On This Day

Monday, May 28, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 29 17 .630 --
Red Sox 26 18 .591 2.0
Yankees 25 21 .543 4.0
Brewers 26 22 .542 4.0
Tigers 19 21 .475 7.0
Indians 20 25 .444 8.5
Blue Jays 12 35 .255 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 28 19 .596 --
Twins 26 18 .591 0.5
Rangers 27 19 .587 0.5
Royals 27 20 .574 1.0
White Sox 23 23 .500 4.5
Mariners 17 31 .354 11.5
Athletics 16 32 .333 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 26 15 .634 --
Phillies 27 17 .614 0.5
Cardinals 22 19 .537 4.0
Pirates 20 21 .488 6.0
Cubs 20 22 .476 6.5
Mets 15 26 .366 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 26 20 .565 --
Astros 26 23 .531 1.5
Giants 25 23 .521 2.0
Dodgers 23 26 .469 4.5
Padres 20 29 .408 7.5
Braves 18 27 .400 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 5
2 Larry Herndon 4
3 Alan Bannister 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 2
1 Bobby Murcer 2
3 Dan Driessen 1
3 Glenn Hubbard 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Roy Smalley 4
3 Glenn Hubbard 3
3 Bobby Murcer 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 Tim Foli 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.14
1 Ken Kravec 1.14
3 Doug Rau 1.00
4 John Candelaria 0.88
5 Mickey Mahler 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
1 Ken Kravec 8
3 John Candelaria 7
3 Mickey Mahler 7
5 Steve Renko 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .390
2 Steve Kemp .388
3 Pete Rose .371
4 Rod Carew .353
5 Alan Bannister .351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 47
2 Fred Lynn 41
3 Darrell Porter 39
4 Cecil Cooper 36
4 Dale Murphy 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 20
2 Willie Wilson 19
3 Julio Cruz 18
3 Omar Moreno 18
5 Amos Otis 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.19
2 Tommy John 1.84
3 Mike Marshall 2.05
4 Jim Slaton 2.18
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Jerry Koosman 7
3 Dennis Martinez 7
3 Paul Splittorff 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 81
2 Nolan Ryan 66
3 Fergie Jenkins 62
4 Ron Guidry 61
5 Steve Carlton 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 11
2 Gene Garber 10
3 Bruce Sutter 9
4 Jim Kern 7
4 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hosken Powell .485
2 George Brett .475
3 Pete Rose .421
4 Jerry Remy .417
5 Johnny Grubb .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Davey Lopes 5
1 Jeff Newman 5
1 Al Oliver 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 17
2 Richie Hebner 16
3 George Brett 15
4 Jeff Newman 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 11
2 Paul Dade 7
2 Bump Wills 7
4 Willie Randolph 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.00
2 Jim Rooker 0.59
3 Bill Travers 0.64
4 Mark Clear 0.66
4 Steve McCatty 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Ken Kravec 3
2 Dennis Martinez 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Ron Guidry 21
4 Craig Swan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
2 Jim Kern 4
3 Bruce Sutter 3
4 Mark Clear 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Moore .400
2 Pete Rose .397
3 Roy Smalley .391
4 Steve Kemp .385
5 Jerry Remy .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Jeff Newman 9
3 Davey Lopes 8
4 Willie Horton 7
4 6 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 27
2 Jeff Newman 26
3 Fred Lynn 25
4 Reggie Jackson 23
4 Eddie Murray 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 14
2 Ron LeFlore 11
2 Amos Otis 11
2 Frank Taveras 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.57
2 Rick Williams 1.25
3 Steve Rogers 1.58
4 Jack Billingham 1.65
5 Kevin Kobel 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Tommy John 5
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 Joe Niekro 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 41
2 Steve Carlton 40
3 Ron Guidry 39
4 Jim Kern 33
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 7
2 Jim Kern 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .339
2 Steve Garvey .329
3 Al Oliver .328
4 Rod Carew .325
5 Dave Winfield .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
1 Steve Garvey 121
3 Jim Rice 118
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 Willie Wilson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.94
2 Bob Welch 2.21
3 Jon Matlack 2.31
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 Rollie Fingers 34
1 Gene Garber 34
3 Kent Tekulve 31
4 Bruce Sutter 30
5 Mike Marshall 28