On This Day

Sunday, May 27, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 29 16 .644 --
Red Sox 26 17 .605 2.0
Brewers 26 21 .553 4.0
Yankees 24 21 .533 5.0
Tigers 18 21 .462 8.0
Indians 20 24 .455 8.5
Blue Jays 12 34 .261 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 28 19 .596 --
Twins 25 18 .581 1.0
Rangers 26 19 .578 1.0
Royals 26 20 .565 1.5
White Sox 22 23 .489 5.0
Mariners 17 31 .354 11.5
Athletics 16 31 .340 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 26 15 .634 --
Phillies 27 16 .628 0.0
Cardinals 22 19 .537 4.0
Pirates 19 21 .475 6.5
Cubs 19 22 .463 7.0
Mets 15 25 .375 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 25 20 .556 --
Astros 26 22 .542 0.5
Giants 25 22 .532 1.0
Dodgers 23 25 .479 3.5
Padres 19 29 .396 7.5
Braves 17 27 .386 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 5
1 Paul Dade 5
3 Gary Alexander 4
3 Rod Carew 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Steve Kemp 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Terry Crowley 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Valentine 7
2 Alan Trammell 5
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Ted Simmons 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Randolph 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Jim Anderson 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Aase 1.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.83
3 Andy Messersmith 0.80
4 Jerry Koosman 0.75
5 Jesse Jefferson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Aase 6
1 Jerry Koosman 6
1 J. R. Richard 6
1 Scott Sanderson 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Bob Welch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .403
2 Roy Smalley .381
3 Pete Rose .363
4 Rod Carew .353
5 Jerry Remy .348

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 47
2 Fred Lynn 40
3 Darrell Porter 38
4 Cecil Cooper 36
4 Dale Murphy 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 20
2 Julio Cruz 18
2 Omar Moreno 18
2 Willie Wilson 18
5 Amos Otis 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.19
2 Mike Marshall 1.79
3 Tommy John 1.84
4 Mark Clear 1.87
5 Jim Slaton 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
2 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
2 Dennis Martinez 7
2 Paul Splittorff 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 81
2 Nolan Ryan 66
3 Ron Guidry 61
4 Steve Carlton 55
5 Fergie Jenkins 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 11
2 Gene Garber 10
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Jim Kern 7
4 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .444
2 George Brett .441
3 Alfredo Griffin .420
4 Jerry Remy .417
5 Dale Murphy .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Steve Kemp 5
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 18
2 Bruce Bochte 17
3 Richie Hebner 16
4 Gary Alexander 14
4 Roy Howell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 11
2 Bump Wills 8
3 Paul Dade 7
4 Rod Carew 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 0.00
1 Bob Shirley 0.00
3 Jim Kern 0.56
4 Jim Rooker 0.59
5 2 tied 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Joe Niekro 4
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 Dennis Martinez 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Ron Guidry 21
3 Jim Kern 21
3 Craig Swan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
2 Jim Kern 4
3 Mark Clear 2
3 Dick Drago 2
3 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .402
2 Jerry Remy .389
3 Pete Rose .388
4 Thurman Munson .380
4 Roy Smalley .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Andre Dawson 8
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 28
2 Reggie Jackson 24
2 Fred Lynn 24
4 Eddie Murray 23
4 Jeff Newman 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 13
1 Willie Wilson 13
3 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Frank Taveras 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.57
2 Mark Clear 1.20
3 Rick Williams 1.25
4 Steve Rogers 1.58
5 Mike Parrott 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Joe Niekro 5
2 Paul Splittorff 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 43
2 J. R. Richard 41
3 Steve Carlton 40
4 Jerry Koosman 36
5 Gaylord Perry 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 7
2 Mike Marshall 6
3 Jim Kern 5
3 Skip Lockwood 5
5 8 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .337
2 Steve Garvey .331
3 Rod Carew .325
4 Al Oliver .325
5 Jose Cruz .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
2 Jim Rice 36
3 Gorman Thomas 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 4 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 122
2 Steve Garvey 121
3 Jim Rice 119
4 Don Baylor 115
5 Andre Thornton 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 70
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 56
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.94
2 Bob Welch 2.17
3 Jon Matlack 2.30
4 Mike Caldwell 2.31
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
1 Ron Guidry 23
3 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Jim Palmer 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Ron Guidry 261
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Phil Niekro 230
5 Tom Seaver 190

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 35
2 Rollie Fingers 33
3 Kent Tekulve 31
4 Bruce Sutter 29
5 Mike Marshall 28