas 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .392
2 Roy Smalley .386
3 Pete Rose .352
4 Rod Carew .348
5 Dale Murphy .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 42
2 Fred Lynn 40
3 Darrell Porter 37
4 Dale Murphy 36
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Julio Cruz 18
2 Omar Moreno 18
4 Amos Otis 17
5 Willie Wilson 16

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 Mark Clear 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
2 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
2 Dennis Martinez 7
5 6 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 Skip Lockwood 7
3 Mike Proly 7
3 Bruce Sutter 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .457
2 Jerry Remy .453
3 George Brett .429
4 Dave Kingman .400
5 Johnny Grubb .394

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 16
3 Bill Buckner 14
3 Richie Hebner 14
3 Dave Kingman 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 10
2 Paul Dade 7
2 Bump Wills 7
4 Paul Molitor 6
4 Amos Otis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Waits 0.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.60
3 Mark Clear 0.61
4 Ed Halicki 0.67
5 Jim Kern 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Ed Halicki 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 28
2 John Henry Johnson 20
2 Dan Schatzeder 20
4 Steve Carlton 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
2 Jim Kern 3
2 Mark Littell 3
4 Mark Clear 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .397
2 Steve Kemp .385
3 Roy Smalley .383
4 Dale Murphy .376
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
4 Andre Dawson 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 27
2 Fred Lynn 25
3 Darrell Porter 24
4 Reggie Jackson 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.91
2 Rick Williams 1.29
3 Mike Marshall 1.32
4 Jim Slaton 1.41
5 Mike Parrott 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
1 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Mike Marshall 5
4 Mike Flanagan 4
4 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 41
2 Ron Guidry 40
3 Mark Clear 37
4 Steve Carlton 35
5 2 tied 31

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .335
2 Al Oliver .331
3 Steve Garvey .329
4 Jose Cruz .324
5 Lyman Bostock .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 124
2 George Foster 122
3 Steve Garvey 118
4 Don Baylor 112
5 Dave Parker 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 69
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 61
4 Bump Wills 56
5 Frank Taveras 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.91
2 Bob Welch 2.20
3 Mike Caldwell 2.28
4 Jon Matlack 2.35
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
1 Ron Guidry 23
3 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 304
2 Ron Guidry 258
3 Nolan Ryan 232
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 Bruce Sutter 29
5 2 tied 28