On This Day

Wednesday, May 30, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 30 18 .625 --
Red Sox 26 19 .578 2.5
Yankees 26 22 .542 4.0
Brewers 27 23 .540 4.0
Tigers 21 21 .500 6.0
Indians 21 26 .447 8.5
Blue Jays 12 37 .245 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 30 19 .612 --
Rangers 28 19 .596 1.0
Twins 26 19 .578 2.0
Royals 28 21 .571 2.0
White Sox 24 24 .500 5.5
Athletics 17 32 .347 13.0
Mariners 17 33 .340 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 28 15 .651 --
Phillies 27 19 .587 2.5
Cardinals 23 20 .535 5.0
Pirates 22 21 .512 6.0
Cubs 20 24 .455 8.5
Mets 16 27 .372 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 28 23 .549 --
Reds 26 22 .542 0.5
Giants 25 25 .500 2.5
Dodgers 25 26 .490 3.0
Padres 23 29 .442 5.5
Braves 18 30 .375 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 4
1 Lance Parrish 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
4 George Brett 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 5
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Ron Cey 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Danny Ainge 1
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Rick Bosetti 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.00
2 Jim Rooker 1.00
3 John Curtis 0.86
4 Mike Flanagan 0.78
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Davis 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 John Henry Johnson 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Mike Flanagan 7
2 Bob Shirley 7
4 John Curtis 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .389
2 Steve Kemp .372
3 Pete Rose .363
4 Dave Winfield .354
5 Rod Carew .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 15
1 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Fred Lynn 14
4 Dale Murphy 13
5 Ken Singleton 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 48
2 Fred Lynn 42
3 Cecil Cooper 39
3 Darrell Porter 39
3 Dave Winfield 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Omar Moreno 19
2 Willie Wilson 19
4 Julio Cruz 18
5 Amos Otis 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.09
2 Tommy John 1.79
3 Mike Marshall 1.94
4 Jim Slaton 2.18
5 Mike LaCoss 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Jim Kern 7
3 Jerry Koosman 7
3 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 81
2 Nolan Ryan 78
3 Fergie Jenkins 62
4 Ron Guidry 61
5 2 tied 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 11
2 Gene Garber 10
3 Bruce Sutter 9
4 Skip Lockwood 8
5 5 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .500
2 Charlie Moore .484
3 Alfredo Griffin .457
3 Lance Parrish .457
5 Hosken Powell .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
4 Ruppert Jones 5
4 Jeff Newman 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 20
2 George Brett 15
3 Bruce Bochte 14
3 Roy Howell 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 7
2 Don Baylor 6
2 Paul Dade 6
2 Ron LeFlore 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.00
1 Jim Kern 0.00
3 Gaylord Perry 0.36
4 Bill Travers 0.64
5 Steve McCatty 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Ken Kravec 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 J. R. Richard 24
3 Ron Guidry 21
4 Ken Kravec 20
5 Craig Swan 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Jim Kern 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
2 Bruce Sutter 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .388
2 Roy Smalley .385
3 George Brett .384
4 Thurman Munson .380
5 Dale Murphy .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Davey Lopes 9
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 Jeff Newman 8
3 Bill Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 26
2 Willie Horton 24
3 Reggie Jackson 23
3 Graig Nettles 23
3 Jeff Newman 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Willie Wilson 13
3 Tony Scott 11
4 Bump Wills 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.55
2 Bob Shirley 1.21
3 Rick Williams 1.25
4 Bill Travers 1.27
5 Steve Rogers 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Dennis Martinez 6
1 Joe Niekro 6
4 Rich Gale 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 43
2 Gaylord Perry 41
2 J. R. Richard 41
4 Ron Guidry 39
5 Steve Carlton 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
5 7 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .343
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Dave Winfield .332
4 Steve Garvey .329
5 Lyman Bostock .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 38
2 Gorman Thomas 35
3 Dave Kingman 34
3 Dale Murphy 34
3 Jim Rice 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 119
2 George Foster 117
2 Jim Rice 117
4 Don Baylor 115
5 Dave Winfield 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 73
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 55
5 Willie Wilson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.90
2 Bob Welch 2.21
3 Mike Caldwell 2.30
4 Jon Matlack 2.31
5 Steve Rogers 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
2 Ron Guidry 22
2 Dennis Leonard 22
2 Gaylord Perry 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Ron Guidry 255
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Phil Niekro 233
5 Tom Seaver 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
1 Gene Garber 34
3 Kent Tekulve 31
4 Bruce Sutter 30
5 Mike Marshall 27